Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-02-07


thereto before the passage of the said Preceded tha
the commissioner, shall provide such r now
authorised to be the public EXPENSE have the same re-
pared when necessary In shu fail to arpoint
such commissioners August September terms hcv NAV
appoint them at time between the months of September
and April following Penalties this act NAV be
ed by action OF debt petition warrant the county or COR
Po'ton where theofence shall be committed one half to the
prosecutor the other the commonwealth The public pr;t
or shall! hereafter furnish copy all the acts now in force
concerning the inspection of tobacco the nsnectors ar the
several warehouses established by law in like manner fur
s tn SAID inspectors with copy of law hereafter 10
be made amending the laws concerning the inspection of
bacco which copies shall be forwarded the several
IN winch the inspections situated with acts of the &C.
neral Assembly Go the 1st day of ;unc nex>
O. More eiectually enforce the payment OF certain fines
INTO the public treaaury.
L he clerk of every court in vb;ch ,r,, e,. ere.;.
naiy oramerceent shall be imposed adjudsed the whole
or any part OF which goes to the commonwealth shall nme
fiate after the rising of the court issue an ans
the goods body Of the defendant which shall be levied
ana accounted tor under the penalties gect of M
fy rs IN case OF other executions behalf of the common
wealth Every clerk issuing execution shall obtain the
sheH receipt therefor and cer copy of the recent to-
gcthcr with copy of the execution and ,dcren - M al,
n 90 days after the date of the receipt which he
shall be allowed dollar paid by the public and such
certified copies shall be evidence any motion against the
snef or officer Any clerk failing certify such a,ers
%en the aforesaid time, forfcts to the common
wealth. recoverable by action of debt information in any
court lie AUDITOR receiving such receipt shall
ately debit such sheriff with amount thereof IN his ccon
OF tue revenue OF that and if sheriff fails 70 nav the
WIN Inc publotexcs, after allowance for iscIven
cs 10 be made by his such sheriff shall be subject to
the same edrgs against him for public taxes 1roUk
tas no shcrishail be Liable for the amount of such
winch Is NOT retrnabie before the payable, until the
revenue OF the next year becomes due when he shall raw
oun collected by Of such execution as before direct
ed he clerks cl the sevsIa courts IN which a, fine f,r
acure penalty or anerceen bee inrosed or adj
Judged Tor the OF the commonwealth shall within ee
aef the commencement of this act, to the
"oF OF aiwrts OF cabidS r9fn other writs
OF execution which have issued from ler Offices on udo
ent rendered since the first day of January 1856 for any
q resolution apProbaor Of the conduct of the present adj
nsration of the government OF the u States in its inter
raICp-
ferences with Spain well other foreign powers who have
Sot'ted our neutral rights particularly commercial az
'alS, concluded with the following sentence:
That the General Assembly of Virginia having the hb
est confidence In the WISDOM virtue and rnness OF the pre-
% inc United States and OF the Congress thereof are
i' the latter shall deem necessary to Join in
contest with any nation that has injured u.s. and try which
party can do the other the most harm
On the question agree resolution in the bo,se &C
delegates division called for. That part which ex
our confidence in the WISDOM vrtue and frmness Of
the President, carried by 81 to votes The Ia,r 49,,
oi the resolution together with the preamble was
adopted In the Senate, the resolution was agreed to with
enc dissenting vaice only. ~
Several other subjects Of great importance have been dis
Iussed during the late session, but scarrcd either in the
mousse OF Delegates, or the Senate.
i a petition from the Henry and Patrick
fhg inc legislature 10 adopt for calling convcn
~ Inc state constitution, taken up, and the fur
next--Ayes 98---Noes So. - ~ -
2. bill "to prevent the emancipation Of slaves within
THIS commonwealth, lost in house Of DELEGATES on
inc question Tor reading hiS YES r3
s. hi 8 to amend the Judiciary system together with
substitute to the original bill, produced much discussion
and after having undergone various amendments both were
finally lost. in the house Of Delegates.
4. bi to extend the jurisdiction of single Justice Of the
20 dollars and 10 abolish petitions Tor small debts
AsSea me house OF DeegatesAyes seN G2--but was
los. ite senate BY the casting OF the speakerThe
provisions Of this bill were nearly similar to these contained
IN the bill which passed the house of Delegates last
Judgment OF single magistrate to final as far as
.eH o9Dar from ten to twenty dollars appeal Wa. allow
% og ~ ordef to prevent appeals stay Of execution was
6eu me defendant On the afmance OF the Judgment ten
Per cent damages be awarded When an execution
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