The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-01-07

premises shall work the forfeiture OF the license
and of the penalty of the bond.
3. The owner or Keeper OF any bar-room, sa-
loon or other place at which Intoxicating liquors
are sold, and all other persons interested or con-
nected Herewith, shall be regarded as principals
in any action of damages growing out OF any
assault, riot affray or other disorder occurring on
the premises, or directly traceable thereto.
f. All bar rooms, saloons or other places at
which Intoxicating liquors are sold, shall be clio
sed on the day days Of any general or local
election and for the twelve hours next proceed
ing the opening and next succeeding the closing
of the polls at such election; and the Sheriffs of
Counties and Districts and the Chief of Police
of cities and towns, shall have power to direct
the closing of bar rooms and other places for the
sale of Intoxicating liquors whenever it may be
necessary In their Judgment to preserve order
and quiet
s. The proceeds of all licences forfeitures and
fines under the provisions of military orders, will
be devoted to the support OF the poor, and as
soon as realized will be turned over to the commits
sioners or overseers of the poor of the district,
county, city or town in which they accrued, and
the commissioners will, at the end Of
each month"; report to the Provost Marshal Gen
eral of the District the amount received by them
during the month"; specifying the names of the
parties from whom it was received
6. The penalties imposed by this order or by
the local police regulations may be enforced in
any civil or military court, and upon conviction
the court may award to the informer sum not
exceeding fifty per cent of the forfeiture or fine
And it is made the duty of all sheriffs, consta-
bles and coroners of counties and districts, and
the police of cities and towns, to be vigilant in
the enforcement of the police regulations, and the
provisions of this order in relation to the sale Of
Intoxicating liquors.
The provisions of this paragraph will be held
to apply to such licenses granted under General
Orders No. 32, to innkeepers, remain uIcx-
pired after the 1st of January, 1868
". To promote the speedy trial of prisoners
confined for minor offences, and diminish the
cost of their maintenance all committing mag
istrates will on the 18th and last days of each
month report to the Judge of their county or
district court, all commitments made by them
during the proceeding half month, specifying
| the date of commitments the names CT the pris-
| oners, and the offences for which they were COM
mitted to the end that the Judges may, when
ever in their opinion the number of prisoners or
other considerations of public interest call for it,
hold special terms of their courts, for the purpose
| of disposing of such cases The additional ex-
pense of holding such special terms will be a
charge upon the State Treasury, and the accounts
| therefor will be audited and paid as accounts of
a similar character are now audited and paid, and
| if the salaries paid the Judges should be
| inadequate in view of the additional labor per-
| formed by them, a reasonable addition, upon
proper representations through the Governor Of
| the State will be allowed.
V. The pilotage regulations existing in
the States Of North and South Carolina are 50
far modified, that on and after the first day of
March, 1868, all passenger steam vessels. regu-
| lated by the laws of the United States and car
| rying pilot commissioned by United States
commissioners, shall be exempt from the COM
pulsory payment of pilotage
VI. so much of the Act of the General As
sembly of the State of North Carolina entitled
can Act to Raise Moneys" ratified on the Goth
day of February, 1867, as makes it ''the duty of
| all persons and corporations to list and pay the
| (polD tax Of such persons liable to the same as
are in their employment, on the first day of
April of each year as laborers," is rescnded and
hereafter all individual taxes will be assessed
directly upon and collected directly from the in
dividuals from whom they are due: Provided,
that the provisions of this order shall not apply
to the taxes levied for the current year. except
that double poll tax shall not be enforced if the
original tax be paid OF before the first day of
| March, 1868.
BY command of Bvt. Maj. Gen. Candy.
Louis V. CAZIARc. Aid-de- Camp.