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

bv the common law. and nov recoverable un'
der the laws of this commonwealth (eHccpt
Militia fines) and to whatever use, or purpose
appropriated, Except to the lnformer, or the
party inured) shall accrue to the common,
wealth to be paid into the public treasury ana
be appropriated to the encouragement CT learn
ing in the manner prescribed by the above re-
cited Act; and that all conhscations and tor-
FIXTURES, and all personal property accrulng TO
the commonwealth as derelict, together with
all arrears of muster fines, not otherwise appl-
ed by law, shall be appropriated to the same
object. In all cases, where, by law, any hne
or penalty, either wholly or in part, is given
to the informer, or to any person who snail
sue for the same, the commonwealth may
sue for and recover it for the beneht OF the IL
terary fund, at any time before prosecution'
or suit, bona .fdc, commenced, and duly prose-
cuted, by such informer or person entitlea 10
sue PASSED Feb. III, 1911: to. be IN iorce
from the passing)
s. An Act " directing the sale of certain
public property, and for other purposes" pro-
vides that Matthew Cheatham, Nathaniel
Seden, David Bullock, William M'hm, "A
brshan b. Venable, William Writ and Robert
Greenhow, be appointed commissioners NO.
or ma ority of whom, shall have power 10
contract for the building Of a house, tor the
use of the Governor O. this commonwealth, on
the lot OF which the present Governors house
stands that, for the completion OF said build
ing, the sum of 1900 dollars be appropriated,
which sum the said commissioners shall not
have power to exceed--nor shall the common
wealth, in case of excess, be liable therefor.
The said commissioners are also to sell, at
public auction, for cash, or OH d short cred,t,
the lot Of ground lying between Wright South
gates and Edmund Randolph's, and to con-
vcy to the purchaser all the commonwealth
title to, and interest in the said lot; and also TO
sell for the best price that Cali be obtained, the
materials of which the present Governors
house is composed and the monies arlslng
from such sales it shall be their duty to pay IN
to the public treasury. For the present &C
comnod.tion of the Governor. the same ccm-
mssioncrs arc authorised to rent, tor one year,
a suitable and convenient house III the city OF
Richmond
7. An Act authorizing the executive to
appoint commissioners, to unite with commits
sioners, to be appointed on the part OF the Z.
States, in running line between the lands re-
served by, and the lands cedcd by this com.
! mopwcaith, in the State Of Ohio" provides for
the permanent establishment of line between
the lands reserved for the oficeas and soldiers
of the Virginia line, between the rivers Sciota
and Miami and the other lands coded to the
U. States For this purpose, the Executive
are empowered to appoint three commission
ers, who, or any two of whom, acting in con-
junction with an equal number of commission
I ers, to be appointed on the part of the y.
States, shall run line, so as to distinguish
clearly, throughout the whole course thereof,
the lands reserved, from the lands coded
which line is to be considered as the true lire,
unless the legislature of this commonwealth
shall, during its first or second session after
the report of the said commissioners shall have
been made to the Executive, disapprove the
same.
8. An Act "to amend the several laws con-
corning escheats,' (passed the l4th of Fcbrr-
AIRY, 1919 contains several important provi-
! sions, viz. that any person, other than COM
| missioner of the public revenue, furnishing to
an eschcator, information OF lands liable to es-
cheat, shall reduce the same to writing, and
| make oath or affirmation thereto, before it
| sail be the duty of the escheator to hold an in
quest; that when jury of inquisition FOR es-
cheat shall be convened, and shall not be able
to compleat the same in one day, the escheator
! shall have power TO adjourn the proceedings
from day to day until the same be tried and e.
nished, and any juror failing to attend the in
quest according to the first summons, or &C.
cording to adjournment, Shall be returned to
the next superior court Of law for the county
| where the inquest is to be holden, and shall
be liable to fine not exceeding fifty dollars
( that the escheator of each county shall, within
50 days after any :rquisition found On behalf
of the commonw ealth, transmit to tie register
| of the Land Office certificate of the num-
Der of tracts of land Of lots escheatct, the re-
puted area or quantity of such land, the coun-
ty where situated, and the name or names of
the person or persons found to have died seiz-
ed, or from whom the same eschcatcd. The
Register thereupon, is to cause the contents
of every such certificate to be published six
weeks insome newspaper in the city of Rich
mond and in the city of Washington and the
Executive are to direct the sale of the said cs-
cheated lands CATER the end of twelve months