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

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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

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