Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-28

! .. [" Ail licenses In the exhibitors oi
public shows, sui la vrntvrs al Srch
lnitery tickets as aforesaid, stall be OH
tanned from and grained by the respective
clerks OF the county or corporations conri+
10 whom such exhibitor Of any public
(! siiow or ver'er oi lottery tickets siiall FIRST
/ apply, or al! the Cu"niy or corporation
where such s,os shalt be exhibited, or
| where sucl. yendcr %; lottcgy tickets shall
reside upon producing TO such clerk the
| receipt OF The sheriff Of his county .or the
taxes due and payable for such licenses
! respectively. And The clrihs of the Sc
veral COUNTY or corporation courts this
! commouweall, shall, az or before the Isl
day at September. III each year, furnish
| the auditor witl, q l,.t of all receipts pro-
! duced TO them bv Tie exhibitors of pnl,-
| lie shows aud vendors of lottery tickets,
| and filed III their offices ;:nd here no
such receipts have been filed, il shall iie
| ,iie tluiv oi the CLERKS 10 certify The fact
iotie audilor-and al surl. licenses stall
be available 10 The holders thcrecffor one
year aud no longer.
, The CLERKS nf the several courts,
for ialing,o furni~I, tie auditor with amy
list oi rcreipis, which, by this act. they
are required 10 furnish. OF for falling to
certify The fact that such receipts lale
| moi been fled, shall forfeit and pay The
| SUM OF three hundred dollars, to be rcco-
vered on motion III the general court, to
be made by the attorney general on he
| half %! The commonwealth, len DAYS no
| tee 81 sHrh nnilnu LAYING been given.
A. 1t ,:mY per sligl u xhibitany pub
| lie show without license first bad ani!ob-
tanned, according TO The provisions Of this
act lie shall, tor every such offence, forfeit
and pas the sum oi sity dollars: If any per-
son shall sell any lottery ticket of amy
lottery, not authorized by the president
and directorso of the literary fund, or tie
| laws of this commonwealth, without a Ii
| ccnsc first had and obtained, according
| 10 the provisions OF this act, hc shalt, Tor
| every such offence, forfei, and paw five
| hundred dollars. The said penalties to
| be recovered by action Of debt, imforma-
ton Or indictment, in any cour; OF record
within this commonwealth.
| D. " Ii any exhibitor OF pablo show,
| or any vender of lottery tickets, shall in
cur any penalty of this act, by exhibit
| ing any SHOW, or venting any lottery
| ticket without license, such offender NAV
| be arrested aud heldio bail, in any acton
of debt brought for such .enalty, or NAV
| he arrested by a warrant from magistrate
and committed, unless he enteriBto re-
cOgnizance, with sufficient sureiies, in
double The amount of the penaI,Y, In the
| manner usual III crimiua! prosecutions.
9. mo license granted under this act
| shall be construed 10 authorize any per-
son To vend any lottery ticket or exhibit
amy show IN any corporate town, contra
| ~ 10 the bye-iaws of such town.
| 2. =" In all cases where licenses are re-
! quued bv law, TO be Issued by the COM
missloners oftiie revenue, il shall be their
| duty to give information 10 their respect
| i've courts of all failures TO obtain such L.
censes: provided, That this section shall
not be construed so as 10 prevent any
| person from proceeding, by warrant, &C.
! tIon of debt, information or indictment,
as the case may be. 10 recover any fine
Oh penalty for such failure.
| g Ald be II furthereAacfed, that so mucl,
| of The act entitled can act to amend the
several acts OF assembly prescribing the
mode of ascerlaining the taxable properiV
within His commonwealth, and Of collect
ing The public revenue, which passed the
seventh day Of January, one thousand
eight hundred and fifteen, IA is necessa-
| ~ 10 ascertain and collect The taxes i'm
posed by an act entitled an act impos-
ing taxes for the support Of government"
! which passed during the present sessinn
oi the General Assembly, is hereby de
Cia:ed 10 be III full force and operation
as we'll as all other prior acts and paris of
acts in relation 10 the same"
This act takes effect from its passage.
227. An act amending the act declir-
ing and regulating the practice of SUING
out and prosecuting wrlfs of scire faciaS,
10 repeal letters patent" The superior
| courts OF chancery alone shall have origi
nal jurisdiction and authority 10 issue
writs of scire facias 10 repeal any letters
patent orgrant of the commonwealth for
lands, tenemenis or other herediiaments.
On the prosecutions of such wriis npon the
petition OF any person, body polite or
corporate, other than the commonwealth,
no such repeal shall be decreed, either in
whole or III part, but in cases where such
petitioner has good equitable right TO
such land, teneincnts or hereditaaentS,
or a part thereof, commencing prior TO
| the dale at such letters patent or grant :;
nor farther than such equitable right may
extend. Letters patent and grants Of
this commonwealth for land, heretofore
issued, shall not be repealed upon any
Scire faciGS sued out more than ten wears
after the passage Of this act and such
letters patent and grants hereafter issued
shall not be repealed by any scire iaclas,
unless IT besued out within ten wears from
and otter the date of the patent sought to
be repealed ; saving TO persons under
tweniy-oDe years of age, fcmes covert,
non Compos menlis, imprisoned, or alb
sent from the commonwealth, in the SER
vice OF Tins state, or of the United States,
The SAID term of Ten years aiiertheir sevp-
raj disabilities are removed. Nothing in
this act contained shall be construed 10
extend 10 writs Of scire lacias now pend
ilg.
22s. An act authorizing Edward w.
frrnti IN ,rn,i :, inll hriI.-c .Iclnlr liz L..