Surry County, NC – Act to Divide Militia, 1826 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Act to repeal part of the first section of an act, passed in the year one thousand eight hundred and eleven, chapter thirty-sixth, entitled “An act to divide the militia of Surry county into two separate and distinct regiments” 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 so much of the before recited act, which requires the regimental musters in said regiment to be held at the house of John Rions, or within two miles, be, and the same is hereby repealed; and that said musters shall hereafter be held at the house of Isaac Copeland, or such other place as a majority of the officers of the said regiment may think proper; any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Source: NC Archives Public and Private Laws of North Carolina 1826 Chapter CXLVI Page 80 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________________