#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1722.

II. Be It Therefore Enacted, by his Excellency the Pallatine, and the rest of the true and absolute Lords Proprietors of Carolina, by & with the Advice and Consent of this present General Assembly, now met at Edenton, on Queen Anne's Creek, in Chowan Precinct, for the North East part of the said Province, and it is hereby Enacted by the Authority of the same, That the Toll Office for the Precinct of Chowan, be kept at the head of Katharine's Creek, near Mr. Thomas Speight's, at the Head of Perquimons and at Maycock Creek, in Currituck Precinct; for Bertie Precinct, at Boon's Ferry, and such other Places as the Precinct Court shall appoint: And that every Toll-Keeper shall be allowed the Sum of Four Pence for each Hog, and Six Pence a head for all Cattle, carried or transported out of this Government, by all Persons carrying or transporting the same, under the like Penalty as in the said Act is mentioned; And the said Toll-keepers are to observe all Articles and Clauses in the said Act mentioned, under the like Pains, Fines and Penalties therein expressed.

#CHAPTER V.

An Act appointing that part of Albemarle County lying on the West Side of Chowan River, to be a Precinct, by the name of Bertie Precinct.

II. Be It Enacted by his Excellency the Pallatine, and the rest of the true and absolute Lords Proprietors of the Province of Carolina, by and with the Advice and Consent of the rest of the Members of the General Assembly, now met at Edenton, at Queen Anne's Creek, in Chowan Precinct, for the North East Part of the said Province, and it is hereby Enacted, by the Authority of the same, That that part of Albemarle County lying on the West Side of Chowan River, being part of Chowan Precinct, bounded to the Northward by the line dividing this Government from Virginia, and the Southward by Albemarle Sound and Morattuck River, as far up as Welch's Creek, and then including both sides of the said River, and the Branches thereof, as far as the limits of this Government, be, and the same is hereby declared to be erected into a Precinct, by the name of Bertie Precinct, in Albemarle County; with all and every the Rights and Priviledges, and other Benefits and Advantages whatsoever, as any other of the Four Precincts in Albemarle County can or may have, use, or enjoy.

For the Precinct of Bertie, now by this Assembly, laid out, at some convenient place at Ahotskey, where the Justices shall appoint.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA--1723.

A List of Jurymen in Bertie Precinct.

James Cashlow [Castellow]

[A List of Jurymen in Bertie Precinct.]

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1727.

An Act to appoint the North West Part of Bertie Precinct a district Parish, by the Name of the North-west Parish of Bertie Precinct, and for appointing Vestrymen for the said Parish; and to appoint Commissioners in every Parish in this Government, to call the Church wardens and Vestry to Account for the Parish Money by them Received.

(Printed in Private Acts, post.) [Full text of this chapter is available at vol.25, p. 210.]

An Act, to appoint the North-west Part of Bertie Precinct a distinct Parish, by the Name of North-west Parish of Bertie Precinct, and for appointing Vestrymen for the said Parish; and to appoint Commissioners in every Parish in this Government, to call the Churchwardens and Vestry to Account, for the Parish Money by them received.

I. Whereas many Inconveniences attend the Inhabitants of Bertie Precinct, by Reason of the Largeness of the Parish, it including the whole Precinct: Be it therefore Enacted, by his Excellency the Palantine, and the rest of the true and absolute Lords Proprietors of Carolina by and with the Advice and Consent of the rest of the Members of this Present General Assembly, now met at Edenton, for the North-east Part of the said Province, and it is hereby Enacted, by the Authority of the same, That the said Precinct be divided into Two Parishes, as follows: From the Mouth of Wrestann's Creek up the said Creek to the Head of Ahatskey Swamp, from thence a direct Course to the Head of Bridger's Creek, thence down the said Creek to Roanoke River, and from thence, a South-west Course to the outer Inhabitants upon Fishing Creek.

II. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That there shall be a Vestry appointed for the North-west Parish of Bertie, consisting of the Minister, (when any such shall be,) and The following Persons, viz. Major Barnabas Mackennie, Capt. John Spann Mr. Joseph Lane, Sen. Mr. Benjamin Hill, Mr. Robert Simmons, Mr. Richard Pace, Mr. Arthur Williams, Mr. John Due, Capt. George Winn, Mr. Edward Howard, Mr. Willliam Kinchen, Mr. John Bonde, which said Vestrymen are to be summoned, by the Provost Marshall, or his Deputy, to meet at the Church, Chappel, or Court-House, in the said Parish, within Forty Days after the ratification of this Act; under the Penalty of Twenty Shillings for every Vestryman not summoned To be recovered by Bill, Plaint, or information, in any Court of Record within this Government, and applied to the use of the poor of the parish.

IV. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the said Vestrymen shall have as full Power and Authority, as the Vestrymen have in an Act, intituled, An Act, for establishing the Church, and appointing select Vestries.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA--1729.

#CHAPTER IV.

I. Whereas that Part of Albemarle County, lying on the South-side of Albemarle Sound, and Morattuck River, as high as the Rain-bow Banks, includes Part of the several Precincts hereafter named, viz. Chowan, Pasquotank, Bertie, and Currituck; and whereas, the great wealth of the said Sound, and also the great Distance from the several Precinct Coutrs, renders it almost impracticable for the Inhabitants of those Parts to attend their Court as aforesaid.

V. And whereas Part of the above now Precinct was formerly made a Distinct Parish, by the Name of the South Parish of Chowan. Be it Enacted, That the whole Precinct now appointed by the Name of Tyrrel Precinct, be, and is hereby Erected into one Parish by the Name of St. Andrews; and that the same Vestry be continued in the said Parish of St. Andrew's; which now is appointed to the said South Parish of Chowan, with all and every the Rights and Privileges, and other Benefits and Advantages whatsoever, which any other Parish in Albemarle County can or may have, use and enjoy. Provided nevertheless, That it is not hereby intended, that the said Precinct, shall send more than two Burgesses at present, to sit in General Assembly, without it shall appear that there is three Hundred Tythables in the said Precinct; and in such Case, it shall and may send three Burgesses; and so as it shall increase in Number of Tythables, it shall send one Burgess for every Hundred more, so as not to exceed Five Representatives in the whole.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA—1735.

VIII. And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that the Arrears of Quit Rents now due to his Majesty since the 29th day of Septr 1729, or which shall become due on the 29th day of Septr. which shall be in the Year of Our Lord 1735, shall be pd. to his Majesty in the manner following; that is to say, The one Moiety or half part between the first day of February & the first day of March 1735 And the other Moiety or half part, together with the Quit Rents which shall then grow due, on the 29th day of Septr, which shall be in the Year of Our Lord 1736 between the first day of February and the first day of Mar. next following; and after the Quit Rents to be paid yearly at the Time aforesd and Places hereafter mentioned In Chowan Precinct at Edenton Burket's Landing & B Landg: in Bertie Precinct at Mr. Arthur Williams's Landg. Sam Williams's Landg. now—Mr. Thos Jones's; on Petty Shore at Jno. Howel's Landg. on Chowan River at Jno. Green's Landg. at the Widow Jeffery's Landg. at Theoph. Pugh's Landg. on which Edmd. Wiggins lives, all on Roanoke River, and at Base Island, on Cashi River; ...

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1741.

An Act to Confirm and erect that part of Province of North Carolina called Edgecomb County, into a County, by the Name of Edgecomb County, and for the Establishing the said County a Parish; and for ascertaining the Boundary Line Between the Northwest and Society Parishes, in Bertie County.

X. And for ascertaining the Bounds between the Northwest and Society Parishes, in Bertie County, Be it Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the Boundary Line of the said Parishes shall run thus to-wit: From the Mouth of Sandy Run, to the Head thereof; and from thence, in straight Line, to Ahoskey Swamp, and from thence, along the old dividing Line between the said Two Parishes; which Line shall, forever, be deemed the Boundary Line of the said Two Parishes; any Law to the Contrary, notwithstanding.

I. Be it Enacted by his Excellency Gabriel Johnston, Esq., Governor, by and with the Advice and Consent of his Majesty's Council, and General Assembly of this Province, and it is hereby Enacted, by the Authority of the same, That this Government be and it is hereby divided in distinct Parishes, in the Manner following: That is to say, St. Paul's Parish, in Chowan County, Berkely Parish, in Perquimons County, St. John's Parish, on the Southwest side of Pasquotank River, and St. Peter's Parish on the Northwest Side of Pasquotank River, in Pasquotank County, Currituck Parish in Currituck County, Northwest Parish, and Society Parish, in Bertie County, St. Andrews Parish in Tyrrell County, St. Thomas Parish in Beaufort county, St. George's Parish, in Hyde County, Christ-Church Parish, in Craven County, St. John's Parish in Onslow County, St. James Parish, on the East side of Cape Fear River, in New Hanover County, and St. Phillip's Parish on the West side of Cape Fear River, in New Hanover County, from the Mouth of the said River, running up the Northwest River to the Bounds of the County, inclusive of the Island at the Mouth of the Northwest and Northeast rivers, in the said County, commonly called Eagle's Island, lying to the South of the Thoroughfare, St. Martin's Parish, in Bladen County, and Edgecomb Parish, in Edgecomb County.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1741.

