The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-03-05
CAPTIONS.

Of the Aes and Resouons passed at the late Session q
the Legislature Of North Carolina, Session ls66-67
THE Standard of Friday last contains list of
l03 Acts passed by the Legislature. Many OF
them are Private Acts. having only local inter-
est, and we therefore copy list of only such as
are of public Importance. The Legislature not
having adjourned when this list was made up. OF
course additions to the list will be given hereaf
ter.
An act to construe an act entitled ''An act to
establish scale of depreciation of Confederate
Currency. [Applies to the date of the contract,
and not to the time it became due
An act to prevent the destruction of Ginseng,
in the mountains of North Carolina. Furnishes
with fine of $40 for every day part of day,
and subjects also to indictment for misdemeanor,
lst day of April. and the 1st day of September. ]
An act to amend the 5th Chapter of the Re-
vised Code. entitled apprentices"
An act to repeal an act entitled Gan act to
provide hands to work the public roads, ratified
the 4th of August 1861. Also exempts minis
ters of the Gospel of every denomination having
pastoral charges.
An act to repeal an Ordinance of the Conven-
ton to alter the time of holding the Courts of
Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Stanly County.
An act to repeal an Ordinance of the Conven-
ton of North Carolina entitled IAN Ordinance to
and for other purposes" Changes the time
back to the lst Thursday in August. .....
An act to transfer the Land Scrip donated by
the United States for Agricultural College
Transfers tbs said Scrip to the University at
Chapel Hill.
An act to change the jurisdiction of the Courts
and the rules of pleading therein. known as
the Stay Law.
An act to amend an act passed by the General
Assembly. and ratified on the 9th day of Feb
ruary, 1866 entitled IAN act to regulate Salaries
aud Fees. Repeats so much of said act as in
creases the fees of the Clerks of the County and
Superior Courts and Clerks and NJ. E., fifty per
cent. and reestablishes the fees of said officers as
is set forth in chapter l02 Revised Code.
An act to incorporate the Tuckaseege Gold
Mining Company.
An act to amend the charter of the Whining
ton and Weldon Railroad Company, [creates the
office of ''Vice President"1 -
An act to amend an act ratified the 1st day of
February, 1865, entitled IAN act to authorize the
Secretary of State to employ clerk Fixes the
salary at $3.50.
An act to abolish Imprisonment for debt.
An act to protect property sold under execu-
ton from sacrifice.
An act to enable the Western Railroad Com
pany to extend its road across the North Carolina
Railroad to the Virginia line Mt. Airy in
the County of Surry.
An act for the better suppression of the
crime of stealing horses and mules, makes the
offender punishable with death for first offence.
An act to incorporate the American Agricul-
tural and Mineral Land Company.
An act to amend act passed at the Ses-
sion of the General Assembly of North Carolina
A. D., 1866, Chapter So. entitled AN act to
prevent entieing servants from fulfilling their
contract or harborng them.:' In addition to the
remedy therein given. the person so offending
shall forfeit and pay 800, to any person sueng
for the same. one ha!f to his own use, the other
half to the Wardens of the poor of the County,
whore suit is brought.
An act to incorporate 'the Mecklenburg
Female College, in the City of Charlotte.
An act to establish freehold homestead
for citizens of the State also to exempt certain
personal property.