Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-10
: .TRGTNIA LEEBLaTURE.
ACTS or A PUBLIC NATURE
Pnsed at The Present Session. =
I [Abridgad fsm, the Originals far he
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1. An act concrvning certlhcatcs.


4, An act concerning certlhcatcs. -.
This act authorizes the auditor to issue
onx or more nsw certificates in lieu Of Al
old. one held by 9 stats creditor and to
take in small certificates and consolidate
thep, not exceeding the original amount.
I'll also extends the time for drawing inter-
e u on cer,ificarrs directed to be registered
=. under the act of the ash Of January, 1909,
aud which were not deposited with the trra'
surer within, the period directed nv that
act until the hrs, day OF January, 1911
2.An act.concerning Pilots.
Every mister Of coasting vessel sailing
under a co;,sting license and wanting pi-
lot, mast htist signal at his torenast, or
fore.topma.a head upon which it SHALL be
the duty OF any pilot acting under the Az
thority of This commonwealth to take charge
of such v>rsel. Every such pilot shall be
entitled 70 double the fees allowed FOR con.
Quoting American vessels sailing to or from
foreign ports. But no greater charge shall
he made for conducting coastirg vessels
outward bosud, than is now paid IN vessels
bound to foreign ports. To :conmencs
from the is. day OF March next
8. An aet au,horising county courts to
allow rev kd for killing wolves.
Thi. &C. gives Az, hori,y to such county
courts rs May deem it expedienr with the
concurrence II majority OF the acting ma
gi.trases) to allow rewards for killing wolves
ia their county, not exceeding IL dollars;
to be paid as other county charges. Every
chairman. shalls produce certificate from a
Justice, recitisg his name, the number ct
scafp., either sf old wolves. or such as IN
his opinion do not exceed six months, the
time and place when and where killed, aud
that oath or b E-mation, or suaaLisnt proof
thereof has be In made be fore MIN. The
claimant must produce the whole skin Of
the head of the wolf, and take before the
Justice the foil owing oath: " I, A. y. do
swear that the scalp or scalps Gas the case
may By ty mr. now producsd, was or were
taken from a wolf or wolves caught and
killed by me in v,e said county OF
80 help me God. !" The court shall not al
low INV reward without such certihcate.-
The Justice sha! cause the ears TO he cut
off IN his presen &c, and sbali grant NO GER
tifsate for sea, p without ears.
4. An act TO mend the several laws re-
gu'ating the insp c,ion Of -four.
This law giv.s the owners of -four the
same power Of apprallng from the .iudg.
ment Of all Inspector, As to the degree Of
hnsnr.s Of the cbur, ~ is granted bv the
1O,h section OF the act of 1892, q Kew.
Code pa. 22G) where ivis condemned bv
II. Inspector. When the decision OF the
in.pec,or is reve rsed he shall paw three
cents ON each barrel Of -four; and when II
is affirmed, the orner, or his agent, sha'l
pay three cents to the persons appointed to
review, it. ANY p:rson appointed viewer
and refusing TO act ihslI forfeit FIVE dollars,
recoverable brfare q magistrate Sv any one
who will prosecute: Afer the first day OF
September next there shall be hut one in
sccc,or Of Gour for the town Of Petersburg
to be appointed by the court Of Hastings.
s. An act making provision for the sale
Of public property in certain districts.
The object OF this law is to authoriss The
sale of buildings which w-se erected at tbs
ioin. expense of the counties and corpora
! t,iens composing a district. (while the law
establishing district courts was in operstion)
-, such a. jaiIs, cours.heuss', and clerks o.
fees.
s. An act 70 suppress duslling.
Any person who shall hereafter wilful|y
! anil maliciou.ly, or by previous agreement,
6sh. duel or single combat with any en-.
zine, instrument or weapon, the probable
Consequence Of which might be the death
. of either party, and in 20 doing shall kill
his antagonist, or any other person or per.
sons, or inflc, such wound as that the per-
son Injured shall die thereof within three
mouths thereafter, such offender, his aid
ers, abe,tors and councillors, on convictions,
shall be deemed guilty Of murder, and
suffer DEATH - .. t..ss 4. ~.
e, II any person shall challenge another 70
fight duel, with any weapon or in any
manner whatsoever, the probable issu. Of
which ma, or might be the de i.h Of the
,halienser or chalirs ed. or If any person