The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-04-13

Assembly of Tie STATE Of North Caroline,
and il is hereby enGcted BY the authority of
The same, That the County Of Union shall
be, and is hereby invested with all the rights,
privileges and mmuniies Of The other coun.
lies IN this State, except as is hereafter
provided.
SEC. 2. Be IL further enacted, That
" illIam Wilson, James a. Dunn, SIlas
Stewart, Moses Culverson, aud james
Marsh, are hereby appointed commissioners
10 select and determine upon q site for a
permanent Seat Of Justice for said county,
who shall locate the same as near the cen.
tire as suitable location can be obtained,
provided it shall be within two miles Of tho
centre Of said county which centre shall
be taken 10 be tina, point u diagonal line,
running from the North East to the South
Yves, extremity Of SAID county, which is
equi distant from said eAitemllies.
SEC. 3. BE il further eadcted, That a
majority Of SAID Commissioners shall have
power to purchase or receive by donation
for the county Of Union, ract Of land con.
'lstiug OF moi less than li;y acres, nor more
+ han one hundred, TO be conveyed 10 the
chairman Of the county court of said coun.
ly, and his successors in Office, upon which
a town shall be laid off aud Calltd Monroe,
where the Court House and jail shall be
erected, and, where, after the completion Of
said Court House, the Courts of SAID county
shall be held, and the Clerks aud Registers
shall keep their offices. Aud The SAID com.
missioners shall Law off the lots of sa ID town,
and after designating such as shall be re.
tanned for public uses, shall, whenever re.
CURED by he County Court Of said county,
expose, after due notice, The residue to sale,
at public auction upon credit of one and
two years, and shall take from the purcha.
sers bonds and security for the purchase
money, made payable to the chairman of
the county cour; and his successors and
upon The payment of the purchase money,
The chairman or his successors shall exc.
cute title therefor; which money shall be
appropriated TO the building of Court
House ard Jail.
SEC, A. BE it further enacted, That the
Justices Of the Peace and officers of the
Militia Who reside within the limits of the
County OF Union shall continue TO hold ana
exercise all the official powers and authori.
ties in and for said county, that they have
hitherto held and exercised IN the counties
of Meckenburg aud Anson.
SIC. s. BE it further enacted, That the
constables now residing within the limits
of The county of Union, shall continue to
hold their Offices aud perform all duties ap.
pertaining thereto, untl the first County
Court TO be held for said county under tho
same rules, regulations and penalties as
constables are subject to 10 this State.
SEC 6, Be ii further enacted, That there
shall be a Superior Court oil Law and Equl.
4 ty opened and held al l.abatl's Cross Roads,
in the said county OF Union, on the second
Monday IN February, in the year one thon.
sand eight hundred aud forty four, and the
second Monday III August following, and at
the same place from time TO time, unless a
/ Cour, House shall be built in the mean
time, as provided for IN this act, OF the town
therein 10 be established then at said town
aud Court House, on the second Monday
10 February and August, in each and eve.
~ year thereafter which courts shall have
the same jurisdiction tha; the present Su.
peTor Courts of Law end Equity in the
several counties IN this State now have and
exercise.
SEC. I. Be ii further enacted, That
Court of Pleas aud Quarter Sessions shall
be, aud the same is, hereby established in
aud for The county Of Union, 10 be held by
the Justices Of SAID county, on the first
Monday 10 January, A Pril, July and October,
IN each aud every year; and that the first
session of said court shall be held at La.
BATS Cross Roads, on the first Monday IN
A pril next, aud at The same place, from time
TO time, until sat of Justice shall be es.
tablIshed for SAID county, as is hereby pro-
yided; and at the first session of said court,
majority of the Justices of The Peace be.
ing present, they shall elect Clerk of the
Superior court, Clerk of the county court,
county Attorney, Sheriff, Coroner, Regis
ter, Entry Taker, Surveyor, Constables
and all other officers for SAID county, who
shall enter into the bonds required by law,
and shall hold and continue in said office,
until successors to them are duly chosen
and qualified according to the acts of the
General Assembly, in such cases made and
provided.
SEC. s. BE it further enacted, That the
Court of Pleas aud Quarter Sessions, es.
Iablished by this act shall possess and ex.
ercise the same power, authority and juris.
dctIon, as is possessed and exercised by
other county courts in this State; and all
suits at law, OF which other county courts
Of other counties in this State have iuridic.
ton, now pending 10 the county court OF
McckIenburg and Arson, wherein the citi.
zens OF Union ire both plaintiff and defend.
ants, or whore the citizens of Union are de.
ienda0ts and aIlladctments and criminal
proceedings against citizens of Union coun.
", IN the county courts of Mecklenburg and
Arson, of which other county courts in this
State have Jurisdiction, shall be transferred
to the county court Of Union, IN the manner
now nroylded FIR translarrtnr Su;tS from,