An Act for erecting the upper Part of Bertie County into a County, by the Name of Northampton County; and for regulating the Limits between Society Parish and Northwest Parish of Bertie; and for removing the Seat of Bertie County Court.

I. Whereas the County of Bertie is very extensive, and its Inhabitants more numerous than any County in this Province; which renders the Public Business of the said County very difficult to be transacted: For Remedy whereof:

II. We pray that it may be Enacted, And be it Enacted, by his Excellency Gabriel Johnston, Esq., Governor, by and with the Advice and Consent of his Majesty's Council, and General Assembly of this Province, And it is hereby Enacted, by the Authority of the same, That that Part of Bertie County which lieth North and West of Sandy Run, and in a direct Line from the Head of the said Run, to the Head of the Beaver Dam Swamp, and down the said Swamp and Meherrin Creek and River be, and is hereby erected into a County, by the Name of Northampton County; and that the said Bounds shall, henceforward, be the Limits between Society Parish and the Northwest Parish of Bertie.

IV. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, that Bertie County shall, in all future General Assemblies which shall be held after the Dissolution of the present Assembly, choose and send to the General Assembly, three Representatives, and no more.

V. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the present Representatives who have been sent by Bertie County, shall, for and during the Continuance of this present General Assembly, sit and vote as the Representatives of Bertie and Northampton Counties.

VIII. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the Court of Bertie County shall, at the Charge of their County, on the first or second Term or Session, next after the passing of this Act, make Orders and Rules for erecting a sufficient Court-house, Prison and Stocks, at such Place as to them shall seem most convenient; and the levy lately laid by the Court of Bertie, for building a Gaol, shall be appropriated for the Uses aforesaid, in the County in which the Tithables are resident; and the County of Northampton shall pay a proportion of County Taxes with Bertie, to be laid to discharge all Arrears which the said County of Bertie is now in, for building their several Warehouses and paying the Wages of their several Inspectors, and of running the said Line: And that the Levy on the Northwest Parish of Bertie, already laid, shall be paid and accounted for to their Vestry.

IX.. Provided always, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to extend to alter or vacate any Judgment or Judgments already had or obtained, or any Suit already commenced in the Court of Bertie County, but that the said Court may proceed, as usual, to Judgment and Execution thereof.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1743.

An Act, for erecting a Court House, Prison, and Stocks, in Bertie County and for laying a Tax upon the Inhabitants of the said County for defraying the Charge thereof.

I. Whereas great Disputes have arisen in the County of Bertie, concerning the Place whereon the Court-house, Prison and Stocks, should be erected in the said County, by Reason whereof, they have not hitherto been built: Therefore, to ascertain the Place whereon the same shall be built, and to prevent Delays for the future.

II. We pray that it may be Enacted, And be it Enacted by his Excellency Gabriel Johnston, Esq., Governor, by and with the Advice and Consent of his Majesty's Council, and General Assembly of this Province, and it is hereby Enacted, by the Authority of the same, That the Court-house, Prison and Stocks, of Bertie County, shall be built between Cusby [Cashie] Bridge and Will's Quarter Bridge, in the said County, and that all Courts shall be there held for the said County, after the same shall be built, any law, Custom, Usage, or Order of Court, to the contrary, notwithstanding.

V. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the Sheriff of the said County of Bertie, shall, and he is hereby required, to collect the aforesaid Tax, at the Time, and in the Manner that the Public Taxes are by Law to be collected, and pay the same to the Justices of the said Court, to be by them applied to paying the Workmen for building the said Court-house, Prison and Stocks; and also, to pay the Consideration Money for the One Acre of Land, hereinbefore directed to be by them, the said Justices, purchased.

VI. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That all and every Contract or Contracts heretofore made, by Virtue of any Order of the Court of Bertie, concerning the erecting a Court-house, Prison and Stocks, at or near Stony Creek, is and are hereby annulled and made void, and all Persons concerned therein, shall and are hereby discharged from performing the same, or any Part thereof.

VIII. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That in Case any Money has been collected by the Sheriff of the said County, from any Person or Persons, in Consequence of any Order of Court heretofore made, the same shall be paid, by the Sheriff who collected the same, to the Justices of Bertie County aforesaid, for and towards defraying the Expence of building the said Court-house, Prison and Stocks; and any Person or Persons who has already paid any money to the Sheriff, in Consequence of any Order of Court, made as aforesaid, shall be allowed the same, in Discount of any Tax he shall be liable to by Virtue of this Act; anything herein contained to the contrary, notwithstanding.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1746.

V. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That all issues in all Actions and Plaints, whether Real, Personal or Mixt, Local or Transitory, which shall hereafter be brought or Commenced in the Supreme Court of Common Pleas, in which the Visne shall be laid in the Counties of Currituck, Pasquotank, Pequimans, Chowan, Bertie and Tyrrell shall be tryed at Edenton by Writ of Nisi Prius on the Second Tuesdays in October and April: …

XV. And to raise Money for defraying the Charges in building the Public Offices and paying the said Officers of the Circuit, Be it Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That from and after the Ratification of this Act a Tax of Four Pence, Proclamation Money, per Poll shall be Annually levied on the taxable Persons within this Province and collected by the Sheriff of the respective Counties at the Time all other Taxes are collected and paid, for and during the Space of Two Years, to be paid and applied in Manner following; that is to say: All the Money arising by the said Tax within the Counties of Craven, Beaufort, Hyde, Carteret and Johnston shall by each Sheriff be, at the usual Time, Annually accounted for and paid to Mr. John Barrow, Mr. James Macklewean, Mr. Thomas Pearson, Col. Thomas Lovick, and Mr. John West, or the Majority of them, for and towards the erecting the Offices and other Public buildings at New Bern Town as they, or the Majority of them, shall think necessary and convenient: And all the Monies arising by the said Tax within the Counties of Bertie, Tyrrell, Chowan, Pequimons, Pasquotank and Currituck shall be paid to Mr. Joseph Blount, Mr. John Benbury, Mr. Peter Payne, Mr. Caleb Wilson, Mr. Stephen Lee, Mr. John Wynne and Mr. Luke Sumner; to be by them applied towards repairing the Court-house for holding the Assizes at Edenton and finishing the Gaol, as they, the said Mr. Joseph Blount, Mr. John Benbury, Mr. Peter Payne, Mr. Caleb Wilson, Mr. Steven Lee, Mr. John Wynne and Mr. Luke Sumner, or the Majority of them, shall think necessary and convenient:

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1748.

II. We pray it may be Enacted, And be it Enacted, by his Excellency Gabriel Johnston, Esq., Governor, by and with the Advice and Consent of his Majesty's Council, and the General Assembly of the said Province, and by the Authority of the same, That Mr. Thomas Barker, be, and is hereby appointed Public Treasurer, for the Counties of Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimons, Chowan, Tyrrell, Bertie, Edgecomb, Northampton, and Granville: And that Edward Moseley, Esq., be, and is hereby appointed Public Treasurer for the Counties of Craven, Carteret, Onslow, New Hanover, Bladen, Johnston, Beaufort, and Hyde: Which said Treasurers shall, before they enter upon their said Offices, respectively, give Bond, to our Sovereign Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors, in the Sum of Two Thousand Pounds, Sterling Money, for the Faithful discharge of their said Offices; which Bond shall be lodged in the Secretary's Office.

III. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the Sheriffs, and all other Persons, concerned in the Collecting or receiving Public money, within the respective Counties of Currituck, Pasquotank. Perquimons, Chowan, Tyrrell, Bertie, Edgecomb, Northampton, and Granville, shall, on or before the first Day of January, next ensuing, upon Oath account for, and pay to the said Thomas Barker #all the Money so by them respectively received, or which, by Law, they ought to have received, and were accountable for, before the first Day of September, in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty Five, under the Penalty of Twenty Pounds, Proclamation Money; and that all Persons within the said respective Counties, having any Public Money in their Hands, shall, upon Oath, account for, and pay the same, to the said Thomas Barker, on or before the said First Day of January, next ensuing, under the like Penalty of Twenty Pounds, Proclamation Money.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1748.

II. We pray it may be Enacted, And be it Enacted, by his Excellency Gabriel Johnston, Esq., Governor, by and with the advice and Consent of his Majesty's Council, and General Assembly of this Province, and it is hereby Enacted, by the Authority of the same, That the Lands formerly allotted the Tuskerora Indians, by solemn Treaty, lying on the Morattock River, in Bertie County, being the same whereon they now dwell, butted and bounded as follows, viz., Beginning at the Mouth of Quitsnoy Swamp, running up the said Swamp Four Hundred and Thirty Poles, to a Scrubby Oak, near the Head of the said Swamp, by a Great Spring; then North Ten Degrees East, Eight Hundred and Fifty Poles, to a Persimmon Tree on the Raquis [Roquist] Swamp; then along the Swamp and Pocoson main Course, North Fifty Seven Degrees West, Two Thousand Six Hundred and Forty Poles to a Hickory on the East Side of the Falling Run, or Deep Creek, and down the various Courses of the said Run to Morattock River; then down the River to the first Station; shall be confirmed and assured, and by Virtue of this Act, is confirmed and assured, unto James Blount, Chief of the Tuskerora Nation, and the People under his Charge, their Heirs and Successors, forever; any Law, Usage, or Grant, to the contrary, notwithstanding.

