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An Act to emancipate a Negro Girl named Violet. 1812 24 (1812)

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I112  III. Arid be it further enacted, That so much of the aforesaid act as establishes a separate election at the house od
W4 Alec Bass, be, and the same is hereby repealhd and made void.
CHAP. LVI.
An Act to establish one other Separate Election in the County of Lincoln.
BE it enacted by the General Assembly ofthe State ofNorth- Carolina, and it is Aereby enacted by the
authority qf the same, That it shall hereafter be lawful to open and hold a separate election in the county of Lincoln,
at the house ol Thomas Rhyns in each and every year, for the purpose of electing Members of the General As-
sembly, and for Representatives to Congress whenever the same is required by law ; which election shall be open-
ed, held, conducted and closed, and the votes counted out, and added to those taken at other places In the same man.
ner and under the same rules, regulations and restrictions that govern other separate elections in said county.
CHAP. LVII.
An Act to establish another Seperate Election in the county of Wilkes.
BE it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North-Carolina, and it is here3y enacted by the
authority of the same, That there shall be opened and held by the Sheriff or his law Deputy, of thecounty of Wilkes,
a separate election at the Deep Ford Meeting House on Reedy River, on the same day on which the other separate
elections in said county ate held, in each and every year, .for the purpose of electing Members of the Geteral As-
cembly of this state.
II. And be it further enacted, That elections shall be held for Representatives to Congress, and Electors to vote
for President and Vice President of the United States at the place aforesaid, at such time and under such rules and
regulations as are now, or may hereafter be prescribed by law.
II. And be it further enacted, That the elections hereby established, shall be conducted in every respect, in the
same manner and under the same rules and restrictions that other separate elections are in said county ; Any thing
to the contrary notwithstanding.
CHAP. LVIII.
An Act granting one other Separate Election in the County of Buncombe, and also altering the place of holding one Separate E
lection in iaid County.
BE it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North-Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the
authority of the same, That there shall be an election held at the dwelling house ofJohn Penland on Hominy Creek,
on the days appointed by law for the purpose of electing Members of the General Assembly, Representatives to
Congress, and Electors to vote for a President and Vice-President of the United States.
II. And be it further enacted, ,That the said election shall be conducted under the same rules and regulations as
other separate elections in said county.
- III And be it further enacted, That the election heretofore directed to be held at the house of John Holcombsi
shall hereafter be hekl at Solomon Bridgman's.
IV. And be it further enacted, That all laws, coming within the purview and meaning of this act, are hereby re-
pealed.
CHAP. LIX.
An Act granting to the Inhabitants of Hlaywood County, one other Separate Election in said County.
BE it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North-Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the
authority of the same, That in futuie it shall be lawful for an election to be opened and held at Aychibald M'Hen-
:y's Mill, on Crabtree Creek in the county of Haywood, on the same day on which the other elections are now by
law to be holden in said county, and subject to the same rules, regulations and restrictions that thje other separate
elections in said county are held.
CHAP. LX.
An Act to alter the place oftholding a separate Election in Iredell county.
BE it enacted by the General Assembly of North-Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the- authority
of the same, That from and after the passing of this act, the election formerly held at the house of Robert Hughes
on the waters of Davidsong creek, in Iredell county, established by an act of this General Assembly in one thousand
eight hnndred and eight, be hereafter opened and held at the house of Elisha S. Kirksey, on the great road leading
from Beatie's Ford on the Catawba River, to the Shallow Ford on the Yadkin nigh the cross roads, called Sip
herd's cross roads; under the same rules and regulations as heretofore observed.
CHAP. LXI.
An Act to emancipate a Negro Girl named Violet.
BE it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North-Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the
authority of the same, That a certain Negro Girl named Violet, late the property of Abraham Bass, late of the coun-
ty of Nash, daughter of Silvia, who was emancipated by an act of the Legislature at its last session, be, and she is
hereby emancipated and made capable of taking, holding and possessing propeity of every kind, and enjoying all
such privileges as all other free persons of colour.
II. And be it further enacted, That this act shall not affect the right which any person or persons may have to the
service of, and property in said Girl Violet, except such person or persons as may claim by, from, and through the
said Abraham Bass, deceased..
II. And be itfurther enacted, That nothing in this act contained shall be so construed as to authorise the eman-
cipation of the said Violet, untif Thomas Hamilton shall have entered into bond with suilicliht security in the sum of
two hundred and fifty pounds, made payable to the Chairman of the County Court of Nosh, arid his successors in of-
fice, to be void on condition, that the said Violet never become a chat or burthen to any of the Counties in this
State.
III. And beitfurther enacted, That the above named Negro Girl called Violet, shall be known and called by the
name of Violet Spears.
CHAP. LXII.
An Act to emancipate Isabella and Jane, two negro slaves belonging tothe estate ofJames Allen, deceased.
BE it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North-Caroltna, and it is hereby enacted by the
authority of the same, That Isabella and Jane, two female slaves belonging to the estate of the late James Allen of
the town of Wilmington, be, and they are hereby emancipated and made free, by the names of Isabella Allen and
Jane Allen ; and they are hereby made able and capable in law to possess and enjoy all the rights' and privileges
which free persons of colour in this state are capable of possessing and enjoying: Provided always, That this It

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