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An Act to amend the several laws now in force in this State regulating quarantine. 1830-1831 29 (1830)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsnc0127 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA. il' the oficer intended to be removed, be an officer of any Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in this State, or shall have been appointed by any Court of Pleas nid Quarter Sessions, five jus- ticei'at least of the Coot of Pleas and Quarter Sessions to which the illicei- helonog, or by which he was appoirrted, shall sign the notice to be served on the oilcer intended to be removed. IV. .1it be it futrher enacted, That all laws and clauses of fawvsc m~ g wihi it meinig and1 purview of this act, beand,1nuse. th e 4ame ate hlerehy deClar ed flull and void, CHAPTER XXX An net to ImCnud the nveral laws now in force in this Sitteregulating quarantine. .Whet eas it has been highly reccssary Antd essential to the Preamble. welfare and safety of the good pwople of btis State that merchant vessels, or h ips conuing 1)3 so. from other Slates or countries, with free perstn ; of t olour, acling a mariners or stewards, or in any other Vunphivinvnt or cap-city, on boarl such vessel or ves- %ols, should pertormu quantoine, and that means be adopted to prevent Such peroin, of colour from coming inio this Suite, or ioon comnminicating with thw coloured people of ilsi State: Be it enacteid by the General dssembly of the Stal/e of North Carolina, and it in hiecy nacited by the aithority oj' the same, , . That th ship- or vesselk comning into any port of this State by one boad fc ea Int un a ny port to place in any other State or country, having negroes from o board any free itero or frve person of' colour, not beinfr ani antthet stte, ittiatitant or iniabitants If thim State, employed as a steward,altteltu cook, mriner, or 1 any it er capacity, or as a passenger, shall el 0snoh Ie ubjo.t to quarantine for the space ofthirty day,; nor shall itan; perSOn cI be 1:1%4111 for any negro or person of colour residingin this State lort go on to go oni unat such ship or vessel while riding quarantine, or to Iesels, have c tmmunication with .any such coloured person on board of ouch vessel for any purpose whatever while she is so riding quit- rantilne. 11. .'nd be it further enacted, That whenever any ship or ves. Comnmsammb' sel shall irrive at any )art in this State. iaving on board any ton' sn fIvee negro ir person dfcolour as aiforesaid, it shall be the duty oif utsual quarr.- the pilot conducting said ship or vessel, and of the captain, corn. tiongronw. tmander or chief oflicer on board such ship or vessel to stop and mlonr her at the usual qusrantine ground of such port; and if any captain, commander or chief oficer ol any such ship or vessel as aforesaid shall refuse or neglect to stop and moor his ship or ves- I'm' sel as aforesaid, lie shall forfeit and pay the sun of five hundred. dollars, to be recovered by and in the name of any persons suing 4 for the same, and shall be liable to indictment, anid on conviction shall be fined and imprisoned at the discretion of the court before whom he may be tried. III. Mlndbeitfurther enacted, That if any free negro or person Iray suci hc- of colour on board any ship or vessel conting into an) port in rro sialtgooni this State from any other State or country shall before the expi- hteac.sf ration of thirty days from the arrival of the vessel on board which rEsitpon. lie or she may he, shaill go oi shore, or if any slave or free negro

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