Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-02-07
Ebifoae Of all The As Of the General Issen15fy of TTsi
MA, Of public nature passed The Dec. session, 1905.

ACT 1. Concerning commissioners in chancery.
Commissioners in chancery in the county corporation
their for sums allowed bv such courts
tor servses performed under their order put in the
hands of sheriff or serieant of their county or
at the time appointed for clerks Of sheriff
or SERGEANT shall collect and for them well those
now as hereafter to become DUE in all respects for the
Clerks fees of such courts.
Every commissioner chancery shall empowered to adj
minister oath Affirmation cases eerred TO
them and whatever would constitute perjury in witness ri
ing ms evidences before court shall be perjury under this act
Nousce OF the of any county, mayor recorder
or Alderman oil corporation, who shall be commissi-
oher In chaeer shall give opinion the reference of
the triad any suit in which he has or shall
have acted as commits sone-.
Commissioners in chancery. in the superior and ,frox
courts subpoenas for witnesses attend before
hem to be executed and returned like manner as if issued
by clerks of such any witness faipp to ATTEND a
ter service of such subpoena shall reported court where
the proceedings shall be the witnesses had
been summoned to attend the trial of
such witness shall also be liable the party In
juretl, in the same manner for default in court.
Regulating the in which certain duties shall be
performed by the county and corporation courts
In future shall for the Justices of anv court
to make any order for the of public buildings or
Bridges recommend persons the executive to be
as Justices unless majority of the acting
tees be unless the shall have gned their
intention OF making such order recommendation one
month thereto and shall have same to be
entered of record, with directions summon the
parties attend the for the purpose aforesaid
And shall be the duty of the clerk certifying
atior certify herewith copy of the previous order of
If any shall have been no such order shall
have made certify the names of the usce
where such recommendation shall have made as al
of all the justices of such county Whenever vacancy
shall hereafter happen in the Office clerk county or cor
poraton court, it shall lawful the court to spp
such vacancy unless majority of all the members the court
be present. unless the members of the have been
summoned by order OF the 1t the next court
for the purpose aforesaid. And the authorised to an
point clerk pro teboe where it shall be necessary for the
special arpose OF making such order and Issuing
8. Concerning jurors in certain cases.
Where person summoned juror any inquest
and tails to attend the sheriff shall return his
from which the process issued, who may fine him not
exceeding eight dollars unless before court after the
return is made he shows the contrary.
Il. To amend the several laws concerning slaves
slave hereafter brought into this ard re-
naming therein year. or so long at different as shan
mount sold or hired within the same shall for
eted and the right vested the poor who
shall aPpeend, attempt apprehend him, for the
benefit OF the poor Upon complaint of the
poor where such slave be- magistrate he shall Issue
his any officer OF his county corporations COM
mandng him bring the slave before him or some ot iu
tce and also to summon the owner or holder if found ap
pear and the The magistrate upon hearing the
evidence may either dismiss the prosecution require the
owner, or holder he appears, into
with security, payable the governor and his successors ;r
penalty equal double the value slave for
his appearance at tie next court be monthly quarterly
abide By the order of the which recogi,zace
with the warrant shall he Immediately him 70 the
clerk the owner Oh holder shalj no w. - H.
county corporation fails appear having beer
ed unable refuses give security magistrate shall
deliver the slave to the sheriff or sercant 70 he
the Upon the appearance of the party at com,
in discharge Of his recognizance his falling TO anpear thu
which he bound appear cause ry to be
anneed to try the facts without peadnSs unless be
shcwn for continuance; if the jury that the slave
brought no this state and remained there contrary to th
law, the shall direct such slave be delivered TO the
OF the be sold for cash. applied as herein
directed II the hoderbe county or
ration, or be not summoned the shall him to be
summoned to some cortday to be specified the order
defend his right which order shall be published at the front
door Of the courthouse, for successive court DAYS ard in
serted IN newspaper printed in the state times
cessvcly The which the or holder is direct
ed to appear, shall proceed all respects If had regular
y appeared The proceeds Of such sale deucn ten
DeT as IN the g IL
commenced the prosecution and the legal costs shall 90
wards essening the Any person bringing slave
mo this state contrary 20 this foreits dollars and
very selling, buying hiring such slave knowing the
same 20 have been BROUGHT in contrary this