The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-03-02
T.ginia Legislature.
SKETCH OF THELAWs.

Passed by 10th Houses of the. General As,
semb!y, during the session which cum
menced On Monday the 9th of December,
1918.
ConcisdeG1
103. An act +" concerning John q. Jackson"
1O4. An act "approprating the public revenue"
apprepriate for the expenses of the General As.
$4,000; for officers of the militia, ncu ling Adju-
tant' General, &e- 81, 600 for charges on militia
line fund, carrying brigade orders, re:imental or.
ders. and repairing arms, Ss,5oo; for removing
ternal charges os the Pententary, ineinding Off
GERS salaries, Sls,so0; for slaves executed and
transported, S12,OOo fer the lunsfic hospital
$1,000; for the public guard, $500 for inter-
est on the old certificate debt 800 fer interest
on the debt to the Bank Of Virgins, SIS, ESQ for
pensioners, S6. 500 fer commissioners OF the Rev
enue, S22 500 for the actory of arms, ,ocO
dsis for Rifles 5000 do!s for Clerks and Sher.
IFS fees, 600 dolls. for public services Of Circuit
Court Clerks, 2700 dolls; for gun carriages and ex.
pense OF repairing arms, $500 for representation
TO Congress sni State Senate, 500 dos for distrbi
ton ofpublc arms, 1000 dolls; for debt due to The
Literary fund, 1,544 sc cents for Wolf AIMS GOO
ro!s for one years interest of the new loan of
seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars. $500
for redemption of old debt, by certificates in lieu OF
taxes, 5000 dos for repairs of public wsreSo
and allowances to commissioners and snperin,s and
anita, 5000 for work done on the public squares,
700 dolls for the cicf contingent fund, rs 600 dolls
10s. An act changing the fiscal year of this com
mon wealth, aud for other purposes," direcrs that
the fiscal year shall hereafter commence an the 1st
Of October in every year, and to terminate In the
5osh OF September next ensuing that the annual
report OF receipts and expenses Of each year shall
Ne made, by the Auditor and Treasurer, as early
ss possible at every Session Of ssembly that the
Auditor's Report shall be accompanied with. such
remarks by him as may serve to explain ito
point out defects in the revenue laws and susge st
remedies; aad that whenever the revenue is likely
20 prove insufficient, the Treasurer shall subiou 20
his annual Report, such recommendation Of new
Mbiects OF taxation, or of additional taxes on tie
old as may his opinion, be beat suited 70 supply
the deficiency; that the hrst annual report shall Sc
psratei present list Of receipts and disbursements,
from the LIST ct October to the Slst December lSl
both inclusive that all warrants drawn upon the
Treasury shall express by reference to some one
general head of expenditure, the cause for which
they are drawn; and where the said warrants arr
drawn tor sums chargeable on the revenue of die,
ferent year from that out of which the payment in
made, the same shall be expressed that ali or
ders upon the Treasurer, to receive any money due
to the Treasury, shall express upon the face here
of the particular head ofgenera revenue on account
OF which such sumis due and, when the same II
due for the revenue of the past year, thar aIse
shall be expressed upon the face of such ORDERS.
passed Feb. 14th, lSI4.)
1o6 An act " concerning the Superior Courts If
Chancery, and for other Purposes" provides, AT
the Chancellor may authorize two inore persons
in each county and corporation, take the deposi.
shall be issued to the persons appointed who
shall receive such compensation shall be fixed up
on by the said judges respectively, and may issue
their tickets for the sums allowed them be coll
lected & accounted for in the manner as clerk
tickets. The said commissioners are empowered.
10 issue sabp9nss for Witnesses osend before thcr
provided, that no witness shall be compelled
thereby go out Of the county in which he resides
The Chancellors may, in all cases, at heir dscye-
non, where sale of property is decreed direct the
to be made for cash, on snch credit, .rh on
anoh terms, as may be deemed best and, whensv-
en- In any suit in equity, it shall be proper to de-
cree the execution of any deed or other writing il
shall be lawful for the court to appoiet commits.
sioner to execute the same and such execution
thereof shall be as valid in law 20 convey the right
Of the party whose behalf il is exesuted, az ii it
had been done by HIMSELF and rs ii he had been st
the time capable in law OF executing the SANE pro
sided, that nothing hereia contained shall ba con-
strued to affect the right Of infants absent seSn
thpts of any other persons, TO ahew against
snch decree, to contest reverse the same With
in the same time, and in the same manner as if
this act had never passed.
Joy An act, 4" to amend the militia laws OF this
Commonwealth" contains (dmong others) the fol-
lowing important provisions ---that every officer,
non. mssoned officer, or private, who shall fail
TO obey the orders OF the President of the United
States when communicated by any officer in the
service ofthe u. States by the Executive of this
State or otherwise not having q reasonable ex-
cuse, shall fail to obey the orders of the Exer-
utve of this State, shall forfeit not exceed
" S
pay, to be adjudged and determined by n Court
Martial and such officer shall, moreover be liable
to be csshiered by the sentence of such court and
be uoapactsted from hohding commission in The !
tnitia for term not exceeding twelve months; & |
sueh non commissioned officer, private, SIS shall
fail 10 appear at the place of rendezvous when or
dered az aforesaid, or failing TO march, when or
dered, OF furnish substitute shall be liable to be
Imprisoned by like sentence, on failure in pay |
ment of such fine, eaiander month for every !
five dollars thereof-on the certificate of the clerk
OF the court martial, assessing such fneand shall
moreover be enrolled in the division class destin
eli to perform the next tour of duty.--Hcresfer, !
the officers attending courts martial for the trial of
arrested officers shall be allowed two dollars |
per day, and day far every IS miles the, |
shall necessarily travel in coming and returning,
Tire compensation to persons appointed to sum-
mon courts martial shall be four cents per mile
Where any person drafted 20 perform tour Of duty
shall die before marching, from any shall
fail TO march, when ordered, the next in the
class or roll m his company shall march in the
unisition then ordered; and on, until the requ-
ston be completed.--Wheu any non-commiss |
ed officer or soldier, shall have appeared the
place OF rendezvous, and shall absent himself with
leave, it shall be the duty of any commissioned
officer to order serjeaBt and many men rssy
be necessary, to apprehend and deliver him TO the
com IN andant of any troops in service in Virginia
and the sereants and pryates performing this duty
shali receive two dollars each, for every rs miles
they shall travel in conveying such person. TO be paid
out Of the contingent fund. my person detailed
or drafted for service may furnish to the comman-
Jant Of the regiment from which he IS so detailed
drafted, or to the corhma7dapt ct the company
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