Davidson & Haywood County, NC – Act to Prevent Falling Timber - 1826

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An Act to prevent the falling of timber in, or obstructing the run of 
Abbot’s creek, in Davidson county, and Pigeon river, in Haywood 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 if any 
person or persons shall fall timer in, or otherwise obstruct the run of 
Abbot’s creek, in Davidson county, between the mouth thereof and Peter 
Tice’s mill, or in that part of Pigeon river, in Haywood river, from 
where the State road crosses the same, to the upper end of the 
plantation where Wm. Cooper formerly lived, he, she, or they shall 
forfeit and pay the sum of ten dollars for each and every offence, to 
be recovered before any jurisdiction having cognizance thereof, one 
half to the use of the informer, and the other half to the use of the 
poor of said county: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be 
so construed as to prevent owners of land on said creek from erecting 
water fences across the same or building mills thereon, nor shall any  
person incur the penalty herein prescribed, who shall fall timer in, or 
obstruct the run of said creek, in clearing and improving their lands: 
Provided, he, she or they shall remove the same within ten days.


Source:
Public and Private Laws of North Carolina
1826
Chapter LXXVI
Page 47

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