Wilkes County, NC - Act to Build a Goal, 1813

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An Act authorising the County Court of Wilkes to lay a Tax for the 
purpose of building a Goal [jail] in said county

Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North 
Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That 
it shall be lawful for the County Court of Wilkes to lay a tax for the
years one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, one thousand eight
hundred and fifteen, and one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, should
a majority of the acting Justices deem it expedient and necessary, not
to exceed two shillings on every poll, not exceeding eight pence on
every hundred acres of land and not exceeding two shillings on every
hundred pounds value of town lots with their improvements; and when
said tax is laid, it shall be levied, collected and accounted for in
like manner as other county taxes.

II. And be it further enacted, That when the Sheriff of said county
shall collect the taxes aforesaid, he shall pay the monies so collected
over to the undertaker of said building and his receipt shall be a
sufficient voucher in his settlement with the County Trustee.

III. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioners hereafter named,
shall let out said building to the lowest bidder, advertising at least
one month previous to letting out said building, describing therein
particularly the length, breadth, how to be build, and of what kind of
materials.

IV. And be it further enacted, That Montfort Stokes, James Hacket,
Richard R. Gwyn, John Finlay, Jesse Robinett Esquire, and Francis 
Barnard, are hereby appointed commissioners for fixing on a proper place
within the bounds of the public square of the town of Wilkesborough,
whereon to build said Goal; and when the building of said goal is let
out as aforesaid, they shall make bond with sufficient security from the 
undertaker or undertakers of said public building, to complete the same
agreeably to the plan laid down as aforesaid.

V. And be it further enacted, That the said commissioners as herein
appointed, shall on or before the twentieth day of June next, proceed
to let out the building of the Goal aforesaid to the lowest bidder,
and the undertaker or undertakers thereof shall build the same agreeably
to the plan agree upon and within the time set forth in the publication
of their proposals.


Source:
NC Archives
Public and Private Laws of North Carolina
1813
Chapter XXXIX
Page 25

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