Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-01-23
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act, shall be the same as heretofore allows
ed upon petitions and sommonses, to be-
taxed in the bin of costs.
If any constable or ether officer shall
herercafter receive any mone- or tobacco
upon any execution hereafter TO be direc-
ted by any Justice, and shall not pay the
same to the party entitled, on the return
OF such execution, the party injured or his
legal representatives shall have the same
renedy, by motion, for the sum received
with interest and costs, against such cons
stable or other officer and his security or
securities, his, her or their executors ana
administrators, TO which he would have
been entitled against sheriff for money re.s
cciVed on an execution issued upon judge
mcnt of court of law. And the court q
the county or corporation in which tho
bond of such constable or other officer is,
or shall be deposited, shall have power'to
hear snch motion, and to render judgments
: thereon.
! Every court reversing judgment of o
Justice, shall pronounce such final judg&
ment, as, in their opinion, such Justice oug6e
to have rendered.
Allact contrary hereto, and particulars
| ly so much as relates to petitions for small
debts, sc, are repealed. But all petitions
undetermined before the commencement oe
| this act, shall be proceeded on, as If tho
! act had not been made. (To commence
! the first day of June neXt.)
! d. An act declaring the law in cases as
discount and offsets.
Upon the trial of amy suit, in court foo
any debt due, by judgment, bond, bill orr
otherwise, the defendant shall have liberty
to make all the discount he can against
such debt, and upon proof thereof, the sameS
shall be allowed in court. Go commences
the LIST of Nav neXtO
| IS. An act to amend the act for reducing inS
! to one the several acts prescribing the
oath offdeiity and oaths of public officersS
! Any person refusing to take an oath ia
! he manner the same hath heretofore been.
usually administercCs md declaring relgi..
| GUS scruples TO be the true and only reason oR
| such refusal, if he or she shall use the 500
lemnity and ceremony, and repeat the for.
mulary observed on similar occasions, by
| those of the church or religious society of
which such person professeth to be mems
Der, or to join in communion with, or shall
use the solemnity and ceremony, and re-
| peat the formulary which, in his OF,
her opinion, is or ought to be observed or
{Such occasions, according to the religion
| in which such person professeth to believe
| he or she shall thereupOn be deemed a
competent witness, OF be as duly qualified
| 20 execute an Office, or perform any ether
act to the sanction whereof an oath is 90
shall be required by law, and shall be SUBJ
| jcct TO the same rules, derive the same adj
vantages or incur the same penalties or
forfe:tures as if he or she had sworn.-AlI
acts within the purview of this repealed
10 commence from the passing)
D. An act to punish certain thefts and fogeA
ries.
If any person shall fraudulentIy obtaiu4
or aid or assist in obtaining from the bank
o. Virginia, or any of ITS officers of discount
and deposit, any bank or posi- note, or mo-.
ney, by means of any forged or counters
felted check or order. whatsoever, know
ing the same to be forged CT counterfeitcd c.,
very such person n conviction thereof, shall
be imprisoned in the Penitentiary, not less
than two nor more than ten years. If "a
! ny person shall forge or counterfeit, or aid
in forging or counterfeitinS, or keep or coma
ceal, or aid III keeping or concealing any
instrument FOR the purpose of forging on
Count RTE ny the seal of the Virginia banks
! lever lch person, OH conviction, shall be,
limpil. oned IN the Penitentiary, not less
/ than i've, nor more than fifteen years. ~
| any person shall steal or take by robbery
from onother any bond or post note, every
such person, or conviction, shall be ina
lPrisoncd in the Penitcntiary, not less than
three nor more than ten years.
I Focommence from the passingI
II. An act concerning Idiots and Bunatics.
/ When the court oil. directors Of the Wiz
| Harrisburg hospital STALL for want Of rooua
or any other cause, refuse to receive aAy
lperson sent to the said hospital, under the,
law now in force, the ofiCer and guard to
whom such idiot or lunatic, or stpposeR
J idiot or lunatic was entrusted shall carry
{ him back to the magistrates before whons
/ the examination was had, who are 10 give,
| TO the said officer and guard certificate
/ Of the services performed and Of the dis
lance he was sent: which certificate shat
authorize the auditor to issue his warrant
( for the said services and travelling cxpen-
ccs, allowing FIVE cents q mile for going 10
and returning from the hospital, besides
| fcrriagcs, and allowing further to such Off
| hcer four cents a mile for going and the
same for returning for each IDIOT, &c. be-
SIDES ferriages, to be paid out Of any me-
I ney IN the treasury.
! When upon the return Of an insane person,
| TO the county from which he was en-, II shalt
be necessary tocrnfnc him iujaij, tie jail
lor shalt receive him, and be paid in the
same manner as for prisoners confined fqt,
offences.
! al expenccs incurred under this act
! shall be reimbursed out OF the estate OF tic,
insane person If any provided such pcr-,
sch be found insane by the court Of drccA