VIII. And whereas the Indians complain of Injuries received from People driving Stocks of Horses, Cattle, and Hogs, to range on their Lands; for Remedy whereof, Be it Enacted, That Persons driving Stocks to range, or Stocks actually ranging on the Indians' Lands, shall, and are hereby declared, to be liable and subject to the like Penalties and Forfeitures, and may be proceeded against in the same Manner, and subject to the same Recoveries, as by the Law of this Province Stocks driven or ranging upon any White People's Land are liable and subject to; and the said Indians #shall and may enjoy the Benefit of the Laws in that Case made and provided, in the same Manner as the white People do or can; any Law, Usage, or Custom, to the contrary, notwithstanding.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1752.

VII. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the Collector of Currituck County, is hereby appointed Receiver, and shall Receive the Impost or Duty to be paid and received on all the Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, Wine and distilled Liquors, to be imported and brought into the said Port or County; … and that Mr. Thomas Whitmell, be and is hereby appointed Receiver of the Impost or Duty aforesaid, in the County of Bertie; ………

An Act for appointing a Treasurer for the Counties of Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimons, Chowan, Tyrrell, Bertie, Edgecomb, Northampton, and Granville; and for continuing an Act, intituled, An Act to appoint a Public Treasurer in the Room of Eleazer Allen, Esq., Deceased.

II. We pray it may be Enacted, And be it Enacted, by his Excellency Gabriel Johnston, Esq., Governor, by and with the Advice and Consent of his Majesty's Council, and the General Assembly of this Province, and by the Authority of the same, That Mr. John Haywood be, and he is hereby appointed, Public Treasurer for the Counties of Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimons, Chowan, Tyrrell, Bertie, Edgecomb, Northampton, and Granville, in the Room and Stead of Mr. Thomas Barker, who has resigned the said Office: Which said Treasurer shall before he enters upon his Office, give Bond, with sufficient Sureties, to our Sovereign Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors, in the Sum of Two Thousand Pounds, lawful Money of Great Britain, for the faithful discharge of his said Office: Which Bond shall be lodged in the Secretary's Office.

III. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the Sheriff, County Treasurers, and all other Persons, concerned, or who have been concerned, in the Collecting and Receiving any Public Money, within the respective Counties of Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimons, Chowan, Tyrrell, Bertie, Edgecomb. Northampton, and Granville who have not already accounted for and paid the same to Mr. Thomas Barker, or to the Committee of Accounts of both Houses, shall, upon Oath, account for and pay to the said John Haywood, all the Monies by them respectively received, or which by Law they ought to have received, and are accountable for; under the Penalty of Twenty Pounds, Proclamation Money.

X. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That this Act shall continue in full Force for and during the Space and Term of Three Years, from the passing hereof, and from thence to the End of the next Session of Assembly, and no longer.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA--1752.

An act for appointing and laying out a town at Blackman's landing, on the west side of Cashie river, on a plantation belonging to Joseph Wimberly.

I. Whereas many of the inhabitants of Bertie county have petitioned for an act appointing a town at a place called Blackman's landing, on the west side of the Cashie river on a plantation belonging to Joseph Wimberly, and that commissioners may be appointed for laying out the same:

II. We pray it may be enacted And be it enacted, by his Excellency Gabriel Johnston, Esq; Governor, by and with the advice and consent of his Majesty's Council, and the General Assembly of this Province, and by the authority of the same, that as soon as the proprietor of the said land, at the place called Blackman's landing, shall acknowledge his consent and concurrence, in open court of the said county, to have fifty acres of land laid out for a town, as hereafter is directed, it shall and may be lawful for Thomas Whitmill, John Hill and John Heartt, who are hereby nominated and appointed commissioners, with full power and authority to lay out fifty acres of land, at the said place called Blackman's landing, for a town, by the name of Wimberly; and they, or the major part of them, are hereby directed and impowered, to lay out fifty acres of land at and adjoining the said landing, into lots of half an acres each, with convenient streets, and a place for a church, and market.

VI. Provided always, that if any lot or lots shall be granted and conveyed by the said commissioners to any person or persons whatsoever, who shall not within eighteen months, build a good substantial habitable framed or brick house, not of less dimensions than twenty feet in length, and sixteen feet wide, with a brick chimney, such grant or conveyance shall be void and #of none effect, as if the same had never been made; and the commissioners may grant and convey such lot or lots which shall not be built on within the time, and in the manner as is before directed, to any other person or persons applying for the same, and paying the money for the said lot or lots, as is in this act before directed, for the use of the said Joseph Wimberly, his heirs and assigns, as aforesaid.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA--1755.

* * * * And Shingles, to which Places all the said Commodities before sold or exported shall be brought, Examined & Inspected, acording to the Directions herein after mentioned, That is to say, … In Bertie County, at Salmon Creek, Maul's Farm, the Warehouses on Chowan River, Van Plett's, Vilocon Creek, Kathrine's Creek & Whitmil's on Sapho.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1754.

I. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That Thomas Barker, Esq., be, and he is hereby appointed Public Treasurer for the Counties of Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Bertie, Tyrrel, Northampton, Edgecomb, Granville, and Orange; And that John Starkey, Esq., be, and he is hereby appointed Public Treasurer of the Counties of Beaufort, Hyde, Craven, Onslow, Carteret, New Hanover, Bladen, Anson, Duplin, Cumberland, Rowan, and Johnston: And the said Treasurers are hereby impowered and directed, to receive the Tax herein before laid, and to account for the same as is herein before directed; each of which said Treasurers shall, before he shall receive any Part, of the said Tax, give Bond, in the Sum of Two Thousand Pounds, to our Sovereign Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors; with condition that he will well and faithfully account and pay to the Assembly, when required, the Monies he shall receive, from Time to Time, by Virtue of this Act as herein directed; and all other such Sums as he shall at any Time hereafter receive, on account of Taxes laid for sinking the now current Bills of Credit.

#CHAPTER IX.

In Bertie, upon Chowan River, on the Land of John Campbell, near Jackson's Ferry.

And upon Cushie [Cashie] River, on the Land of Thomas Whitmill, where the Warehouses formerly were. …

VI. And be it Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the Times and Places for holding the said Supreme Courts of Justice, Oyer and Terminer, and General Gaol Delivery, shall be as follows; to wit, For the Counties of Craven, Carteret, Johnston, Beaufort, and Hyde, at New Bern, on the Third Tuesdays in March and September: Currituck, Pasquotank, Pequimons, Chowan, Bertie and Tyrell, at Edenton, on the Second Tuesdays in October and April: Northampton, Edgcomb, and Granville, at the Court-house in Enfield, on the First Tuesdays in November ana May: Orange, Rowan, and Anson, at the Court-house in Salisbury, on the Fourth Tuesdays in May and November: And New-Hanover, Bladen, Duplin, Onslow, and Cumberland, at Wilmington, on the Fourth Tuesdays in August and February; and shall continue to be held Ten natural Days each, exclusive of Sundays. …

XLVI. And be it further Enacted, That from and after the Ratification of this Act, a Tax of Six Pence Proclamation Money, per Poll, shall be annually levied on the taxable Persons within this Province, and collected by the Sheriffs of the respective Counties, at the Time all other Taxes are collected and paid, for and during the Space of Two Years, to be paid and applied in the Manner following: That is to say, All the Monies arising by the said Tax in the Counties of Craven, Carteret, Johnston, Beaufort, and Hyde, shall, by each Sheriff, be, at the usual Time, Annually accounted for, and paid to Mr. Wyriot Ormond, Mr. John Fonville, and Mr. William Herritage; to be by them, or the major Part of them, applied for and towards the erecting, at the Town of New Bern, an Office for the Preservation of the Records of the Supreme Court of those Counties, and a Prison for the same: And all Monies arising by the said Tax within the Counties of Bertie, Tyrell, Chowan, Perquimons, Pasquotank, and Currituck shall be paid to Mr. John Campbell, Mr. Thomas Barker, and Mr. Joseph Blount; to be by them, or the major Part of them, applied towards erecting at Edenton, an Office and Prison, for the Supreme Court of the said Counties:

II. Be it Enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, and by the Authority of the same, That this Government be, and it is hereby divided into distinct Parishes, in the Manner following; That is to say, St. Paul's Parish, in Chowan County: Berkley Parish, in Perquimons County: St. John's Parish, on the South West Side of Pasquotank River, and St. Peter's Parish, on the North-East Side of Pasquotank River, in Pasquotank County: Currituck Parish, in Currituck County: Society Parish, in Bertie County; St. Andrew's Parish in Tyrell County: St. Thomas's Parish, in Beaufort County: St. George's Parish in Hyde County: North-West Parish, in Northampton County …

I. Whereas, the Court House in Edenton whereat the Supreme Court for the Countys of Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimons, Chowan, Bertie and Tyrril, is by Law Directed to be held, is in a ruinous Condition and great Decay; wherefore, that the same may be Decently repaired.

