The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-03-20

An acs to revise aud amend an act TO lncor
porate Sulphur Springs Camp Grounds in the
county of Cleveland
An act to amend an act entitled "An act fol
the relief of landlords" (So amended as to ex
tend to all cases in which any grants or leases
have been made of lands heretofore claimed as
abandoned lands under any orders of the Treas
ury Department of the United States, or of the
bureau OF Refugees, Freedmen, aud abandoned
LANDS, or OF any officer of either of them; and
upon the restoration Of said lands, the said
grants or leases have been or may be assigned
or transferred by either Of the said Departments
or any officer thereof, but the assignees and
transferees shall be entitled to all the benefits OF
the provisions of the original act. .s. E.e..s
An act to incorporate Stokes Lodge, No. 80
of Free and Accepted Masons in the town OF
| Concord, county OF Cabarrus. ..... ff.--.
An act to amend the act of incorporation of
the town of Newton in Catawba county.
An act to incorporate the Rudsil Gold Min
ing company, in the county of Mecklenburg,
! North Carolina. .....-s. -
An act to legalize the Courts of Pleas and
| Quarter Sessions held by the Provisional JUS
tices 10 the county of MeckleIburg This act
alludes to the courts held for said county in Ju-
ly aud October, 1865, and January, 1861
An act to authorize the Wilmington, Char
lotte and Rutherford Railroad Company to ex.
tend said road from the town of Rutherford by
the most practicable route westward to some point
OF intersection with the western extension of
| the North Carolina Railroad at or near the town
of Asheville in Buncombe county.
An act to amend chapter 40, Revised Code,
entitled draining aud dammiug low lands. fThis
act adds to section H. "and also judgement for
like sum to be expended in subsequent repairs
as the Court on motion may direct" and also
adds the following two sections to said chapter :
"l6. Natural streams may be cleaned out, en-
larged, widened or deepened under the same
rules aud regulations as herein provided for Ca
mailing. '..
at. The clerk of the county Court of Edge
colnbe shall. keep separate record of all the
proceedings under and by virtue of this chap.
ter"
An act concerning salaries and fees TPro
have been regulated by the General Assembly,
the same shall be regulated by chapter lo2, Re-
vised Code.] .-t
An act to amend chapter rs of the Revised
Code entitled Notaries. Gives Notaries Public
the power to take and tocertfy acknowledge
ments or proof of powers of attorney, mortgages,
deeds and other instruments of writing, Except
the examination of fenaes couert) to take depo.
| sitions and administer oaths, in matters Incl
dent to their Office. -...
An act concerning negroes and free persons
of color or mixed blood.
An act to legalize the transfer of Registered
bonds Of this State to bearer.
An act to change the jurisdiction of the
courts and the rules of pleading therein.
An act regulating fees in the Supreme Court
Allows the Clerk fifty per cent 10 addition to
the salary and fees allowed in Sec. rs, chapter
l02, revised code, and allows the Marshal So
per day, for every day in attendance.]
An act to authorize the Public Treasurer to
make special deposits. [Repeals SO much of
Section II, chap. liz, revised code, ss to make
it obligatory for the Public Treasury to make
Banks of the State, and authorizes him to make
special deposits with the cashier of the Bank Of
North Carolina
An act to provide for the payment of the
State debt contracted before the war. Author
ICES the Public Treasurer to sell bonds to the
amount not exceeding So, 900, which bonds
shall bear date January 1st 1866, and run tbir-
| ty-iour years with coupons bearing six per cent
interest, payable semi-annually]
An act to regulate the terms of the Supreme
Court, and for other purposes. Authorizes two
terms to be held in the city of Raleigh on the
second Monday of January aud June.
An act to secure better government for the
Insane Asylum. Repeats section 7, 8 and 9 of
chapter End of the laws of 1885, and pro-
vides that the government hereafter shall be
vested in FIVE supervisors to be appointed bien-
uially by The Governor, and the Governor shall
be ex-of6cio chairman Of the board, and the said
board to be appointed within ten days after the
passage of this act and hold their Office until
January lst, 1867
An act to extend the time for collecting tag.
es under the Revenue Ordinance of the Conven-
tiop. Extends the time until 1st May, 1856,
and allows the Sheriff in collecting the addition
al tax per cent. for 81 900, and if not exceed
ing $1,000. per cent and $4,000 and upwards
per cent.
An act to extend the terms of Office of certain
county officers Extends the term of the off,
GERS elected by the court until their Successors
are appointed.
An act to abolish the Offices of Supernten-
dent Of Common Schools, Treasurer Of the Lit
erary Fund, and for other purposes.
An act for establishing College for the edu-
cation, of teachers and ministers of the gospel
for the colored race. provides for the incorpo-
ration of the Trustees Of the Freedmen's college
for the education of those persons of the colored
race, who may aspire to be teachers or minis
ters)
| An act for the better protection of the mill
ing and the manufacturing interests of the State.
| (Provides against the wanton destruction of
dams mill races, DO.
| An act to improve the law of evidence.
| An act to authorize the sale of the Roan anoke
Valley Railroad
An act regulating the debts created during
the war. (When the obligation does not set
I forth the value of the property for which such