Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-01-23

20 allow reasonable compensation. The
physician is u attend, at Stated periods, |
and make out the sick list; and noac are
lobe exempted from labor except such as Inc |
places thereon. TO commence from the |
passing.)
"a An act" respecting the militia, Sc"
authorize the officer to whom application |
is made for an arrest todetermine whether !
the offence is cognizable before military !
tribunal, anS<6rects that the charges shall !
be supported by affidavit; it also limits the |
arrest to acts committed within two years
before the application. A conviction of an
ofhcer OF felony, or misdemeanor punisha-
bic by stripes, or confinement in the peni-
tentiary ; or ofperury, forgery or vacates
his commission.-Where the officers of ca
vairy, artillery, light infantry or grenadiers
have, or shall fai to keep the number Of
their company to one half, for the space of
a year, the executive may supercede & en-
by issuing commissions to others. Officers
OF artillery and cavalry are hereafter to at
tend the training of the officers. Meme of
the volunteer companies shall hereafter
consist OF more than IS men. An officer
hereafter commissioned who does not qua
lily to hrs commission thin ore month E
ter he receives 1T, shall be considered as
having vacated it. (The remainder Of this
act respects the collection md distribution
| OF the public arms, under the act of the
last session, where il has not already been
done. 1t also makes provision bv which
officers shall account with their successors
tor arms placed in their hands for distri-
button. Additional penalties and a more
summary mode of proceeding is )rescrib-
ed Tor the non-delivery or destruction Of pub
lie arms)
| OS An RI III. r
fectually to provide for the payment offs
es on lands, SC" declares tha. on the non
pryment OF the taxes they shall be forfeited
to the commonwealth, hut not subject to To-
cation--and may be redeemed by the for
mer owner within 8 years af;er the forfei-
cure, by paying he taxes and 95 per cent
interest the first year. so per cent the Ne.
cond, and 100 per cent the third
%. An act, GO concerning the distribution
of public/arms," directs that all the arms
at Richmond, except 5000 muskets, and a
small proportion of rifles and cavalry arms.
shall be distributed by the executive Ad-
ditonal fines are imposed upen those who
refuse to receive arms, or suffer them to he
lost.
List Of P1tUGte .dcts, continued from The
.4rguS Of the 9h INST
So An &C NC rpora'rg trus.e OF the Hal
erian &C deny
81 Establishing .evera' fer,ies and enc sasins
: the rates Of TWO 70 MGR ones.
50. Authorizing Samuel rleasants II. 70 ppb
iSha CORRECTION OF certain pubic avs OF this
commonwealth and foe other purposes,
SO. Au'horislng John Nuzam to bu;It; 4 roll
foudge yer Tiger valley river in the county Of
NJ )nongalia
9|' lncoiporatanga company to build toll
b idge over Great Hunting creek in he county of
Fairfax T -
So Es'abli hing 4 wia his of certain streets
IN the city of Richmond and for o her purpo,es
os' Legallsinsth he pIoceediI gs of the coprt of
Pitsylvania co.n y and Cor ollier purposes
90 Concerning Iehn Williamson ard Elijah
Frank in' insPec'ors of tobacco At Rocksl,s'
Wsrchcu-e
81. Concerning Philip Woodson.
%. Pc easing & William omerviile the rich,
OF The common ga to Certain lot of land in
the 'nHsu of i.eSing on.
o3 To repeal an ae enti'led an az FOR clear
ing and. repairing the Wagon road f.orn the
s'a;e road TO or near the mouth OF L;,le Ra
nawha river.
q. Giving The assent ofthis SITE to IN act of
!co"gress FOR Sylng GU, and waking a Dad from
fo,o"n@c river 10 the state of Ohio,
% anneNing he county Of hlbcmsrlc 10 rhr
district for wbirh achanccfy cour, is directed TO
ss holden in Shannon
~ ~S''SN iil'S bit Hlllllla OF tue CIT or KlCh
mo7d.
81 SUBSCRIBING farhera judgment ob aimed
on behalf OF the commonwealth aga rst che adj
nirisuators of Benjamin Branch, and other Dur
poses
6S. Changing rhs manner of electing common
uncil men IF the CRY Of Williamsburg.
90 An S6 to am nd the aa CONCERNING ths
nayigabs canal fSon Roanoke to Mebcrrin Tiver
in North Carolina &c
70. Authorizing The county court of Lee to
appoint persons 10 aolemmzc the rights of ma.
trinony
| II. Concerning the Dismal Swamp Canal
Company.
Y For paying the officers of the General AS.
sembly, &c
Is. To amend the several laws concerning
the Nottoway fribe Of Iudans
"a. Authorizing Robert Caldwell and Inn
Gov er 10 erect mill cam at the lower end of
Willow Island. &C.
IS Pacing Pegg, Giles on the pension list
! 70. To appropriate the public revenue
~. For disband!ng 'hs public guard, af err the
hrst'day Of January, 1903.
78 Concerning The militia of the town of
Portsmouth,
90 Imposing taxes for the support of 20.
yernment-
~ TO make room, for he FOREGOING rc-
nsrai sketch offhe froceeoliHes Of The Ie-
: gisIafnre, ne hare been coH,heRed 10 IeaUe
out ofthf8 day's fafer, number If arfi-
l..