L A IV S of N O R T H - C A R C L I N A. < '
feem moffc eafy and convenient, for procelTioning every particular Penon's Land
within their Parifli ; and that the faid Veitry fhall appoint the particular Times
fometime between th.e Firft Bay of October and the laft Day of April, following the
Date of the (aid Court's Order, and fhall nominate and appoint Two able ana in-telligent
Freeholders within every Canton or Diitrict, to fee liich FroceiTioning per-formed
: And the faid Freliolders lb appointed, are hereby obliged to make a due
Return, and give an Account of their Proceedings to the Precindt Court next follow-ing
fuch ProcelTioning, of every particular Perfon's Land by them proceffioned, and
who were prefent at the Time, and alio to give a particular Account of what Lands,'
within their Cantons or Diftricts, they fhall have failed to proceflion, together Vv'ith
their Reafons for fuch Failure.
Veftry to appoint
thcTimcsof ptu.
ctffi'niiig.
Procfffioncrs to
make I'.eiurn of
their Proc-,<d:pf5
to ihtncxtCcurc,
II. JND he it further Enacted, hy the Authority aforefaid. That the Clerk of
every refpe'ftive Precintt Court, is hereby enjoined and direfted to deliver to the
Church-Wardens of every Parilh within his Precinct, a Copy of the faid Court's.
Order, v/iihin Fifteen Days after the paffing the fame ; and that the faid Church-
Wardens fliall be obliged, within Ten Days after the Receipt of fuch Order, to
appoint a Veflry to meet-, and the faid Church-Wardens and Veflrymen are to lay
out their laid Pariili in as many Cantons or Diftrids as to them fliall feem conveni-ent,
and to nominate and appoint tv/o indifferent PVeeholders as aforefaid : Which
Freeholders fo appointed, are required to go with the Freeholders and Inhabitants,
v.'ithin their Diftricis or Cantons, round the Bounds of every Perfon's Land within
the fame, and renew the Marks of the faid Land.
clerk to deliver
the Churchwar-,
(iena a C«py of
the C"urtslhder
in !<; D.iy! ; irt
lo Djjs :if'rei-which,
Vrft y to
by out thfi'arifh
intoDiftrift?, &
to appoint Fio-ctfiiuiicrs.
III. AND he it further Enacted, hy the Authority aforefaid. That the Juilices of ci.
each Precinft are hereby required to cau'e the Returns fo made by the faid Procef-
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fioners to be fairly entered into v/eil bound Books, kept for that Purpcfe, by the
Clerk of the Precincl Court ; and to prevent Miilakes in the recording the faid Re-turn,
the Clerk of the faid Court fliail be obliged, at the next fucceeding Court,
to produce and compare the Return with the Record, and afterwards to file the faid
Return in his Office : And as an Encouragement for the faid Clerk's faithful Dif-charge
of the feverai Duties above mentioned, it fhall and may be lawful for him to
ai'k and demand the Sum of Twelve Pence of every Perfon for all his or her Lands
that are returned proceirioned, and recorded within that Precindt.
'.rk to legifier
Returns.
Clerk's Fee izi.
tilt
for Nfslfft of
their Duty.
IV. AND he it further Ena^ed, hy the Authority aforefaid. That where the Juf- Perrons mentim-tices
of any of the Precinct Courts, Vefcry and Church- Wardens, Freeholders or ^"hat" to"'
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Clerk, fhall fail or negledt doing their Duty herein, or hereby enjoined, each and
every Juftice fo failing, fhall forfeit and pay the Sum of P'ivc Pounds ; the Church-
Wardens and Veflry failing to do their Duty as aforefaid, fliall forfeit and pay the
Sum of Five Pounds ; and the Freeholders who fliall be nominated by the Veftry in
their feverai Diftrifts or Cantons, refufing to do their Duty, fliall forfeit and pay the
Sum of Five Pounds ; and the Clerk of each refpedive Frccindl Court negleftinn-or
refufing to do his Duty as by this Law required, fhall forfeit and pay the Sum
of Ten Pounds : All which aforementioned Forfeitures and Fines fhall be, one Half
to the Informer, the other Half to the Church-Vv^arciens and Veftry, for and towards
the Ufe and Benefit of that Parifli in which fuch Default happened : To be recovered
by A6tion of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Inform.ation, in any Court of Record within
this Government ; wherein no Eflbin, Injunftion, cr Wager of Law, fliall be
allowed or admitted of.
Hew
V. AND forafmuch as no Provifion has been made in this Aft, to compell
fuch Pcrfons who, out of an obftinatc Temper, fliall refufe to have their Lands pro-ceOioned,
to the Damage of the Owners of adjacent Lands ; Be it Enabled, That
then, and in fuch Cafe, all and every Perfon or Perfons fo refufing to have ther Lands
proc^lTioned, purfuant to the Direftions in this Aft given them, the two Freeholders'
FroceiTioners as aforefiid, fliall caufe fuch Refufal to be certified, in Writing, to
the next fucceeding Precinft Court •, which Court is hereby imjjowcred and recaiired
to
I'crf.-ns rofufins
In have tieir
Lands pr'-celjion-od,
Court to or,
der the Suiveyi r,
&c. to lay it lut,.
at \he Ch.irg'' i V
the IVtfon reful-
