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An Act to authorise and empower the commissioners of the town of Smithfield, to levy and collect additional taxes, and for other purposes. 1823 78 (1823)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsnc0077 and id is 1 raw text is: t AW&S OF NoRTH-CAltOLINA. light-ifantry, or volunteer company, at present commAnded by cap tain Hector M'Eachen, in Richinond county,. whenever the compa- ny is made up complete, and is uniformed and equipped according to law, the officers may be commissioned, and the company attached to the lower battalion in said county, and shall be governed by the same rules and regulations as govern other volunteer companies in this state. CHAPTER cXVI. An Act to amend an act, passed in the year 1820, for the better organization of the mi., litia of Ieaufort county. Be it enacted by the Gencral .sscnmbly of te State of North-Caro- lina, and it is hereb; enacted by t1w authority of the same, That the Long Acro company of militia in the county of Beaufort, shall hereafter compose a part of the battalion which musters in tihe town of Washington, in said county ; any law to the contrary notwith- standing. CHAPTER CXVII. An lter the mode of elccting militia officers in the county of Gates. Be it enacted by the General Issembly of the State oforth-Caro- Jina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That, in fu- ture. the captains, lietenants and ensigns belonging to the regiment of Gates county, shall be elected by the companies to which they respectively belong. CHAPTER C'XVIII. An Act to authorise and empower the commissioners of the town of Smithfield, to levy and collect additional taxve, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Issembly of the State of Nvbrth-Caro- lina, and it is hereby enacted by the authouity of the same, That in addition to the powers and authorities vested in the commissioners and intendants of the town of Smithfield, they, or a majority of them, are hereby empowered to levy and collect annually, a tax not exceeding one dollar and fifly cents on every black and white poll subject to the payment of public taxes, who hath resided or been usually employed in said town for three months previous to the time at which the commissioners shall levy the same ; and a tax not cx- Eceding one dollar and fifty cents on every five hundred dollars worth, or in proportion thereto, of town lots and improvements: Xrovided always, that such persons as may be subject to the poll tax-, es herein named, shall not be compelled to work on the streets int said town, or on any of the public roads. II. And be it further cnacted, That the timne heretofore fixed by law for listing taxable property in said town, is hereby extende, viz: from the first day of May, to the first day of July, in each and every year. III. And be it further enacted, That the taxes hereby created, shall bb expended and appropriated on and for such purposes as are di-

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