The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-03-26

""'hi W." snail SUE upon s. CHI bond, hut ma,
put m suit aud prosecuted { IN tim to time
or the dement,, and at the proper costs and char
yes OF any party injured, until the penalty ex
nressed in such bond shall he recovered.-
And every Inspector shall also take an oath be
tore the Governor for the time being, or before
tie court of the County of Henrico, for the true
ana faithful Performance of the duties of his of
nee. ana n any person shall presume TO exc
cute the Office of Inspector, before he shall have
gwen bond and taken such oath as aforesaid. ne
shall ioria't and pay fifty dollars.
No free Negro or Mulatto shall be allowed Ia
larry on board his boat any gun, rife or other
nre-arms, under pain Of furieiting the same Ia
the use OF any white person who may seIze
them any Ia to the contrary not withstandmp
nor shall any owner of any slave permi, hrm to
carry such arms, under the like forteiture.-
II any waterman ofcolor be found strollinr from
nus BOAT above the banks OF the river or any of
It's branches, while or n trip up or down. and
not at his usual place of abode, or at any place
while loading, it shall he lawful for any pcrson
or persons to carry him before the nearest ma
gistratc, who may cause him to be whipped
with any number of lashes not exceeding TWEEN
V: %fouided, nothing herein contained shall be
SO construed as To prevent watermen from going
directly % and from any sprinsSfor ithc purpose
OF getting water and provided always, chat
when any waterman shall he ordered by any ma
RIstrate TO receive any number OF lashes. he may
release himself therefrom by Paying to the said
maglstrate the sum OF two dollars for the use
OF the poor OF his County or Corporation.
ana II any waterman er watCrmcn, being free,
shall hereafter. be detected in burning or steal.
ing rails, or o;ner wood already cut, cutting To-
Gust or other trees. stealing grain OF anv kind.
livestock Of any kind, or other thing yhatsoe.
yer, and be convicted there-f, before any ius-
tee OF the peace having jurisdiction of the case.
shail forfeit and pay To Il owner of the proper
ty so stolen, cut Or burnt, treble the value there
OF, to be fixed by the Judgment of the Justice
before whom such offender may be convicted,
upon suci evidence as 10 hm snail be conqin
eng which justice is hereby required to issue
execution against the goods and chattels OF Tue
onender, IN favor of the owner of any such sto-
len property, for the amount of such iuds ,rent
and costs OF prosecution, directed to any she.
riii, or constable, who shall execute and return.
the same, and be liable to the same remedies
and hnes for neglect of duty rs in case of other
executions. And the said offender or offend s..
shall suft-r such other pains and punishm-nts AS
are by la y Tor such offences made ard pr ,yided.
But when the testimony of the owner of The
property, so stolen, cat or burnt, shall be ueces-
sary to the conviction of the offende. or often
ders, the same course shall be pursued, cxccpt
that the forfeiture ofthree times the value sl,all
be paid to the magistrate who ssued the execu
ton or executions Tor the use of the poor of has
county or corporation. And when any slave or
slaves shall be convicted of any or eiIher of the
aforesaid offences, the owner of, or person hi,
ing the SAID slave or slaves, shall forfeit and pay
to the owner of the property so stolen, cut or
burnt, the full and equal value thereof: 10 he
ascertained and recovered, against such owner
or person hiring, as in The case of a free pejsun
and the sa't slave or slaves shall receive twenty
lashes on his or their bare backs for The fl. 81 IL
fence ; and, for the second off nee. tie sam
forfeiture shall be incurred by such master or
person hiring, and double the number o, lashes
irhIcled upon such offender and, for he third
Offence, as well as for every succeeding ~offene-,
three times the said 10. FIXTURES shall be paid INV
such master or person hiring e, and the same
number ot iashes shall be inflicted as for tn. 81
cond offence. But when tie testimony of Inc
owner of the property. so stolen, cut or burni
shall be necessary to the conviction of The e.,d
slave or slaves, the forft lures shall be Maid &c
IN the case OF a free person, for the use of the
poor.
And be itfuTther enacted, that all persons who
shall hereafter load any boat, in whole or in part
Shall grant to the head man oftbe boat mo
niiest of such loading, giving a psrticmlar des-
criPtion OF the quality and quantity of each ar
tlcle, and whether IN bags, boxes, barrels. hors-
heads and so forth, and shall keep a COW of the
sad manifest and the said headman of ,ha
boat shall dellvsr 10 the said Inspector of boat,
ms manifest, before he shall pass through the
SAD locks ana the SAID lnsPe ctor shall diligent-
ly and mInutely examine the said boats and
compare the articles found on board with IN.
manifest, winch manifest shall be filed IN the
SAID inspectors office and, if he shall Gnd anv
article on board OF any boat, not contained m the
SAID manifest, the Necessary provisions and fur
niture OF the said boat excepted, me shall tic
from on board ali SUCH articles into his cu.,odv
and advertise the same, giving a true descr,ption
thereof, tor the space OF SIX week, IN some one
OF the public prints in Richmond to be sold for
caSu Pr0vId' d, ihat perishsble articles nav ba
sold I'm mediately for cash and advertised af
forwards and provided, that owners of such
articles, growing the ir rIghi to the same. wi, in
the space OF six months after the date of the ad.
VertIsement shall have such articles, il claimed
before the sale, or the money arising from lie
sale, ii claimed afterwards, and before the md
OF the said space of SIX months the said ou-
ner paying the expences OF adyer,is,np ,hs
same all monies arising from such s.Iso
and remaining III the hands Of the said ,nsnector
after the sad space OF SIX months snail b~ ~
him paid into the public Treasury for the uSs
of the Commonwealth And when anv free ne
gro or mulatto shall give a manifest OF INV Ioad
ing put on board OF any boat, he or she shall ~.
tam n certificate f,om some respectsbIe ,,t:1
person, certify ,ng the truth of the man;fes, aNJ
his or her right 10 The property therein ms1,% "me
ed /; which certificate sh all accompanv ,he aoHj
manifest and the person granting such $50
cate snail keep a copy thereof
And be if further enacted, hat il sbot 10 ,ho
" or every navigator OF boat on the said rive,
and its branches, when he shall Tic or -
any species OF property for sale or transportsti.
on winch lie CLAIMS AS his own, to get certi
tcs'e from some respectable person IN line neigh.
bOurlIood, where he shall take thu s.ne go
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