The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-02-21

heir IA d baby. lws diSrlest fns haldffs.
y 10 shall he empower q. raeii ~ himself
md singiy. 10 dceiie sad dei,IHine an
matters 81 controversy. srssing within saal I
ComYany. nnsler he sanl Il lNenly shu. 1
lings. and jointly and 'aef'l.er, 81 consro- |
.sTsies nss!er lie snsn Il foIiy shIil;ngs;
yei 50 - lhal drrisinns may s,imil II ar
psal u lie run,rnliea ~ The Ssitrl Men
IL lhe coun,y; and also iksl any one ri
desc men. shall have power e examine
and commit 10 any 20 fnemrni. pesscns
aerused oi re'lil larceny.
Va. That those iw0 Srlerl Men. Illus
rlo-sn, d. jelnlls and logriLeT ehnse ir'in
Ihe io.ls Of their particular company. t. .
IsTsons pTopsrly qnsilhed 10 Erl = Ton.
Stables. Win mas ssslsl Them IL tie exc.
rLlian uf ihsir niirr
vi. That upnn The complaint RI any
persons 10 either ol these Select aien. he
d, ISSUE hls warrant. diverted 10 The Con-
stable. commanding him N bring he az
gress.r before HIM OF them. 10 ansa a. ss'd
complaint.
VIII. Thatihese Eighteen Selec, Men.
thus appointed. 20 meet Every Hind Tues.
day il January. Agtil. July and October.
II lie Court House in Charlotte. a. hear
snh determine all matters Of controversy,
for sums exceeding ioiIy sl.lllings. also APP
peals; and IN eases 81 felony. 10 r0mInit
the person ar persons ronslelrd thereof
10 close confinement. until the Provincial
Congress shall provide and tsiabli,h
laws and modes o. projecting in al sach
cases.
TX. That these Eighteen Select men.
thus convened. d. chuse ierk. 20 re-
cord tie transactions &c sail CONVENTION.
and thai sid Clerk, upon the application
81 any person nr persons aegrleFca. do IS
sue las warrant 10 one nf The ChnsIahles
Of The Company In whirh The offender be-
longs. directing said Constable 20 sum
nous AMI warn said offender 10 appear
before The Convention. " their next sit
ing. 10 answer The aforesaid complaint.
\. That any person making campltin,
rpnn oath, 10 The Clerk. ~ any mrmhrr
81 tire Convention. thai he has reason 10
snspee. tina, am persons indebted . HIM
10 sum abnve inrly shilliugs. intend clan.
des.inely 10 Withdraw irnm The County
without paying such debt. the Clerk or
such member shall issue his warrant To
the Constable. commanding him 20 take
said person or persons into safe ruslody,
until Tie neat sitting IT ,he Convention.
II. That when debtor Tor a sum
he.ow lnny shiilings shall ahscond aud
leave the County, the warrant granted n
aforesaid shall extend TO any goods or chal-
tells OF said ,lehlor. n may I've inand. and
such goods or chattel- may be seized and
held ia custody BY the Gonslabies, for the
space OF thirty days. IN which lime Il the
debtor fail To return aud discharge lie
debt. tic Constable shall return The war
rant 10 one of the Seller, Men of the Cum
pany. where tile goods are found, who
shall issue orders 10 The Constable 10 sell
such part Of such goods as shall amount
10 The SUN due: that when The debt ex-
ceeds forty shillings the return shall be
made TO the Convention, who shall issue
orders for sale.
XII. fhal All receivers and collectors
Of quit rents. public and county taxes. do
paw the same lIlo The hands oil The Chair
nlan 81 this Committee, 10 be by them
discussed as the public eNieencirs may
r-qnire; and thai such receivers and col.
lrciors proceed no further in lheii Office,
until llicy be approved Of by. and have u
ven To. this Committee, COED aud sulli.
Client security lur faithful return uf such
munIes when col erIcd.
Nil. That lie Committee be accoun-
',nia 10 the County for the application Of
al Ban,ts ,ecclsed from suril public Of
iicrrs.
XIV. That Ill these officers hold their
commissions during the pleasure OF their
several constituents.
w. That this Committee will sustain
all damages thai ever hereafter NAV ac-
crue TO any or all ui these Ollirers thus
appointed and thus acting. I'm account 6f
Their Obedience aud conformity 10 these
Resolves.
XVI. That whatever person shall here
alter receive commission from the
Grown. ur attempt 10 exercise any such
commission heretofore received, shall be
deemed an enemy 10 liz country, aud up
"n iniormltian hung uit,le 10 the Captain
at The 'ompany IN whirh he tesules. the
sald Company shall cause him TO be APP,
pretended aud conveyed before Two Sc
lect Men OF tie said Company. who. M
on proof &c the fact, shall commit him,
The SAID offender. 10 safe cuslutiy. until
lhe next siliing of The Commiiice, who
shall deal with him as prudence may il
rect.
NVli. That any person refusing 10
WELD obedience 10 the above Resolves,
shall b. considered equally criminal and
liable 10 Inc same punishment. as the Of.
lenders above last mentioned.
XVIII. That these Resolves he in full
force and virtue until instructions from the
Provincial Congress regulating the juris-
prudence Of The Province shall provide
otherwise. az tile legislative body of Great
Britain resign its unjust aud arbitrary pre-
tehilons with respect 10 America.
AlA. That the tiutu Militia rnmnanjrs