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An Act to repeal an Act, passed at Raleigh in the year 1796 1810 42 (1810)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsnc0017 and id is 1 raw text is: 47 LAWS OF NORTH-CAROLINA. 1810 CHAP CII. An Act making compensation to the owners of outlawed and executed Uees, fur the County of Dulirt. HE it enicttd by tht General Arvembly oJ th State of Aorth Card/ina, and it is herey eidcted by the authority of-tne same, That if any slave iihall be tried in the county of Duplin, and shall be found guitv by the jury, of any crime, the punishment whereof shall extend to life, the said jury shall fix and astertaia the valueof the said slave, and shall give the valuation in at the time they return their vcsiict, which va. luation shall be certified by the chairman of the court, and given to the owner of the slave, who shall be entitled to receive two thirds of such valuation from the sheriff of said county of Duplin. 1. And be it further enacted, That when any slave shall be legallyoutlawed in the county of Dupling and said slave shall be killed in consequence thereof, the vJuoe of stich slave shall be ascertained by a ju y, which shall be empannelled at the succeeding court of said county, and a certificate of such valuation oi8i0 be given by the clerk of the court to the owner of said slave, who siall be entitled to receive two thi. ds of such valuation, from the sheriff of said county of, Dup'in. III. And be it further enacted, That the jury who shall try and return the valuation of any negro, bi them convicted and valued, shall previously enquire whether the owner of said slave did not feed, cloath and treat him or her with the humanity consistent with his or her situation. IV. And be it further enacted, That the court of the county of Duplin is hereby authorised and required, when necessary, to lay a tax on all black pods in said county of Duplin, sufficient to defray the charge of having a slave or slaves executed or killed under this act; and the sheriff ofsaid county shall collect such tax, under the same regulations and restrictions as are prescribedlor the collection of county taxes, and shall pay to the owner or owners of slaves valued under this act, when collected, two thirds of the va u- ation which shall be certified. by the chairman of the court, which certificate, together with the owner's receipt, shall be a sufficient voucher for him in the settlement with the court; and the said sheriff shall account with the court for any surplus miney which shall remain in his hands after paying the aforesaid two thirds of the valuation of any slave or slaves executed as aforesaid,; the aforesaid surplus shalt be appropriated to the use of the poor of said county; any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwith. standing. CHAP CIII. An Act to repeal an Act, passed at.Raleigh in the year 1796, entitled An Act making compensation to the owners of out- lawed or executed Slaves, for the Counties of Blalen, Halifax, Granville, Cumberland, Perquimons, Beaufort and Pitt,'# so far as the same relates to the Counties of Cumberland and Bladen. BE it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act, so much of the act passed at Raleigh in he year 1796, entitled An act making compensation to the owners of outlawed or exiecuted slaves for the counties of Bladen, Halifax, Granville, Cumberland, Perquimons, Beaufort and Pitr, as con- cerns the counties of Cumberland and Bladen, so far as it makes provision for the payment'or compen, sation to the owners of outlawed or executed slaves in said counties, bte, and the same is hereby repealed. .CHAP CIV. An Act to compel the Register of the-County of Iredell to keep his Office at the Courtllouse during the sitting of the Courts in said County. BE it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of.North -Carolina, and it is hereby enicted by the authority of the same, That the Register of the county of Iredell shall, in future, keep his office at States- ville, during the sitting of each and every court in each year, under the penalty of ten pounds, to be re- covered by action of debt, one half to the informer; any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwith- standing. CHAP. CV. An Act to authorise the County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Mecklenburg, at their next meeting, to appoint five of their s.umber who shall be stiled a Committee of Roads. W H E RE AS inconveniencies have arisen on the subject of roads, from the frequent changes of ma- gistrates during the sitting of a county court, one set revoking ordqrs made by another: For remedy. whereof, BE it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North-Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That at the next sitting-of the county court of pleas and quarter sessions for the county of' Mecklenburg. a majorits of the actingjustices being present, they shall proceed to elect, by ballot, five of their own body, residing in different parts of said county, who shall he stiled a Committee of Roads, whose duty it shall be to meet at some convenient place, at or near the court.houpe, on the Tuesday of each and ev'ry county court, and who may continue to-sit from day to day, during the sit. ting of the court, if their business should require it, to hear all petitions relative to roads, the building of bridges ; and that the decision of said committee shall be final in all cases, except any person interested may be dissatisfied, and in that rase it shill be the duit of the said committee to refer to the said court any such matter with which any person may be dissatisfied ; any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstinding. CI AP.OVI. An Act to amend an Act, entitled. An Act to prevent the several species of Hunting therein mentioned, so far as respects Columbus County. WHEREAS the penalty inflicted by the above recited act, against persons'discovered in the woods with a gun and fire light in the night time, has been found too great to answer the purposes intended ; for reinedy wher of, BE it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North-Carolina. and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the saime, That in future. if any person or persons in said county shall he discovered in the woods with gun and fire light in the night time, he shall, on conviction before any justice of the peace for said county, on a warrant regu'arl% executed nnd returned, be fined iv said justi e any sum not exceeding five pounds current money of the State, one half to the.informer, the other half to be applied to the use of the count)'.

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