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An Act to encourage the apprehension of runaway slaves in the Great Dismal Swamp. 1822 28 (1822)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsnc0061 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF NORTH-CAROLINA. A D. 182 . John Finley, James Wpllborn, William Judd, William 11osseau - and John Bryan, be, mid they are oppointed conunissioners to lay Commission. of' that part of the road from Wilkesboro' to Jonathan Woody's to aoited old'sholi, the best and most convenient way, having due regard to ro:l from. private property and the public good, and shall assess on oath all Wilkesboro' dainages sustained by individuals; and the road, when thuslaid oil', olytop, d shall be cleared out twenty feet wide, sixteen feet to be clear of to assess dam- stumps and runners, by the several oversei's, and their hands re- ages. spectively, now attached and belonging to the said road. II.And be itfurlher enacted, That John Finley, James Well- Other Corn- born, Hugh Brown, William Rosseau, and Jesse Robinett, be, and asiiioners tithey are hereby appointed commissioners to review, lty oil'and lly oil' (lie road from improve the state road fiomt Wilkesboro' to the foot ofthe Laurel Wilkeshoro' Hill, or beginning of Horton's Turnpike, by the way of Illman's uto Oft ford, the'best an most convenient way, having due regard to l'i- Laurel Vil vate rights and the public good; and to asses oIt oatn all daiages that nty be done to private property; and the said road when so laid off, shall be cleared out twenty feet wide, sixteen feet to he clear of stumps, runners, and rocks above the ground. III. *Snd be it further enacted, That the road from <he fork )tnds to be above Wilkeshoro' to.Hohnan's ford, shall be cleared'out, improved cicrme by o. afid put in good order as above directed, by the two overseers and cinuls no at her respectie' handsjointly, that now wtok on that road by order work oin the of the County Courts; and from said ford to the end, or foot of the some, by or' Laurel Hill, shall be cleared out and imlroved as abov e directed, der of court, by the several overseers and their hands now liable to work there- on by order of the court; and for their non-performance of duty by this act directed, they shall be liable in the sane manner as fir a failure in working on the public roads under the existing laws. Surplus mc. IV, .lnd be itjurther enacted, That all surplus sun or sums of zey, yet in money heretofore appriopriated to that road, kiown by Ihorton's e cor. Turnipike, and now dtie to, or in the hands of the commissioners, missioners, to or any of them, appointed by the acts of' 120 and 18,21, and not be pud over laid out and expended on the mountain or otherwise, shall be paid to thone no' over to the conunissioners by this act, and by them applied to im- appointed,thi'a vp ont 'e-.proving the road by this act directed to be laid ll, on such part or count to tle parts thereof, as maj nority of them may deem most advisable; and Board olin t'l the said conunissioners shiall duly account to the Board of Inter- nanner they nal Improvement in what mannerthey dispose of and expend the apply it. surplus money aforesaid. In all cases a V. .And be itfur'ther enacted, That in all cases a majority of the majority o commissioners by this act appointed, shall be competent to act; and the cinal'. all damages by them assessed to individuals, shall be paid out of be cormpeicnt the county f'nds not otherwise apgropriated. to act. VI. qindf be it furtiher enacted, ihat the several provisions of this act shall be in force fron and after the passing thereof. CIIAPTER XXXVI. An act to qncourage the apprehension of runaway slaves in the GreatIis. nal Swamp Preamble. Whereas, it being dangeious and dillicuitto apprehend runaway slaves who have secreted themselves in the Great Dismal Swamp, Digitized from Best Copy Available

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