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 HEREAS the above bound A. B. is by the County Court of nominated and appointed to collect and gather the Public Taxes aeed on the Inhabitants in  Ditrict, in the aid County; the Condition therefore of this Obligation is uch, that if the aid A. B. hall and do well and truly collect and gather all the Public Taxes in the aid Ditrict, and hall and will well and truly account for and pay the ame to the County Treaurer, in uch Manner, and at uch Times, as the Law requires, after deducting his Commiions, and uch Inolvents among thoe who are liable to pay a Poll Tax as the Court of his County hall allow, then the above Obligation to be void, otherwie to remain in full Force and Effect.

XXI. AND be it Enacted, by the Authority aforeaid, That the Condition of the Bond to be given by the County Treaurers hall be in the following Form, that is to ay.

HEREAS the above bound, Sheriff of  County, is by Law contituted Treaurer of his County, for the Purpoe of receiving from the different Collector or Taxgatherers therein the Taxes aeed and laid by Act of the General Aembly for the Support of Government; now the Condition of the above Obligation is uch, that if the aid   hall and do well and truly account with and pay to the Treaurer or Treaurers of the State, at uch Time as he is or hall be by Law required, all uch Sum and Sums of Money as he hall or may receive from the different Collectors or Taxgatherers in his County for Public Taxes, then this Obligation to be void, otherwie to remain in full Force and Effect.

 

E it Enacted, by the General Aembly of the State of North-Carolina, and it is hereby Enacted by the the Authority of the ame, That all and every Peron and Perons (Prioners of War excepted) now inhabiting or reiding within the Limits of the State of North-Carolina, or who hall voluntarily come into the ame hereafter to inhabit or reide, do own, and hall pay Allegiance to the State of North-Carolina.

II. AND be it further Enacted, by the authority aforeaid, That if any Peron or Perons belonging to, or reiding within this State, and under the Protection of its Laws, hall take a Commiion or Commiions from the King of Great Britain, or any under his authority, or other the Enemies of this State, or the United States of America; or hall levy War againt this State, or the Government thereof; or knowingly and willingly hall aid or ait any Enemies at open War againt this State; or the United States of America, by joining their armies, or by inliting, or procuring or peruading others to inlit for that Purpoe, or by furniing uch Enemies with Arms, Ammunition, Proviion, or any other