The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-18
LAWS Of the vIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.

LAWS Of the VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
Last II Lasrs passed ar the. session Of the General
.tssean0!y, sshieh commenced ON .donddy the I'd
II Dec. 1911.
4. An act concerning taxes ON iand' (passed Ja-
sasry Esd, 1872, taking effect from the passing there
off, declares that the taxes due cilargcable, or
hereafter to become due c.iargeable, upon lands
and lots Within this commonwealth, shall be and re-
main ,lien thereon until the same with interest
sha be discharged but allows further time UNI
al the hrst OF November next for the redemption Of
all lands and lots which have become, or shall become
forfeited, Tor the noi'-payment OF taxes payment
OF the taxes due thereon, with ten per cent. per
1uin Interest Oh the same; after which day all such
lsials not redeemed directed to he Sold without
delay, by the sheriff of each county, and the .7esas
81 the literary find therein, ut public sale, to the
highest bidders having first advertised at the door OF
the court house ut such county tor four successive
courts the time aud place Of sale and number OF 4
ares, With the name oil the person om il is tax
ca. Provided, however, that before any such sale,
she court OF the county shall appoint two discreet
stockholders to estimate the value of the land and
port 10 subsequent court description of its stua-
ton, quality and value, from the best information
they can obtain without actual survey and sale
q TO take psce unless the highest sum bid for the
land shall exceed two thirds of such valuation -
Provided ALSO that, 1T any time before sale is made
o. any tract, shall be lawful for the owner, Joint
tfn4nt, tenant in common parcener of such lam,
To redeem the whole, or his or her proportion, by
paying the of tax aud interest due on such
hand, OF his, or her proportion thereof, and like
proportion OF tho costs which may then have been
incurred in preparing for the sale OF such tract TO be
hguidated by the court Of said couuty-Deeds are to
be executed purchasers by the sheri aud agent of
she Literary fund for the time being, their
sots and the rights Of infants, &C. are not to be sf
tccteG, until Is months after their disabilities shall
have ceased This act coutains many other reguia-
Sons, accommodating persons indebted fer s,eh tax
Is by authorship payment thereof to be made to the
Clerks Of the respective county courts, requiring
Commissioners Of the RexeRue insert, their lists
as Iorslats all 4
situation, quality, &c OF caeh tract; publishing She
rfs tor acts Of ragd negligence committed in re-
BURNING, delinquent lands which the taxes have
actually been paid, or ON which there personal
property, liable to be taken, and sufficient to ,ay the
same-which provisions. though important, are too
numerous and minute TO be inserted in sketch OF
This nature.
2. BY an act Conserving chancery courts (pass-
ID the 28th Of January 1879, the superior court of
shancery for the Staunton District isiyided into four
districts in two of which court is to be holden by
the present Judge of the said court; and other
Judge is elected by joint ballot Of both Houses Of the
General Assembly to hold courts in the third and
Sourth districts--The Hon. Da6ney Carr has ae-
sordngiy been elected to this Office. The Judge OF
che LIST and Cd districts is to reside at Staunton and
Judge Carr either at Winchester, at Ciarksburs.
The court for the LIST district is to be holden Sta-
ton on the 18th of March < 18th of Oct in every year
for the ed district at Wythe courtouse, the 2ls
OF May and 10th of Nov. in every year; for the 3rd
district, at Winchester OH the 9th of July and 10th
r
AZ Clarksburg in the county of Harrison the 18th
Of May and the 18th of October in every year. The
salary, of the new Judge is $500 per annum.
5. An act" Authorsing the county courts of this
commonwealth to appoint processoncrs of lands in
certain cases provides that, where it has happened
that any county court hath failed appoint
oners according to law, it shall be Lawful! for such
court, between the passage OF this act viz January
eath, 1917 and the Ist OF September next, make
The appointments from and after Which time the ay-
psintments to be made shall be at the periods direct
cd by the formerlaw. Each processioncr SO appoint
cd and all others appointed since the first day of
Suns last past, and to be appointed hereafter, shalt
be allowed by the court of his county dollar for
avery day they shall be employed--aid, in case OF
fhe death, resignation removal from Office Of any
snch processoner the county court is authorised
appoint successor. All fines heretofore incurred by
magistrates for failing to appoint pFocesioners
RENTED.
I. An act Amendxtosy of an act (passed at the
fast SESSION. entitled act to amend entitled
act euttled reduce into the several acts
sencern;ns Wills the distribution ofintestatcs Estates
the duty Of executors and administrators, (passed
Jea. 2Sth, 1872 supplies casus onrissas in that act
by declaring that, wherever the successor Of any
sierk, who shall have resigned his Office, otherwise
vacated the same, shall have performed the duty pre-
soribed by the eighth section of the act regulating
eonveyances and by the 37th section of the act re-
tlucing into one the several acts concerning Wills,
ko. hic his predecessor should have done, in re-
laton to doekets Of writings and lists Of certificates of
probats aud administrations, he may demand and
seve, for sch services OF his said predecessor, his
heirs, sc. the same fees allowed by law to the
clerk of the general court for recording the
S. An act |" To amend the laws respecting CT iu-
nal trials passed January 3Oth, 1919, and taking
effect from the LIST day Of April next provides, that,
hereafter. when any free person charged with eri-
animal ofense shall be committed by any justice OF
the peace Of any county corporation for eIanna-
ton, and the court summoned by the sheriff for the
examination of such free person. shall fail to meet, eli
ther the day first appointed for their meeting,
an any day to which they may have legally been adj
journed, all the recognizances entered into by any
person or persons to appear at such called court shall
stand obligatory the next court Ct such county or
corporation, and every snch person persons shall
be obliged to appear accordingly; and such exami-
nation shall then be he'd before the of the coun-
~ or corporation, consisting OF I'VE members at the
least, aud shall be ut the frat term thereof unless
continued for good cause shewn 20 the court. BY
shis act the 9TH section of the passed the 9th Of
% iary 1904 on the subject, 10 repealed. Any
SQUIRT summoned Ior rrc examination OF free per-
son, for the trial of slave, empowered for good
cause shewn, to adjourn either TO the next c6rt of
the county corporation, as the may be, whe-
cher monthly or quarterly, or to some earlier day.
Upon such adjournment to the next court, the exa-
gnnatiop or trial is he had, in the same
the called court lad altogether failed to meet. Tile
sourty corporation court is also empowered to
continue such examination trial from term to
term provided, that such continuance, unless the
prisoners application, shall not be beyond the third
Germ after he or she shall have been committed.
The superior courts OF law in each county arc TO
have concurrent jurisdiction with the county and
poraton courts in the trial of free persons Charged
with betit-idrcenyaud where any such person oitar-
.ed at quarterly term Of county with petit
-taIl. So.