The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-03-07
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See. a. BE Il ensried BY Ihe Geaerai
Assembly Of Ire Sisie Il NoTlh csrs'iina.
and Il j. hereby enArled b ahe spthaIiy
&C the same. That lhr county of Aiasnaalrs
shall be, and 10 hereby. inussiSd wish al
The rights. privileges and immuni,'es o.
Ihe other ennnlirs az lhis STATE. except -
hereinafter pros isled.
Sec. 2. Be il further enacted. nal
J.hn Slorksrd. John Foglrnsn, Jesse
CANT. Peysnn r.. MooEe. Wan. A. Car
moan. Jahn Sroli. Ahsaiom Harvey.
James A. Craig. George Hurdle. are here
nv .ppoinurd commissioners " select and
determine ppoa siie or permanent seai
II iuslire in said couniy. who shall locale
lhe same 30 near the centre n said roun-
ly as : snilahie JnraIson ran he nhisinetl.
laking into consideration both the extent
&C tertiary and population: and > majority
of said commissioners shall have Pnwer
and authority N ari.
See. 3. BE IL further enacted, That .
majority &c SAID commissioners shall have
power 10 purchase orreceive by dnnstion.
Cor the ronniy of Alamanre. tract Of land
containing mol less Than twenty-five acres.
nor more Than one hundred, 90 Re con-
yeyrd 10 the chairman nl the county cnuri
oI said cnnniy and his Successors ~ Office.
upnn which a town shall be laid OF and
, called Graham. where the court hnnse and
.iaiI shall be erected, and where. after The
cnmnle,ion OF said court house. the courts
IL said county shall be held. and The clerks
. and registers shall keep their Offices; and
the said commissioners shall Law of the
lots III said ,own. and after designating
such as shall he retained Tor public uses,
shall expose. after due notice, The balance,
or snrh portion thereof as NAV by them
he deemed necessary, Al public auction,
upon credit 81 one and Two years; and
shall lake from The purchasers bonds and
/ security fnr the purchase money. made
payahle 60 the chairman Of The county
. court and his successors ia office; and upon
: the payment &c The purchase money. the
! chairman or his successor shall execute
tile therefor. which money shall he ap-
prnpriaied 10 the building II a conrl honse
and jail.
i Sec. 4. Be Il further enacted, That the
justices Of the peace and officers Of The
militia who reside within the limits 81
Alamsnce county. shall continue 10 hold
and exercise all Tie official powers and
authorities, in and Tor said county. that
j ,hey had hitherto held and exercised IN
: The county Of Orange.
See. s. BE il further enacted. That CON
I stables now residing within The limits 81
the county OF Alamance. shall continue "a
, hold their offices and perform NIL duties
apperlaining thereto, until the expiration
OF The term OF Office for which they have
. been chosen, under The same rules. regu-
ia,ions and penalties as cons.ables are sub
jeci TO in this State.
Sec. o. Be il further enacted. That
there shall be Superior court Of Law
and Equity opened and held a, Providence
, meeting house, in said county Of Ala.
nance, on the 9Th Monday after the 4ill
Monday Of March and Sep,ember Of each
, and every year, and al The same place
from time to time, unless court house
should be built in the mean time as pro
! yided Tor ia this act. at The Town therein u
. be established: and a. said town and rour
I house on The 9Th Monday after the ~
} Monday Of March and September in eacf
9 and every year lhercaiier which cour
: shall have The same jurisdiction that the
: present Superior Courts ofl.aw aud Equl.
, " in The several counties in This State now
have and exercise.
!. Sec. 7. BE j. further enacted, That
Cour, &c pleas aud Quarter Sessions shall
be, aud The same is hereby established y
$ and Tor The county nf AlaInance, 10 he helt
: by The Justices of said county on the tirs
i Monday after the 4lh Monday in Febru
ary, Nav, August an November. in eacl
. and every year; and that the first session
!. of said court shall be held at Providence
/; Meeting House aforesaid on the frs
' Monday after the 4lh Monday in Ma,
4 next, aud al The same place from time Il
Il time. until seat Of justice shall be esiah
J. lished for said county as is hereby provi
!, tcd: and at Tive first session Of said courl
:, majority OF the Justices Of the Peac
,. being present. they shall elect clerk o
= The Superior Court. clerk Of The Count,
u Court, County Attorney, Sheriff. Cor
IL oner, Register. Entity Taker, surveyor
Il and all other officers for said county, VIII
shall enter into tho bonds required by law
and shall hold and continue in said Ollie
until successors 90 them are duly chose
and qualified according 10 the acts Of III
General Assembly in such cases made an
provided Provided. that said court ma
y At lis said first session appoint The plac
= Of its subsequent sessions. and also Of III
y Superior Court. nnlll court house shall
be erected for said county Of Alamance.
See. s. BE il further enacted, That th
!, !, court of pleas and quarter sessions hereh
{ established. shall possess and exercise ih
" same powers, authorities and jurisdiction
i as are possessed and exercised by tn
J, : ather county courts in this State; and q
suits at law az which other county couri
!. Of other counties in this State have Jurls
:. dlcijon, now DepdinO i'm the county coui