Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-12-04

| Cd. Any Judge or Justice, Of the Peace on COM
plant to him made on the oath or affirmation Of
one more credible person OF persons shall cause
to be brought before him any offender against the
provisions Of this ordinance, who shall enter into
recoGnisance with sufficient surety to and appear
ut the next county court Of the county wherein the
offence was committed and abide the Judgment Of
said court; and in the mean fine to be Of the peace
and good behavior to all people within the State
and for the want of such surety, the said Judge or
Justice shall commit such offender to the Jail Of the
county w. r' ''',sh ''-...,' .' a'.' '.,'-.. "a
3D. 1t shall be the duty Of every free male person
in this State above sixteen years Of age volunteers
mustered into the service Of the State of the Con-
federate States, persons non cop0s ments and prs
oners of war only excepted, before some court or
officer authorized to administer oaths, to take the
following oath OF affirmation =. .r . -.-.
81, B, do solemnly swear Tor affirm as the case
may beg that will bear faithful and true allegiance
to the State of North Carna, ana wiz to the utmost
OF my power, support maintain and defend the In
dependent government of the Confederate States of
| America against the government of the United
States or any other power, that by open force or
otherwise shall attempt TO subvert the same. do
hereby renounce all allegiance to the government
of the United States, and will support and defend
the Constitution of the Confederate States OF Amer
lea and the Constitution of this State inconsis
tent with the Constitution of the Confederate States
so help me God" '' l"'
And it shall he the duty of every officer admins
trating such oath to certify under his hand and seal
to the next county court which may be held in the
county, where the jurors affirmants reside, the
names of all persons, who have taken the oath be-
fore him, which certificate shall be recorded by the
clerk of the county court i'm book to be kept for
| that purpose.
4th. Every male person as aforesaid who shall
fail or neglect to take the said oath or affirmation
or before the first day of January next may by any
n tha nf ho tod
pear before the county court to take the same and if
any person thus cited shall fail to attend or attend
| ing at the time and place. as he shall have been
thus warned shall refuse to take the oath or affirm
alton, Except excused by sickness. unavoidable
cessty or other sufficient to be adjudged of
| by the next county court) shall be ordered by the
said county court to take the said oath or quit the
State and depart cut of the Confederate States with
in thirty days thereafter. Provided hopeuer, That
the county court may, in their discretion, permit
person failing as aforesaid to remain in the State.
9th. If such person shall be permitted to remain
in the State he shall be adjudged incapable and dis
abled in law to have occupy. or enjoy any office,
appointment, license, or election of trust profit,
civil military within this State and shall not be
capable of being elected to- aiding by his to
be a member of Assembly, Governor, or any other
officer; and If any person shall be directed to de-
| part out OF the Confederate States and shall not
quit the State within thirty days, then such person
may be apprehended by the warrant of any Judge
or Justice of the Peace in this State (whose duty it
shall be to issue such warranty and shall be brought
before the county court where the order was made,
and the said court SHALL in such case send the person
so offending as speedily may be- out of the Con-
federate States at the costs and charges of such Of
| lender Ut he has the means to pay the same,) and
to this end shall, and may direct the Clerk of the
court to issue an order to any Sheriff the State
to seize and sell so much Of the goods and chattels
| lands and tenements Of such person in his county
as may be judged necessary by said court to defray
the costs and charges together with the costs and
charges of apprehending and combining such person
until he shall be sent out of the Confederate States
and such Sheriff shall execute proper conveyances
| for any property sold, and return the money
arising by any sale made by virtue of such order,
after deductiug his fees and commissions in other
cases. to the next county court of the county whence
such order issued, under the penalty of five hun
dred dollars, to be recovered, upon motion against
the Sheriff and his suretes, by the county Solicitor
for the use of the county, after ten days notice and
If any surplus shall remain after paying all costs
and charges as aforesaid, the county court shall
| cause such surplus to be paid to the owner.
9Th If any person so departing or sent off from
this State shall return to the same, then such per-
son shall be adjudged guilty Of treason against the
State and shall, and may be, proceeded against IN
like manner as directed in case of treason.
7th This Ordinance may be modified or repealed
| by the General Assembly-shall take effect at the
date of its ratification, and be published by the Sec
rotary of State practicable thereafter in
one Gf there be one) newspaper in each Congress
sonal District, and at each Court House in the sey.
al counties of the State.