The State Records of North Carolina: Laws, 1715-1776 |
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Page 525 - Entituled (an Act for the further Security of His Majesty's Person and Government and the Succession of the Crown in the Heirs of the late Princess Sophia being Protestants and for Extinguishing the hopes of the Pretended Prince of Wales and his open and secret Abettors...
Page 34 - Outlawry, that in all such cases the Party Plaintiff, his Heirs, Executors or Administrators, as the Case shall require, may commence a new Action or Suit, from Time to Time, within a Year after such Judgment reversed, or such Judgment given against the Plaintiff, or Outlawry reversed, and not after.
Page 556 - Payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, and each of us, our, and each of our Heirs, Executors and Administrators jointly and severally, firmly by these Presents.
Page 413 - Act, the Defendant may plead the General Issue, and give this Act in Evidence; and if the Plaintiff shall be non-suit, or a Judgment pass against him.
Page 34 - ... beyond the seas, that then such person or persons shall be at liberty to bring the same actions, so as they take the same within such times as are before limited, after their coming to or being of full age, discovert, of sane memory, at large, and returned from beyond the seas, as other persons, having no such impediment, should have done.
Page 69 - And in case there be no children nor any legal representatives of them, then one moiety of the said estate to be allotted to the wife of the intestate, the residue of the said estate to be distributed equally to every of the next of kindred of the intestate, who are in equal degree and those who legally represent them. VII. Provided, that there be no representations admitted among collaterals after brothers
Page 68 - AB, or into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for him, do well and truly administer according to law, and further do make or cause to be made a true and...
Page 488 - Be it therefore enacted by the Governor, Council and Assembly, and by the Authority of the same, That...
Page 34 - Defendants shall be admitted to plead a Disclaimer, and that the Trespass was by Negligence or Involuntary, and a Tender or Offer of sufficient Amends for such Trespass before the Action brought, whereupon, or upon some of them, the Plaintiff...
Page 58 - Hogg the other half to him or them that shall sue for the same to be recovered by Action of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information...