Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-11-28
An Ordinances
GEORGE E. BADGER IN NORTH CAR u


engross or get into bis hands by buying ntaetng
other peabs other grain growipg in the fields
any other orn grain pork beef either fresh sailed
smoked cheese, fish, coffee, sugar. tea, SALT sslpetre
other dead vcua whatsoever the intent to sell the
market and prevent the sao from passing into the
hands and of the people, other intent than
and Becessitons persons shall be deemed unlawful
engrosser, Bhosoever shall make any notion by word
enhancing of the price or deafer selling Of any thing
above mentioned else dissuade, stir any
place this State to abstain or forbear
bring of the things before rehearsed
such city market oher place. to be sold shall
be deemed foresaer. And whosoever shall make any pro-
mise enter into any agreement to deIsand
ing with other that he shall not sell
of TIE things before rehearsed but at certain prices
at not less than certain prices shall be deemed unlawful
conprator and person, upon vcton of either of
me Sao offences, by Verdct or coDfeson shall be fined
than months. and shall be required to enter into
cognzance with sufficient surety for his good behavior for
the space OF three years. in such sum as the Court d
rect.
Be fsrther ordained That the offences mentioned in
y Court only and by criminal Information instead Of
Indictment in which the following rules shall be observed
Inormations may filed by County Solicitor er ocio
either in vacation in tme and process we'll for
the arrest of the party charged for compelling the at
tendance of witnesses shall Immediately issue
the capas shall be served five days before the return the
defendant shall be compelled to plead and that
and shall not be allowed by the Court postpone the trial
unless for the abserce of material and necessary witness
who shall be detained by Illness for of like
nature, and shall also be required condition of such
pospcnement pay the which may have
accrued. And the Court shall have power make such
neng jurors complete exercise jaris
dctCn hereby conferred may deemed proper Infor
maos under this Ordinance shall have priority OF hearing
and trial and after the Tuesday of term Upon the
conviction of any defendant the Solicitor shall be entitled
to tax fee of twenty dollars aAd his acquitta or dis
charge, he shall not be liable pay costs, but the
county shall pay for the attendance of all material witnesses
we'll for the defendant for the prosecution No udg
men shall be stayed arrested and NO demurrer allowed
any M Of o% h. Of he
distinctly set out From the judgment rendered in any pro-
Imd ge IT f9rhsr orGand That he Governor shall have
power, when, and often IN his Judgment the public
use any things hereinbeore mentioned, and
may in order to the execution OF this power appoint any
officer Officers, PERSONS to make from time to
time seizures under such rules he may prescribe
for asceranng the price to be paid to the owner or
owners their agent or attorney For any such articles so
seized the following method shall be Observed two per-
shall be appointed, by the officer making
the seizure and by the owner or owners, his or their
agent attorney who having been to act justly and
mpartiay tbs premises shal proceed to estimate the
under hands and eals, and in of difference be-
tween en- shall choose umpire, who SHALL in like man
or his or their agent or aorey on being notified
seizure, refuse for he of three days neg
ect in making such valuation then the
person named by the officer or person the SEIZURE
Shall proceed By himself to make ami certify such valua-
ton be unknown be absent from the
State and have known agent attorney therein then
Of the Court of Pleas aud Quarter Sessions of
the county 10 which such sezare be made, or made
any incorporated city town the mayor or chief oblcer
or owners to act in making such and the vaua-
ton made aforesaid, shall bs held TO ascertain
concIusvely the price to paid article SEIZED
and the certificate OF such valuation shall be delivered
the owners his their agent or attorney, or
these shall be absent unknown, shall be deposited with
the Clerk such County and for his their use
certificate shall entite the party to payment OF
seizure or at the pub treasury and if such paymelt bs
refused the party shall lie eDtd to interest at the rate of
if the party shall refuse payment in Treasury
the Confederate States of this State, or in cur
OF the banks of this stae he shall not be en-
Provided, and II IS hereby declared
tcIes snail be liable to seizure which are held or
possl sSed any FIR his ersonal and that OF
family Dependents OF tor the use OF SICK disabled OF
poor ecessitous persons or for other charitable USE
BY any conOImaby to the provisions OF this
rdnance the property III the thing or things seized SHAH
be Immediately vested in the State without regard TO
subsequent proceedings for ascerang the value thereof
or for any other purpose
And be tter ordained That this Ordinance shall be
force during The present war only except as TO prosc
tons which may be pending and undetermined at the end
OF the and Eay III The meantime De repeacd or moo
y fed by the General Assembly.
! RELEASE CT BRITISH MINORS FROM THE FEDERAL
e ARMY.-The Washington correspondent of the Phia-
o dephia Press writes:
An arrangement is about be entered into by which
all the British minors who have enlisted IN the American
army are to be returned TO their respective homes
Many of these youngsters volunteered from Canada;
and as Lord Lyons is the very best OF hu-
mours lie has demanded that they shall be tutned-
The 81 cletary of and the Secretary OF State have
e graciousy coudescended to acctde to bis request.
REFUeEEs FROM THE NORTHERN DEsPorIsM-The
Toronto (Cauada) Leader of a recent date says:
e The number OF Americans arriving in Canada to
escape from political persecution in the Northern States
or because OF inability to pass from their pursuers in
= the North to friends p the South, is daily augmented
" It is larger relatively, in Quebec and Montreal than in
Toronto but even here it is considerable and with
II certainty of increase. Already, since the commence
ent of the war, large additions have been made to the
provincial population from the ranks OF British b0rL
Subjects long resident in the Northern and Western
States who now return their allegiance seek new
e; homes in Canada
= MuIrARY-GeD. Hill LETT on Saturday morning tol
new field, and Gen Branch We learn will be down Or
ID Monday to assume command of this Division.
ID The Court Martial convened here on Monday last tt
examine the charges preferred by Gen. Hill against Col
Singetary closed its abors on Friday and adjourned
be proceedings OF the Court have been to Head
re Quarters and suppose IN day or two the finding
s. the Court sill be made known.
u Nsubern Progress 25M isst.
FATAL lsC1DENr.--Yesterday, about 10 O'Clock
Mr. William Privett Sr, OF this place, was shot dea'
n bysMr d. Handey. 1t appears that Mr. VIM. PriVett
le who is OF the deceased, was 10 contact will
Handey and had made two three passes at him will
a bowie knife. The elder Prvett, Whe in tn
conflict, received the shot aimed at the younger Ih
parties had been in atray earlier In the day, ant
Handey with others under arrest at the time, an
~ Mr. Adams of the town police, exerted himself to pre-
e. vent the fatal result which recordln fact was IL
d. much personal peril but all bis efforts were unava
II ing.
Several persons not named implicated in the dis
" turbauce but forbear to parcuarise, the Law
rs will better designate the most guilty
tn Handley was tried before an examining Court ao
as bound in bond of 1900 dollars for his appearance
of at our next Superior Court.
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US In this own the 10th inst., by Rev. NJ McQueen
of j. HO Eli, Esq, and Miss LAURA RARRISS, all OF TIL
be place.
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