Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-02-06

IolOWlng weights constitute bushel Wheat
90 pounds; rice, a rye, So indian corn "a buckwhea
So barley, 48; OATS 30; faxseed 55 clover seed 81
p Iene o. bv hs net Foh6 the buying and
per bushel, than above fxed.l
IS An act to amend Goth and I'D sections 99h
chapter of the Revised Code entitled Revenue [Real
tate to be listed n the county in which it situated ~
ing partly one county and partly in another il to be
listed IN The county in which the resides If resides
in neither county the land is be listed in the county in
which the greater portion lies.1
~ An act to provide for the maintenance of the Insane
Asylum.
PRIVATE l laws.
An act to give additional authority to the commission
eS of the town Of Tarboo [Authorizes them to sell bur
tom commons, and to extend the corporate Iimitsl
z Il act to amend act entitled An act to ineorpo
Ta the ustees OF Davidson College, passed in the
1888 1.-THE amount of real and personal estate belonging to
est CT the state and the University in the estate effects
Of the late Maxwell Chambers in the above coaporaton
D. an act TO authorize the securities Of brdgers de-
taxes due Tor the years 1853 and 1854.
4 An act to incorporate the North Carolina and New York
Steamship Company
An act to repeal the 1lh section of the act passed in
o3f55, entitled An to empower the Commissioners Of
the town OF Wilmington to establish streets in said town.
g. An act to amend entitled An act incorporate
the Cheolh turnpike Company, passed lS54-'55
l. An act to amend and consolidate the acts Incorporating
the Jonahan's Creek and Tennessee Mountain Turnpike
Company, in the county of Haywood
g. An act to incorporate the town of Rockingham in the
county CT Richmond.
g. 81 incorporate the town Of Yadkn; ve in Yad-
kin county
III An amend the charter OF the Fayetteville
Western Plankroad Company and for other purposes.
H. An act to amend the charter of the Wstern Plankroad
company, passed at the session OF ls9O-ol
IL An act to incorporate the town of Troy, in Mont
gomcry county.
49, An act to incorporate the town of Thomasvle in Da
wilson county.
IA An act to authorize pankroad and turnpike compa-
to stone gravel in the construction and repair of
Is protect the citizens of the Wilson
To- An to incorporate the Macon county Turnpike
Company.
IL An authorize and empower the sureties of James
Brown late sheriff of Pitt county to collect arrears of
taxes due for the years l852-'53.
IS An to Incorporate the town Of Salem in Fosythc
county
10 An act to amend act incorporating the Wilmington
Savings Eank, passed Feb. "a, 1855.
20 I'm to revive and amend act incorporating the
Camden and Pasquotank New Cut Canal Company
81 An act to change the name of " New Institute, in
! lredel county, to 6 Olin
% An act to change the time of holding the courts of
pleas quarter sessions for Chowan county [Changes
the time 4h Monday in March and September and Sd
Monday in June and December.1
! % An act incorporate the town of Waynesvile, in
Haywood county.
"a An act to alter act to incorporate the Trustees of
the New Institute, in rede county lChanges the
to On High School Increases the number Of Trustees to
college when $4,000 shall have been subscribed per-
manent fund for the endowment of the institution
25 An act to authorize Samuel s. Bddle to build bridge
across Neuse river, IN Craven county.
70. An act concerning the militia in Union county.
81 An act to increase the pay OF witnesses IN Dupn,
Rowan, and Robson counties.
rs. An to allow the clerk ST the County Court of
Craven time make out his tax list
20 An act to incorporate the town OF Marion IN Mcdowell
county.
Polk county.
81 An act charging powers of GreenIlall Academy
81 An act to regulate the fishing with senes North
river prohibits fishing With seines from o'clock
Saturday until sunrise Monday morning of each and every
week. Penalty $l00.l
3d. An extend the time of payment Of the bonds
the state IGives five years from 1t January, Ie57-in-
teret to be paid semannually]
"a An act to incorporate the Abemare and Suffolk TAIL
road Company.
35 An act incorporate the American Exchange Mining
and Smelling Company.
Sc n amend incorporating the of
Stricklandsyie in Dupn county, and to incorporate COM
missiones of said town.
81 An act amend the charter of the Atlantic and N c.
Railroad Company
So An act extending the powers of the Roanoke Valley
Railroad Company
80 An to incorporate the Salem Cemetery Company
40 An act to amend an act incorporating the Quaatown
Al incorporate the Trustees of Moant Olivet
Academy, in Randop county.
~ revise and consolidate the charter of the
city of Raleigh. LExtends its corporate limits.
H. An authorize the wardens of Rutherford county
sell and convey the lands which the poorhouses
situated
A. An act to amend the charter of Carolina Female Col
lege in Arson county Allows the trustees to hold prop
erty to the amount of $l5O,000.l
IS An incorporate York Collegiate Institute, in
. Alexandria county.
AZ. An act to amend act incorporating the town Of
Graham, in Aamance county.
1S An act incorporate the Warrenton Female Acade
80 An to amend act for the better regulation
= the town of Clinton.
So An act prevent the sale Of spurious liquors within
two miles of Western Carolina Male Academy in Cabarru
. county. "a,
81 An act to incorporate the Garysburg and Windso
Railroad Company.
50 An for the better government OF the town OF Gates
f vile, in Gates county.
90 An act to amend an act incorporating the Western
r. c. Railroad Company. authorizes the directors ope
books Of subscription for & $1,000 100000 in
temedate when five per cent such subscription
paid in the State to subscribe double the amount subscr
cd bv individuals. First section of the road extend
Morganton Road be located within two miles of New
ton, branch built to that village Directors authorize
to open books subscription amount sufficient
onehrd the expense of second section (Which second
ton shall extend from Morganton to point not more tina
ten miles east the portal of the SwananOa tunnel
and the States subscription of two thirds not to be Gale
for until first section is completed and equ pped Sub
scrptons by counties be made by vote OF the people,
the amount determined on by majority OF the pag
% trates m
the H. Is and sections, of the charter granted last
SION Gives authority bills less than S.. Ger
era Assembly, within five years, may increase the capita
81 ock to S go 0OO-the State to allowed take
h stock in it as in the bank Of the State.
l. 81 An act to incorporate the town of Townsville IN Graz
e S. An act to establish Superior Court in Harne
county. W
Co. An act to revive the charter Neuso River Mar
id ufacturng Company and tor other purposes -
81 An act recharter the Bank OF the State of Mort
Carolina Extends the corporate existence Of the bank
1881 Increases the capital stock from $l5OOOOO to S.
or 600 600 the State to Million be paid in
nstameots sl25000 in State bonds and individual
NAV within twelve months take 100000; and whatev
amount of the latter sum may unsubseribed at Il
end of twelve MONTHS be taken by the State IN bond
New subscribers to have the preference the preser
Of stockholders in taking stock The tax thirty
share may be increased ST. Dividends may be take
the extent (but no fuher interest on none
ed sixty days notice certain amount OF one ana Two do
fhCsaS unth havlE chs