Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-02-22

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50. An art = Concerning Thomas y. Drew"
20. An act forming battalion Si.,riet ON
the south side Of the Pilot mountains IA tbs
county of Montgomery"
81. An act aPprpPr ling 4 sum Of money
for the purposes sIereiu nentioued." Ihi APP
rroPiiation made iN this act Is 10 pay srndlfy
IniaDitaDls oftie county OF Nor humberiand,
for ,he value 81 iiicT p9ats an; Sanecs, which;
during the late war were DESTROYED oy rescs
luton OF Il board OF officers, tn prevent inn
proper communications with lie Ciys.iv wilose
feet was then III Potomac river.
%. An act = eSemptrg the tOwn of Peters
burg from the payment OF county levieS, and
Tor other purposes
%. An act " to amend the act entitled An
act authorizing William Wood ot she county cf
Albemarle, to open and improve the navigg-
ton OF the Rvanna river, and for other prrpo-
SEES"
81. An act incorporating the Norfolk Ma
Iine Society"
%. I'm act authorizing Elizabeth johnson
to hold certain slave therein mentioned with
IN this cuinsIUnweaih.
~. Auact concerning William II0rncr"
%. IN act = To amend ausct, entitled IN
act T. reduce into one the several ., q con-
ceruin- tie TecUveIlas IF debrS 8ua 10 the
public. nd the sale of llnls g.. Judgments on
peha.r at The COmmslv cath against PUBLIC
oihcerS, provides, tlitt in all sales OF lands
heretofore made, or hereafter 10 be made, by
virtue Of any execution on the part of die com
monwcalth, rs dny Ehcilgi, older Officer,
who may have departed this life, or removed
out ot the State. before conveyance thereof 90
seS conyeyances ousk, 10 be made, it Shall be
lawful for The sheriff OF the county where ths
iand hes, nov III otice, or his successors, TO
convey the same, as etfectuaIv as the sheriff
~ other OHicor who made the Saie might OF
shou'd have done; which conveyance shall
"seitn clio ''.--s.~s', .y' cso consi4iara
chasers ali the estate and interest hich tle
debtor, oI conmonw cath. had, OF might law
fully part with, IN the land SO sold.
IS. An act authorizing the Presidcnt and
Directors of fine Rnur i nf fublip Works In
subscribe for part OF the stock of the Rap
pahannock Company, and for other purpo-
Ses."
%. An act concerning John NeiswOn-
ger"
IO0 An act prescribing certain reneral re-
gHlatOns !Or the Incorporation OF turnpike COM
paiiieS The object OF this act is TO establish
4 general system OF regulations for ali turnpike
companies, hereafter TO he Incorporated, 10
prevent the necessity Of volumnous repIt lions
IN the statute hook. The system ado pied con-
taiIss many Improvements in the mode of pro-
eeeting, in relation to the establishment, or
ganiZation, and conducting of the business Of
such companies, together with provisions to
ensure The keeping of turnpike roads Ia good
order, which too numerous ard mjnuta
10 beinserted IN sketch Of this nature
l1l. An act =" To enable James [. watson to
redeem certain tlaci oi ldnd, in The ullfv OF
Cabe, which vested ~ the President aad d.
rector. oftae Literary Fund "a tic sa.eS ior
taxes ia thatcounty,in August $50.
l92. IN act incorporating trustees Of the
PittSylyania aCad emY."
Iss An act spacing Thomas Plunkett on
the. pension list, and for bis present re-
IOt Anact I" placing Richard Jone, on TIA
pension list, and for other purposes
los. An act Incorporating q library ccnlpa-
ny ~ the town of Grecnsyilie, IN the county Of
Augusta"
los. An act -" for Increasing the pensions of
John Lain and ifenTs Crook"
10Y. An act - TO amcnd siie act entitled An
act 20 incorporate a company FOR the purpose
OF clearing out and rendering nayigabie Meher-
rim river
I0S An act allowing time to the collector
of Princess Aime county 10 coIIecf and PAY in
to the treasury certain taxes due from said
county,
100. An act Incorporating a company to crit
a canal, ~ unite the waters OF Goose Creek, ia
| 10 the county OF iomdoun, VITA the waters OF
| Hunting Creek, l1l the county OF Fairfax"
ITO. An act" reducing into ouo theseveraI acts
ard parts OF acts establishing the quarter mas
! ter-geneTal. adiutant general, and accountants
| Offices, and regulating the salaries thereof
! passed Feb. 18Th, 1917, directs tuat the offices
/ OF quarter-masier general and cOmmiSsary ge-
/ Eerai OF ordnance, De attached 10 that Of the
| atIutaDt general; that he be held responsible
! for the performance OF all the dnties attached
! TO those Offices; and that lie be allowed $500
| per annun payable Ouarteriy. - lea ofaN 9th
eT compensation; that, IN addition to the iRtitss
| imposed on tire ddiutaHt general nv tie Utft
| section OF the act &" c0ucerniug the pub-
! lie property in the city Of i{icnmonds' he
! shall be charged with the duties assigned 70
| the Executive by the Gin 50 etiOG Of that act,
| and tor that purpose, shall have tie comnaud
| of the City-G"ard subject, however, 10 tae
| Controui Of the Executive that so lou9 oulg
as, ia ti.e estimation of the Executive there
shall be snecessIiy for an acCOuHtdnt 10 SET
tie the claims against the State which have o.
| risen 0ut OF, and ~ consequence of the late
| war, trey mas appoint fl person 80 discharge
| those duties, with salary Of 5lO09. ~ peria.s-
sion TO employ CLERK with . salary OF S10O Ger
aniun.
IL. Auact concerning Charles Radcliffe /"
liz. An-ct " 20 amend the act, emitted An
act iOr establishing turnpike from Richmond
{" the Beep-Nua Coal Plus aud iIern thence 10
the three uClched road"
Ii3. Anact coHccrninga new edition Of the
ly~S % ths commonwealth" provides dat tiy 6
gentlemen, yil. pcncer ROanc John Coaittr
Robert " hie, " li am bTOCkenisTOugh AID
Benjamin W. Leigh. he appointed, 1st 10 re-
port what laws, or parts OF laws. which are Of
"a general concern, shaii iemain iu force al Tie
| close ul thc HcNi session Of The General hsse IL
bly, IDLY, to prepare bills upon Nle subject 9 4
9uc itws as, from tieiT mi tiphcity ought 20 b,
| reduced into single acts iGly. tpreIoft what
laws or parts oi laws aree. thcr urEt 20 be cor
tiuusd 30 force, az unnecessary TO- be published
ln ycode OF the Jaws; tthiS. t. note, in dne
order Of time, and rcpOrt the utee OF al Ia &
! Wllcn mdN be proper 30 be omitted lbs a gen4
raj compilation Ot tlie laws ard 5thiy. 70 mali
such nugcs OF EXPLANATION and &C. ercncs !
| 81 ~ may deem Fntal 10 q clear unGerstf
! ding 0f the Jaws: that tite s.nn OF 5000! a
| be paid 70, ami divided amUut tie sud fe.f
men, Oh many OF them, as Shall carts the q
work info rf-pftI iu r.fu.ft ftfnrarfset..