Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-02-08
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CENARAL Assembly, OF VIRGINIA,
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& PAssRp AT THEIR DEcBMBER SESSION., 1906.
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-Achancery.
Com missioners in chancery IN the cenH-
~ty and corporation courts, may issue their
tickets for sums allowedby such courts TOR
services performed under their order,aud
put, them in the hands ofthe sheriff or SER
ieaas of their county or corporation, at tn 9
time now appointed, for clerks OF courts
and the sheriff or Sc rjeaaE shall collect and
account for them, as well those now due,
sas hereafter to become due, IN all respects,
as far as the clerks fees of such courts.
Every commissioner in chancery shah oe
empowered to administer an oash OK afhrma-
tion TO witnesses 10 cases referred to them
and whatever would constitute perjury IN
witness giving his evidence before a court,
shall be perjury under this acr.
No justice of the peace OF any county,
Aormayor, recorder or alderman OF cor
poratioG, who is or shallbe commissioner
in chapcery shall give an opinion on the
reference of any cause, nor on the sriai OF
any suit In which he has or shall nave act
ed as commissioned.
Commissioners in chancery, IN the su-
yusrior and inferior courts, may IS tue
4}subpenas for witnesses TO attend before
them. to be executed aud returned In like
manner as ifissued by clerks ofsuch. courts;
& any witness falling TO ATTEND alter service
OF such subpoena, shall be reported TO court.
whereupon she samepr proceedings shall be
had asst the witness had been summoned
70 attend the trial Of cause therein-=
And such witness shall also be liable to the
action of the party injured, In the same
manner as for a default in court.
2.Regulating to the manner in wh'chcer-
tain duties shall be performed sby the
county ADD corporation courts.
In future it shall not be lawful tor the
} justices Of any court to make any order
for the erection of public buildings. or
bridges, nor recommend any persons to fshe
'execntive@to be commissioned asJustices,
unless majority Of the acting justices be
present or unless the court shall have
signiaed their. intention of making such
order or recommendation at least one
month previous thereto and shall have
caused the same TO be entered ON record,
with directions TO the sheriff to- sum-
mon the parties TO attend at the next term
Z for the purpose aforesaid. And it, hallbe
: the dasy of the clerk certifying such re-
mendatiou, TO certify herewith copy
s ofthe previous order of cenr ifany>hall have
been made; and if no suchorder shall ca e
been made, he shall certify the name OF the
ssiustlces present where such recommends
ton shall have been made, as also OF all the
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cancy shall hereafter happen in the office OF
(. clerk Of county or corporation court, It
shall not be lawful for the court to supply
such vacancy, unless majority OF alt9he
!, members of the court be present, or unless
The members OF the court shall have been
. summoned, by order of the court, to at.
tend at the next court for the purpose
aforesaid. And the COURTS authorised to
appoint clerk pro tempore, where It shall
s be necessary for the special purpose OF
making such order and issuing such sum-
mons.
3. Concerning Jurors in certain cases
Where person is summoned as aJarcr
$40 attend any inquest, and fails TO attend,
shs sheriff shall return his name to the
next Ecurt from Whlcn tnS process lssuCo'
who May .sne him not exceeding, eight
dollar 5, uniess al or Before the court after
rhs return IS made he shews cause to the
{ contrary.
4. 70 amend the severallaws concerning
{ slaves.
A slave hereafter brought into this COM
me5USaNh and remaining therein year,
oFso soag at difrereat times shall amount
go a year, or sold or hired within the same,
shall be forfeited, aud the sight vested in
the overssers Of the poor, who shall,ap-
prehend, or attemp, 90 ar?rehepd him, In
sfrast for sne benefit of the poor. Upon
complaint OF any oyerseer OF the poor,
where such slave may be, to magistrate,
ie shsN issue his warrant TO any officer OF
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