III. And whereas, a Tax has been laid on the Countys of Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimons, Chowan, Bertie and Tyrril, for Erecting an office and Prison in Edenton,

V. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the Commissioners aforesaid shall, with all Convenient speed, Cause the said Court House to be repaired as aforesaid, and on Oath, thereafter render an account of the Monies by them received by Virtue of this Act, together with that of their Disbursements, to the County Court of Chowan.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1756.

An Act appointing that Part of Albemarle County, lying on the West side of Chowan River, to be a Precinct, by the Name of Bertie Precinct, Passed in the Year 1722. …

An Act to confirm and erect that part of the Province called Edgecomb County into a County, by the Name of Edgecomb County, and for establishing the said County a Parish, and for ascertaining the Boundary Line between the North West and Society Parishes, in Bertie County, Passed in the Year 1741.

An Act for erecting the upper Part of Bertie County into a County, by the Name of Northampton County and for regulating the Limits between Society Parish and the North West Parish of Bertie, and for removing the seat of Bertie County Court, Passed in the Year 1741. …

I. Be it Enacted, by the Governor, Council and Assembly, and by the Authority of the same, That all Roads and Ferries in the Counties of Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Bertie, Tyrrel, Edgecomb, Northampton, and Granville, that have been laid out, or appointed by Virtue of any Act of Assembly heretofore made, or by Virtue of any Order of Court grounded thereon, are hereby declared to be Public Roads and Ferries; and that from Time to Time, and at all Times hereafter, the County Court of each of the said Counties, shall have full Power and Authority to appoint and Settle Ferries; and to order the laying out Public Roads, where necessary, and to appoint where Bridges shall be made, for the Use and Ease of the Inhabitants of each County and to discontinue such Roads as now are, or shall hereafter be made, as shall be found useless, and to alter Roads so as to make them more Useful, as often as Occasion shall require.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1757.

XII. And whereas Merchants and others have suffered greatly in the Counties of Edgecomb, Northampton, and Bertie, from having Tobacco weighed with Steelyards; Be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the Justices of the said Counties shall, at the expence of their respective Counties, cause Scales and Weights to be bought, for the Use of such Warehouses as are not already supplied therewith; and the Inspectors shall not, after they shall be furnished with the same, presume to weigh Tobacco with Steelyards.

IV. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the Places and Landings herein after mentioned, shall be, and are hereby appointed, for the Inspection of Tar, Pitch, Turpentine, Staves, Heading and Shingles; to which Places all of the said Commodities, beforesold or exported, shall be brought, examined and inspected, acording to the Directionshereinafter mentioned that is to say, … In Bertie County, at Salmon Creek, Maul's-Haven, the Warehouses on Chowan River, Van Pelt's, Wicocon Creek, Catharine's Creek, and Cashie River.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1758.

II. Be it therefore Enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, and by the Authority of the same, That from and immediately after the first Day #of January next, the said Parish of North West be divided into Two distinct Parishes; from Bertie County Line, by Poticatia Swamp, to the Head Branch thereof; and from thence a direct Course, to the County Line, where the same crosses Jack Swamp, and that all that part of the said Parish which lies North West of the said Bounds, shall, forever hereafter, remain, be called, and retain the name of the Parish of the North West; and that all that other Part of the said Parish, which lies Southward of the said Bounds, shall hereafter be a distinct Parish, and called and known by the name of the Parish of St. George.

IV. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the said Inferior Courts of Pleas and Quarter Sessions shall be constantly held upon the Days hereafter specified for every County respectively, that is to say, For the county of … Bertie on the second Tuesday in January, April, July and October.

Chowan County Ten, Perquimans County Six, Beaufort County Eight, Currituck County four, Tyrrell County six, Bertie County Eight, and Hertford County Six, for the District of Edenton.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1759.

An Act for erecting Part of the Counties of Chowan, Bertie, and Northampton, into a County and Parish.

I. Whereas the large Extent of the Counties of Chowan, Bertie and Northampton, renders it grievous and burthensome to many of the Inhabitants thereof to attend the Courts of Justice, and other Public Meetings appointed therein: For Remedy whereof,

II. Be it Enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, and by the Authority of the same, That from and after the First Day of May next the said Counties be divided as follows, to-wit, Beginning in Bertie County, at the first high Land on the North West Side of Mare Branch, on Chowan River Pocoson; running thence by a direct Line to Thomas Outlaw's Plantation, near Stoney Creek; thence by a direct Line to Northampton County Line, at the Plantation whereon James Rutland formerly lived; then along Northampton County Line to the Head of Beaver Dam Swamp; thence by a direct line to the Eastermost Part of Kerby's Creek; thence down the Creek to Meherrin River; then up Meherrin River to the Virginia Line; then Easterly along the Virginia Line to Bennet's Creek; then down Bennet's Creek to Chowan River; then across the River to the Mouth of the said Mare Branch; and up the Branch to the Beginning: And all that Part of the said Counties included within the said Bounds be thenceforth erected into a distinct County and Parish, and called and known by the Name of Hertford County, and Parish of St. Barnabas.#

V. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That from and after the passing of this Act all that Part of the Parish of North West as shall lie to the Westward of the aforesaid Counties of Bertie and Hertford, shall be added to, and united and consolidated with, the Parish of St. George in the said County of Northampton, and shall remain one entire Parish and be called and known by the Name the Parish of St. George.

VI. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to debar the Sheriffs of the Counties of Chowan, Bertie, and Northampton, as they respectively now stand undivided, to make Distress for any Levies, Fees, or other Dues, that shall be Due from the Inhabitants of the said Counties on the said First Day of May, in the same Manner as by Law the said Sheriffs might or could have done if the said Counties had remained undivided; and the said Levies, Fees, and other Dues, shall be collected and accounted for in the same Manner as if this Act had never been made; any Thing herein contained, to the contrary, notwithstanding.

IX. Provided always, That nothing herein contained shall be construed, deemed or taken, to alter or derogate from the Rights and Royal prerogative of his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, of granting Letters of Incorporation to the said County, and of ordering, appointing, and directing the Election of a Member or Members to represent them in Assembly, and of granting Markets and Fairs to be kept and held in the said County; but that the said Right and Prerogative shall and may at all Times hereafter, be exercised therein by his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, in as full and ample Manner to all Intents and Purposes whatsoever, as if this Act had never been made.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA--1760.

XVII. And be it Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the Superior Courts of Pleas and Grand Sessions, shall, annually, be held for several Districts in this Province, at the following Times and Places; that is to say, For the District of Edenton, at the Town of Edenton; for the Counties of Chowan, Perquimons, Pasquotank, Currituck, Bertie, Tyrrel, and Hertford, on the Twentieth Day of May and November.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1762.

XIV. And be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the Superior Courts of Justice, shall annually be held for the several Districts in this Province, at the following Times and Places; that is to say, For the District of Edenton, at the Town of Edenton, for the Counties of Chowan, Perquimons, Pasquotank, Currituck, Bertie, Tyrel, and Hertford, on the Twentieth Day of May and November.

IV. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the said Inferior Courts of Pleas and Quarter Sessions shall be constantly held upon the Days hereafter specified for every County respectively, that is to say; For the County of Bertie on the last Tuesday in February, May, August and November.

IV. And be it further Enacted, That the Number of Freeholders to be nominated for each County to serve as Jurors as aforesaid, shall be proportioned as follows, to-wit: … Bertie County, Eight; …

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1764.

II. Be it Enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, and by the Authority of the same, That John Starkey, Esq., be, and is hereby appointed Public Treasurer for the Counties of Anson, Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Craven, Carteret, Cumberland, Duplin, Dobbs, Hide, Johnston, Mecklenburg, New Hanover, Onslow, Pitt, and Rowan; and that Joseph Montfort, Esq., be, and [GT Note: No name here] hereby appointed Public Treasurer for the Counties of Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Bertie, Tyrrell, Northampton, Edgecomb, Granville, Orange, Hertford, Bute, and Halifax; …

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1764.

I. Whereas the several Days appointed by the aforesaid Act, for holding the Inferior Courts of the Counties of Halifax, Northampton, Bertie, and Carteret, have been found inconvenient for those whose Business it is to attend such Courts: For Remedy whereof,

II. Be it Enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, and by the Authority of the same, That from and after the First Day of December next, the Inferior Courts of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the aforesaid several Counties, shall be held on the days following, instead of the Days heretofore appointed for holding such Courts; to-wit, Halifax, on the First Tuesday in January, April, July and October. Edgecomb, on the second Tuesday in January, April, July, and October. Bute on the last Tuesday in January, April, July, and October. Granville on the First Tuesday in February, May, August and November. Orange and Northampton, on the second Tuesday in February, May, August and November. Bertie on the Fourth Tuesday in March, June, September, and December. Carteret on the Third Tuesday in March, June, September, and December in every year.

III. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the Places and Landings hereafter mentioned shall be, and are hereby appointed for the inspection of Hemp, Flax, Flax Seed, Pork, Beef, Rice, Flour, Indigo, Butter, Tar, Pitch, and Turpentine, Staves, Heading, Lumber, and Shingles; to which Places all of the said Commodities, before sold or exported, shall be brought, examined and inspected, according to the Directions hereinafter mentioned; That is to say In Bertie County, at Salmon Creek, Maul's Haven on Roanoke River, at William Gray's Landing, and at Cushie [Cashie] River. …

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA--1765.

I. Whereas, George Pollock, late of Bertie County, Esquire, deceased, in his life time, to-wit: On the Twenty Second Day of April, in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Two, did make and Execute to the said William Dry, Esquire, a certain Writing Obligatory, binding himself, his Heirs, Executors and Administrators, in the Sum of Two Thousand Pounds Proclamation Money, with condition, that the said George Pollock, should well and truly make and convey to the said William Dry, Esquire, his Heirs and Assigns, a good and sufficient Estate in Fee-simple, of, in, and to a certain Tract or Parcel of Land containing about Nine Hundred Acres, lying and being in Craven County, and is Part of, and adjoining the Town of New Bern, being the Tract of Land formerly granted to Daniel Richardson, by Patent, by the late Lords Proprietors, bearing Date the Twelfth Day of January, in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirteen-Fourteen, (on Record in the Secretary's Office of this Province, Reference being thereunto had, may more fully appear) and by him the said Daniel sold and conveyed to Thomas Pollock, Esquire, Grand-Father of the said George Pollock; and ….

I. Whereas, a number of the Tuscarora Indians, being desirous of moving themselves from their lands on Roanoke river, in Bertie county, in this province, and settling and incorporating themselves with the nations of Indians on the River Susquehannah; and whereas, the said Tuscarora Indians, in order to defray the expence of removing themselves and their effects from this province to the settlements on the river Susquehannah, did, on the twelfth day of July, in the year one thousand seven hundred and fifty-six, for the consideration of fifteen hundred pounds, proclamation money, before that time paid and advanced to them, the said Tuscarora Indians, by the said Robert Jones, William Williams and Thomas Pugh, by an indenture under the hands and seals of James Allen, John Wiggins, Billy George, Snip Nose George, Billy Cain, Charles Cornelius, Thomas Blount, John Rogers, George Blount, Wineoak Charles, Billy Basket, Billy Owen, Lewis Tuffdick, Isaac Miller, Harry, Samuel Bridgers, Thomas Seneca, Thomas Howit, Billy Sockey, Billy Cornelius, John Seneca, Thomas Basket, John Cain, Billy Dennis, William Taylor, Owens, John Walker, Billy Mitchell, Billy Netop, Billy Blount, Tom Jack, John Lightwood, Billy Roberts, James Mitchell, Captain Joe and William Pugh, chieftains and headmen of the said nation of Tuscarora Indians, for and on behalf of themselves and the rest of the Indians of the said Tuscarora nation, on the one part, and the said Robert Jones, William Williams and Thomas Pugh, of the other part, did demise, grant and to farm let, a certain dividend of land, situate and lying on Roanoke river, in the county aforesaid, containing about eight thousand acres, be the same more or less, and bounded as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the mouth of Deep creek, otherwise called Falling run, thence running up the said creek to the Indian head line; hence by the said line south fifty seven degrees east one thousand two hundred and eighty poles; thence a course parallell with the general current of the said creek to Roanoke river aforesaid, and up the river to the beginning; together with all trees, timber trees, woods, underwoods, ways, waters and appurtenances whatsoever, to the said dividend, tract or parcel of land belonging or in any wise appertaining; to have and to hold the said dividend, tract or parcel of land, with all and singular the appurtenances unto the said Robert Jones, William Williams and Thomas Pugh, their executors, administrators or assigns, without impeachment of waste, to be by the said Robert Jones, William Williams and Thomas Pugh, respectively, their executors, administrators and assigns, held and enjoyed in severalty; that is to say, one third part of the said dividend, tract or parcel of land, into three equal parts to be divided, unto the said Robert Jones, his executors, administrators and assigns; one other third part thereof, the same into three equal parts to be divided, unto the said William Williams, his executors, administrators and assigns; the remaining third part thereof, the same into three equal parts to be divided, unto the said Thomas Pugh, his executors, administrators and assigns; from the said twelfth day of July, in the year aforesaid, for and during the term of one hundred and fifty years from thence next ensuing, and fully to be compleated and ended, the said Robert Jones, William Williams and Thomas Pugh, their executors, administrators and assigns, yielding and paying therefor yearly, and every year during the said term, to the said Tuscarora Indians and their assigns one pepper corn, if demanded, at or upon feast of St. Michael the archangel.

VII. Provided also, and it is hereby Enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the said Allen Jones, Willie Jones, William Williams, and Thomas Pugh, their executors, administrators, and assigns, shall yearly and each year, during the term aforesaid, on the twenty first day of March pay the right honourable Earl of Granville, his heirs and assigns, a quit rent of four shillings, Proclamation Money, for every hundred acres of land contained within the limits or boundaries of the lands demised as aforesaid: and in case the said quit rents shall be in arrear at any time within the term aforesaid, that then it shall and may be lawful for the Earl of Granville, his heirs and assigns, to sue for and recover all such arrearages of rent, of and from the said Allen Jones, Willie Jones, William Williams, and Thomas Pugh, their executors, administrators and assigns, by all lawful ways and means whatsoever.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1766.

III. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That a Poll Tax of One Shilling be levied on each Taxable Person within the County of Chowan, and of Four Pence on each taxable Person within the Counties of Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimons, Bertie, Tyrrel, and Hertford; to be collected for the present and next succeeding Years, by the Sheriffs of the said Counties respectively, and accounted for and paid to the said Trustees and Directors, at the same time, in the same manner, and under the like Penalties as is by Law directed for collecting, accounting for, and paying Public taxes.

An Act for establishing a town on the Land of William Gray, on Cushie [Cashie] River, in Bertie County

I. Whereas it hath been represented to this Assembly that the Land of William Gray, lying on the South Side of Cushie [Cashie] River, at a Place known by the Name of Gray's Landing, in Bertie County, is a Pleasant and Healthy Situation, and commodious for Trade and Commerce; and the said William Gray having acknowledged his free consent to have One Hundred Acres of the said land laid off for a Town, which will greatly promote the Trade and Navigation of the said River:

II. Be it therefore Enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, and by the Authority of the same, That the said One Hundred Acres of land, beginning at a Stake by a small Branch on the River Side, and running thence North Forty Two Degrees West One Hundred and Sixty-Eight Poles; thence North Twenty One Degrees East Forty Poles; then North Sixty Five Degrees East One Hundred and Twenty Two Poles, to the centre of a Hickory, White Oak and Maple, on the said River Side; and then down the Meanders of the said River to the Beginning; laid off in Lots and Streets, with Part thereof for a Common, according to a Plan laid before this Assembly, be, and the same is hereby Constituted, erected, and established a Town, and shall be called by the Name of Windsor.

VIII. And for continueing the Succession of the said Directors, until the said Town shall be Incorporated, Be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That in Case of Death, Refusal to act, or Removal out of the Country of any of the said Directors, the surviving or other Directors, or the Majority of them shall assemble, and are hereby impowered from Time to Time, by Instrument in Writing, under their respective Hands and Seals, to nominate some other Person, being an Inhabitant or Freeholder of the said Town, in the Place of him so dying, refusing to Act, or removing out of the Country; which new Directors so nominated and appointed, shall, from henceforth, have the same Power and Authority, in all Things concerning the Matters herein contained, as if he had been expressly named and appointed in and by this Act, …

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1770.

III. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the Places and Landings hereafter mentioned, shall be, and hereby appointed for the Inspection of Flax Seed, Pork, Beef, Rice, Flour, Indigo, Butter, Tar, Pitch and Turpentine, Staves, Heading, Lumber and Shingles; to which Places all the said Commodities, before sold or exported, shall be brought, examined, and inspected, according to the Directions herein after mentioned; that is to say, … Bertie County, at Salmon's Creek, Maul's Haven, on Roanoke River, at Windsor and at Lockhart's and Whitmill's Landings.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1771.

VII. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That this Act, together with the said recited Act, shall be extended to, and be in Force in #the Counties of Tryon, Guilford, Surry, Bertie, Duplin, Cumberland, and Wake, in as full and ample a Manner as in the Counties mentioned in the before recited Act.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1773.

III. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the Superior Courts of Justice shall be annually held for the several Districts in this Province at the following Times and Places, that is to say, for District of Edenton, in the Town of Edenton for the Counties of Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Currituck, Bertie, Tyrrel, and Hertford, on the Twenty Fifth Day of April and October. …

LVI. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the said Inferior Courts of Pleas and Quarter Sessions shall be constantly held upon the Days following, to-wit … Bertie, on the Fourth Tuesdays in March, June, September, and December, in each Year.

