LAWS of North-Carolina. 471
Day he (hall fo refafe or negleft ; to be recovered by Warrant from under the Hands and Seals of the A. D. 1770.
Commiflioners, or a Majority of them, wherein (hall be no Appeal granted j and the Monies fo reco-vered,
(hall be applied towards clearing and repairing the Steets, or any other public Work in the
faid Town.
VII. AND ie it further EnaSled, by the Authority aforefaid. That the Commi(noners, or the Ma-jority
of them, (hall determine all Complaints of Nufances lying upon the Streets, Dangers of Fire
arifing from wooden Chimnies, or any fuch hazardous Buildings, and pafs Orders for the Removal of
Aich Nufances, and other Matters that (hall or may incommode, hinder or interrupt, a free Paflage
thro' any of the Streets of the faid Town, either for Carriages, Horfe or Footmen : And that no Per-fon
(hall lay down, or place any Filth, Straw or Rubbilh, inany of the faid Streets, except Scantling,
or Stone, Brick, or Materials lor building, which fhall or may b6 intended immediately for Ule ;
and in fuch Cafe, fuch Materials to be placed as near as reafonably may be to the Foundation of luch
intended building ; on Penalty of foifeiting Ten Shillings Proclamation Money, for each and every
Offence ; to be recovered and applied-iii Alaancr ai'jid'aid.
VIII. AND be it further EnaSed, by the Authority aforefaid. That the Owner or Owners, or Pof-felTor
of any Lot or L^Jts or Paa of a Lot within the original Plan of the faid Town, and adjoining
the two Main Streets called Ctrbin Street, and Innis Street, and the two other Streets running parallel
with the aibrefaid two Main Streets, (hall grub, clear, open, and indole with Rails or Polls, and rail
Fence fuch thtir refpedive Lots, at their own Colts and Charges, within Twelve Months after the
palling of this A(ft, and Ihall keep the fame clean and open ; on Penalty of Ten Shillings Pioclama-tion
Money, for each and every OiFence. And that no Perfon (hall build or ered any Piazza, Porch,
or Balcony, fronting or adjoining tlie Streets of the f:iid Town, exceeding Six P'eet in Width, from
the Houfe to which fuch Piazza, Porch, or Balcony adjoins ; on Penalty of Five Pounds Proclama-tion
Money, (or each and every Offence; to be recovered by Action of Debt, in the Inferior Court
of Pleas and Quarter Seffions, to be held for the faid County, by any PeilLn who (hall fue for the
fame. Provided fuch Profecution be commenced within two Years after the committing fuch Offence;
to be applied as aforefaid.
IX. A^D be itfu'ther EnaJisd, by the Authority aforefaid, That no Inhabitants of the faid Town
fhall, on any Pretence whatfbever, keep any ffog or Hogs, Shoat or Pigs, running at large within the
Bounds of the laid Town, on Penalty of" forfeiting fuch Hog or Hogs, Shoat or Pig, and paying the
Sum of Tvventy Sfiillings, Proclamation Money, to the Party aggrieved; and further, taat it (hall
and may be lawful for any Perfon whatever, after the Tench Day oi March next, to (hoot, kill, or
otherwife deltroy fuch Hog or Hogs, Shoat or Pig, fo running at large within the faid Town.
X. A N D to prevent Dangers arifing by Fire, Be it EnaSed, by the Authority aforefaid. That
each and every Houfeholder within the faid Town of Salijlury, Ihall procure, or cauie to be procur-ed,
two fufiicienc Leather Buckets, and a Ladder, and keep the fame in continual Readinefs againd
any Alarm that may be given^ occafioned by the breaking out of Fire at any Time in the faid Town
;
on Penalty of paying Twenty Shillings Proclamation Money.
XI. AND wherreas the too frequent Cuftom of immoderate riding of Horfes, and driving of
empty Waggons and Carts in and through the faid Town, is found to have a very dangerous Tenden-cy
: To prevent whicn, Be it EnaiSed, by the Authority aforefaid. That no Perlbu or Perfbns, from and
after the paifing of tiiis Adl, on any Pretence whatever (hall immoderately ride or llrain any Horfe
or Mare, or drive any empty Waggon or Cart in ot- through the (aid Town or any of the Streets there-of
; on Penalty of forfeiting and paying the Sum of Five Shillings Proclamation Money, for each and
every Offence ; to be recovered by Warrant, from under the Hand and Seal of any julHce of the Peace
of the faid County.
XII. AND for the better and more elFeiSuif fecuring the Titles of the feveral Lots in the faid
Town in the Po(rc(rors thereof; Be it Enacled, by the Authority ajorefaid. That all Titles heretofore
made to any Lot or Lots, or to any Part of a Lot (except one Lot. in the faid Town, heretofore
received, and known by the Name of the Burying Ground,) by Jama Carter and Hugh Fojier, Tru(-
tees aforefaid, to any Perfon or Pcrlbns, the fame being duly regiftered ; and all Titles made by the
faid /f-v§-/6 /"i^^r fince the Death of the fiid James Carter, and regiltered as aforefaid, fhall and is
hereby ueclared to be good and valid in Law, to any fuch Purchafer or Purchafers, their Heirs and
AHigns : Any Law, Uiage, or Cudom to the contrary, notwithlianding.
Xni. '•AND whereas the Titles to feveral Lots lying and being in the Town Salifiury, have,
by Rcafon of the Deeds not being duly regiltered, and other Circum (lances, been brought into Dif-pute
; Be it therefore Enaded by the Authority aforefaid. That all Deeds of Lots of Land, lying and be-ing
in the faid Town ol Salifbury, which fhall be regiflcred within Two Years from the palling of this
Ad, fliall be good and fufficient in Lnv for fo much as they were intended to convey ; and fhall have
every EfFed that they could have had if they had been regillered within the Time by any Act of Af-fembly
direded for the faving of the faid Lots to the Proprietors.
XIV. AND be it EnaBed, by the Authority aforefaid. That no VoKtSxan, except under Deeds
from the Commiflioners of the faid Town, (hall operate to give a Title to any Perlbns who have oc-cupied
or improved, or who now occupy and improve fuch Lots, againft any Perfons who have, bona
fide, received and taken Deeds from the Commidioners of tlie faid Town for the fame.
XV. AND
Nufances to be
removed from
the Streets.
Streets to be
eared and tailed
Piazzas not to
exceed fi]c Feet
m Width.
Hogs not to run
at large in Town,
Hnufekfepers to
be provided with
Leather BucketSt
Immoderate rid-ing
of Hotfes,
or driving Wag-gons,
ihro' the
Town, prevent-ed.
Titles of Lots de-clared
good.
Deeds for Lots
reiiiftercd within
2 Years, deemed
good.
No PoilVm >n but
under D.'eds, to
give a Title,
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