Cumberland County NcArchives Court.....Williams, James 1784
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Source: Colonial Records Of North Carolina
Written: 1784

Acts of the North Carolina General Assembly, 1784
North Carolina. General Assembly
April 19, 1784 - June 03, 1784
Volume 24, Pages 543-649

CHAPTER LXIV.

An Act Vesting in James Williams, his heirs, executors, administrators and 
Assigns, the Property of the Toll-Bridge, Known by the Name of McCraney's 
Bridge, on the Lower Little River in Cumberland County.

I. Whereas, the bridge over the lower Little River in Cumberland county, at 
the place known by the name of McCraney's Bridge, now the property of James 
Williams, has by experience been found very convenient for travellers, and the 
said James Williams being desirous of keeping the said bridge in good repair 
at his own expence, on condition of having the benefits therof for the space 
of twenty-five years;

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 it shall 
and may be lawful for the said James Williams, his heirs, executors, 
administrators or assigns, to repair in the most substantial manner the bridge 
aforesaid; and after such repairs are compleatly finished, it shall and may be 
lawful for the said James Williams, his heirs, executors, administrators or 
assigns, to keep a sufficient gate thereon, and take and receive from all 
persons that pass over the same the following rates, that is to say: For every 
man and horse four pence, for every horse and chair one shilling, for every 
four wheeled riding carriage, including the horses drawing the same, two 
shillings, for every cart one shilling, for every waggon two shillings, for 
every led horse or ox three pence, for every head of neat cattle one penny, 
for every head of hogs or sheep one-half penny. Provided nevertheless, That no 
toll shall be demanded or received from any person when attending general or 
private musters, the annual elections, nor from the members of the General 
Assembly when on public business.

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