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II. Be it therefore Enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Assembly and by the Authority of the same, That Joseph Montfort, Esq., be, and is hereby appointed Public Treasurer of the Counties of Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Bertie, Tyrrell, Northampton, Edgecomb, Granville, Orange, Hertford, Bute, Halifax and Chatham; …

IV. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the Number of Freeholders to be nominated for each County, to serve as Jurors, shall be proportioned as follows, to-wit: Bertie Eight,…

II. Be it therefore Enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, and by the Authority of the same, That a Poll Tax of Two Shillings be levied on each Taxable Person within the County of Chowan, and of Eight Pence on each taxable Person within the Counties of Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Bertie, Tyrrell, and Hertford, to be collected for this and the Two next succeeding Years, by the Sheriff of the said Counties respectively, and #accounted for and paid to the Trustees and Directors mentioned in the before recited Act, or to the Survivors of them, at the same Time, in the same Manner; and under the like Penalties, as by Law is directed for collecting, accounting for and paying Public Taxes.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1774.

V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the said #Inferior Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, shall be constantly held upon the days hereinafter specified for every county respectively, that is to say for the Counties of … Bertie on the second Tuesdays in February, May, August and November; …

At Edenton for the Counties of Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Currituck, Bertie, Tyrrel, Hertford, and Martin on the first day of July and January. …

V. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the number of Freeholders to be nominated for each County to serve as Jurors, shall be proportioned as follows, to-wit: … Bertie Eight … o serve as Jurors at the Court of Oyer and Terminer to be held at Edenton, …

VII. And for the more effectual preventing the Spreading of Infectious Distempers; Be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful for the Inferior Court of the Counties of Craven, Perquimans, Chowan, Tyrrel, Martin, Bertie, Pasquotank, Currituck, Hertford, Carteret, Dobbs, and they are hereby Authorized and impowered to lay a poll Tax on the Inhabitants of the said Counties respectively for the raising a sum not exceeding One hundred pounds for building proper pest houses at such place as they shall think proper and the money raised by the said poll tax the Justices of the aforesaid Courts are hereby directed to apply to the purposes before mentioned.

An Act for Enlarging the Time of Saving Lots in the Town of Windsor, for erecting a Court House, Prison and Stocks for the County of Bertie, in the said Town, and other purposes.

Whereas from many unavoidable Hindrances and disappointments, it hath been found impracticable for the Inhabitants of the Town of Windsor, to Compleat their Buildings, on their respective Lots, within the time limited by Law.

I. Be it therefore enacted by the Governor, Council and Assembly, and by the Authority of the same, That every lot in the said town on which a House shall be built of the dimentions mentioned in an act of Assembly entituled an “Act for establishing a Town on the Lands of William Gray on Cashi River, in Bertie County,” within two Years after the passing of this Act, and also every lot therein which shall be hereafter sold or conveyed by the directors or Commissioners of the said Town, on which such House shall be erected and built, within the space of Two Years after the date of the Conveyance executed for the same, shall and is hereby declared to be vested in the Grantee thereof his Heirs and Assigns in Fee Simple, anything in the said Act contained to the Contrary notwithstanding.

V. And whereas the Court House and Prison in the County of Bertie aforesaid, are in a ruinous condition, and the Justices of the said Court and the Officers and Suitors, Jurors and others whose attendance at the same is #by Law required, are subject to great hardships and inconveniences for want of proper accommodation and Entertainment at the place where the said Court House now stands, For Remedy whereof; Be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That from and after the first day of June next, the Court for the said County, shall be constantly held, on the days and times by Law appointed, at the town of Windsor aforesaid, any Law Usage or Custom to the contrary notwithstanding.

VI. And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That after the aforesaid first day of June all appearances and returns of process, shall be made to the said Court, in the Town of Windsor aforesaid.

VII. And whereas it will be necessary to erect a Court House, Clerk's Office, Prison, Pillory and Stocks in the said Town of Windsor, Be it therefore Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That William Gray, Thomas Ballard, Thomas Clarke, Zedekiah Stone & David Stanley, Gentlemen, be and they are hereby nominated and appointed Trustees and directors for building a good and convenient Court House and Clerks Office, and a sufficient Prison, Pillory & Stocks for the use of the said County, and that they, or a Majority of them, Contract and Agree with proper persons for compleating and finishing the same in such manner as they shall think necessary and convenient.

IX. And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That from and after the passing of this Act, the said Trustees and directors, or a majority of them are hereby directed and impowered to sell and dispose of, for the best price that may be had, the old Court House, Prison and Public Warehouse and the Acre of Land on which the Public Buildings now stand on Cashi River and apply the monies arising from such Sale towards defraying the expence of Building & erecting the said Court House, Clerk's Office, Prison, Pillory and Stocks.

XI. And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if the Tax or Monies arising in Virtue of this Act, shall be more than Sufficient to compleat the Buildings herein directed, the surplus thereof shall be applied by the said Court, towards defraying the Contingent charges of the said County.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1777.

An Act for enlarging the Time of saving Lots in the Town of Windsor, in Bertie County.

I. Whereas, from the impossibility of securing nails and other necessary materials for building as well as from many other unavoidable hindrances occasioned by the present contest with Great Britain, it hath been put entirely out of the power of the Inhabitants of the Town of Windsor in Bertie County to compleat their Buildings on their respective Lots, within the Time limited by Law,

II. Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and by the authority of the same, that every Lot in the said Town on which a house shall be built of the dimensions mentioned in an Act of Assembly entitled “An Act for establishing a Town on the Land of William Gray on Cushy [Cashie] River in Bertie County” or other improvements made thereon, which shall be deemed by the Directors or Commissioners of the said town equal thereto, within three years after the passing of this Act, and also every Lot therein which shall be hereafter sold or conveyed by the Directors or Commissioners of the said Town on which such house shall be erected and built, or other Improvements made which shall be deemed by the Directors or Commissioners of the said Town equal thereto, within the space of two years after the date of the Conveyance executed for the same shall and is hereby declared to be vested in the Grantee thereof, his heirs and assigns in Fee Simple; any Thing in the said Act contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

II. Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and by the authority of the same, that a court of Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and General Gaol Delivery shall be held at Edenton for the District of Edenton, comprehending the Counties of Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Currituck, Bertie Tyrrell, Hertford, Martin and Camden, on the third Tuesday of March and September; …

V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the justices of the County Courts and Sessions of the Peace, and they are hereby required before the sitting of the Courts of Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery of their respective Districts to nominate twenty-four freeholders to serve as grand jurors and twenty-four freeholders to serve as petit jurors at each of such District Courts respectively, and that the number of freeholders to be nominated to serve as jurors shall be as follows, to-wit: For … Bertie eight, …

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1777.

#V. And be it Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the several Superior Courts of Law shall be held for the several Districts in this State on the following Days, and in the following Places, that is to say, … For the District of Edenton, in the Town of Edenton, for the Counties of Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Currituck, Bertie, Tyrrell, Hertford, and Cambden, on the First Days of May and November.

LVII. And be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the said County Courts of Pleas and Quarter Sessions shall be constantly held upon the following Days, to-wit, … For the County Bertie, on the Second Mondays in February, May, August and November.

III. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the Number of Freeholders to be nominated for each County to serve as Jurors shall be proportioned as follows, to-wit, …Bertie Eight, …

III. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That an Assessment of One Shilling be levied on each Hundred Pounds Value within the County of Chowan, and of Six Pence on each Hundred Pounds Value within the Counties of Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Bertie, Tyrrell, Hertford, and Cambden, for Two Years, to be collected for the present and succeeding Year by the Sheriffs or Collectors of the said Counties respectively, and accounted for and paid to the said Trustees and Directors, at the same Time, in the same Manner, and under the like Penalties and Restrictions, as by Law is directed for collecting, accounting for, and paying Pubilc Taxes.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1778.

II. Be it therefore Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby Enacted by the Authority of the same, That Two Thousand Six Hundred and Forty Eight Men shall be raised and detached from the Militia of this State towards compleating the same, in the following Proportion and Manner, viz. From … Bertie Seventy Six …

II. Be it Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and by the Authority of the same, That from and after the First Day of August next, the several Superior Courts of Law shall be held for the several Districts in this State on the following Days, and in the following Places, that is to say, … For the District of Edenton, in the Town of Edenton, for the Counties of Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Currituck, Bertie, Tyrrell, Hertford, and Cambden, on the First Days of May and November.

I. Be it Enacted, by the General Assembly, and it is hereby Enacted by the Authority of the same, That Withmell Tuffdick, Chief or Headman of the Tuscarora Nation, and the Tuscarora Indians, now living in the County of Bertie, shall have, hold, occupy, possess and enjoy, all the Lands lying in the County of Bertie aforesaid, whereof they are now seized and possessed (being Part of the Lands hertofore allotted to the Indians aforesaid by solemn Treaty, and confirmed to them and their Successors by Act of Assembly, in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty Eight) without Let, Molestation, or Hindrance, clear of all Quitrents, or any Public Demand by Way of Tax whatever, to them the said Tuscarora Indians, and their Heirs and Successors; and that they the said Tuscaroras, and their Heirs and Successors, shall for ever be clear and exempt from every Kind of Poll Tax.

