The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-02-08

| ~. Remitting a fine to Joseph Pulien.
Is. Concerning the Little river Turnpike
Company.
| 40. To amend an act entitled "Anac in
cooperating company to establish turn
pike road from the Little river Turnpike
| road to Fauquier court house"
| ~. 10 amend the several laws regulating
the inspection Of -four. A. This law gives
the owner OF -four the same power of an
Peaiing from the Judgment of an inspector,
as to the degree OF fnene8s of the -four, as
Is granted by the 10th section of the act Of
1872 q Rev. Code. pa. 229) where it is
condemned by the Inspector. When the
decision of the inspector is reversed. he
snail pay three cents on each barrel of flour:
ana when it is affirmed, the owner, or his "a
ge"t, shall pay three cents To the persons
appointed to review it. Any person appoin
ted viewer ard refusing 10 act, shall for
felt tive dollars. recoverable before a ma
Sistrate by any one who will prosecute. At
ter the first day of September next, there
shaii he but one Inspector OF -four for the
town OF Petersburg, to be appointed by the
court of Hastings.
AZ. For adding part of the county of Pat
rick to the county of Crayson.
! ~. Concerning Germantown, in the coun
ty of Franklin.
! so. Au;horising sale of The slebe Of King
ston parish in the county I, Matthews, and
for other purposes.
81 Authorising John Jordan and Jo.,n
Nioorehcad to build toll bridge over the
north branch of lanes river
%. 10 amend the act entitled \" An act
! appropriating the sales of the glebe lands in
the connty OF New Kent and for oher pur.
poses
So. Divorcing AbnerW. Clopton from his
wife Sally
a. rivip r.,
tors OF the Leesburg Turnpike company to
erecJ toll bridges over the Broad run and
Goose creek
S. Concerning the Dismal Swamp Canal
Company
Sc. Extending the time Of the common
weaith's agents TO collect certain arreareess
oi taxes due this state.
81 Making provision for the sale OF pub
! nc property in certain districts. j-5- The
enJect OF this law is to authorize the sale of
louiidlngs which were erected at the Joint
expense of the counties aud corporations
conf posing district, (while the law estab
ilSn'hS District Courts was IN operation, } such
as Jt.iis, court houses, aud clerks Offices
3S' Authorisng the emancipation Of G CO.
Siomons, man of color.
~. An act TO suppress duelling. az a.
/ NY petsoa who shall hereafter wiifully and
mellciously, or by previous agreement, fight
duel or single combat with any engine, an
| strument or weapon, the probable conse
quence of which might be the death of either
party, and in SO doing Shall kill his antago-
nist or any ether person orpersons, or in
hlct such wound as that the person Injured
snail die thereof within three months there
alter, such offender, his aiders, ahettors and
lcounSeilors, on conviction, be deemed guilty
LOT murder, and suffer death ~
Al any person shall CHALLENGE another to
night duel, with any weapon or in any man
her whatsoever, the probable issue Of which
may or might be- the death of the CHALLENGER
"r challenged, orif any person shall accent
Challenge. or fIght a. duel, as above. such
person shall! be incapable of holding or being
elected 10 any post of profit, trust or emolu.
ment civil or military under the government
| OF this Componw ealth.
| Alter the passage OF this act, every per-
son who shall be appointed to any Office or
place civil or military under this common
wealth, sEall, in addition to the oath now
prescribed by law, take the following: u
do soiemniy swear or affirm las the case
may beg that Ihave not been engaged in ?
duel, by sending or accepting a chalisuge to
hght duel, or by fighting duel or III any
| oiher manner, in violation of the act emit
tied An act to- suppress dueillng," since
'he passage OF that act, nor will be 70
concerned directly or indirectly in such du
ei during my continuance in Office. 80 help
| me Cod
The Judge of the circuit and the coun
| ~. courts at their quarterly sessions are
cnJoined to give expressly in charge to the
jury all the laws in force TO suppress duel
| ing, and TO charge them to present all pei
sons concerned in carrying, sending or &C
ceptlng challenge; and, on presentment Ii
the court has jurisdiction Of the offence, it
shall proceed to trial in the ordinary way :;
II not, the presentment Shall either be Ger
tined, by order Of court to such court as has
jurisdiction. or shall be considered ia law a
sufficient authority for magistrate to issue
MS warrant against the accused where an
examining court is necessary.
When any judge or magistrate has good
cause TO suspect that any person or persons
are about TO be engaged in q duel, he may is.
sue MS warrant TO bring the parties before
him and, Il he shall think proper 10 take
| OF them recognizance 10 keep the peace.
hc shall insert in the Condition, that the par
ty or parties shall not durin, the tine for
winch they were. bCGnl, directly or indi.
rectly be concerned in a duel ether with
the person suspected or any other person
within the time limited by the recognizauce
III any person or persons in order to elude
the operation OF this law, shall leave the
state, they shall be deemed as guilty, and
subject to the like penalties AS if the of
fence had been committed within THIS CON.
monweath.
1t any person shall leave the state with AN