Carteret County, NC - Act to Establish Militia Company ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Act to establish a distinct militia company and battalion muster in the county of Carteret Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the inhabitants of the county of Carteret which is between Ware creek and Black creek, subject to do militia duty, shall be, and hereby are formed into one company, and shall muster at James Bell's plantation, on the canal. Be it further enacted, That the said company and the Beaufort company militia shall form one battalion; and said battalion shall muster at Beaufort, under the same rules and regulations as govern the militia in other respects. Source: NC Archives Public and Private Laws of North Carolina 1823-26 Chapter XCII Page 64 ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts - gpotts1@nc.rr.com ______________________________________________________________________