Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1805-02-15

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! 1904.
1. a N act to amend the act directing
n the mode Of appointing a pub
lie printer, prescribing his duties, &c.
This act provides that the public printer
shall enter into bond, in the penalty Of
5000 dollars, with sufficient security,
conditioned for the faithful performance
Of the duties of his Office. His duties
al same as those prescribed BY the
aeeS1tf797, except that instead of print
ing 6ty 2,2oo copies of the acts Of each
session, (Which has heretofore been con-
sidered as within his official duties,) he
is now compelled to furnish 1900 fot
which, and all the duties Of his Office,
he receives salary Of 2,soo dollars an
nually. Thus by reducing the stated sa-
larry from 2,7oo dollars, and including
within the official duties Of the public
printer, the thousand extra copies of,he
laws, (Which cost the state last year
,25o dollars a saving to the commons
wealth Of nearly $500 dollars, per an.
mum, has been effected.
.. An act authorising the INTRODUCED.
on Of Dearbon's patent balance into the
Warehouses of this commonwealth, up
on certain conditions-This act merely
presclibes that in the warehouses already
established, which may require new
scales and weights, and in those which
may hereafter be established, the CEN.
missioners appointed to superintend
them, may introduce Dearbon's patent
balance for weighing tobacco, if they
think proper:
3. An act to amend and explain an act
further declaring what shall be deemed
unlawful meetings Of slaves-The object
of this law, is to explain and amend an
act of the last session, which had excited
considerable alarm in the minds Of many
of the citizens Of this commonwealth,
who apprehend that their religious rights
might be inhingrd. II declares that mo-
thing in that act contained, shall be con-
straed to prevent any master or owner
of slaves from carrying or permitting
their slaves to 60 with any part of their
white family to any place Of religious
worship, provided that such worship be
conducted BY an ordained or licensed
white fninister-nor TO affect any white
person who may happen to be at any
place of religious worship so conducted
by white minister, at which there may
be such number of slaves, as would,
as the law has been heretofore constru-
ed, constitute An unlawful assembly Of
slaves.
4. An act to explain aud amend tho
act providing for the poor, and declaring
who shall be deemed vagrants-rhe
provisions Of this law are, that the courts
may alter the districts hereafter laid Of
or heretofore established, for choosing
overseers of he-Poor--If ten Of the
freeholders and housekeePers, do not
attend in any district and vote Tor over-
seers Of the poor no election shall take
place, but the superintendent shall re-
turn the truth Of the case TO the next
court, who shall proceed, IS soon there
after as possible, to elect for such dis
trict. The reeognizarce for appearance
at court. Of the reputed father ola has-
tard child, shall be in a sum not less
than fifty nor more than two hundred
dollars and if the same be forfeited,
the recovery thereon shall be paid to the
overseers of the poor, for the use of the
poor.
S. An act for the relief Of special bail
in certain cases-Whsre the principal
debtor is in Jail in any county, the speei-
al bail may obtain a certified copy Of the-
-reeognizahee from the Clerk, Judge or
Justics, As the case may be, and deliver
il to the Tailor where the principal is inn
prisoned, who shall give receipt there
for expressing that the special bail had
rendered up to the Tailor, the body Of
the principal, In discharge Of his reeog-
nizaaee, and the principal debtor shall
be held in custody in the same manner,
as il the surrender had been made in
the court of the county, where the shit