North Carolina General Assembly 1836 37 Acts List
The long adjourned North Carolina General Assembly released a lengthy Public Acts list from the 1836 37 session. Key items include banking, railroads, county divisions, courts, internal improvements, taxation, land titles, and school funding with extensive charter revisions and new turnpike and road projects across counties such as Davie, Halifax, Wayne, and others. University trustee Andrew Joyner elected to replace P W Kittrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Courts of Equity
Edenton and Norfolk Rail Road Company
Davie County
Rowan
Davie
General Mining and Manufacturing Association
Moore
Montgomery
Ansoin
Macon
Haywood
Yancy
Buncombe
Rutherford
Burke
Cabarrus
Mecklenburg
Lincoln
Tredel
Surry
Wilkes
Ashe
Secretary of State
Halifax
Northampton
Nass
Cape Fear
Yadkin
Pedee
Franklin ‘Turnpike Company
Franklin
Maron County
Nantahala Mountain
Valley River
Georgia Line
General Assembly
Portsmouth and
Roanoke
Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston Rail Road Company
Halifax and Seldon
U. States
Congress
Bank of
Beaufort and
Fayetteville
Fayetteville and Western Road
Wilmington and
Raleigh
Othe General Assembly
Court of Pleas and
Quarter Sessions
Expunging Resolution Passes Senate Amid Protests
The Senate voted 24 to 19 to adopt the expunging resolution. The secretary marked the journal with lines and the words Expunged by order of the Senate this 16th day of January 1857. A gallery disturbance followed, and some leaders withdrew in mortification. a Santa Anna letter and reply were also transmitted to the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Yeas
Messrs
Benton
Brown
Buchanan
Dana
Ewing
Illinois
Fulton
Grundy
Hubbard
King
Alabama
Linn
Morris
Nicholas
Niles
Page
Rives
Robinson
Ruggles
Sevier
Strange
Vailmadge
Vipton
Walker
Wall
Wright
Jackson
Ohio
Clay
Webster
Calhoun
Our Republic
United States
Santa Anna
Santa Anna peace bid and Texas independence debate
The document recounts Santa Anna’s capture by Texian General Houston and his peace overture for Texas independence. The President declines intercession citing policy and Mexican non-recognition of Santa Anna’s acts. a resolution acknowledging Texas independence is introduced. The text also notes a tariff bill and progress on a 85 mile rail line from the town to Waynesboro with contracts for grading and depot work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Santa Anna
Houston
Mexico
Walker
House of Representatives
Cambreleng
Committee of Ways and Means
Waynesboro
Halifax
Halifax and Weldon Company
Wilmington Ade
Mrs Louisa Long Dies in County
Mrs. Louisa Long, wife of James Long and daughter of Rev. Joshua Lawrence, died Monday in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa Long
James Long
Joshua Lawrence
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ene
Star Office
Ashe County
Milton Manufacturing Company
Henry
Fanny
John
Miles Howard
Cumberland Superior Court
Isaac
Salem Manufacturing Company
John Timson
BE. Pettigrew
Scuppernon River
Rock Fish Manufacturing Company
Greensborough
Hyde
Rolesville
Caldwell Institute
W. L. Blount
Great Contentncy
Washington’s Ferry
Said Creek
Larkin Cox
Tilman Vestal
Simon Smithwick
Treasury
Turner & Hughes
Wm. D. Alexander
James Harte
Samuel S. Gedney
James Hart
James M'lntyres
William Merry
Green Hill
Edward Stanly
George Hoover
Daniel Rayner
Geo. Williamson
William Thomp
Finley M’donald
George Montomery
Samuel F. Patterson
Leander Truitt
John and
Thomas Webb
Literary Fund
Government House
University
Andrew Joyner
P. W. Kittrell
Tal. Reg
Votice
Benjamin Wilkinson
Adgrcombe
Wilkinson
James M. Redmond
Treatee
Burt & Horne
Stantonsburg
Jan
Wm. Burt & Son
Aywil
Stautonsbwrg
Peter E. Hines
Sparta
Anaway
George G. Lynch
Sil
Benjo N Williams
Tarborough
Mae