Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-12-25

the Public Treasursffroa time to time Therefor, no
exceeding the sum Of one hundred thousarf dollars
3. he 1t furtkr 0e6atnedP Tlat it ssAI b tn,
duty of said coinnisspner 10 pt0ceed ss son as
practicable to the dischargepf lIis day, md As salt
can be made, u sem forward SsarNls19ep qts
on the Sevcrafraroads of the State Or on some nav
igable waters, for the accommodation eff every sec
ton of the State, equally and in such order he
may find best to meet the wants Of the country
49,. .tWre8er 0eaafRed.s
Peace in the several counties in this State major
ly being present may meet at the Court House, in
term tme,)o in vacation of the courts, and make
such order as they may prefer touching the deliver
ing distribution and payment for the salt manuac-
tured for the Of the people of such county, and
to that end may advance the money out of the Urea
! sury of the county, or otherwise: Pr0Uided That
they shall allow the salt to DC lain speculation
or for!riIore taan ehe'actaal cost: I'll ~ 3D.
| D. tBeftUfTtSesS ordaikkdI That it Shall not be
lawful for any TO purehSe tAdre of the salt so
made, thaRihe requires Tor hSiown use for dis
trlbatecn the cost and 4Jese oftfa iSpartation,
and ltaey one shall purchase any halt,so made and
re sell 1T for profit, be shall be guilty Of msde-
meanor, and on conviction thereof in any. of the
County or Superior Courts, shall be fned or ipprS
oncd at the discretion Of the Court.
6. lie 4, further Tdailed, That this Ordinance
shall continue In force and operation during the con-
tinuance of the present war, unless The Legislature
shall otherwise order
Z. Re IL FURTHER ordained, That if the commits
si0ner should die remove from the State, resign
or refuse to- act should prove faithless to the
trust repOScd in hi, the Convention then not being
in session, the Governor shall supply the vacancy
created in any of the aforementioned means.
s. BE it further ordained That It shall be the
duty of the commissioner to make report TO the
Governor every month, showing the progress Of the
work, its cost &c 1t shall be the duty of said
commissioners on the first Monday of each month,
to report to the Governor the quantity of salt NAH
ufaeturcd during the month preceding, and the DIS
position made of all the salt made the cost of pro-
ducion and transpOTtation and the income to the
State on the salt made and sold, ami that the Gov
ernOr shall lay such reports before the General As
semby at the first session. and that they make such
order for change in the management of the business
and settementwilh- the commissioners, in their
wisdom may seem right.
.. BE IL further ordained, That the commissioner
SHALL before entering on the duties Of his Office, take
oath Of Office and give bond payable to the Stale
in the sum of one hundred Thousand dollars with
take bond and anple security from every agent Ivy !
cevc or pay out money, aud that all sach bonds |
shall be payable to the State CT North Carolina.
10: BE II tErtRcr orlajaed, That the commission .
er shall receive annual salary of fifteen hundred
dollars, and his travelling expenses -.
Real three times and ratified in open Convention !
the 9th day Of December, \. d., 1861.
W. n. EDWARDS,
Pres. Of Convention
j. II. MOoRE, Prin. Secretary. /
L. {. EDWARDS, Asst Secretary.TlEY a. !