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

gust next. This act to commence the
1st Of September next. :
10. An act allowing compensation -
certain persons for carrying lunatics to
the Williamsburg hospital, and for o.
Their purposes. In this act there is &C.
neral provision, declaring that when the
board Of directors shall refuse to receive
any lunatic, for want of room, he shall
be carried back to the magistrates before
whom the examinations were had, who
are to give to the officer conducting such
lunatic, a certificate ofthe services per-
formed by him and the guard; where
upon the Auditor is to grant warrant
for the same allowance as if the lunatic
had been regularly received. And in
case Of lunatic so returned, If it shall
We necessary to con6ne him in jail, the
lailor shall receive him, and be paid for
ZACH DAVIS maintenance, in the same
manner as jailors are now paid tor Pri'
soners, in confinement for offences COM
mitted BY them which expenses shall!
oe reimbursed out Of the estate Of The lu-
AatlC, II SOmClent.
II. An act further to amend the pc.
nal laws of this Commonwealth.
The 34,h section OF the act of 1902,
which limited prosecutions for offences
against penal laws to one year, is repeal
ed-Prosecutions for offences not pu-
nIshable with death or confinement in the
peneteutiary, are to be sued in one year,
except where otherwise provided; Per-
jury, subornation Of perjury, or such
forseries or publications thereof as are
not punishable with death or confinement
in the penetentiary, must be commenced
within three wears. To slit the ear or
lip Of another, with intent to dis6gure,
is punishable bv confinement in the pc.
netentiary, not less than 2 nor more than
10 wears. Hog stealers are to be tried
and punished as for petit larceny. Coun.
terfeiting or passing counserfeit notes of
the bank Of Virginia, declared to be frto-
ny,&punishable by con6neme mt in the Pc
netentiary for not less than 10 nor more
than 20 years. To burn or set FIRE to a
house in town to advise it to be done
and arson at common law, are punish
able with death To burn barn, stable,
corn house or tobacco house, stack Of
wheat, fodder, &c. is punishable by
confinement in the penitentiary, not
less than 2 nor mere than years A
slave attempting to ravish white wo-
man, to be @radjudged guilty Of felony.
and to be punished as heretofore. Those
are to be let to bail who are apprehrnd.
ed for crime not punishable with death
OR confinement m the penetentiary; if so
punishable and slight suspicion Of guilt
fall on the party, he shall be bailable, but
if ther= be good cause to believe him
guilty, he shall not be bailed.
~. An act to reform the practice in
the district, county, and corporation
courts, in certain cases. Where an Of
6ce Judgment is entered up in an action
OF debt founded on single bill, ptomis-
sorry note, or other writing, Tor the pay
ment OF money or tabacco,> execution
NAV issue the reon after the next sue.
ceeding quarterly court, for principal,
and interest, from the time Che bill, &c.
became due TILL paid, and costs, unless
the said office Judgment shall have been
sc, aside, As other Office judgments may
now be. Nothing in the fifth section of
the act, " concerning proceedings in
chancery," shall be so cor strued as to
allow interest on costs, or compound in
terest in any case and hereafter, in all
actions founded on contracts, the jury
shall ascertain the principal sum due.
and FIX the period, At which interest shall
commence Of allowed by ,hem) and
Judgment shall be entered accordingly,
to carry on interest till paid. Upon an
Injunction obtained in any county or
corporation court, or a bill filed in such
court, to foreclose the equity Of redemp-
ton in mortgaged lands, process may be
directed to the sheriff Of any county, or
sergeant Of any corporation in the state.
Fifty cents are to be taxed for giving no.