thereof, by and for the ufeoi any perfon filing for the fame. ^'
IV. /ind be it further enaStd by the authority ajorejaid, that the infpedors of tobacco at the federal ware hordes
(lull pater into bond with iufficient fecurity in the penalty of fifty pounds, at next Cumberland court, payable to the
county of Cumberland, for the faithful performance of the duties enjoined by this act respecting the turning up, coop-ering
and prizing of tobacco. Provided ahoa-jt, that the owner or owners of tobacco who m3y leave the fame at any
of the laid ware houfes for inTpect on, (bail have the libertyT>f turning.up, prizing and coopering the fame under
the directions of the infpeSors, which infpedors in all fhch cal'es ihall be only entitled to receive lour (hillings as ufu«
al for the inspecting each hoglhead of tobacco and ifliiing a note for the (an)e.
V. Andbe it further, untied by the authority aforefaid, that the owners of the feveral tobacco ware houfes at F/svttte.
•mile, who are entitied to ftorage for tobacco Itored thereia, ihall deliver the fame to the owner of inch tobacco fo
Uored, at the dcor of the Wire houfe, on application of the owntr or (hipper of fuch tobacco.
VJ. A-.d he it furthu- enafledfo the authority ofwwfaid, chat in future the infpcclors of tobacco in this (lite fliall be
allowed twenty (hillings for infpefting, prizing, finding nails and coopering each hogihead of transfer tobacco, fo as
to make the feme the weight of a crop hogiheadand fit i<iv exportation, and no more, exclusive of the hothead m
which the fame is reprized.
Chap. XXX. An m£t to eftablifh a tewn at the place fixed uponfer the court. houfe in the county r/Stokes.
\T7HERE4S it hath been reprelented to thU General Afiembly that it is a pleal'ant, healthy Situation, and that
V Michael Fry and Henry Fry h.ive made a detdin fee-iimp!e of twenty-three acres of land to Charles M'Annally
and Gray Bynum, for the ufe oi the faid count) :
I. Bt it enacled, bv the General .IfftrrAty of the State of North- Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the-fame,
that on thejaid lands fo laid olt'be eitabliihed a town agreeable to. the l'cueme and plan thereof, by the maine
of Germantqn.
II. Be itfurther en.tcled, by the authority aforefaid; that Gray Binum, Charles M'Ar.nsUy, Anthony Billing, James--
Jfiukey and John Ha't-ert be constituted corn uillioners and trnfteesfor carrying on and regulating the laid town and
the> Ihall itand feized of sn indefeaflble eftate in fee iituple in the tweniy. three acres of land as aforelaid to and for.
the ufes, iatents and purpoies hereby declared ; and the faid commiflioners, or a majority of then!, Ihall have full
power and authority to meet as often as they ihall think proper to make luch regulations at they (hall judge molt con-venient.
ill. Ar.d be it enacled, that a majority of the commiflioners aforefaid, (hall have full power to fell and difoofe of
the lots in faid town, make and execute deeds in lee limple to the refpedive purchafer «r purchaferi for the lame.
IV. And be it enacled, that the refpedive purchafers of lots Ihall pay and (atisfy the commiflioners for whatever
fum or fums they may feveraily incur by pure-haling lots from the faid commitTtoners, and in cafe of negleft of any
purchafer to pay the fum or fums that may. be incurred as aforefaid, that then aaid in that caie the commiflioners, or
a majority of them, may ccmn.encc a fuitor fuits in their own name, and therein recover judgment ; and the faid
connniiiior-ers, as foon as they ihall receive the money by the iales as aforefaid, ihall pay the lame into 'the fcands «f
the commilTioners for letting the public buildings in (aid county, and be applied towards defraying rhe expence of ths
buildings afcrelaid. Provided ntverthelefs, before the faid commiliioners receive the money aforefaid, they lhail en-ter
into bond with good fecurity in the fum of live hundred pounds for their faithful application of the monies fo re-ceived
by them.
IV. Ar.d be it further enacted, that in cafe of the death, refufal to act, or removal out cf the county of any of the
commilfiouers, the court < f the county are hereby empowered to appoint fome other perfon being a freeholder, in the
place ct himfo dying, refuting to aft, or removing ; which commiifieners or trultees ihall have the lame power and
authority as it they had been appointed by this ad.
.
Cha». XXXI. Anaclfor building a court l.tufe in the town of Wilmington, j;r the diflritl of Wilmington, and to em.
ptwer the Jiflices oj New- Hanover ctunty to encreafe the county tax. WHEH EAS the court houfe of faid diftrid was pulled down by the.commiffioners-of7^/7m*Wfo», to prevent the
(aid town from being deflroyed by fire, and it is neceiTary that a new one (hould be creded.'
!. Be it therefore enacled by the General Affemhly of the State of North-Carolina, audit is hereby enaBcd by the out '•>
rityofihejame, that William Campbell, James Walker, Robert Nixon, Thomas Owens, Duncan Stewart William Efty
Ion! George Weafe, James GMe/ple, Shadrach Stallings, Robert W. Snead, and John Spicer, Efquires be appointed
commiihonersfcr building and finifh'ag a good diffident diftricl coon houfe in the faid town ; and the (aid commitliou-ers
are required to have the lame built of brick and covered with (late or tile, of the famedimeafions and on the
fame fpot as the iormer court houle flood, or fo near thereto as an oval form may admit ; aid the commillioner? are
further required ro build the faid court houle of an oval elliptical form on arches of a height Iufficient to admit of a
convenient walk underneath, which fpace (hall be appropriated (or no other ufe or purpol'e whatever • and Ihould any
perfon ottend agamlt this ad by expofing to fale therein any fill,, flefn or other article ufually carried to market for 0--
pen lale, he or ihe Ihall torieit and pay for each offtr.ee five pounds, to be recovered before any junldidion having
co^n.iancs ibereoTj for the ufe of tie perfon informing and fining ibr Uie fame.
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