Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-03-11

,,re. annually, to deliver TO me GERS
The general court, dccket OF all
Z" ~ odr,;.ted to be recorded in such
Ni1.A ,;th;n the preceding year, comlnenc-
eou' c., ,l,. FIRST OF JANUARY containing the
Ais .ho-eor and OF the acknowledgements and
"a'I sn tbe names of the parties i'll alphabetl-
li1O - Quantities and situations of lands,
ia - oI,d n.Iaes of slaves, and descrip-
- 81 ,ersonal estate conveyed thereby, s
.l'i 10. Inner, q list Of all certificates tor
~ and administrations granted in their
80 resncctively within the same period
-, De;rltv OF forty dollars to be recover
~ =, motion, without notice in the general
ro,rt and the onus probandi to lie on the de-
t.rdant. The clerk Of the general court is,
;rmediateiy . make out and deliver to the
cI.rss aforesaid, a statement showing the years
,,h;ch they have failvd to deliver to HIM the
sid dochcts Of writing and list OF certlhcates
for probats and administrations and the Sale
clerks under the penalty OF hty dollars, re-
eoycrable in ike manner as aforesaid snail
within FIVE months after receiving such state
u,ert, deliver 10 the clerk OF the general
court the dockets and lists appearing by the
sid st Elements rot to have been heretofore
delivered. Where a deceased Clerk has tall
ed ~ deliver such locketS and lists, the duty
is to he performed by the present clerk; for
which he nav demand from the executor or
administrators OF the decedent the same fees as
arc allowed by l.w to the clerk of the general
court fer r, cording of the same.
Is. An Act. Authorising bail to be taken
IN certain Gases" .or the purpose OF remov-
inc doubts whether justices of the peace Can
lawfully admit to bail persons arr sted Iii Ger
tiin cases under process issuing from the So
perior Courts of law and challCerv authorizes
the court Of any county CT corporation, or any
two justices thereof to admit to bail any person
vho NAV have been or shai! hereafter re ar
rested under any capias issuing to compel an
appearance to answer any frescatmeilt, III
o:ctincnt or information fora misdemeanor, or
10 bear Judgment thereon under any ott-ch-
Inent thereon, issuing from the general court
OF appeals, superior courts Of law or c.lancery,
except attachments to compel obed' &c to
final DEGREES The court or justices so adj
hitting any person to bail, are to take from
him and his bail recosnizance in sufficient
sum, regarding the Nature of the case and the
estate of the offender, conditioned for his per-
sonal appc .r..nce before the court from which
the process lSSuSG ana at SuCn ufIlc as MAY Ot
required by sid process; and shall forthwith
deliver such recoSnizSnce, duly certified, to
the sheriff r other officer by whom the
arrest WAS made, to be returned to the court
from which the said process issued, under the
ss1ne penalty of such officer for Eailins to re-
turn it as if ne had failed to return the
cess itself II any such recogniza1ce &c for
feised, the same proceedings may be had upon
il, as ii it had been entered IN the court to
which it is rcturnab,e
NJ. Some measures were agitated during
,be session which were lost; bill for the
announcement of sheep by a tax on dogs The
amendment to the constitution OF the United
States, for dcna.ional:zins those who accepted
Of snv tile of nobility, sc. This was lost In
,he Senate the last day Of Its session, to L.
The house of delegates passed bill for esta-
bljshing an independent bank at I-yEchburg.--
Y'hs Senate proposed 10 extend the Charter,
and add TO IL, capital ofthe present b. INK Of
Virginia. ore million Of dollars to Tx the
minimum Ger sale of shares; the profit to go 70
the site; to Tx branch at Lynchbnrs, and
one Il Winchester as the shares were Sold
The two houses split Oh these propositions
committees of conferences, &c &c and hilal.y
both were lest.