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An Act for the relief of Evans Ferguson and Ben Smith. 1860-1861 246 (1860)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsnc0292 and id is 1 raw text is: 1860-'61.-CrAP. 197-198-199.

said lodge, and also such real estate as may be required for the
convenient transaction of its business.
By-laws.    SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said corporation
shall have power to pass all necessary by-laws and regulations
for ia government which may not conflict with the constitution
and laws of this State, or of the United States.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That this act Shall be in
force and take effect from and after the ratification thereof.
[Ratified the 18th day of February, 1801.]
Clay). 198. AN ACT FOR THE RELIEF OF EVANS FERGUSON AND BER SMITH.
rreammIIIe.  Whereas, His Excellency Governor Ellis did, two or three
weeks ago, issue his proclamation, offering a reward of four
hundred dollars for the arrest and delivery to the sheriff of
Northampton county of one Ephraim, a slave, charged with
the murder of one Lucius Woodruff: And whereas, Evans Fer-
guson and Ben Smith, free persons of color, did arrest said
Ephraim, and him safely koop till many citizens of said county
took possession of him: And whereas, The governor is not au-
thorized to pay to said Ferguson and Smith the reward afore-
said, because they failed to deliver said slave to the sheriff
aforesaid: Therefore-                      '
Governor au-  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North
thorized to pay
rctvard. Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authori'y of the
same, That the governor be, and is hereby authorized and in-
structed to pay unto the said Ferguson and Smith four hun-
dred dollars out of any money in the treasury not otherwiso
appropriated. [Batified the 18th day of February, 1861.]
Ctap, 109. AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE DANIEL P. JOHNSON AND AMBROSE SUTZ
TO ESTABLISH A TOLL BRIDGE ON THE CATAWBA RIVER.
Athority    SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the
astonl.   State of North Carolina, and it i8 hereby enacted by the au-
thority of the same, That Daniel P. Johnson, of Burke county,
and Ambruoe Sutz, of the county of Caldwell, their heirs,
devisees and assigns, bo, and they are hereby authorized and

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