482 LAWS of North-Carolina.
A, D. 1770- aforefaid Point, running thence due Weft to Guilford County Line; thence South along Guilford
County Line to Cumberland County Line ; thence along Cumberland and IVake County Lini^s to a
Point due Eaft of the Beginning ; thence due Weft to the Beginning ; be erefted into a diftinft Coun-ty,
by the Name of Chatham County, and St. Bartholomeuu Farifti.
Courts for Chat-ham
when heU.
Juftice:
Court
s to hold
Tax laid for
building a Court-
Iloufe, Sec,
Sheriff of Oran?:
to diftrain for
Taxes as before
thfe Divilion.
Suits commenced
|l*iii Orange, She-riff,
of that
County to exe-cute
all fubfe-quent
Procefs.
Chatham Part of
HiilfboroughDif
tria.
Jurors for faid
C JUDty.
Sheriff to account
with the North-ern
Treafurer.
Jurors for Orange
County,
Sheriffs for Chat-ham
how ap-pointed.
in. AND for the due Adminiftration of Juftice ; Be it Enaiied by the Authority aforefaid. That
from and after the faid Firft Day of April next, an Inferior Court of Pleas and Quarter Seffions be
conftantly held for the faid County of Chatham, on the firft Tuefdays in February, May, Auguft and
November,f\x\ every Year, at Capt. Stephen Poe's Houfe, by Commiflion to the Juftices, in the fame
Manner as other Inferior Courts of Pleas and Quarter Seflions are held within this Province ; and the
faid Inferior Court ftiall take Cognizance of all Matters, Suits and Things, and is hereby veiled with
the fame Powers, Jurifdiftions and Authorities, as any other Inferior Court ftiaU or can have within
this Province.
IV. AND be it further EnaSled, by the Authority aforefaid. That the faid Juftices to be appointed
for the County of Chatham aforefaid, are hereby direihted to meet on the Firft Tuefday in May next, at
Stephen Poe's aforefaid, and take the Oaths appointed for their Qualifications ; and the Juftices of the
faid County of Chatham, or any Three of them, after being fo qualified, (hall hold an Interior Court
of Pleas and Quarter Seflions, at the Place and Times herein before appointed ; and every of them,
at all Times during their Continuance in Office, as well within the Inferior Court of Pleas and Quarter
Seifions as without, ftiall have and exercife the fame Powers and Authorities, and be fubjeft to the
fame Forfeitures and Penalties, as other Juftices of the Peace within the ieveral Counties in thii
Province are liable to.
V. AND he it fiifther EnaSed, by the Authority aforefaid. That a Poll-Tax of Two Shillings, be
laid on each taxable Perfon of the faid County of Chatham, for Three Years, for building a Court-
Houfe, Prifon and Stocks therein ; which Tax Ihall be collefted by the Sherift"of the County afore-faid,
at fuch Times, and in the fame Manner as other Taxes are eoUefted ; and Ihall be paid to
the Perfon or Perfons who fliall be impovvered to receive the fame.
VI. A N D be it further Enai}ed, by the Authority aforefaid. That nothing herein contained (hall
be conftrued to debar the Sheriftof the County oi Orange, as the faid Counties ftand undivided, to
make Diftrefs for any Taxes, Levies, Fees, or other Dues that ftiall be due from the Inhabitants of
the faid County, on the firft Day of April next, in the fame Manner as by Law the faid Sheriff might
or could do il the faid Counties had remained undivided ; and the faid Taxes fliall be colleded and
accounted for in the fame manner as if this Act had never been made : Any Thing herein contained
to the contrary notwithftanding.
. VII. A N D to the End that no Aftion commenced in Orange County be defeated by the Divifi-on
aforefaid ; Be it Enabled, by the Authority aforefaid. That where any Adlion is already commenced
in Orange County, and the Parties or Eviaences fhall be Inhabitants of Chatham Courfty, all fubfe-quent
Procefs againft fuch Parties or WitnefTes, fhall be diredled to be executed by the Sheriff of
Orange, to the End and final Determination of faid Caufes : Any Law, Ufage, or Cuftom to the con-trary,
notwithftanding.
VIII. AND be it further Enabled, by the Authority aforefaid. That from and after the pafling of
this Ad, the faid County oi Chatham fliall be and continue Part of the Diftrid of the Superior
Court of Juftice held for the Diftrid of HiUfiorough, at the Town of Hillfhorough ; and the Juftices of
the faid County oi Chatham fhall, and they are hereby direded, at the Court to be held for the faid
County, next preceeding every Superior Court, to nominate Eight Freeholders, to ferve as Grand
and Petit Jurors at fuch Superior Court ; and a Lift of fuch Jurors fo nominated, fhall be delivered
by the Clerk of fuch Court to the Sherift"; who fhall, and is hereby required, to fummon fuch Per-fons
fo nominated to ferve as Jurymen at fuch Superior Court of Juftice to be held for the Diftrid of
Hillfhorough ; which Jurymen fo nominated, fhall have and receive the fame Allowance, and be un-der
the fame Rules, Fines and Reftridions, as other Jurymen are in the refpedive Counties in this
Province: And the Sheriff of the faid County of C/6^/2'«w fhall, from Time to Time, account for
and pay to the Public Treafurer of the Northern Diibidofthis Province, for the Time being, all
Public Levies by him colleded, or wherewith he ftiall ftand chargeable, in the fame Manner, and
under the fame Pains and Penalties, as other Sheriffs of the faid Diftrid.
IX. AND whereas the Jurors appointed by Law to ferve at the Superior Court for the Diftrict
of Hillfhorough, were limited to Thirty-fix for Orange County ; Be it Enacted, by the Authority afore-faid.
That the Jurors attending the faid Superior Court, after the paffing of this Act, fliall be only
Twenty-two for faid County : Any Thing herein contained to the contrary notwithftanding.
X. AND be itfurther Ena^ed, by the Authority aforefaid. That the feveral Sheriffs to be commilfi-oned
for the faid County of Chatham fhal! be in the fame Manner as is directed for appointing and
commiffioning Sheriffs in the other Counties in this Province ; which Sheriffs fo comniiflioned fhall
account with, and pay to the Treafurer of the Northern Diftrict, all the Monies which he
fhall or ought to receive, in the fame Manner as other Sheriffs, and fliall have the fame Powers and
Authorities, and be liable to the fame Fines, P'orfeitures, and Penalties, as are directed and inflicted
by the feveral Acts of Affembly in this Province.
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