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An Act for the regulation of the patrol. 1830-1831 17 (1830)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsnc0125 and id is 1 raw text is: JAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA. That the word '-and, iInniediatel following the wordp white oak beadlin., in the first sectiorif said act, shall beconstiued or. CIAPTiM XVI An act for the regulation of Ithe patrol. Be it enacted by the General .1issenbly of ithe Statel f North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by Me authority of the same, countycomes That from and ofter the passage of this act, it shall be the duty of 111l uippoint the County Court of each county in this State, should the court patrol cont. deen it necessary, at the first court that shall happen after the first inateet. . day of January in each and every year, or any subsequent court, to appoint a patrol committee, of tifree persons in each captain's district in said county, whose duty it shall be to employ a patrol, of such number of persons as they may think necessary, to patrol their district. 11. .nd be it farther enacted, That it shall be the duty ofthe said County Courm County Courts, at the same term, to lay a tax ofot more than ten to lny a tax to cents on each taxable slave in said county; which taxshalI b. levied . ray expe- and collected hythesheriflsofthe several counties in the same moan- nor as other taxes, ind be applied under the direction of the County Courts to defray theexpensesof the patrol. III. Ind be it further einacted, That it shall be the duty of the patrol to visit the negro houses in their respective distric's as of Duties of pat- ten as may be necessary, to inflict a punishment not excee:ding mi. lifteen lIshes on all slaves they umay find oft' their ownei's plan- tation without a proper permit or pas;. It shall also be the duty of the patrollers to visit all suspected places, and suppress all collections of slaves; it shall also be their duty to be diligent in apprehending all runaway negroes in their resoective dis- tricts; to be vigilant and endrelivor to detect all thefts, ard bring the p1wrpetrators to justice, and also all persons guilty of trading with slaves. The patrol committee shall hear all complaini' )utiesor pat- lodged against the patrollers For abuse or neglect of duty, and rol conunineeu shall have full power antd authority to discharge any one or more of the patrollers, and employ others, at any time when theiy may think it expedient. The patrols thus emplouye shall have as full powe'tri as those heretolore appointed by the County Courts; and if, upon taking up a negro anti chastising him as now direct- Powersofpnt- ed by law, he shall behave insolently, they may inllict further rol. punishmet for his misconduct, not exceeding thirty nine lasties. IV. He it further enacted, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent [he County Courts from appointing such patrols as they may deen proper. V. le it further enacted Tha! it shall be the duty of the seve Dity of enurt ral County Courts of this Stale to adopt rules and regulations to adopt rules for the government of the patrols of their county, pursuant to the for the patro. authority given them by the avt passed in the year one thousand eight hundred and two, chapter fifteen. I VI. Be it further enacted, That any person who shril be ap- pointed a patrol under this act, and who shall refuse or neglect to f rsir ,serve, shall be subject to a penalty of twenty dollars, to be sucti on patrol, 3

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