Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-02-22

50. IN act, 6 Tor reviyinr an inspection OF
tobacco at Swan Creek Warehouses inthe coun-
ties OF Buckingham and Nelson. ~
o. an act, "toprevent the lapsing sofl ega-
cles and devises, in certain cases, by the desth
the iegatee or devsee, in the lifetime of the
testator," declares, that, whensoever any estate
| OF any kind shall or .may be devised or be-
| queathed, by the testament and last vii! If any
testator or testatrix 70 any person being child,
or other descendant Of sgch fesfa.oy or festatyis
and such deviseeor legatee shall, during the
lifetime oi snch testator ior testatrix, die, tes-
tate or intcstate, leavipg,a child or children, or
one or more descendants of n child or chill
dren; in that case such oeyisee or legacy shat
NOT lapse; but the estate SO devised or be.
! queathed, shall descend AID pass to the heirs,
| deVisees, distributes, legatees, or legal repre-
sentatives, as The case may be, of such devisee
or legatee. i'll like manner in law and equity
and subject to like debts, charges, liabilities
and conditions, rs If such devisee or lega;ec
had survived such trstator or testatrix, and had
then died tcstate or ntcstate
| oil. An act, :" concerning slaves" provides
| that any person, citizen OF this commonwealth,
and residing therein, being TIE actual ovrner
OF any slave or slaves, out OFT IS cowmonvealth,
| ard born within the United SAtes,Sor tIg ter
ritories thereof; and any person who may here.
after remove to this commonw ealth, with bona
fde intention OF becoming citizen ard inha-
| bItant thereof, and shall BIZ, at the time of his
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slaves, and shall moreover, either have been
the actual owner thereotfor Two years immetli
atcly preceding such rcmovalx or have acquired
title Thereto BY marriage, aMeent or devise,
shall be authorised TO bring MO this common.
! wealth, and to hold tiesein, such slave or
slaves: Provided, that sleilsowner shall, within
sixty days after such slave or slaves STALL have
| been brought into this commonwe alth, exhibit
70 some Justice OF the peace for the county or
corporation in which re msy then reside, or
| may have removed to, a statement in writing.
| CONTAINING the name age, sex andflcscription
OF each and every slave SO brought in and,
| moreover, shall make oath, or solemn .,fIi IN.
zion, beiore such justice, that the sad st !te-
| 'nent contains tru, of the slaves so
brought in; and that the sad slave or sl,vee
| have not bSen brought mo this commonvxe:i, h
| toe the purpose OF sale, with intent % eyayie
| the Jaws OF this commonwe Attn 70 prevent the
ia t'aer mpGriAtoG OF ,sisses, in NY name
| contrary 10 IN psnvi- onscs this ct; and wi.h
IN sky da?s theieiteF, shalt return snch st..t,
ment, together with u ccr,ihc.ts OF The said
| OATH OF Attenuation, 10 the court OF the same
| county or Corporation, r.,sre TO be r, corded
Any Person being citizen of This common
| aith and residing therews- WHO may nave
| heretofore broUght any slave or slaves. into the
| same, contrary to the provisions OF the aci
| passed the 18th OF January, 1895. entitl Cd 8. al
| act 10 amend the several laws conc rrnine
| slaves snail be permitted to retain such sIavs
| or slaves within this commonwealth, aid shat
be discharged from all penalties and foi.-eiliIres
| incurred hereby Provided, that he shall con
| form to the provisions OF the foreg gong seesion,
on or before the ist day Of June next 1t Shall
not be lawful for any person who shall hayc
| brought any slave Ilito tins commDnwe alti ,Sr
! retained any one therein, under the authority
o. the ist or 2nd o. this act, to make 4nv
! voluntary sale, or contract Tor the sale Of such
| slave, within the space of two wears from tic
fhaIa IIct i.afl
m: and if any person shall make such sale or
! contract, contrary to the true intent and mean
| ing OF this act, the slave sold or contracted
! to De sold, shall be forfeited, and be subject
to the same proceedings and appropriation as
| II tins act had never been passed. s,ihe act,
] passed the 18th January, 1911, " 20 amend the
! act, entitled an act To amend the several laws
| concerning slaves shall be, and the same is
( hereby made perpetual
81 An act, incorporating a company to
erect a toi-bridge across the Shenandoah ri
/ ver, at th termination Of the turnpike road
leading fronl Sncs> erS' ferry, to tie Little ri
| yer tuinpike.
66 Al ACT, z" concerning Robert Diven.n
allows hun 4o doiags Tor his services as Clerk
! TO the court n'artIsl OF the 1Ulst regiment IN
| the yeas 1906 to be paid out Oh the fund aris-
ing from mihta fines.
| o. An act, F." authorisng Joseph Crockett
! to erect a toii-brdge across Reed Greek in the
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o. An act, " authorsing the judge of the
/ eighth judicial circuit to hold an intermel i
ate term III the superior court of law holden
! ior Augusta county," allows linn t. adiourn
I SAID court 10 such day In the recess AS L. ham
! snail appear most convenient TO the suitors
| and agreeably TO said Adjournment, to hold an
| intermediate term, not exceeding twelve iu,i
! dicnl days: Provided, that such Adjourned
! term shall not Interfere with any term of II e
/ district chancery court holden at Stanton, nor
| with any quarterly term of Augusta, BIN.
! Rockbridge or Kockingham courts.
co An act, "piacin!s certain pcrsons on the
! pension list, allows to John PeeTv. ArfreIon
| roonc, Moses Rollins, John w iisnn md viii.
am Moody, old revolutionary soldiers, yea.ly
/ pension OF 90 dollars each
! ? o. An act, " to amend an act. entitled
| " an act approprating sum of money f,r o.
| pen'ng and improving TIC road from Clark s.
| burg 10 Point Peasant, and for oiher purpose"
! repeats SO much OF that act, passed. tie 16b
| OF January, 1921 rs relates to the duties OF
I the commissioners IN erecting bridges ON tb.
| road leading from the mouth at Elk m X ana,y-
ha county to Point Pleasant IN Mason couofv
and appoints other commissioners to conteact
Tor aud suPeriniend the building said bridges
Pfoyidet!, that tie rights OF tic former com.
misSioners relative to tie Ciarksburg roaJ
| shall not be impaired
%. IN act, " to amend the act. entitled
= AN act TO au;horsc the county eosryis Of i.oui
sa and FluyaDna 10 appoint commissioners TO
ascertain What part OF the road, commonly call
| cd the ihTcc-nOtCied road lies In e,ch -,