The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-03-05
Captions Of Laws
Passed by the General Assembly Of North Caro-

An Act to incorporate the Gardner Valley Mining
Company.
An act for the appointment of additional Inspec-
tor of Flour Provisions and Storage, in the town OF
Wilmington.
An act to repeal an act passed at the session of
1852 entitled an Act granting to the Superior Court
of Burke county original and exclusive jurisdiction OF
all criminal and State prosecutions, where the
Intervention of jury may be necessary"
An Act to provide for the purchase of arms and
munitions of war. lAppropriatng $780, OOJ
An Act Incorporating Courts of Oyer and TermIner:
GGives the Courts of Oyer and Termlner grand jury
An alter the time of opening the polls in cleo
lions the precincts of Salisbury, Wilmington Asne-
vile and Lexington. -.
An Act to consolidate the various acts heretofore
passed incorporate the town of Statesville in the
county of Iredell.
An Act to repeal Act passed at the session of
ls5s-'59 concerning Cherokee and Robson counties.
An act providing for beating and lighting the Capt.
:ol. Authorizes an appropriation OF S2oO0 Tor put
ling in gas pipes and CRATES. rs
An to repay the Banks moneys improperly COL
lccted from them.
An act for the relief of Daniel Dougherty.
An act incorporate the Gibson Hill Mining Com
pany, in the county of Gulltord.
An Act to prohibit the emancipation of slaves by
will.
An act concerning the call of a Convention of the
people of the State to consider Federal affairs
An act for the protection of the Haywood Male ana
Femal Academies.
An Act to prevent the telling OF timber In certain
streams in Iredell county.
An Act to incorporate Judson Female College, in the
town of Henderson.
An appoint tax collectors for the counties OF
Wayne, Haywood, Burke, Pasquotank, Mecklenbnrg
Irede Davidson, Arson, Union and other counties.
An Act to incorporate the Baltimore and North Caro-
lima Copper and Gold Mining Company.
An to incorporate the Silver Valley Mining Com
paLy in the county of Davidson.
An Act to incorporate the Davidson Copper Mining
Company.
An Act to prevent the telling of timber in, other
wise obstrucng, the of the North prong of Bellows
Creek, in Forsyth county.
An act to incorporate the Chatham Railroad Com
pany.
An Act to lay off and establish the county of Tran
sylvania from portions of Buncombe and Jackson coun-
ties.
An Act to amend an Act entitled An act establish
the Bank of Commerce. THE Act provides for the re-
mova of certain restrictions under which the bank has
heretofore labored.
An Act to secure the completion of the Wilmington,
Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad, and to amend the
charter thereof Authorizes exchange of bonds
the amount of million of dollars and the State
takes mortgage upon the road
An Actto enable the Fayetteville and Western Rail-
road Company extend their road from the Coal Fields
point the North Carolina Railroad, near
Lexington. [The Act authorizes exchange of bonds
with the State the of $500 600, and that
dollar of said appropriation should be paid by the
State until the iron for said road had first been
featured in this State, and the road graded.
An act to establish county by the of Mitchell
from portions of Yancy Mcdowell Burke and Watanga
An act to continue the improvement and provide for
the equipment of the Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal,
and the waters connected herewith. An appropria
ton of 100000 was made and the work pledged for
its payment
An act to incorporate the Green Swamp Company.
An act to amend act entitled ian Act to ncor-
porate the town of Charlotte in the county of Meek
lenburg."
pany
An act incorporate Independent Order of Odd Fell
lows, Swannanoa Lodge No. 3d. Asheville in the coun
ty of Buncombe
An act to incorporate the Valley River Gold Mining
and Aqueduct Company OF Cherokee.
An act for the completion of the buildings Of the
North Carolina Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind, and for other purposes. The act approprates
the sum of two thousand dollars
An act to amend the charter of the town ofNewbern.
An act to amend the charter of the town of Morgan
ton.
An act concerning the daily reading of records of
courts.
An act to amend act to create Sinking Fund.
An to amend and extend the provisions of the 9Th
section of the 4Sth chapter of the Revised Code ent
tied Fence.
An act to improve the road from John Aliens to the
top of the Blue Ridge, at Fishers Cap in the county
of Surry.
An repeal section II, chapter l6e of the laws
of North Carolina, passed at the session of l85S-59
An to allow less than a majority of the mags-
trates of rede and Chatham counties to
ty business.
An act to amend act incorporating the Western
North Carolina Railroad Company
An act to amend act to incorporate the Whining
ton, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad Company.
An act to provide for the completion of, and amend
the charter or the w eStern Railroad Company
An act to amend act entitled act to incorporate
the Atlantic, Tennessee Il Ohio Railroad Company
An to construct Railroad from Dallas, North
Carolina, the South Carolina line.
An act to amend the Charter of the Farmers Bank of
North Carolina.
An act to incorporate the Richlands Institute in the
county of Haywood
An release and remit any penalties forfeit
lures, &c. incurred by the Lagrange Mining and Manu-
featuring Company.
An act authorize the construction of Turnpike
road from Mtchers High Peak, Black Mountain to
inter ect one or more points in Buncombe county.
An authorize the sale of the old Jail in the
town of Wilkesboro.
An act to authorize the County Trustees of Iredell
county to sell lots in the town of Statesville.
An supplement tai to act passed at the present
session of the General Assembly to incorpo the
Chatham Railroad Company. This bill provid es for
loan of 100000 the part of the State.
An act to incorporate the Caswell Railroad Company
Allows the North Carolina Railroad to subscribe S5C,
900 for the construction of Railroad from the Com
pany Shops to the town of Milton.]
An provide for the sale of the States interest
in the Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Com
pany.
An act concerning public road from Taylorsville to
Boon in Watauga county.
An for the relief of the Raleigh and Greenville
Plank road Company
bill to create the Artillery Corps of North Caro-
lima.
An to incorporate the Bank of Western North
Carolina.
An act to incorporate the Black Mountain Turnpike
Company.
An to amend the Revised Code concerning tax for
Common Schools relates the counties of Ashe
and Allegheny.
An amend passed at the Session of
l86O,6l amendatory of to incorporate the Nc
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