Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-15
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.Passea By The Y1rgiaia Legislature At ne Ses-

appeals, and for other purposes.
~ The court Of appeals, shall hereafter hold
lhree sessions in each year.
The first, to commence the FIRST of March,
and continue q iuridicaf days; the second,
toscommence the 5th of April, and continue
~ days; and the third, to commerce the lst
of October, and continue SIS days. II from
any cause, sufficient number Of Judges to
make court do not attend, there shall be no
rliscontinuance Of the court, but it shall stand
adjourned from day to day, forten days, and
if a court be not formed within that time, then
the court and all the suits therein depending,
shall stand adjourned to the first day OF the
next term.
Explanatory of the act entitled " an act con-
corning the election of members Of the gene
raj assembly.
No person inhabiting within the district Of
Columbia, or elsewhere, not within the jnris.
diction of this commonwealth, shall exercise
the right of suffrage therein, except citizens
thereof, employed abroad in the service ofthe
United States, or this state, and whose FOREIGN
residence is occasioned by such service.
To suspend the operation of an act con-
corning the public guard. This suspension
only extended to the goth of January.
incorporating trustees Of free school or
schools in King George county
Authorizing an appropriation of part ofthe
money, arising from the sale of the glebe of
Norbope parish.
incorporating trustees of Centervile aca-
DENY
Concerning the Potomac company.
Concerning the road from the upper navi-
gatien of Kenawha river, to ting upper navi-
cation of James river.
Concerning tie town Of Harrisonburg, in
the county of Roc ingham.
To amend and continue an act, concerning
the James river company.
Establishing turnpike over the South
mountain, on Rock6sh gap.
Establishing an artificial highway from
Charleston, in the county of Brook, to the
Virginia and Pennsylvania state line, near the
farm of Francis M'Guire.
For the security of public property in the
city of misunderstanding part of the
public guard.
Annexing the counties of Amherst and
Nelson TO tie district for which chance
ry court is directed 10 be holden in Staun-.
ton.
Incorporating trustees of the female charity
school ofFredericksbursh.
An act to amend an act, entitled an act
providing for the poor, and declaring who
shall be deemed Migrants.
This act gives to the overseefs OF the poor
the power Of appointing steward or ma
nager for their poor houses, who shall be sub
icct to tie control of such oyerseers of the
poor, If at an adjourned meeting of the over
seers of the poor, the number required by
law do not attend, those present may adjourn
from day to day, till sufficient numb:r
sl.;.i. attend. ITO commence from the pass
ing]
Concerning the tobacco destroyed by the
burning Of Roytop's warehouse, in the town
of gfrelerickspurgh.
Incorporating a company to establish
turnpike from the little river turnpike road to
Fauquier court house.
futhorising James Campbell and Robert
Spotswood, to convert the bridge across APP
pomattox river at the Ezeter mill into tell
bridge.
20 prevent further the practice Of slaves
going at large or hiring out themselves.
If person Shall permit his slave to hire
himself out, any person may, and il shall be
she duty OF every sheriff, coroner, sergeant
and constable, to apprehend and carry the.
slave before magistrate, who shall forthwith
impose on the offender fine not less than
ten or more than twenty dollars; or he may
commit the slave to Jail, there to remain I'LL
the next court, by which court the offender
may be fined not less than twenty, nor more
than fifty dollars, or the slave directed TO be
sold. The slave shall beheid IN custody and
Liable for the fine, and may be sold for that.
purpose, by order of the magistrate or court,
unless the fine and all incidental charges, be
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