Tryon County NcArchives Court.....Francis Adams, John Tagert & 1773
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Source: Colonial Records
Written: 1773

Acts of the North Carolina General Assembly, 1773
January 25, 1773 - March 06, 1773
Volume 23, Pages 872 - 930

CHAPTER VIII.

An Act to exonerate John Tagert and Francis Adams, late Sheriffs of Tryon 
County, from being Chargeable with the Collection of Taxes taken into South 
Carolina.

I. Whereas the dividing Line extended between this Province and South 
Carolina, by Order of his Majesty in Council, a Number of Inhabitants that 
before the Division aforesaid were lifted and deemed Taxables of Tryon County, 
in this Colony, are since Fallen into South Carolina, and refuse to pay their 
Taxes to this Government; and there being no Law to compel them to pay the 
same, by which Means John Tagert, and Francis Adams, late Sheriffs of Tryon 
County, will become chargeable with those Taxes that they have not collected 
from the Persons aforesaid for these several Years, to their great Injury and 
Hurt, unless timely prevented.

II. Be it therefore Enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, and by 
the Authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this Act, the 
said Sheriffs of Tryon County shall not be chargeable with any Taxes due from 
those Persons that were listed and deemed Taxables of Tryon County aforesaid, 
who since the Division of the said Provinces have fallen into South Carolina, 
until a Law or some Remedy be had for that Purpose from the Province of South 
Carolina aforesaid, to compel them to pay the same; and the Court of Tryon 
County, at any Sessions, are hereby directed and authorized to give Credit to 
the said Sheriffs in their Settlement of County Taxes for such Taxables as 
have fallen into South Carolina since the running the said Dividing Line, who 
have not paid the same; a Certificate of which settlement shall be by the 
Clerk of the said Court transmitted to the Treasurer of the District, by which 
the said Treasurer shall, and is hereby bound to pass the said Sheriffs Public 
Accounts, any Law to the contrary, notwithstanding.

III. Provided nevertheless, That nothing contained in this Act shall be 
extended to excuse the said Sheriffs from being chargeable with the Payment of 
such Taxes which they have received from such Taxable Persons, now Inhabitants 
of South Carolina, before the running the said Line, or which they shall 
hereafter receive from said Taxables, or from the Inhabitants of the said 
County; but shall Bona Fide Account for, on Oath, before the Inferior Court of 
Tryon County, and pay the same; any Thing herein contained to the contrary, 
notwithstanding.


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