Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-02-26

selves.
ia person shall permit his slave 10
hire himself out, any person NAV, and
il shall be the duty ofevery sheriff, coros
ner, sergeant and constable, 70 appre-
hend and carry the slave before i magis-
trate, WHO shall forthwith impose onike
offended. a fine not less than ten moi
more than twenty dollars or he may
commit the slave TO Jail, there 70 remain
till the next court, BY which court, the
offender may be-6ned not less than tween.
", nor more than: fifty dollars, or the
slave directed to be sold. The slave
shall be Held in custo6y and liable forthe
fine, and may be sold for that purpose,
by order of the magistrate or oourt, un-
less the fine and. all incidental charges,
be paid within ten days after ii shall be
imposed. Such fines shall be for the
useoft the poor. Provided that no sale
ola slave for such fns, shall transfer ,
greater interest than is heldby the per.
son mourning the fine. To commence
the FIRST day of une next
50. Concerning John Bracken. ~
so. Placing Jane Spencer On the pen,
sion. list. Y
81. Concerning Augustine I. Smith,
. SO. Concerning the court Of chaneery
for the Richmond district Tie ses-
-sions Of this court are hereafter to CON-
tnence on the FIRST day of february, June
ind September, and continue - days If
business requires. The, executive are
70 provide seals for the superior courts Of
thaneery. There are some other provi-
hons in this act, which are merely TEN.
Forary. IT
IS. To provide for the opening Of !
road from Simpsons creek across the
North mountain, IN the couns Of Rock
bridge. ~ !
81. 20 amend me acts, &c. concerns
ing runaways. a%
The reward for experimenting . runa.
way Is two dollars. Whers an officer Is
directed to advertise a runaway, he may
do il In any newspaper most convenient
for that purpose. IfasheriF or sergeant,
shall hire out a runaway, it shall be done
for three months at a time, fer the space
.oftwelve months, unlsts the owner shall
sooner claim /: If tie owner claim not ID
twelve months, the ofieershali ad, srtiss
in some newspaper for one month the
,timeaand place Of sale. To commence
from the passing. NJ b
IS. Appointing trustees of the Town Of
Bath, IN the scou nty of Berkeley, and for
other purposes. ?
66. Concerning Nathaniel Fox.
81. Concerning Thomas Mrlony.
SO. Concerning William A. Lane.
So. Remitting a 6ne 10 John Hope. ::
20. To organize and establish 4 supe.
rior court Of law ID each county of this
commonwealth tf'
The details fthis act, arr too lengthy.
for insertion.~ Il Is, howe yer, the less
necessary, because ii does not take effect
ill the 1st ofJanuary, 1909; and ID the
mean time, its contents will be general.
IL known. The objects however, de-
signed by this law seem principally to be,
1. The reduction Of the present i'm.
mense exPenditufesam criminal prose-
cutions ccasioned b. the distance which
Witnesses and venire men have in most
cases to travels A more speedy and
therefore, amore cheap administration
cfjustiee, and 8 To carryjustiee 10 the
doors Of the people. Its general provi-
sions are, that Two additional Judges Of
the General court, are to be appointed,
who with the other ten Judges III that
court, are to attend each one circuit.
twice A year. The state Is divided into
II circuits, and one Judge Is to exercise
at the coart.hou Of each county, twice
= year, the jurisdiction now exercised
by 4 Judges at the district ceurts...
-. Concerning the sale Of property
under executions, and incumbranees.
= SO much Of the act Of the tod Of
December, 1898, as directs, tina, when
property taken IN execution, win not sen
for thrse-fourths of It's value, i: NAV be