Acts of assembly of the State of North Carolina [1784 : April]

LAWS of No R-T H-C AROLIHA. *9 net exteediog fire acre* at fuck place for tlic ufe an i benefit of faid coanty ; and when the faid pfice isfixed A. D . 1784 open, and tbefaid Find* purchafed, the fa:d commiffioner* ora majority of then (ball, and they ara hereby* ^угу*Ч> ttnpowered to contraft with workmen for building and -finlfhing thereat a court-houfr, piifoa aad Hocks, and to take a deed or mefne conveyance for ftid rand lor the afe of the county* VI. ANO be it farther enafted by the authority alarefaid, That if any of the faid'cemmlflioaeiT appointed* Ь tiCt if emb- by thie aft die, remove or rsfufe to aft, it Dull aad may be lawful for the remaining comniflicncrt to appoint « пЫЫ. another perfon in his (lead, who (hall and- may afe and exerdfe the fame-power and aathority aa the 'omtaif- fi <a«rt appointed by this aft. ' VI f AND ai it will be a considerable time befort the faid building* can be comp'eated» BE к raided by Ceeit» «bva the aathority a fore faid, That the firft court to le held for the county of Sampfon (hall be field at the houfo- *--m of Jame* Myhand, .and the jaftice* when met and formed a court, waif either continue to hold their fubli-' qaent court* at tLefaid houfe until the court- houfe (hall be built, or (ball have power to adjourn to a ay place more convenient ia the faid county, they having fit ft duly qualified tkcmftlvei by the oath* prescribed by la* . ia fach cafe», and the faid juftice* being fa qualified, ara hereby declared during their continuance ineftcOrM a well withia their county couru a* without, to have the fame power* and auihcritica, audio be fubjeft to the - v fame forfeiture* and pecaltiei a* jafUtca of the peace. in this Hate are liable to. — VIIL AND be it further enafted by the' authority afarefaid. That Richard Herriog, Thomaa Thornton, John Fort, John Owcat, John Holley, Jonathan Parker and Thoma* Jvey. be, and they or a majority of . them are hereby appointed commifiianers to fix со a ceatriraland convenient place to ereft the public build* logs in the faid county of Sampfon, and purchaft five acre* of land, and taka 0 deed, for the fame at isdt* - reftrd for the county of Duplin, and to agree with n workman to build a court-houft, prifon aad dock! for" the ufe of the faid county, of Sampfon.- . * . IX. AND be it further enafttd by the authority aforefaid. That the firft court of -the faid County of Do* ' galio Hull be held at the public (lore of James James’s, and the juflico thereof may when met either continue ts hold the courts there or adjourn to a more convenient place, a*. they may jadge bed, aad have, bo'd sod oscrcifc ail the power* and authorities that county ewtruia-ahie Rate bold or enjoy; and that all caufcv, pleas «ad fuitt, and every fpecic* of controrerfy and litigation whatfocycr now in the county court of Duplin, (kali . «ontione and be fiaally determined ia the coart of theiaid oouaty of Dvplifi. X. AND be it furthtr enafttd by the authority aierefa?J *”* - r ~ hundred poua 1* taxable property, aad a tan of one and Sampfon who do pospoffirf* oae hundred pounds fraying the expenccs-and parriutfiag faid land*, ereftiagthe public buildings thereon, aad reiicburdng the (had commitSener* what reafoaable czpeaces they may be at in -the preraifs*/ which faid taxes (hall be coll eft cd in - •„ the fame manner as other taxes are, and (ball be paid into the hands of the -oommUTiesert for building the eontt-houfe, &c. for the eaanticsof Duplin and. Sampfon, the colleftor -or .colleftors firft dedofting his or . ..r their commifCons far the trouble of collefting and paying thaiame to the commiffi oners; aad ia cue there .*• fitsll remaia any fur pi «и after defraying the expancei afarefaid, the fame IhaU U applied by ; the county courts Cowards defraying the contingent charges of thefaoe.- r* XI. AND be it farther enafttd, by the authority That the faid commHEonefi fisall from time to time when Oeau. rlin.it «ailed oa by their caunty court account fpr the monies by them received for the pnrpefes aforefaid; aad when the building* (kail be compleats* aad, other expeacespsid, their laid county court* orufirttlement with the* ' ... (МАМИ- beisMoei, Cefni.aypolnwd U *|kc witU •eikwsa* ’<* 1 'ч Zilf tJjotn ?>* • u; Mbn f la:*. the ЛШ oouaty ot uupwn. • - tferefaid, That a us of one (billing fpecic be laid oa every T • . fhilliag on every poll within the faid counties of Duplin is taxable property for two years, for the puipoft of do* - the fame n anner at if it had never been, made.. **. . XIII. AND be it farther enpfted by the authorityaforefaid. That the faid county -of Sampfon (ball bo - T w aad remaia part bf thediflriftef. Wilmington, and (hall furuilh fear freeholders to attend the fa periog court 1г.1т1вии*Л» ns Jar ar* at Wilmington aforefaid; ind the faideousty of Doplin Anil after the paEng of this aft nominate fci ft. aad appoint four jurymen ta. attend the faid fuptrior court of Wilmingtea. . ... С H A P. •, LXXVT. \fl. An a£l for dividing-CHmberlanJ eomttj int&1wo dlfinil tountiet. ' < WHEREAS the eonaty of Cumberland it fy eiuafive that it Uestraady inconvenient for the iababituitt to attend courts aad public meetiagt, Mi» Ue. ’•* Cosily SI|(W«> A'y