Rowan County, NC – Sheriff Samuel Jones - Act For Relief, 1826 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Act for the relief of Samuel Jones, late sheriff of Rowan 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 Samuel Jones, late sheriff of Rowan, be, and he is hereby authorized to collect the arrears of taxes due for the years one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one, twenty-two, and twenty-three, according to the rules and regulations now in force for the collection of taxes by sheriffs in office; Provided, nevertheless, that no collection of taxes shall be made under this act from the estates of persons who have died since the said taxes were due, or from such persons as have moved from the county, or as will make oath that they have paid said taxes, and lost their receipts: Provided, that nothing in this act contained shall authorize the said Samuel Jones to collect taxes on property or polls within the county of Davidson. Source: NC Archives Public and Private Laws of North Carolina 1826 Chapter LXXVII Page 47 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________________