Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-02-11
DAVE.
AN ACT

AoPoTt'e J0F tIte OeCteT management ana repair OF
enc Wesfern Turnpike Road, and rebuilding ana
repairing certain Bridges on the same
SECTION l. Be it enacted By the General Assem-.
bly, of the State of North Carolina and it is here
6y enacted by the authority of the same, That
hereafter the Western Turnpike Road shall be d,vi.
ded into two sections; the first section beginning
at the town Of Asheville in the county Of Bun.
combe and ending at the point where said road
es the line between the counties of Macon and Jack
son; the second section beginning at the last
named point and ending at the point where the said
road terminates, on the line between this State and
the States of Georgia and Tennessee.
Sec 2. BE it further enacted, That the Governor
shall appoint Superintendent or agent for each of
said sections, under the sane rules and regulations
As the Superintendent Of said road has heretofore
been appointed, and such agents shall discharge
their duties in like manner, and under the like and
same penalties for failing SO to do, the Superin-
tendent heretofore has been required to do except
rs the same may be modified and changed by the
provisions of this act
Sec 8. Be 1t further enacted, That each of said
agents shall give bond in the sum Of five thousand
dollars with security, to be approved by the agent
Of the State for the sale Of Cherokee Lands" pay
able to the State of North Carolina conditioned for
the faithful discharge of their duties as Supcrinten-
dents RESP ectivey and for faithfully accounting for
all moneys that may pass into their hands respect
lively, on account Of and by virtue of such super
intcndency of said road.
Sec 4. Be it further enacted, That it shall be
the duty Of said agents respectively see that the
toll gates on said road for their respective sectim,
are kept in good repair and to appoint faithful t'
gatherers; and the toll gatherers when appolnt,l
shall quarterly pay over all tolls less the lawful
commissions due them, to SAID Superintendent re-
spectvely, and take receipts for the amount paid,
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sions, and forward such receipts forthwith to the
agent of the State for " Cherokee Lands" and the
said Superintendent shall quarterly settle with the
agent of the State for Cherokee Lands, and faith
fully account to him for all moneys received and dis
bnrsed on account of said roads, and pay over any
surplus that msy remain in their hands respective
ly after making such disbursements thereof as are
now authorized by Law, and it shall be the duty of
the agent of the State for the sale Of Cherokee lands
to account for any moneys he may receive from
said Superintendent, or either Of them, for 9th
er moneys due the State in his hands aud by virtue
of his office, aud he shall annually make report to
the Governor of the settlement made with said Su-
perintendents.
SEC. s. Be 1t further enacted, That the sum Of
six thousand dollars is hereby appropriated out Of
any funds now in the hands Of the agent of the
State for the sale Of Cherokee Lands, or which may
come into his hands, for the purpose of rebuilding
the bridges on said road across the Hiwassee and
Pigeon rivers, and for the repair Of such other
bridges as may require to be repaired, and the
building and repairs of said bridges shall he don'
under the superintendent and direction of said Su
perintendents respectively, as the Superintendent
has heretofore been allowed by law to have such
work executed and the order Of said Superinten
dents respectively shall be- sufficient warrant to au
thorize said agent for the sale of Cherokee Lands
to pay out the money by this act appropriated
SEC. 6. Be 1t further enacted, That if said Su'
nerin,endents, or either Of them, or any toll gath
erer on said road shall fail to faithfully perform all
and every the duties devolving upon them by vlr'
tue Of this or any other act shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor, and on convistion shall be hnee
or imprisoned at the discretion Of the Court.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, That this act shat
be in force from and after its ratification
Read three times, and ratified in. General AS
sembly, this Eth dry Of December, A: D., 1862.
r. S. DONNELL,
Speak. House Com.
GILES MEBANE,
Speaker Senate.