Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-03-06
LAWS OF VIRGINIA.
Az ACT

seet1h-Psssed February -, toih.
BE ii snactsd By tie General .isses,jip, That
the iEferor Courts OF the several counties within
thus Comno~ We ;li,, Sh,., Lp, and t,Sy NJ. hereby
required within twelve months after tue passage of
this act, to contract with some III person persons
ior Masking accurate chart o! U,eTr respective
counties IN manncr pursuant TO the Subsequent pro-
visions OF this act copy WHEREBY, shall be ucli
yertd by the persnns contracting to- make
The same 10 the Clerk OF the Court-pt the Cointy,
TO be by him carefully preserved for the use of
his county, and the other forwarded to the ENecu-
tive, 60 he deposited among the archives OF The Com
monwtah.
II. BE il further enacted That each of The ssid
contracts shall require tie contractor m conrse-
tors to fulfil the following conditions To l.y down
the outward bouudarrs OF the County by actual SUR
Nty or by reference to one o. more actual surveys
thereof. and upon scale o. Two hundred poles Ia
inch that in all surveys actually made, under tine
contract the chain shall he pambe 80 To render
the ,neas,reInc ut horizontal. and te variation OF
the needle noted, so to i, ~ IT'S departure trl
the true meridian t.atin la, ms down tbs outward
boundaries of each county, strict accuracy shall be
observed in donotirg the true posi- Oa at the corners
81 snch counties lie 'jacent thereto, and all
.erries, biges and puhlic roads, rivers, creeks
runs and mountains, which interseet sRch ootwar,
boundaries where such Intersection is by river,
creek orrun the breadth thereof at the place of
intersections snd where by mounts ain, the foot, or
feet Of the mountain, and the summit thereof the
streams Of water within the comfy, emitting none
upon which water works Of any kind could be prcii-
tally erected tl.- ie;gh breadth and position Of n
ny obtains isar''s therein all the principal
roads, ferries and bridges intersecting The whole
part thereof together with the exact position Of
all the cities, towns, villages, mills, msnriaotor- s.
and public houses, aud other noted places
therein
III. he il further enacted, That in order TO en-
able the said contractor or contractors 10 fulfil the
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free all the publc records in the Cer. or
SURVEY ors Office OF tic said county, and shall have
authority 10 enter upon any lands within the sane,
IN order to cornuivtc such Surveys may be
sary provided, that he OF taey sIisll be responsible
for any actual damage or Ini'uy which he or obey,
his their chain carriers, ASSISTANTS LSay Go or
caiSe TO be dece TO the
". .ftd he IL frrTher enrcted That the Court
o. the sew al counties shalitetnrc any such cS
shall be obligatory, lay before the Executive q copy
OF the contract made and, ifapprnvcd by then.,
the shall he thereupou obligatory, aud iulnl,-
diately carried Into execution and II any such
shalt not be approved BY the ExecGtvr, then
it shall be awfutor the Executive 10 naSesny c,a,-
tract in lieu thereof which such cnu ~ were
authorized 10 make. Ind al expenditures lutho-
riZed by Ills : ct shall b. paid by the President aud
Directors OF the Board Of Public Hol Ks out ut the
Revenue nf the Fund Tor Internal Improvement
Y. Ind be IL further enacted, That each con-
tractor shall at the time this undertaking perinrn
the CO10Hl0nS HiOtt Sai, enter DolO 10 tlle
vernon at the Commonwealth with one more
securities in penalty Of three tm,s the amount of
the sum which h. IS tn receive for the charts Vi tae
county conditioned ioc fthful aut, diliyent per-
formaace oIhis contract.
VI Beitti;tAer e.A!cfed, Thst ia ease the iusti-
Of any county shall, without good cause fail to
make the contract herein required, ia manner be-
fore prescribed, and certify the same TO the Execu
tive within one month thereafter, they snail resp-c-
lively be liable at the suit of the Commonwealth,
in the General Court, pay for such - set OF fat
lure, the sum OF fifty dollars.
Vii. -iid be il further enacted, That the
Executive Shall be, and they are hereby
authorized, to cause such survey 10 be made OF
| the exterior boundaries of the Commonwealth as
may be necessary To- esrc greater accuracy in the
details Of the preceding charts, where they present
| the boundaries of sdjecent States, and to cause
such surveys be made, OF theSrcat divisions ofthc
! territory OF the C0mrnonweath, where the same
are occasioned By chains of ,nountains, rivers
more eft cally 60 sulServe, IN and OF the foregoing,
| the purpose OF correcting any possible errors ia
those Surveys which rnay be effected within the scv-
eral counties, through Which those riveT5and in@uH-
tains extend their course that IVA the surveys ol
the said rivers, the channels thereof below the nigh
est ascent of &c water, ne correctly denesed, s.
the same be sounded and the depth thereof expires
| sed in the surveys which NAY be returned thereof
That in the surveys Of such chains of mountains the
intervalatOns gaps thereof be noted, and the 81
ovation OF their highest pnuaces be ascertaned aud
J also -.T7csscd on the said surveys. That the
| Executive have also power to engage one
or more competent persons to take by astronomical
observation the latitude and longitude of such and 50
| many remarkable points within the Common
wealth. as shall elfectlally to correct any ge-
ometricI errors in the principal surveys aforesaid,
aud to to each county its proper position and
| space upon general map OF the territory OF the
| Commonwealth.
| VIII. .9ndbe 1t further enacted, That 4 e
Executive shalt be, and they are hereby au-
| ta1riIed, 20 engage one more skil!ul nincrao-
gists accompany the surveyor 10 his general
| Y.ys, and to arrange the several mountains. ard
( districts OF the Commonwealth, 10y reference 10 tie
| mineral proGueto thereof, 50 Ter the same can
be conveniently discovered under tIt IT. proper g,.-
! olosical descriptions, in sucu manner that the
SAID classification may be denOt on the general
map.
| *. .qnd il further enacted. That so soon as
/ sie materials aforesaid, for general map OF the
! territory of the Commonwealth, shall have been
| coll, cted, The Executive are authoriz d. aud
| required, To engage a sklitul craftsman, 10
| prepare IOap ct the same for engraving and
publication, with such tabular descriptions thcrcup-
on of the population extent in square miles, or ot-
&C particulars Of the several counties Of the Gem.
| mmweslth, as can b. sdvautsgeOusly cJmprehcn-
ded in the said map, and will tend 70 the easy du-
| son oil useful kro~ledge.
| y. .And6eR further enacted, That 50 soon as
| the id map shall have been prepared for pub
| llcatiOi, the Executive shall be cmpor cred
| and required to contract with sufficient
number al comp cnt persons as commissioners for
the drawing 81 state lottery, wherein each Of th-
low prizes shall be copy Of the said map, pasted
on linen, and provided witli rollers for ITS use AID
preservation. The value of the said u res to be-
put down At tic actual cost of the map tlts Com
mOnweaid and to b. paid by the Commissioners
intothc public Treasury Tor the of the fand for
| internai Improvement, in reimbursement Ut such
sums, rs my have been previously paid out, in de-
h.