II. And whereas the said Tuscarora Indians, by Nature ignorant, and strongly addicted to drinking, may be easily imposed on by designing Persons, and unwarily deprived of their said Lands; Be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That no Person, for any Consideration whatever, shall hereafter purchase, buy or lease, any Tract or Parcel of Land now claimed by, or in Possession of the said Tuscarora Indians, or any of them; nor shall any Person settle on or cultivate the said Lands, or any Part thereof, in his own Right, or under Pretence as acting as Overseer for the Indians; and if any Person shall hereafter purchase, buy or lease, any Lands of the said Indians, or settle on or cultivate any Part thereof, in his own Right, or as Overseer for the Indians, all such Purchases, Sales, Leases and Agreements, shall be, and they are hereby declared null and void; and the Person so purchasing, buying or leasing, settling on, or cultivating the said Lands, or any Part thereof, shall forfeit and pay the Sum of Three Hundred Pounds current Money for every Hundred Acres by him so purchased, bought or leased, settled on or cultivated as aforesaid, one Half to the Use of the said Tuscarora Indians, the other to the Use of him or her who shall sue for the same; to be recovered by Action of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, in any Court having Cognizance thereof. Provided, That the said Tuscarora Indians #may sell or dispose of their Lands, or any Part thereof, with Consent of the General Assembly first had and obtained.

III. And whereas the Chieftains and Headmen of the Tuscarora Nation living in the County, did on the Twelfth Day of July, in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Six, for the Consideration of Fifteen Hundred Pounds to them paid by Robert Jones, Jun., William Williams, and Thomas Pugh, by Indenture under their Hands and Seals, demise, grant, and to Farm let, unto the said Robert Jones, William Williams, and Thomas Pugh, a certain Tract of Land lying in the County aforesaid, containing about Eight Thousand Acres, more or less, bounded as follows, to-wit, Beginning at the Mouth of Deep Creek, otherwise called Falling Run; thence running up the said Creek, to the Indian Head Line; thence by the said Line South, Seventeen Degrees East, Twelve Hundred and Eighty Poles; thence a Course parrellel with the general Current of the said Creek, to Roanoke River; and then up the River to the Beginning; together with the Appurtenances thereto belonging, to be held and enjoyed by the said Robert Jones, William Williams, and Thomas Pugh, their Executors, Administrators, and Assigns, in Severalty, for and during the Term of One Hundred and Fifty Years, as may more fully appear by the said Indenture, registered in the County Court of Bertie aforesaid, and ratified by Act of Assembly, passed at New Bern in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-Six; Be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That each and every of the Persons intitled to claim under the Demise afore mentioned, or by Grants from the Persons claiming under the same, or either of them, and their Heirs and Assigns, shall and may have, hold, occupy, possess and enjoy, the several Shares, Dividends, or Parcels of the said Land to them belonging, in as full, free, and absolute Manner, and with the same legal Privileges and Advantages, in every Respect, and subject to the same Taxes, as if the said Land had been originally granted to the said Robert Jones, William Williams, and Thomas Pugh, by Lord Granville, or by this State.

IV. And whereas the said Tuscarora Indians, for good and sufficient Reasons, and for valuable Considerations, have since the Twelfth Day of July, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Six, and previous to the First Day of December last, demised, granted, and to Farm let, sundry Tracts or Parcels of Land lying in said County of Bertie, to sundry Persons, as by Indentures duly executed may more fully appear; Be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That all the Lands contained in the last mentioned Demises, if the said Demises were fairly, bona fide, and without Fraud, made by, and obtained from the said Tuscarora Indians, since the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Six, and previous to the First Day of December last past, shall not be deemed vacant Lands, or be liable to be entered as such in the Land Office, unless the General Assembly shall hereafter so direct, but nevertheless shall be subject to the same Taxes as other Lands in this State are liable to.

V. And whereas it is suggested by the said Tuscarora Indians that unfair Dealing has been used in obtaining one or more of the Demises afore mentioned, and they the said Indians have at present no Mode for obtaining Redress in such Cases: Be it therefore Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the Commissioners herein after mentioned, or a Majority of them, shall and may, upon Complaint of the said Tuscarora Indians, in Court or Meeting assembled, that any Person or Persons has or have unfairly or fraudulently obtained any Grant or Demise for Lands to them belonging since the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Six, and previous to the First Day of December last, summon the Person or Persons so complained against, #or cause him or them to be summoned, to appear before them on a certain Day on the Land in Dispute (giving at least Ten Days Notice previous to the Day in such Summons appointed) then and there to answer the Complaints of the Indians for having fraudulently or unfairly obtained a Grant or Demise of the Land in Question; and shall also summon, or cause to be summoned, a Jury of Twelve Men, being Freeholders in the said County of Bertie, and not resident on, or Owners of any Lands purchased of the said Tuscarora Indians: And the said Commissioners, or a Majority of them, shall attend at the time and Place appointed, with the Jury aforesaid, and having first sworn the Jury to try and determine fairly between the said Indians and the Person or Persons complained against, shall and may cause Witnesses to be examined on both Sides, and receive the Verdict of the Jury, and return the same, with the Pannel, to the next County Court of the said County of Bertie, to be entered upon Record, and such Verdict shall be as good and effectual as if obtained in any Court of Record; and if the same be general, the said Commissioners, or a Majority of them, shall and may appoint one or more Person or Persons to carry the same into Execution; but if special, then the Court shall decide thereon, and cause the Sheriff of the County to carry such Decision into Execution.

VI. And whereas the said Indians are often injured by Horses, Cattle and Hogs, driven on their Lands by the white People, the said Horses, Cattle and Hogs, breaking into their Inclosures, and destroying their Corn and other Effects, and are also frequently deprived of their Property, and abused by ill disposed Persons: For Remedy whereof, and also for Recovery of Rents or Demands now due, or which may hereafter become due and owing to the said Tuscarora Indians; Be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That William Williams, Thomas Pugh, Willie Jones, Simon Turner, and Zedekiah Stone, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners for the said Indians; and they, or any Three of them, shall and may inquire into Complaints made by the said Indians, summon the persons complained against before them, and award such Restitution and Redress as to them shall seem just and necessary; and may appoint an Officer or Officers to serve Subpoenas, and to execute such Awards and Determinations as they shall or may make in Regard of the Premises: And the Court of the said County of Bertie is hereby authorized and required to fill up, from Time to Time, by new Appointments, any Vacancies which may happen among the Commissioners, by Death or Resignation; and upon Complaint of the Chief or Headman of the Nation, and the Rest of the Indians, in Court of Meeting properly assembled, against any one of the Commissioners for Misbehaviour, may inquire into the Conduct of the Person or Persons complained against, remove him or them, if necessary, and appoint another or others in his or their Stead.

VII. And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the Lands leased by the said Tuscarora Indians to Robert Jones, Jun., William Williams, and Thomas Pugh, and to other Persons, shall revert to, and become the Property of the State, at the Expiration of the Terms the several Leases mentioned, if the said Nation be then extinct: And the Lands now belonging to, and possessed by the said Tuscaroras, shall revert to, and become the Property of the State, whenever the said Nation shall become extinct, or shall entirely abandon or remove themselves of the said Lands, and every Part thereof. Provided, That no Person shall have any Preference of Entry to any of the said Lands by Virtue of any Lease or Occupancy whatsoever since December, One Thousand Hundred and Seventy Six, whenever the General Assembly shall declare the said Lands to be vacant.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1778.

III. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That an Assessment of One Shilling be levied on each Hundred pounds value within the County of Chowan, and of six pence on each Hundred pounds value within the County of Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Bertie, Tyrrel, Hertford, Camden and Gates for Two years to be collected for, the present and succeeding year by the Sheriffs or Collectors of the said Counties respectively exclusive of the Tax laid by the said before recited Act and shall be accounted for and paid to the said Trustees and directors at the same time in the same manner and under the like penalties and restrictions as by law is directed for collecting, accounting for and paying Public Taxes and shall be by the said Trustees & Directors applyed to the purposes of this Act, and the before recited Act, and also to the payment of such Ballance as may appear on Settlement to be due to the Trustees and directors heretofore appointed for erecting a Court House and Prison for the use of the District of Edenton.

An Act to impower the Court of Bertie County to levy a further Tax for Compleating the public Buildings of said County.

I. Whereas, by an Act of Assembly for that purpose made and provided, the Justices of the County Court of Bertie were impowered to appoint Commissioners to agree and contract with a Workman or Workmen for erecting and Completing the public Buildings of said County, in pursuance of which Commissioners have been appointed, who contracted with a certain Thomas Rhoods for the purpose aforesaid; who, from the unforeseen Consequences of the present War, and the great depreciation of the present Currency, is like to be greatly distressed by complying with the said Contract, unless a further allowance be made him; …

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1779.

III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the number of freeholders to be nominated for each county to serve as jurors shall be proportioned as follows, to wit, … Bertie eight …

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1780.

II. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is enacted by the authority of the same, that the commissioners by the said Act appointed, or any three of them, assembled for the purpose of holding a court, shall and may inflict fines on jurors or witnesses so failing to attend, not exceeding one hundred pounds, at their discretion; and unless sufficient excuse be to them afterwards shewn, cause the same to be levied and applied towards defraying the county charges of Bertie: And the witnesses and jurors who shall attend on the trial of any disputes between the said Tuscaroras and others, shall have and receive ten dollars per day for their attendance, to be paid by the party cast, with all other costs; and such trial may hereafter be had on any part of the lands belonging to said Tuscaroras in Bertie County, which the commissioners shall direct.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1782.

