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An Act to prevent the destruction of Oysters, and for other purposes, in this State. 1822 12 (1822)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsnc0057 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF NORTH-CAROLINA.
A. D. I 82  the tuial of all pleas and prosecutions for offences not capital, un-
less in cases whcre the Courts may otherwise direct, petit jurors,
as well talismen, as those of the original pannel, shall lie sworn
petit jurors  or affirmed, (as the case may be,) weliand truly to try all issues of
traverse, that shall come before them during the (lay. Any thing
Pingo for herein contained, shall not, hovever, he construed to affectin any
degree, the usual challenges in law, either to the whole, or any of
said jurors.
speci ay to II .'And be it further enacted, That from and after the passing of
be oppointel this act, it shall be the duty of the County and Superior Courts of
fo   lie's 'IU. Law to appoint a special day in their respective terms, on which
ins     the State's business shall be taken up and disposed of; and that nO
person recognizid or sufmnoned to attend on Indictments found,
shall be entitled to demand or receive any compensation for attend-
ing any time previous thereto: Provided,,that nothing herein con-
Proviso.   taied shall be construed to prevent the Courts from proceeding
with the State's business on a succeeding day or days, until the
whole is finished; and that in capital cases, witnesses and other
persons may be required to attend on a day preceding the State's
day, and be paid actordingly.                   0
lerks to ad  II. .nd be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
Stale's da. Clerks of the Courts aforesaid, when an order is made designating
 the State's day, to give notice thereof to the inhabitants of the re-
spective counties, by advertising the same at the Court louse, and
three or more public places.
IV. Alnd be it further enacted, That clerks shall issue subponas,
and take recognizances, conformably to the provisions of this act.
CHAPTER VI.
An act to prevent the destruction of Oysters, and for other purposes, in tis
State.
oters not to  Be it cnacted by the General Aslsembly of the State of aorth- Ca-
I  tnllaiport. rolina, audii is hereby cnaclcd by the autWrdy of the ane, That it
i out of tile shall not be lawful for any person or persons to carry oysters out
state.     of this State; and if any master or skipper of a vessel shall here-
after transport any quantity of oysters, taken from any place within
Penalty.   this State, to any place beyond the limits thereof, every such mas-
ter or skipper shall forfeit and pay two hundred dollars for every
such offence, to be recovered in any Court of Record, by any per-
son who will sue for the same, one half to the use of the iiormner,
an( the other half to the poor, of the county.
1. In all actions which shall be brought against any master or
Appearane skipper of any vessel, iII pursuance of this act, such master or
Nil required skipper shall be required to give appearance bail: Provided, the
plaintiff' shall make aflidavitbefore a magistrate, of the cause of
such action, to be transmitted to the clerk of the Court wherein the
suit shall be prosecuted.
Jagistrate   III. Whenever any person shall make affidavit tiat he has good
to issut war. cause to believe that any master or skipper of a vessel has received
rant ftr .11t on bofird such vessel, oysters, for the lurpose of transporting them
0'p Pmetnrai. out of this State, contrary to the provisions of this act, it shall be

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