The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-04-16

~ 50 stolen. ct or burnt, treble tie value there.
Of to be fixed by the Judgment Of the Justice
before whom such offender may he convicted,
upon such evidence as to him shalt he cony,u
cling which justice is hereby required to issue
execution against the goods and chatteis Of the
offender, IN favor of the owner Of any such sto-
len property, for the amount Of such Judgment
and costs of prosecution, directed to any She
riti, or constable. who shall execute and return
! SAME, aud ihe liable 10 the same remedies
and fines for neglect of duty as in case of other
executions. And the said offender or offend ers
shall, suffer such other pains and punishments as
arc by law tor such offences made and provided.
But when the testimony of the owner of the
property, so stolen, cut burnt, shall be neces-
sary to the conviction of the offender OF often.
GERS, the same course shall be pursued, except
that the forfeiture ofthree times toe vai,ie shall
be paid to the magistrate who issued the execu-
ton or executions for the use of the poor of his
county or corporation. And when any slave or
slaves shall be convicted Of any or either of the
aforesaid offences, the owner Of, person hir
my the said slave or slaves, shalt forfeit and pay
10 the owner OF the property so stolen, cut or
burnt, the full and equal value thereof; to be
ascertained and recovered, against such owner
or person hiring, as in the case of free person |;
and the said slave or slaves shall receive twenty
lashes on his or their bare backs for the first Of
fence and, tor the second offence, the same
forfeiture shall be incurred by such master or
person hiring, and double the number OF lashe.
inflicted upon such offender and, for The third
offence, as wei! rs for every succeeding offence,
three times the said forsetures shall be paid by
such master or person hiring, add the same
number ct iashes shall be inficte' ~ fI ,rss Sc
cond offence. But when t = testimony of the
owner OF the property, so stolen, cut or burnt,
shall be necessary to the conviction of the said
slave or slaves, the forfetures shall be paid, as
in the case of free person, for the use of the
poor.
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shall hereafter load any boat, in whole or in part
shall grant to the head man of the boat ma
'itest OF such loading, giving particular des-
crption OF the quality and quantity of each ar.
tcle, and whether in bags, boxes, barrels, hogs
heads and so forth, and shall keep copy of the
sad manifest; and the said headman of the
boat shall deliver to the said inspector Of boats
his manifest, before he shall pass through the
sad locks and the said inspe ctor shall diiirent
y and infinitely examine the said boats. and
compare the articles found on board with the
manifest, which manifest shall be fled in the
said inspectors office and, If he shall find ant
article on board of any boat, not contained in the
said manifest, the necessary provisions and fur.
niture OF the said boat excepted, he shall take
from on board all such articles into his CUSTODY
and advertise the same, giving TRUE description
thereof, for the spsce of six weeks in some one
OF the public prints in Richmond to be sold for
cash Provided, that perishable articles nav he
sold i'm mediateiy for cash and advertised af
forwards and provided, that owners of such
articles, proving their righ, to the same, within
the space of six months after the date of the adj
vertisement shall have such articles, If claimed
before the sale; or the money arising from the
sale, if claimed afterwards, and before the end
of the.said space Of six months the said ow-
ner paying the expencee of advertising the
same :----sll monies arising from such sales
and remaining in the hands of the said INSPECTOR
after the said space of six months shall be by
him paid into the public Treasury for the use
of the Commonwealth. And when any free me-
gro or muIatto shall give msailest OF any load.
ing put on board of any boat, he or she stall OBJ
tain certificate from some respectable white
person, certifying the truth Of the manifest, and
his or her right TO the property therein mention.
ed which certificate shall accompany the said
manifest |; and the person granting such cettif;-
cate shall keep copy thereof
hnd6e H further enacted that it shall be the ou.
ty OF every navigator of boat on the said river,
and its branches, when he shall take on board
any species of property, for sale or transports,i-
on which ne CLAIMS as his own. TO get cert'
hc&te from some respectable person i'm the neigh
bourhood. where be shall take the same, stating
the quantity and the particular kind of propertv
so shipped.
Andbe it further enacted, that, in future, every
tree waterman whoshail receive on board his
boat or other vessel any produce, goods. wares or
niereiisndIze, and shall embezEle the same, or
any part thereof, to the value of & dollars and
up wards, shall De deemed guilty of felony and.
upon conviction thereof before any Court HAVING
competent Jurisdiction, he shall suffer con.
tipement IN the Jail and PeniteHtiary house
tor term o! not less than one wear, and no
more than i've years and when the produce.
goods, wares or mel chandiae, SO emhezzled
shan De o. less value than four dollars.
The offender shall be deemed guilty of pe-
TIT larceny. and upon conviction thereof before
such court, he shall suffer as IN other cases of
petitisrceny Nothing herein shall he constr,,-
ed as barring any person injured by such embez. |
element from MS or her right Of civil action
against such offender OF offenders
And be it fxrther enacted, hat where the laid
RIVER or any Of its branches shall be the line be-
tween any Of the counties thereon. the Officers
OF the Peace in such counties shall have power
to exercise the duties of their office, so far as
relates to the detection or apprchending OF wa
ternen, on the said river, or either side there
of
And6e It further enacted, that the said inspec- !
or shall be entitled to demand and receive nc
compensation for the services he shall have tn /
perform m enforcing this Act, the sum of two
cents for every boat, loaded with coal only, each
time IT shall pass downward, and the sum of
SIX Gents for every other boat passing down
wards and no more.
This Act shall be in force from and after the
6rst day of April next.
ca Copy from the Roll. }
Teste
VIM MUNFORD. Keene,