Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-18
! shall be performed BY HE county and corpo-

court to lay any levy, settle with collector,
orreceiye from him any list Of insolyents or
5 make any order for the payment of money
! belonging to their county,. unless majority
/ of the acting magistrates be present or unless
1.-The provisions of the former act shall have
been complied with. To commence the first
of June next.
TO amend the act, entitled " an act to re-
! duce into one, the several acts concerning
mills, mill dams and other distractions of wa
! ter courses.
Whenever any tenant for life or years, of
! mill, which has been or shall be destroyed or
rendered incapable of grinding, shall permit
| tito remain inthat condition for three years,
! without rebuilding il, the person entitled In
remainder or reyersion latter the determine
ton ofthe particular estates) may enter after
the expiration of the years, and rebuild such
mill for is ownuse and reyersloners and re-
maindermon as aforesaid shall have the same
length Of time to rebuild, AS is allowed at pre-
sent to one obtaining an order in the first IN
stance. But before any such reversloner or
remainderman shall have the right to rebuild
be shall sue out writ ad quod daanaun,
whereupona Jury as in other cases shall as
sess the damages occurring to the tenant
for life or years. which shall be paid before
any order granted to rebuild Ps'opided,
That nothing herein shall extend to infants,
femes covert persons imprisoned, OF un-
sound mind, Or beyond seas, until the expi-
ration ofthrce years from the expiration of
their disability. TO commence from the
passing
~ IT.
this commonwealth.
Tie executive are to cause TO be mounted
on sgS cientant. proper carriages all the pieces
OF artillery belonging to the commonwealth,
ht for service, SO SOON as the consent OF Con-
gress shall have been obtained, and the exc
cutiYe shah deem it expedient, they shall
cause to be raised for the service Of the com
monwealih, s companies Of artillerists, each
company to consist OF one captain, one first
lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one third
lieutenant, four semeants, four corporals, two
musicians, eight artih.crs, aad fifty six pri-
Yates, whose monthly pay, ratlons and cloatE-
ing shall! be the same as is allowed by the U.
States Every recruit Shall be enlisted tor
Eve wears unless sooner discharged, and shall
receive bounty OF sixteen dollars. The men
TO be free white citizens, not less than fave
feet IKE inches high, and between the ages OF
eighteen ard forty five, and such as owe ale
glance to no foreign power; but no person
under twenty one years shallbe enlisted with
out the consent of his father guardian or mas
ter. Tie compensation for wounds, &c. shall
be the same as in like cases allowed by the u.
States. Every person belonging to the said
Il. htyfl art
and be subject to the articles OF war prescrib-
ed by Congress. The eXpences incurred un-
der this act are to be dcfrayed out OF any mo-
ney in the treasury; the corps TO be employ
ed for the protection Of the state, In such man
.ner as the governor shall direct and IN order
that the claim of the state may be reimbursed
by the general government, the executive are s
to cause correct accounts with proper vouci-
.ers toabe kept. To commence from the pas
sing.j
Concerning shelIhs.
5 If sheriff levy an execution upon proper 4
ty and doubt arise whether it belong to the 1
debtor or not, such sheriff may apply to the
plaintiff, bis attorney or agent for his bond
with good security for his bond for indemni6-
cation for the sale Of the property; and if it
be not given before the day of sale, the sher-
Is she'll be justified in delivering up the pro- I
pe,ty 1oshe person from whence il was taken.
ii such bond and security be given, it shall be 4
returned With the execution TO the clerks Of
fse from whence it issued; and any person
claiming the property may, in tie name of
the officer, prosecute a suit on the bond, and
recover such damages as a jury may assess,
hrouzded that the person claiming the property
shall give reasonable notice to the plaintiff,
bis attorney oragent Of his claim SO asto ena-
bic him to. give such bond ard security before
the day of sale; which notice shall be proved
by the affidavit of some disinterested person
before the property shall be restored. The
party laying claims to the property shall be
barred of his right of action against the sher-