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An Act to regulate the Patrol of the counties of Ashe and New Hanover. 1824 64 (1824)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsnc0080 and id is 1 raw text is: .41AAWS O1 NORTH-CARtOLINA. Captitin of thoiseveralmilitia, cdimites in the counties of'Riclh mnond, iibarruis, mid Wew-labovervatthe first muster which they' inantil liftest the first day of Jamiaiy next,, and every three subthe.theieafter' to appoint notk less thanf ive ft and proper per. sons of-theage oftienty one years, wlho shall be knowivas mehi of good charact6r aid free from habits of intoxication, to act as pa- trols for three months, -Whose duty it shall be to patrol their re- spective districts at least twice a month, and oftener, if niecessary, and isuch patrol. so apliointed, or any one of them, shall inflict not more than fifteen ladies on the bare back of any negro slave, whom they find beyond his or her master's or mistress's premises, without apchnitin. writing, from the master, mistress or overseer of such slave or slaves, designating the place or places, to which such slave is permitted to go, and furth'r should it so happen that one or more of said patrol, after being dutily appointed should have just cause, to beat,., wound or ill treat any negro sla'e or slaves, for their inso- lence or improper conduct, or on refusal of shewin their.pass, or being taken by said patrol, in this case it shall be the duty of suicle patrol to bring such slave or slaves immediately to his or her mas- ter or mistress or overseer, and make a statement of the fact. .1 Be it further enacted, It shall be the duty of the patrol to keep good order and decorum among negroes at public places, and sucltpatrol so appointed shall be exempt from uorking on roads, serving as Jurors And performing military duty, except battalion and reginental mnuslers, Provoided, that, no person shall be compell- ed to serve mnore than six months in every year. III. Be i/tfurther enacted, That any captain neglecting or refus- ing to appoint patrols as required by this act, shall forfeit and pay the stul of live dollars, to be recovered by any person suing for the same, before any Justice of the Peace of the said counties, one half to the use of the poor of said counties and the other half to the use of the person vho may warrant for the same. IV. Be it further enacted, That any of the patrols who fail to do.their duty as required by this act shall forfeit and pay tlisunt of five. dollars, to be recovered and applied as prescribed in the; third section of this act. V. Be it further enacted, That all acts and clauses of acts coming within the meaning and purview of this act be, and the same are herely repealed and made void. CHAPTER LXXVII. An Act to regulate the Patrol of the counties of Ashe and New-Hanover. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of .Nbrth-Ca- rolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authoity of the same, That from and after the passage of this act, it shall be the duty of each Captain of the Militia companies in the counties of Ashe aid Net 64*.

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