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An Act concerning the patrols of Richmond county. 1829-1830 79 (1829)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsnc0114 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF NORTI CAROLINA,

tbat notling herein conained liall be construed to prevent owners if land
on saf idtreek, from erecting water fac es across the saine; nor shall any per-
pon incur the petlty hereiii prescribed, who shall fhll timber in, or obstruct
the runs of said creeks, in clearing aid improving their lands, provided he,4
she or they shall remove the same within ten days.
CHAPTERI CXXIV
An act for ice better regulation of th Court of Il'icns oad Qunarter Sessions for the county o
Waynev.
lie it enacted by the General .Issembly of the State ty' North Carlina,
ad it is hereby enacted by the authority ' the same, That the jllstices
of the Court of Pleas and Quater Sessions for the county if Wayne may,
and they are hereby authorised, at the first term of' said court after the first
day of Fbtiruary next and at the firt trm iof ad court after the first day of
Fbiruary in each ani every year ihereafter, it) elect from aimonig themselves
five lit persons to tohd ilic' said courts of saul county, three of whom shall be
a compctent number to hold the said court and discharge the duties thereof.
11. .1hid be it fther enacted. that the live pcrsons so elected, or a ma-
jority of tjiem, shall be competent to do and perform any business, matter
or thing, which, by the present laws. seven justices are authorised to per-
form; and they shall in) all cases be governed by the same rules, regulations
and restrictions as govern other County Courts in the State; and the said
justices so elected shall be entitled to leceive each a sum not exceeding
three dollars, nor less than one dollar per day, which sum  shall be fixed by
a majority of the justices of' said county, for their services during the timo
they are employed in the discharge of' their duties in said court; which sbull
be paid by the county trustee, upon the certificate of the clerk of said court,
shewing how nany days any such justice so to be elected as by this act re.-
quired shall have holden the said court.
111. /Ind be it further enacted, That the justices of the Cotrt of Pleas and
Quartcr Sessins aforesaid shall annually lay a tax suflicient to (felt ay the
expenses necruing by reason of' the provisions of this act; which tax shall
be levied, collected and accounted fI' by the sheriff of said county, to the
same manner, and umolr the same penalties as other county taxes are by
the existing laws of this State; any law, usage or custom to the contrary
notwitistanding.
I V  1/nidbe it further enacted. That in all elections under and by this act,
it shall be necessary that a majority (if the acting justices of said co1untyt'
shall be present at the time; aiinl that this act shall bte in force from and alt-
ter the first day of' February next.
CIIA P l'E  CXXV.
Anc not conrcerning i l platrolsof Richmond county.
Be it enacted by the Goen'rl.isemly of the State of North Carolina, and
it is hercby enacted by the athorityttc </ the samte. That it shall be the dut v or
each anl every ciptatin of' a itlilia company of' the county of Richmond, at
the muslers witicli may be beld by them respectively next after the firt Iday
of' F truary next and every six muothllIs thereafter, to appoint six fit and
prop'r persons of the age of twenty one years at least, anti not addicted
to hait, Af imtxttOcti it to act as patrol fIor six thiiooits, one of whom shall
be otimpo-tent tO act, atl! wVtose duty it shall be to patrol their respective,
districts at least once in two weeksand oftener if necessary; and such patrot

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