Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-02-22
4 ooiiars per annum. I

| -. 'u'''V"al district beng established
| DeNoni The mountains. The persons Ia he a.
iected NEST be qualified according 10 the Co,.,;.
.a'fon ~ fhe United Stafes but a provision tb,t
'"ey should be JreehoiIers and yes.dents or,L.
respective districts, was struck out OF the Hill
| by the Senate. ' vi 'ie OH
| St' An act. concerning John McClune.
Perry. " "iitian
! 70. An ac', conc riling the remission of mill.
ga nueS' provides, tat, ifany Officer, noo com.
m'ssiohed ofhcer, or pirate, in The n,,;t;,
saaH heretoioe nave been in1 ii, or shall bers'
aluet De hned, by the sentence ofaany con-, &c
enquiry Tor any a'leaged failure ofduty. aud
sSa Ill vi hot'ce OF such tine, by any Other
sshcient cause, he shalt have been Drev ,,,t.,t
rom applying to the next succeeding rne,,.
TAI court OF enquiry Tor a remssion thcr,.,f :. i
9'"'i oe i""tul Tor the commanding Officer. of
inc regiment, upon he application of The ,.r,
; u hneu, and upon good use shown h., "a;
49, az any tune before the fine snail have
peeh pad, to suspen the COLLECTION ,heraosh.,
written order to the clerk IF sucn 60, ~
10 thS sheriff, as the case ma, be; And ~. ,aS.
s"@ceSdlnS reglnIentai court OF enouir,, LIN
nave 'uIi power to remit such I'M # 4 iii
appear 10 ITEM just and proper so to do .rhe
o'uSr o, the commanding OH err direc ed nc n.
''ieS''u 10 me sAeritt, sian be "A sufficient
voucher TO entitie nm 10 cr.di, ON his ss,tIs
ment Wi tie AuduDr; pfovided ~. w
authenticity OF such order be cert;In1 ~
the court OF The County IN winch the sle,;H
ma! reside. --N hen the collcctIon nj =
ny nae slail have neen suspenped bv Tho com
iihidI'S odicer, is provided for bx
e,;Is' OF any other lsw, and the succeeding re.
Slhehtal court Of enquiry shall nor h 90. -
Matted tlie sane, it shall &c the du,y of,h.
clcfK OF such Court to insert sucl fine in th..
next Inst watch TX shall liver 30 lie sbar a..
To be Collected and accounted for IN the go
in"h'ef az n the collection had ne yer been sIs.
~ Anact, for fixing The salaries oftbe c,er,-
sea-, allows the former s so5 and NJ 49,.
. $50 Per ~nrufn, iistead OF the salaric, hs,a-
totote ail1.sed hy lau
S8' Al,.ct incorporating q conpsnvt To est.b-
ilsh tui8p'ke road i,rpn the ford az Goose
creek IN E~aq tier county, TO interest the Eau.
4uier ana NICK 'nd'is up &c roaI, near ,Iay
market III Prince-WiiiEIn co:iaty
80. An, act releasing the comnonws z ;.
rights to iands, in certain cses, and NJ in., N
Tie commonwealth, ~ cefiain sse s. r.-tftia
10 ths "ndisPpseN, - esIluun OF psrson,t-e
slues, pr v.aes, hat, Wien auv person Who
now ca ms ttle . nS land, not heretofore IS.
Sn1",'-'. TO the commonwealth, by an Office
gu a, shail awe been an alien, II the lime
""c" si'cn title SA;'l la,e accrued. and SUI
snce nave become, ald shall now be cifiza,
81 me Uned States, m manaer pres rib. nv
the laws o. Cong ess, or silall hereafter becole
Z citlzen IS aforesaid at any .iIne before such
i"hd shsu he cSc1 -Gted To the commonwealth
"y an 'nce found; an every Sacn case, ar he
slsh aud tce o. he cO.nn ~ si.9i H. aaJ ~
'tbe Pres .cnt and Direc .ors OF the tirrari,
fun'i, IN and 20 any land caun,d Dy suct, nv.
SON as aforesaid snail .e reinuuisse 10 sncb
person Until 2 years after the conclus;on IS
the present war between the Unis d states and
"rett n'italH, no inquest shall be taken, wht re.
oy 10 esche"t TO Tue commonwealth, any land,
IA 1 10 NVnsr "a crta 4
1 iatter re ding within the United ates. When
any alien, residing within the Uniled St.,.s
hoidlnS or claiming t,tie 10 any nd, not here.
toiore escheated 10 the corunto ,yeai. n bv nm
office found, shall have 6oaG f K sold, cr dem,s-
ed, ne s-me, or Shall have a. 4, tcstate or in.
test'te, seized o. possessed hereof, or claim.
ing tltie 'h$,etD; aud, wberl Any such alien
shall hereafter hold, or cam tIsi "a ans, on,.L
and, and before any proc -i.lss .hali be in
st tuecd by the tscn alter for he purp Sc of es-
cheating the same 90 n: com fbnwe .,tl shall
5o"1 fde sell, o. deuii { the saIn =, or 3fdie
testate or in-estatc. !zed orpossessrd thereof
or c'ailNhs tHlc thereto: IN every SIC case
the purchaser fr.a, su-h .u.en, or IN, .ee .ee.
hetf "r deyisec, berg c,ti1en OF tll- Il states.
shall hold and enj y sucr lad Prov ded. tlat
The sane, IN the hani. OF such heir or devise.
shall be subject to the drois OF the alien .
heretofore aud that nothing in this act sin "A
eject the rights of any persons other than the
commonwealth, ana q & President and DIFec.
tors Of the Biterary 'und.
when anyperson snail die intestate as TO is
goods and chatteIs, or anypart there OF, aud, az
ter Tie payment OF funeral Charge, debts and
Just expenses; there shall be no person cntitIed
TO take the residuum under the laws oftbis
commonwealth directing the distr.b Il on Of in
testates estates, such und!Sro ed Of residauDt
shail, in no case, so To the executor o. admin.
lstrator OF the person so dying; bUt the same
shall vest in the co'nmOnwe ALT for the benefit
OF the Literary fund iand NAV be recovered. by
bill IN equity, IN any court having Jurisdiction
thereof' Provided, that nothing in this act
contained shall be construed so as to Al; Of IN.
right OF the husband TO the personal estate oc
ms Niie dying m'cstatc. When sry slit shall
DC instituted, ~ behalf Of Inc e,mnoi, vs sib.
Tor the ptirPoseoi recovering such undi posed
o. yeSidpaD, ft'shah be the duly 0i Tie court TO
cause pubhcation to b made Cor three mo,,,hs
~ some newspaper published at the sea Of 10.
verninent OF tins state, and IN some ne wsp.l,er
published IT the seat OF gov rnnent Of the u.
states, setting forth tie nature Of the acfion.
the name and nativity Of he deceased person.
and requiring all persons claiming an Interest
therein as distributes of the deceased 70 az.
pear and make themselves defendants On gi
ven day OF some succeeding term. lfno per.
son shall appear accordingly, and shew sui.
hcient title ~ himself, the court shall dcc.ea
the undisposed OF fesiluu7u TO the common
wealth for the benefit of tic Literary fund. Al
any time after such decree shall have been
pronppncea, any person, not a party thereto,
claiming tltle as distributee OF the deceased
holt I..r fNf,rNf A. L nc