The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-02-19

| u tiie Judges thercot, snail ne made return ab'
| To he first Monday in any month, after the IA
| ward of such writ or process, that the part,
praying or suing out such writ or process ma,
direct Provided, always, that there shall mol
| d" less than fifteen days, nor more than ninety
etween the teste and return day Of such wri,
or process; the return of which executed shah
also be eifectual whether the court Of appeals,
on the return thereof, be in session, or not
All appeals allowed from intcrlocutory DEGREES
at the superior courts of h,ncery shall be heard
aud determined by the court of appeals within
so days after the record shalt have been carried
no; and It shall be the duty of the clerks of
the said courts of chancery, in such cases, to
make on, copies OF the records without delay !;
and should the party appealing fail TO file with
tie clerk of the court OF appeals copy of the
record within two calendar months from the time
of the allowance of such appeal, the same shall
be dismissed. unless good cause be shewn to
t,e contrary. The court of appeals is not to
stand idjourned, at any time, for want of suffi-
Gent number Of judges, longer than such want
continues. The clerk To certify all judgments
and orders of the said court as soon after rem
dered, as can conveniently be done, unless the
court, for good cause shall otherwise direct.-
Att two calendar months from the rendition
and entry OF any Judgment or decree of the said
'ourt, purporting to be final one, the cause is
not to be re-heard In transcript of the
record in any appeal, writ OF error, supercede
as, shall not be filed with the clerk of the said
court within six calendar months after the same
shall be granted, such appeal, &c. shall be dis
missed, unless good cause be shewn to the con-
trsry PASSED, Feb 18th, 1911 To be in force
from the passing.)
IL An act, " To amend the act, entitled an
act for regula ing conveyances and also TO n
mend the act entitled "an act reducing into
"net to ssv.r. t:,s 'bncernin, writs, tue d,stri-
button of intestates' estates, and the duty of exc
c'i'ors and administrators" passed Feb 18th.
1911, (th take If, ct from the passing thereby
pro'd that 1t shall be the duty of the clerks of
t'e respective courts OF record, on or before the
h"st day OF June annually, TO deliver, to the
clerk of the general court. docket Of all wri-
tngs admitted to b. recorded in such courts
within the preceding year, Commencing from
the first OF January, containing the date thereof,
and ofthe acknowledgements aud prooats, the
names OF the parties IN alphabetical order, GUAM
titles and situations of land, numbers & names
of slaves, and descriptions of personal estate
conveyed thereby; and, in like manner, list of
all certificates for probats and administrations
granted in their courts respectively within the
same period under penalty of 40 8, to be re-
covered. on motion, without notice, in the gene
raj court and the proband to lie on the
defendant. The clerk of the general court IS,
m nedately, to make out and deliver to the
clerks aforesaid statement, shelving the wears
for which they have failed to deliver to him the
sdiu uockcis vi WRITINGS anu llst OF CertiHCates
for prooats and Administrations and the said
clerks, Cunder the penalty of so S, recoverable
IN like manner as sforesaid,l shall, within five
months after receiving such statement, dei,er
to the clerk ut the general court the dockets and
lists appearing by the said statement not to have
been heretofore delivered. Where deceased
clerk has failed to deliver such dockets and L.. s.
the duty is TO be performed ny the present clerk
for which he may demand from the executor or
administrator OF the drcedent the same fees as
are allowed by law to the clerk of the general
| court for recording the
IS. An act authorising bail to be taken i'm
| certain cases." for the purpose Of removing
doubts whether justices of the peace can lawful
ly admit to bail persons arrested, in certain ca
ses under process issuing from the superior
courts OF law and chancery, authorises the
our OF any county corporation, OF any two
justices thereof, to admit to bail any person who
| may have been or shall hereafter be, arrested
under any capias issuing to compel an appear
ance to answer any pr sentiment, Indictment nr
information tor misdemeanor, or to bear iude-
ment thereon, or under any attachment ssul e
from the gen raj courl Ifappea superior courts
| of law, or OF chancery except attachment. TO
| compel obedience to final d. crees. The court .
or Justices. so adm ting any perSnn 10 bail are
| to take from him and his hail a recognizance in a
sufficient sum, regarding the nature OF the case.
and The estate of the offender, conditioned tor
l "
which the process ISSUED and at such lime "a
may be required by said process and shall nth.
with deliver such recognize ince duly certified to
| he sheriff or other officer by whom the arrest
was made, to be returned to the court from
| which the said process issued, under the sam e
penalty on such officer fir falling to return it a,
Fine had failed to return the process itself. II
any such recogniZsnce be forfeited, the same
proceedings NAV be had upon it. as fit had been
! been entered into inthe couri to which it /.
| returnable.
| " Some measures were agltated during the
session, which were losf-as, a bill f,rthe encou
ragement of sheep by fax on dogs--The amend
ment to the constitution of the u. for denatIo
naiizing those, who accepted of any title ofnobi.
| lIty &c. This was lost in the SENATE, the las
| day of Session, z TO 1.-THE H. of ID. passed {
bill for establishing an independent Bank a
! Lynchburg-The Senate proposed to extend
the charter and add to the capital of the presen,
bank OF Virginia 81 600, 000-to AK the minimum
for sale OF shares-the profit to go TO the state
to fix 4 branch at Lynchburg, and one at Win
chester, as the shares were sold.-The two
' houses split on these propositons-committee
| OF conference &c. &c.-and finally both were lost
LIST OF PRIVATE ACTS
Passed BY The General Assen,6iy of Vfrpiuin. q
their SessiOn, Which commenced in December
| 1910
Incorporating library company in the to NJ
OF Waterford in Loudon county.
| Authorlsng the erection of bridge acros
Back liver in the county OF Elizabeth City, ant
for other purposes.
Establishing town in the county of Eau