Hertford County, NC - Town of Winton Amended Act, 1817

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An Act to amend an act for establishing a town on the lands of
Benjamin Wynns on Chowan River

WHEREAS by the above recited act of the Commissioners of said town
were alone authorized to fill such vacancies as might occur by the 
death, resignation, or refusal to act of any of their body - and
whereas the whole of said commissioners are since dead without 
having made such appointment as aforesaid.

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 Joseph
F. Dickinson, Leven Duer, Garrison M. Smith, James Copeland, James
Rea, John Vann, and William B. Wynns, be, and they are hereby
appointed Commissioners for the said town of Winton, and have all
powers, privileges and authorities necessary for the regulation and
good government of the said town.

II. And be it further enacted, That in case of the death, resignation
removal out of the county or refusal to act of any of the above named
commissioners, a majority of them shall have full power and authority
to appoint others to supply their places, who when so appointed shall
have all the powers, privileges and authorities as are by this act
vested in the original Commissioners.


Source:
NC Archives
Public and Private Laws of North Carolina
1817
Chapter LXXVI
Page 63

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