The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-02-19
lGye Gnqulrer.
RICHMOND. FEBRCARY 10. 1911.
VIEW OF THE Laws,

VIEW OF THE LAWS,
OF general nature, hassed by the Legis
iature during the Session. avhtch CONNER
ced in
December 1910.
I. An act to amend the act entitled an
act to amend an act reducing into one act
the several acts concerning the Court of
Appeals provides that hereafter there
should be five Judges OF that Court. with a
salary of two thousand five hundred dollars
each The session ut the court is 20 be fer
nlanenf from aud after the 1st day of March
next Provided that adjournments for short
periods to suit the convenience of the Judg-
es may take place but the NUMBER of days
OF session in each year must be $50 At least.
unless the business be sooner dispatched
2. "An act to amend the act entitled an
act to amend the several laws concerning
slaves" permits all persons citizens of this
Com monwealth and residing therein, who
now are or hereafter may be entitled by
marriage, descent or devise To any slave or
slaves in any other of the u. Sta es OF A
merica. or in any of the Territories thereo;.
60 remove such slave OF slaves mo this
state and to keep the same therein Pro-
aided that such person OF ersons, within
so days after such removal. shall produce.
= and offer for record 10 the court of the coun
ty or corporation,in which he, she ,or they may
reside, a &c tihcate from the court of the coun
" II Corporation, or other Court OF reco, i
havingju sdiction over the place from winch
such Slave or slaves shall have been remov-
ed specifying the manner i'll which such per
son or persons shall have acq uired title
thereto, anu containing a description their
persons and names, duly authenticated in
the manner prescribed by law for the au
tn, n,ication IT deeds executed by persons
residing out OF this state aud to be recorded
In the cuuris OF this Commonwealth -{See
Rev. Code LIST. vol. CHI 80 acc p. l57. -
Clerks fee for recording ihe Certificate a
be the same as for recording deeds If per-
Sunal es:ate.-fhis act to commence in
force from and afier the passag. tn,rv of
(viz. Jan. 17lb. 1919 and to continue i'm torl {
two years and no longer
8. An act to amend the act entitled an
act to prevent the destruction of Oysters
within this commonwealth" (pAssed the 9 h
OF January, 1871, and to be in orce from
the passage thereby declares that if any
pers n shall use any drag, scoop, or rake
or o,ner instrument, eXcept tongs, such a.
have been generally used, for the pu, pose
of catching Oy sters within the waters of TIN.
state (; every person So offending, and being
thereof convicted before magistrate O
CT her of the counties adjoining the water
course in which the ,ffeace has been com
nit ed, shall forthwith pay the sum of TWEEN
ry dollars. or in case OF failure so to do
shall at his OF her election, receive, OIL hi
or her bare back, so many stripes as sucf
magistrate shall direct, not exceeding TWEEN
ty, OF suffer sixty days imprisonment, un
less such fine OF 20 dollars be sooner dis
charged. One half of this fine to be applied
to ards iesseping the County levy he o.
ther half to the use of the informtr in cas-,
the evidence was sufficient to convict tin,
offender without his or her testimony o.
therwise the whole to be applied toward
ies>tning the COMFY levy.
4. An act TO provide for the education q
the Poor" (passed Feb. IL. 1919 directs
that all sums ut money which have accrued
or may hereafter accrue to the literary fund
established by an act, entitled " an act t.
appropria certain escheats, penalties. con
fsca ions ana tr eitures to the encourage
ment of learning" (passed the 2nd of Feb
1870 shall be vested iii d Company consis,
ing of the Governor. Lieutenan Gcv.rn
Treasure'. Attorney General and Presider
OF he Court o. Appeals, TO, the time being
undor the denomira ion ot the President an
Directors of The Literary Fund; who o
any of whom, shall Con tue board TO
transacting all business relative to the sal
fund. The said company are to repor, to tn
General Assembly once in every year, tn
state of the funds committed to their charge
Improvement thereof as to hem seem ad
visabe /: and are empowered t. raise, am;
ally, Gor term of years not exceedin
seven) by lottery, any sum not exceedin
so 900 dolls in farther aid of the said fnn
unhtr certain specified regulations. For til
more speedy and certain collection of III
literary fund. ,hc said company are requlr
ed to appoint, in each county and corp srati
on, an agent for the collection of the fund
OF such county or corporation: who shall ac
without any fee or emolument, aud who is I
report from time TO time, such port of tn
said fund as any officer appointed to colec
the same may have collected and failed
pay into the public treasury, or such PORTO
thereof as may be uncollected in the hand
of any person. and o authorize proper act
ons To be instituted for the recovery tbereo
AS soon as a sufficient fund shall be PROV
ded 1t shall be the duty of the directors the rt
OF, to provide a sch ol. o, schoois, for The et
oeaiion 1t the poor, in every county in thi
commonwealth
IS An act " to explain and amend an a.
entired an act to appropriate Ger AN c.
ehea s, penalties. conhsc aions and forfeiture
90 che encouragement of learning" declare
shat All fines and pecuniary penalties, her,
20 ore imposed by any act of Assembly. @
declared by the common law, and now r,
aoyerabie under he laws Of his commo,
wealth Except MiIiua fines) and to VIVA
eve use or purpose appropriated, (except I
Ghe ip-"Imer, or the party injured \ haII az