The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-03-20
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An act to amend an act passed at the session
of 1S50-51, and amended at the sessions Of
1876 and 1S5S-59, entitled an act to incor
porate the Tuckasegee aod Keowa Turnpike
Company. Authorizes the State agent for the
colectlon of Cherokee bonds, to subscribe to
the main trunk road from Webster in Jackson
county to the South Carolina line, instead OF ITS
branches, until it Is completed, out of any bonds
or money in his hands, or that may come into
his hands, and that it shall not be lawful fol
him to apply said bonds to any other purpose
until said road is completed, and that the Presi'
dent Of said road may draw said agent from
time to time. .
An act to amend an act entitled dan act to
Incorporate the Macon county Turnpike Com
pany," passed at the session of 1856 and 1857.
PROVIDES that as soon as $500 shall have been
subscribed and paid by solvent individuals, it
shall be the duty of the agent of the State for
the collection of Cherokee bonds to subscribe
of the stock of the company on the part of the
State $500 for lands situated in Macon, Chero-
kee and Clay countless and the State to be -e-
presented by said agent or by some person ap-
pointed by him, in the election of directors in
proportion to the number of shares owned by
the State in said company, and the State not to
be called on to pay her stock faster than the
stock holders
An act to charter the High Shoals Railroad
Company.
An act to authorize the Wardens of the poor
in case any Judgment person becomes charge
able to county, possessed of any estate which
is insufficient for the support of such INDECENT
person, to institute proceedings to subject the
same to the indemnity Of .he county whose duty
it is made by law to provide for the maintain
anee of the poor thereof.
An act to incorporate the trustees Of the Cen
eral Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church in
the United States.
An act further suspending the operation of
statute of Limitation. Provides that in all
cases that when the loss of time is made bar
of the claims, the time between May 20tE, 1861,
and January 1st, 1867, shall not be counted.
An act to extend the time allowed to widows
to enter their dissent to the lost will and testa-
ment Of their husbands. Provides that VI here
an estate has not been finally settled, the widow
of all testators whose wills have been admitted
to probate since January l. 1862, and before
the 1st day of May 1865, whose real estate has
not been sold, may have six months from the
ratification Of this act to eLter their dissent to
the same, aud allows her Cif she dissents from
the wilD the same right of dover, as if her hus-
bald died intestate,1
Au dCI COuCcluluS luUlCluGutS Ill tuc GUuCIS
of oyer and terminer. Provides that defen-
dants in all bills of indictment found but not
disposed of at the several courts of oyer and
terminer shall be held for trial at the next reg
ular term of the Superior Court Of the county
in the same manner as though the said bills had
been found at regular term of the Superior
Court
An act to amend the county line of Mitchell
county and to annex part of Yancy county to
the county of Mitchell, amended so as to run
from the mouth Of Big Rock creek down Loe
river to the mouth of Brumits creek and up the
extreme height of the ridge that divides the
waters of Pigeon Roost creek and Brumts
creek to the top of the big ridge to the former
line of the county Of Mitchell, and then running
with said line to where it joins the Tennessee
line and then running with the old line 20 the
mouth of Big Rock creek, SO as to leave all
west of said first named line to the county of
Yancy.
An act to regulate salaries and fees. ALLOWS
the Governor $4,000 and a furnished house.
Councillors of State the same pay as members
of the General Assembly, for every day of at
tendance. Judges of the Supreme and Superb
or Court $500; Public Treasurer, $4,000;
State, $3.50, and fees; Private Secretary to
UOteiuOI, 1,UVO, ouu ICCoJ AteolucJ ueUEIal,
SlOO for bis attendance on each regular term Of
Superior Court, of any county he shall attend
and the fees allowed by Law; each Solicitor Of
the State, $40 for every term of the Superior
Court he shall attend, and fees; Reporter of the
Supreme Court, $500, and fees; Public Libra
rian, $500; Messenger to Governor, S365; Clerk
of the Supreme Court, $500, and forty cents
for recording as heretofore, besides the regular
fees; Clerks of the Superior and County Courts,
and Clerks and Masters in Equity, jurors, and
witnesses, fifty per cent in addition to the fees
now allowed by law
An Act to punish seditious language, insur
reetions and rebellions in the State. Any
person guilty Of sedtious language, spoken, writ
ten or printed or endeavoring to iucite insurrec-
ton, conspiracy, sedition rebellion against
the Government ct the State, shall stand 10 the
pillory one hour, receive one or more public
whippings, not less than thirty nine lashes each
and be imprisoned twelve months, and Furnishes
with death any person found guilty Of rebellion
or insurrectlon, or incitlng others to join him
or them
An act to re-enact 4th Section 1O2 Chapter
Revised Code. The section reads as follows !:
Every Judge shall produce certificate from the
Clerk of each county, of his having held the
Court Of the county according to law, aud for
every such certificate omitted to be produced,
there shall be deduction from his salary OF
one hundred dollars: Provided, hopeUer, that
no certificate Of attendance shall be given &y
the Clerks of the Superior Courts of Northamp'
ton, Ii yde, Davie, Currituck, Person and Cleve-
land, until four O'Clock Oh Thursday evening OF
each week, when the Court shall be held, and
the certificate shall be void II it do not certify
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