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An Act to emancipate Tillah Sears and her two children, Patsey Sears and Polly Sears. 1818 31 (1818)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsnc0044 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF NORTHi-CAROLlNA 8ls' that is to say, the Superior Court of Carteret on the Thursdays following the third Monday after the fourth t ondays of March and September in every year ; and the Superior Court for the County of uraven on the fourth Mondays after the fourth Mondays of March and September in every year ; any law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. I1. And be itfurther enacted, That henceforth it shall be lawful for the judge holding tie Superior Court of Greene to keep the same open, should he deem that the public interest requiros it, four days, any former law to the contrary notwithstandingr il. .nd be itfurther enacted, That the provision for extending the time of holding the Superior Court of Greene, shall apply only to the two iett terms oif said Superior Court. C' -1 XXX. An Act to appbint Comnmissionces for the town of Nixonton in Pasquotank County, and for o: ther purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of .North-LCarolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the samne, That John Pool jur. Edward I. Hervey and Dudley Saltenstall, beand they are he' eby ap- pointed commissioners for the town ol Nixonton in Pasquotank County, and the said commissioners or a majority of then he, ani they are here. by authorised and empowered to lay off the said town into acre or half acre lots, with convenient streets antd alleys as they may deem proper, and to establish lte boundaries of said town. II. .'Ind be itfurther enacted, That the said conmissioners he, and they are het eby authorised and empowered to lay offinto acre or half acre lots, as they may deem expedient, all such vacant land or tuwn commons, as may be included within the boundaries which they may establish to said town, and the money arising from the sale of said lots, shall be, by the said cnmmissioners laid out and expended in opening and improving the streets and alleys, ani otherwise improving the said town, as they may deem most expedient : and deeds executed by said commissioners or any two of' thm, for lots laid offand sold ny then under the authority of this act, shall convey t. the respective purchasers a fee simple estate to the said lots, any law, usage or custom to the contrary netwithstanding. Ill. And he it further enacted, That should the above named commis- sioners think it most advisable to sell and dispose of the commons be. longing to the said town, without laying off the same in lots that they are hereby authorised and empowered to do so, on a credit of six months, ta- king bond and approked security for the amount of the sale thereby made, which money they shall collret and hold for the benerit of said town. CHAP. XXXr. An Act to ernnlpnte Tillah Sears and her two children, Patsey Sears and Polly Sears. ie it enacted byi the General susetbly of the State of North.Carotina. and ir is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Tillah Sears and her two children, Patsey Sears and Polfly Sears,all of Randulph Couin- ty, he and they are hereby emancipated and made free persons.

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