Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-10-07

mentioned ard, in the former case, the
| day Of passing thereof shall be noted
mex after the lile." In 1889. (four years
aserwards) D) an acl passed, The 2nd
section ot which, declares, that, g. Every
act passed during any stated annu | SEES,
sion, shall commence IN force ON the first
"day OF March, then next ensuing, unless,
in the acl itself, another day be par,i-
cularly mentioned for he CONNIE nc emen,
| thereof" I he committee of revisors re-
ported bill, the title of which was, "A
| Bill conce ming election of members OF
General Assembly; aud declaring when
acts OF assembly shall commence in force, :"
| Cg In his bill, they retained such part
1.-The ACT of 1885 as were in force. and par
| Icu!atiy substituted the 2nd section of the
act IF 1899 FIR tn 22d section OF he ac,
u 1875. (h.) But when The ACT Of 1855
vas republshed from its lille, tbe 22nd
'ection was, Of course, retained, and the
End section of he aGt Of 1889 reis cted.
The above is but one among many in.
stances, N which laws in force were omit
| d in the Revised Code, from the peculi.
ar mode of publication.
| Ano, her circumstance which produced
many omissions was Ibis: fhe leg sia-
sure, in providing Tor republication Of
h: laws by the act IF 1892 Ci. } direGled
hat the Declare ION of Rishs, and Con-
>ii'u'ioD Of this Commonwealth, should b.
lpreixed To the Code that certain sc>s
should be publ sh-e from their tiles an
that these, toge her Wi the laws, as re-
IVsed and enacted during that session.
should be printed but, vain respect TO the
acts OF pubic nature originally passed al,
! he session of 1892, the law was silent.
ms edi,lon was no pinted ill The yea
| s794 and, ;hnugh II purported 10 ccptai
al the public acts from 1892, 10 1894
ncius,veiY, yetii wall be found that SOM /.
! Of hose VIII CHI, for the htsl time, passe q
al. the session Of 1892 were Oui Cd :
web as Others of 1898, and 1924. 4
act ni 1892, 10 amend =. Al act au!hou
sing the Executive 20 direct The she,ilJs
70 seii CERTAIN l@nds The p operty of Il (
common cath, and another - 10 pro
'vde more rii'e ciuaiiy for the collection
81 IN pubic axes III certain Case .
| winch "sye omitted in The edition of l79a
~@'e very property introduced into The
append 20 tha, OF 1908 Ok } But tie
( acts Tor atrargIug the COu"t,rs Into dis
tricts, 20 choose representatives 10 cen
| gsess )" repeating The act providing d
sinking fund for the eradGal iedemp.
1" ton of tae publ c deb 80 s'repeaAng 81
much Of a former law as prob. b,ted he
T. sale OF goods, wares and merchandizes
al public venoue;" and for appontilip
|" electofs to choose a President and Vice
[" President of The United Sa es," were o.
United 10 both editions. They are there
fore inserted in this, ~ Until the aGI
loo 1872, Law was in force which prohi-
bi,cd, under severe penalties, the sale oil
goods ut auclIon.-It is only by the End
section OF the act of the same session, for
appointing electors to choose a Presiden,
and Vice President ofthe United States
that the time is positively fixed for the
people 10 meet, 10 vote Tor electors; the
act of 1903, (m.) only declaring, shat the
: persons qua. fed TO vote Tor electors, un.
; der the s. act for appointing electors to
; choose President and Vice Presiden, o
/; the United Siates," shall each hereaite,
! vote FIR twenty -four electors, without say.
ing al what ime they are 10 meet Tor tina
! purpose.
The ed ton of 1903 contained all the law:
in that of 1874; and continued down the
public acts to the end of the session of 1901
besides some acts of public nature Insert
. ed in the appendix.
1t would be useless here 70 euumerate al
the acts of pubic nature which have beer
omitted in the late revisas, as an inspection
of Appendix No. X. to this volume will ex
j, hibit them at one view. Two Of those acts
Z iare, however, of such general Importance
j, that it is deemed proper to notice then
more particularly. BY an act pa sed il
4 1894, entituled, Z" An act to amend the &c
: prescribing the mode Of ascertainiDg til,
taxable property within this commonwealth
and Of collecting the pubic revenue" On.
: there was legislative exposition OF the 55ti
\ section Of the Sawe act, as 1t passed in 1892
S In y by which, it was declared, that no lam
d should be deemed forfeited f0r the non-pay
4 meut of taxes, unless the returns and not
= ces prescribed ~ the 34th section of tn
p same law had been made and given.
1896, another act passed, declaring, tia
all entries thereafter made shall becom
r. void, unless surveyed within two years ate
= their date, and the lands subject to anothe
" CI) See Appendix No. TX. p. Uo4
secl 2.-(gJ See Revised Bills, 1892, vi
> l. p. 7.-(hJ Ibid. secl. IS, p. f2--Ct
/, See Revised Code, vol. I. ch. l49, p. %.