The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-02-22

dred dollars. which shall be collected by the sheriff
by distress or otherwise, one-haif To his own use
and one half to the use Of the State. Every morse
or mule drover shall be considered a nonresident
unless the sheriff satisfactory evidence that he Is
"a resident of the State; and the Sheriff shall have
power and authority tn examine, on OATH at any
time, every horse mule drovtr or person VINO re-
ceves horses or mules to sell for another as 10
whether he has made any sale exchange or not,
and whether he is a non resident or agent OF
nom resident and his failure to answer, he shall
be subject the same penalty AS for failure or neg
lect to paw such tax. Every stud-ho or Jackass
let to mares for a price, belonging to non resident
of the State. dollars. unless the highest price
demanded for the SEASON. for one mare shall exceed
that sum- in which case, the amount thus demanded
shall be paid for license. The payment to one
sheriff and the license under his hand. shall protect
the subject in this paragraph faxed. in any county
this State. Every such stud hsrse or ackass shall
b. considered as belonging To- nonresident unless
the sheriff is furnished with satisfactory evidence
| that the owner is a resident of the State.
! Every person that peddes goods wares or mer-
chandize, not the growth or manufacture OF this
State, any drugs medicines or nostrums' wheth-
er such persons travel on foot, with conveyance,
| or otherwiSe shall first have proved to the county
court, that he il citizen of the United States and
is of good moral character, and shall have obtain
ed from court. (who may in its discretion make or
rtfuse) order of the sheriff to grant him eddlrrs
license. to- expire the LIST of July next ensuing.
And the sheriff production of a c"py of such or
der certified by the clerk of said court. shall grant
such license for his county. receipt of forty dol
lars tax: Prorided, That not more than person
shall peddle under one license. (2) That any
person VIII" temporarily carries on business as
merchant in any public place. and then removes bis
goods shall be deemed pedler. (3) That nothing
! in this act contained, shall prevent any persons
from freey selling live stock, vegetables, fruits,
oysters. fish, books, charts, MAPS printed music.
| or the articles of his own growth or manufacture
| a. That nothing herein contained shall release
peders from paying the imposed i'll this act, on
f,ar WIN hpal in Ot
die, which tax shall he collected secured in the
same manner in case of other merchants or trn-
ders
! Every itnerant who deals in puts up lightning
rods who sells riding vehicles. who sell spirit
liquors. wines cordias. in quantities from one
quart to one barrel. shall be under the same rules
and restrictions, and be liable tn the tax
ped6lers, except that no order from court shall be-
| required to entitle him to a license.
Every company of girses any strolling com
,pany of persons who make support by telling
fortunes. pretending to tell fortunes horse trading
tmkering begging, one hundred dollars in each
county in which they offer to practice any of their
crafts recoverable out of any property belonging
| to any of the company. But nothing herein
contained shall be construed, to- exempt them
! from indictment, any other penalties now Imposed
| by law. Every freeman that shall arrive at age
after the lst of July of every year, and before
election may pay his poll tax for that year to the
sheriff t. his deputy. before the election. without
listing. If any person bound TO list taxables in his
rght. or the right OF allOtner snail 1al To list
the any part thereof. the sheriff shall col
lect from him. and of his own proper estate double
the tax imposed the property subject not listed
Every marriage license. one dollar; every mortgage
deed. marriage contract and deed in trust made to
secure debts liabilities, one dollar; and every
deed conveying title te real estate where the
sdtration is three hundred dollars upwards, fifty
cents payable to the clerk of the county court.
No clerk shall grant such license, or admit to pro-
bate such instrument. until the tax shall have been
paid aud the receipt shall be endorsed on such
license instrument, and be registered with the
An act concerning the county court of Duplin.
An act to Incorporate the Shoal Creek Academy.
An act to Incorporate the Copper Hill Mining
Company.
An act to Incorporate Guilford Copper and Gold
Mining Company.
An act to incorporate the North State Copper
and Gold Mining company.
An act to prevent the telling of timber in Tuck
aho and Trent rivers.
An act to incorporate the town of Mt. Pleasant,
Cabarrus county.
An act to incorporate the North Carolina Col
lege, Cabarrus
An act to amend the act incorporating the town
of Lenoir, in Caldwell county.
An act to authorize Justices of Franklin co. to
sell certain public lands belonging to the county.
College.
An act to enlarge the powers of the Commits
sioners OF Tawboro'.
An act to amend the act Incorporating the Trus-
tees Of Graham Institute, Alamance.
An act to extend the corporation of the town of
KilstOn, ana for other purposes
An act to amend the act authorizing the con-
struction of a branch of the Tuckaseege and he
owe Turnpike company
An act to amend the acts CONCERNING the X cove
Turnpike company.
An act to require the clerks of the General As
senIbly to take oath of office.
Au act to make husbands liable for the debts of
deceased wives
An act to incorporate the Orange Guards.
An act to Incorporate the Buckhorn Iron COM
pany.
An act to provide for compensation to Justices
of the Peace, for taking list of taxable property.
An act to amend an act to provide for the inl-
provement of the public road from Reddies river
to the Tennessee line.
An act to incorporate the White Oak Naviga-
tion company.
An act to restore jury trials in the county courts
of Cleavean
An act to encourage the planting of oysters and
clans.
An act to incorporate the Arendell Hotel conf
pany.
An act to cede to the United States, jurisdiction
of land in Raleigh, for the purpose of erecting
Post Office and Federal court house.
An act tn incornorate paml;cO (iuards in town