Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-29
From the Raleigh Sent.nel.
VIZ HV'VIE' ST 'JE'tV'IiOI'
SaptiOIls Of Laws. &c.

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The following is a list of additional acts
and resolutions passed by the General AS
Sembly up to the recess, December 22d
There are two OF three others we failed to
get, but which We will hereafter publish:
Anact to incorporate the Excelsior Bucket
and Axe Fire Company No. 4, city Of New
bern. [Ordinary act OF Incorporation.
An act to empower the commissioners Of
Randolph and Davidson counties to es-
tablsh the dividing county line
authorizes and empowers the county
commissioners Of the above named counties
to have the dividing lines tetween said
counties ascertained, laid off and established
whenever they may deem it necessary.
An act to incorporate the Educational
and Loan Association Of North Carolina.
CONSTITUTES certain persons a body polite
and corporate by the name and style OF the
Educational and Loan Association Of \ OTth
Carolina, with the usual prcrOgatiyes Of
such Associations.
An act to prevent the sale OF Intoxicating
liquors within three miles OF Shiloh Church,
in Arson county. Makes unlawful the
sale Of Intoxicating liquors within three
miles of Shiloh Church, i'll Arson county.
Ali yiolatoIs Of this law TO be fined $50 or
imprisoned six months.
An act to insure the early printing OF the
laws.
Makes it the duty Of the public printer
to cali on the Secretary Of State, daily, dur
ing the sessions Of the Legislature, for Ger
tifI3d copies of resolutions and acts OF the
General Assembly, and further proScribes
the duty OF the public printer: That i'm
mediately after receiving said certified
copies to cause such number thereof TO be
printed as the Secretary Of State may
direct.
An act to amend and rc-enact an act to
incorporate the Flat Swamp Locks Creek
and Evans Greek Canal Co. Amends act
ratified 9Th day Of March y. ID. 1861.
Creates certain persons corporation and
body polite with the usual p1crO9aliNes Of
oucn corporations. The purpose Of Sd /
corporation is to drain the swamp lands Of
Flat Swamp Locks Creek AMI Evans Creek
Canal Co, and the tributaries Of the same
by cutting a canal from some point Un the
cast side of the Cape Fear river and any
other canal or canals, bitches OF drains tiiat
may be found necessary.
IN act to authorize the Petersburg Il. H..
Co, to erect d bridge across Roanoke river.
/ Authorizes 1hc construction Of al iron
bridge across the Roanoke river upon lie
site of the former one.
An act to amend the cilar.cr OF Tie
Raleigh Il CASTOR Railroad Co. / Ameh'o
act of March 4th, 1867. That the stock
shall elect a President aud six Directors
each of whom shall be Il stakeholder in said
company and shall constitute tie Board Of
Directors. Each stakeholder to be allow
ed one vote for every shane OF stock owned
by him.
An act to authorize the Commissioner
OF Pcrquiman5 county To issue bonds tC
fund and pay the county debt. Author
ICES the Commissioners Of said COUNTY tn
/ hands n ligiyjG9tn The nr III :
I Of the county and to raise Il special tax, i
. necessary, for til payment OF the interest
of said bonds and twenty per cent OF the
principal annually until said indebtedness
is liqIidated.
An act concerning the Chatham isail-
road Company and ameilatOry Of certain
acts, and authorizing Il change OF name.
/ LChangUS the lame OF the Chatham Hail
road company to that OF tlo Iialci%h and
Augusta Air Line Railroad company ana
makes it lawful for said Railroad company
| to change the line OF lis road a5 heretofore
prescribed SO us to extend it from It's pres
! cnt terminus or some point on the line 01
the same to such point on the South Care
lima line i'll the direction Of Augusta, i'll the
State of Georgia, as sad company may
deem eligible, and us much Father is m25
be authorized by the States of South Caro-
lima and Georgia, and to locate and cor
StItCJ SIiCIl ittttl ~ ib't'to' IlJt IN
ceediug one hundred miles III length from
the line Of said railroad as may be author
lied from time to time By the stockholm
eIS, &c.
IN act to amend an act entitled an act
to change the time Of holding the Superior
CouiL Of New Hanover county.
An act to change the time for holding ;iit
Superior Courts OF Alaulanco county NJ
ter January LIST, 49,, the Superior Courts
iur said county viii be held Oh the sccono
Monday before the first Monday Of M2r..'
and September.]
An act to amend the law OF evidence.
IRepeas act Of March 18th, 1870, and re
enacts the act Of March 18th, 1866, 50 f;t
as it relates to criminal pfVcvednSs-
An act concerning the jurisdiction Of tlt
superior courts. In al cases where the stt
perior court iii vacation has jurisdiction
and all the parties unite IL the proceedings
they NAV apply for relief TO the superIO
courts in vacation or term time at their ciec
ton. In all cases heretofore acted upon II
which said court in vacation had jurlSdiC
, ton, it shall be 10 objref ion to the order O.
, decree that il WAS made by ti.e court il
term time.
Act concerning the probate Of deeds alie
, the private examination Of married WOmci
, beyond the limits Of tie State of \. (.
when any deed concerning lands in tllis
State. or power Of attorney for the convey
f ance Of the same, or any other lnStrulncn
whatever required or allowed to be rcqllil>
, ed shall have been executed, and it is de
sired to take Acknowledgements or probate
, thereof out OF this State, bat within The
United States, it is lawful iOr any Judge o
the supreme, superior or circuit within
State or territory where the parties may be
to take the probate or acknowledgment 0
said deed OF other instrument the private
. examination Of any married woman Wht
may be Il patty thereto as to whether she
voluntarily executed the same, and the Ger
tificate Of judge as to such acknOWlCdg
ment, or probate and private examination
. with the certificate Of the Governor Of the
, State or territory annexed TO such deed o.
other instrument, that the judge before
nom tie acknowledgment OF probate ant
, private examination were taken, was al thG
: time of taking the same a judge as atOre
, said being exhibited before the Judge O
the court Of probate Of the county i'll this
, State in which the property is situated shall
be adjudeed by him to be sufficient ant
shall be ordered to be registered with the
, certificates thereuntO annexed.
Act to consolidate the Planters Railroad
company and the Wilmington x OnsloW
Railroad company. Above companies
empowered to be merged into one c0TpOr&-
, ton upon first submitting t..e question tt
the stockholders Of cash county, and if
; majority shall decide in favor Of consOlida
ton, the corporation shall be known by the
f name of the Wilmington ana Planters
Railroad company; the road to run NortI
through the counties of Craven, Greene