The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-12-26
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1S66-'67. -
/. An Act to extend the present Term
the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
the County Of Wake.
2. An Act to enable the County Courts
Craven and Cumbellandto extend their SEES
sions. Grants the privilege to the abov
counties Of extending the terms of thei
Courts from day to day until the business
disposed of, though it should extend beyont
the time heretofore provided)
3. An Act in relation to the County Courts
of the County of Hyde. (Gives a majority
of the magistrates, at the LIST OF January ~
each. wear to select five of their number to
hold the Courts, three of whom shall nave
power to act)
h A. An Act to authorize the Dismal swamp
Canal Company to issue eight per cent ponus'
5. An Act to postpone the special Term y,
appointed for the County of Chowan' on tLe
second Monday of Dec. 1868. (fostpohes
the time until the Wednesday after the nl !,
Monday ofFeb. 1867, and grants the prlVil-
eye of continuing the term two weeks IL ne
cessary) m
6. An Act TO amend the Charter OF the
;, Washington Toll Bridge Company
z. An Act to extend the time Tor the COL
lection of taxes in certain counties. (Glves
tbe Sheriffs and Tax Collectors OF the Coun-
, ties of Alexander, Beaufort, Burke, Catawba,
Caldwell. Cleaveand, Castor, Lincoln, Mitch
ell Mcdowell, Polk, Rutherford, Wilkes,
and Watagua, time until the first day of
March 1867 to make settlement with the
Public Treasurer.)
s. An Act to protect the people of Chat
ham County. ALLOWS the Sheriff of said
County time, until the first of March 1867, to
settle taxes with Public Treasurer.)
) 9. An Act to make valid the sale OF the
+ old Jail lot by the County Court of Edge
.combe. and to secure the title to the purchas-
er, and to sell and purchase other lands for
certain purposes. (Authorizes the Chair
man of the County Court to make titles, and
4, "A majority of the Justices to sell and buy
:, other lots for the purpose of building Jail
and stocks.)
10. An Act to amend Sec. LIST of chapter
Goth of the laws of North Carolina passed
by the General Assembly of 1886, rela-
tive to Roads, Ferries and Bridges. Limits
the age to forty-five instead of fifty years.
II. An Act to change the time of holding
the Courts of Pleas and Quarter sessions of
9 Alexander County. Changes the time from
the third Monday of March, June, Septem-
Der and December, to the first Monday in
each of the above named months.)
10. An Act to change the time of holding
the Courts of Pleas and Quarter sessions of
Yadkin County Changes the time from
O. the first Monday in January, April, July and
October. to the second Monday in the above
named months.)
10. An Act granting a general amnesty
and pardon to all officers and soldiers of the
State of North Caroliua, of the late Confed-
crate States armies, or the United States, for
offences committed against the criminal laws
Z of the State of North Carolina.
~ a. An Act to incorporate the Mclean
Fire Engine Co., No. /, in the town of Fay
etteville.
Is. An Act in favor of x. P. Harris. (Au-
thorizes tbs clerk of the County Court of Ca
barrus to make title to said Harris for old
Jail9 "
i Is. An Act to amend an act for the relief
of such persons as may suffer from the de-
structions of the records and other papers.
of the several counties of the State and for
other purposes. (Amends so as to to read
all petitions to declare the contents of a
deed or will or any matter of record shall be
filed within five years next after the ratifica-
ton of this act'O
II. An Act to re-enact and confirm the
charter of the Williamson and Tarboro'
Railroad Company and the amendment there
to. ct legalizes all acts done by said Com
pany under the old charter and amendments
since the close of the wary
18. An Act to incorporate the Yanceyville
and Milton Railroad Company.
10. An Act to incorporate the Newbern
Steam Fire Co., No. 1.
20. An Act for the relief of disabled sol
kiers. Provides that when it is definitely
ascertained that the artificial limbs cannot
be made to be of service then the applicant
shall be entitled to receive the amount paid
by the State for the limbs)
81. An act for the relief of Jas. S. Snow,
sheriff of Halifax County. ALLOWS time un-
til March list, 1867, to settle taxes with pub
lictreasurer)
20. An act to enhance the value of the
bonds to be issued for the completion of the
Western North Carolina Railroad, and for
other purposes.
90. An act to empower the County of
Mecklenburg to hold extra terms (Author-
ICES the justices to order extra terms of the
court, when in their judgment the public in
terest require it,
"a. An act to change the name of the Caro-
lima Joint Stock Insurance and Trust Com
pauy. Changes the name to The Ameri-
can Joint Stock and Trust Company.')
%. An act to repeal all acts heretofore
passed in relation to the incorporation of the
town of Morganton, and to provide sub
stitute therefor.
26. An act to allow fees to justices of the
peace in Mecklenburg County and to increase
those of constables in said County.
81 An act for the construction of a bridge
across Notla river in the County of Chero-
kee and for other purposes. (Authorizes Mr.
Siler, the agent for the sale of Cherokee lands,
to appropriate the sum of $4,000 for the
construction of said bridge)
%. An act to enable the Western Railroad
Company to complete its road from the Coal
fields, in Chatham County, to some point on
the N c. Railroad.
20. An act providing for the support of
the Insane Asylum.
30. An Act providing for the support of
the Insane Asylum. (Appropriates the sum
$4,000 for the support of the same for 49,
'67 and 67l66, and the further sum of S.
600 for the repair Of the building, fences,
grounds, &c.
80. An Act to enable the Wilmington,
Charlotte & Rutherford r. r. Co., to COM
plete its road, pay its debt to the State and
extend its road to the Tennessee line. (Au-
thorizes them to issue bonds and borrow
money, at not more than per cent and to
mortgage the property of said road)
u 81. An Act to authorize the President and
Directors of the Blount's Creek Manufactur-
ing Company of the town of Fayetteville to
borrow money to rebuild their factory