III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That an assessment of eight pence in every hundred pounds be laid on all taxable property in the county of Chowan, and an assessment of four pence in every hundred pounds value be laid on all taxable property in the Counties of Currituck, Cambden, Pasquotank, Perquimons, Gates, Hertford, Bertie and Tyrrell, for two years, to be collected for the present and the succeeding year by the respective sheriffs or collectors of the said counties, and accounted for and paid to the said commissioners at the same time, and in the same manner, and under the like penalties and restrictions, as is or may be directed for collecting, accounting for, and paying other public taxes.

An Act for erecting a Prison in the County of Bertie, and finishing the Court House.

I. Whereas the prison of the County of Bertie hath been burnt, and it is necessary that a new one should be built for the use of said county; #

III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a tax of eight pence specie be levied on each hundred pounds value of taxable property, including poll taxes, within the county of Bertie aforesaid, for the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty two, to be collected by the same person or persons, and in the same manner as other taxes are collected within said county, and accounted for and paid to the said commissioners, trustees and directors, at the same time, and in the same manner, and under the like penalties and restrictions as by law is directed for collecting, accounting for and paying public taxes.

VI. And whereas the court house of the said county remains unfinished; Be it therefore enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a tax of six pence specie on each hundred pounds value in said county be levied for two years, and be collected by the county collector or collectors in the same manner as other taxes are collected and paid the commissioners appointed by law for building the said court house to be applied towards finishing the same; and the commissioners are hereby fully impowered and authorized to settle with the person by them formerly contracted with to build said court house, and pay him so much as may appear on such settlement due to him, with the current depreciation thereof, and may either continue him on his former contract or discharge him from the same and agree with some other person or persons as they shall think proper to finish the said court house, and in case any of the said commissioners should die, refuse or neglect to act, it shall and may be lawful for the justices of the inferior court of said county to appoint other commissioner or commissioners in their room, who shall be invested with the same powers and authorities that the others were by law invested with, and shall give bond as is by the said law directed; and if the above tax when collected shall amount to more than will be sufficient to finish the said court house, the surplus shall be paid into the hands of the justices of said county, and applied towards defraying the contingent charges of the said county.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1784.

IV. And be it further Enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the places and landings hereafter-mentioned shall be and are hereby appointed for the inspection of beef, pork, rice, tar, pitch, turpentine, fish, flour, butter, and flax-seed, staves and headings, sawed lumber and shingles, to which places all of the said commodities before sold or exported shall be brought, examined and inspected according to the directions herein after-mentiond, that is to say: In … Bertie county, at the landings heretofore in use for lading of vessels; …

I. Be it Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby Enacted by the authority of the same, That the county court of each county herein mentioned viz. … Bertie, … shall and the same are hereby authorised and impowered from and after the passing of this Act to lay a tax annually not exceeding the sum of four shillings current money on every hundred pounds of taxable property in their county, and a poll-tax of four shillings current money on every taxable person in the said county, for the purpose of erecting, finishing or repairing such court house, prison or stocks, in any county within this State, when the same may be found by the said court to be absolutely necessary, and for the purpose of defraying the contingent charges; which said tax shall be collected and accounted for in the same manner, at the same time and by the same persons who are appointed to collect the public tax in each county, and to be paid into the hands of such person or persons as the several county courts shall from time to time hereafter direct: Provided, That a majority of the acting justices of any court wherein any tax shall be laid in virtue hereof shall be present at the time of laying the same.

An Act to impower Arthur Brown, Esquire, late Sheriff of Bertie County to collect the arrears of Taxes due for the said county in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-four, and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five.

I. Whereas through the unavoidable confusion of the times great deficiencies are like to arise in the collection of the taxes for the county of Bertie, for the years one thousand seven hundred and seventy-four, and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five, whereby Arthur Brown, late sheriff of said county will become liable to the payment of large sums of money to the public,

II. Be it therefore Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby Enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this Act, Arthur Brown, late sheriff of Bertie county, or some person for that purpose authorised and impowered by him, shall have full power and authority to receive and collect the arrears of taxes due for the said county of Bertie, for the year of one thousand seven hundred and seventy-four, and for the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five, in the same manner and form as taxes were then by law collected.

IV. And be it further Enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Arthur Brown, or the person by him for that purpose authorized and impowered, shall give one month's notice by public advertising the same at the court house of said county, and all other public places within the same, of the time and place he, or such person as he shall for that purpose authorise and impower, will attend to receive such arrears of taxes; and all persons paying the same on or before the time appointed by such notice shall not be liable to pay any costs or charges; and if any person or persons shall fail to pay such arrears of taxes agreeable to this Act, it shall and may be lawful for the said Arthur Brown, or such person as he shall authorize and impower, to make distress for the same, in the same manner #as was at the time the said taxes became due, by law appointed for sheriffs to distrain in other cases of the like nature.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1785.

V. And be it further Enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the several county courts of pleas and quarter sessions herein after mentioned within this State, shall be held hereafter on the following days: For the county of … Bertie, on the third Mondays of the same months [February, May, August and November] …

An Act for the Inspection of Tobacco In the Town of Windsor.

Whereas it may be beneficial to the planters of tobacco adjacent to the town of Windsor, that an inspection of that commodity should be established in the said town;

I. Be it therefore Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North #Carolina, and it is hereby Enacted by the authority of the same, That the county court of Bertie shall annually appoint two discreet and careful men, well acquainted with the nature and qualities of tobacco, to be inspectors thereof; who shall take the same oath, be subject to the same rules, regulations and restrictions to which inspectors of tobacco are subject by an Act of the General Assembly passed at Halifax in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven, entitled “An Act to amend the staple of tobacco and prevent frauds.”

III. And be it further Enacted, That all tobacco so inspected shall be held and deemed merchantable tobacco, as if the same had been inspected at any other inspection within this State.

An Act to Amend an Act, Entitled, “An Act for the Regulating the Town of Salisbury in the County of Rowan, and for Regulating the Town of Windsor in Bertie County.”

XII. And be it further Enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the foregoing Act shall also govern and regulate the town of Windsor in the county of Bertie, in the same manner as it does the town of Salisbury; and all matters and things directed to be done by the officers of Salisbury, and all matters and things directed to be done by the officers of Rowan county with respect to the town of Salisbury, shall be done by the officers of Bertie county with respect to the town of Windsor also.

XIII. And be it further Enacted, That all Act or Acts heretofore made for the regulation of the town of Windsor, so far as the same may come within the purview and meaning of this Act, shall be repealed to all intents and purposes whatever. (Passed Jan. 6, 1787.)

Whereas it has been represented to the General Assembly, that on the lands of William Murfree, at Murfree's landing, on Meherrin river, there is a very proper situation for a town; that the place is remarkably healthy, and convenient to a country which produces large supplies of tobacco, naval stores, corn, pork and lumber for exportation, and that the convenience for shipping produce at this landing, is greatly superior to what is generally #found at other landings: And whereas a great number of citizens of this State, inhabitants of the counties of Hertford, Northampton, Halifax, Warren, Edgecombe, Bertie, Gates and Chowan, have prayed that a town may be erected at this place, and William Murfree, the proprietor of the soil, hath consented that ninety-seven acres of the land adjoining to the river, which has been surveyed and laid off, shall be appropriated to this use:

I. Be it therefore Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby Enacted by the authority of the same, That each and every hundred acres of land in the county of Chowan shall be subject to a tax of four pence, each poll to a tax of one shilling, and each hundred pounds value of town property to a tax of one shilling: And there shall also be collected in the counties of … Bertie, … the sum of two pence on every hundred acres of land, and a tax of six pence on every poll, and on every hundred pounds value of town property a tax of six pence in the said counties, to be collected for the year 1786 at the time and in the manner the public taxes are collected for that year; which tax of four pence on every hundred acres of land, and of one shilling on every poll, and of one shilling on every hundred pounds value of taxable property in the county of Chowan, and in the counties of Bertie, … the sum of two pence on every hundred acres of land, the sum of six pence on every poll, and on each hundred pounds value of town property the sum of six pence, shall also be levied and collected for the year 1787, in the same manner and at the same time the public taxes laid by the present General Assembly are collected.

#LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1787.

An Act to Prevent the Obstructing of Fish from Running up the Streams and Water Courses in Bertie County, and to clear the Navigation thereof.

Whereas many persons inhabitants of Bertie county make a practice of setting wares and hedges across the streams and water courses in the said county, by means of which the fish in the spring of the year are prevented from running up, which hath frequently prevented the people from catching fish at the different places where they have been usually caught ever since the first settlement of the said county, whereby many of the inhabitants of said county are greatly injured:

III. And be it further Enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the overseer and such person or persons who shall be appointed to work under him within his or their respective districts, shall and they are hereby exempted and cleared from working on any public road or roads within the said county so long as he or they continue within the district of any or either of the said overseers, or so long as he or they shall be liable to work on any of the said streams or water courses within any of such districts in the said county; any law to the contrary notwithstanding.