Cumberland County, NC – Alexander, William & Duncan Murchison - Act to Erect Bridge, 1829 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Act authorising Alexander Murchison, William Murchison and Duncan Murchison to erect a bridge scross Lower Little river, in Cumberland county 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 Alexander Murchison, William Murchison and Duncan Murchison, be, and they are hereby authorised and empowered to erect a bridge across Lower Little river in Cumberland county, at some convenient place on their own lands, above their mills on said river, under the same rules, regulations and restrictions as are prescribed by law for the other bridges on said river: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to authorise them to receive or collect tolls without first having obtained permission from the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for that purpose. Source: NC Archives Public and Private Laws of North Carolina 1829 Chapter CXXXVII Page 34 ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts - gpotts1@nc.rr.com ______________________________________________________________________