Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-05-18

| memi (s COOL deal modified. however. hS
fore lis adOption.) proposed by mr in the
Senate, TO The bill as il came from the
House at Delegates. The people Of The
county of iienrlco will realty understand
why Tins amendments published. hope
that experience will prove ITS Nslue and
efficacy, and that harmony and CONT
dence will again prevail.
u was my Inteuiion TO have addressed
letter 10 NY constituents generally =,
giving In them some account of tie course
pursued during The late very Interesting
session. But as the laws 10 which ,iy re.
marks might have called their attention
ire uni Nel published, aud caunot he he
ioie The public, until the commencement
at HE nrxi session, ! have thought i, best
Ia posipnne my communication until a
future day.
The only specific engagement, that |
rvCUllec,, made by ne Ia NV constituents
or amy ei them, Mas, thai wouiI perform
ny duty al has! as far as IL depended on
my being constantly al my post. am
ycty confident Tia, | have comrlrd will,
that engagement. Yours respectfully,
GEO. HAY.
Ashfed, 8ay II, 1919.
(A.)
F." rhe justices at The several couniJes within
this common eahh shall and They are hereby
Authorised aud empowered, ut Their courts
respectively TO b. held ia the mouth at Man OF
Jane, annually, or as soon after may he, IL
mo cour; should he held ia either OF those
months, 10 proceed To make MP in their min
uies, au account OF all expenses iucurred by
the said court, under The authority al amy law
chargeable on The county, and remaining uu.
paid, stating therein the SUNS due. fOr what .
and 10 whom due, and all credits owing 10 the
said county. When the balance due from Tie
cOnutN is Tins aScertaIupB t,I lptlugilpr fine
sums due 10 the county, from those owing bv the
county, the said Justices shall proceed To levy
aud assess on the titleahie peiSoH>. la their
respective counties, the amount ct that ba-
lance in equal proportions. The sums due 10
the county, aud the sum 10 be assessed or the
titheables. being added togo ther. shalt then he
appropriated by the court, as to shew the
right Of each county creditor, and the amount
OF his demand Provided, however that il
shall not he law fut for the Justices of any court
Ia lay any levy, settle with the collector or col
leciors thereof or receive from him or them
any list OF inNolvents, or make any order or
orders, for the pas ment of money belonging TO
their county, unless a majority Of the acting
Justices OF such court BIZ present, or uulcss
such court shall have sgnihed its intention of
transac,ing such business, at least one month
previous thereto, and shall have caused the
same 10 be entered of record, with directions
TO the sheriff of such county. TO summon the
justices thereof, TO attend al the BeN; term for
The purposes aforesaid.
II any county cCuit, shall lay any levy,
otherwise than is allowed by law. il shall be
Lawful for tile judge of the superior court Of
law within whose jurisdiction Snch cou"ty
may he, al AIRY lime within forty days after
such levy shall have been laid, either in term
time or III vacation. upon the petition at any
twenty-tour fieehOiders subject III such levy,
10 award a superss IDEAS ia the order of court,
whereby such levy WAS laid, il, upon the lisp G.
lion of a copy ofsuch order, ii slrallarrcar dat
the levy has becni laid contrary to law aud at
the same time, il shall be lawful TO award
ccrtio,Gri, 10 cause the record OF such levy,
| TO he certified, into the superior count Ct law,
having jurisdiction over such county. When
such record shall; be certified the superior
| cont, shall proceed without delay, TO reverse
| or affirm the ordei laying the SAID levy, as 10
| them may seem right.
Whenever such siIpPrscSleas and ceItiOrari
| shall be granted, ii shall be lawful Tor the
| court of the county, without waiting the final
| decision thereof, at any time, TO rescind The
| order laying the said levy, aud to proceed
| forthwith, again Ia lay the couRty levy, accNT-
| ding TO law, and la cause The same 10 lie col
| lected in the manner herein before provided.
III like manner, if the order aforesaid be
reversed by the superior comrt. the county
| court may proceed, at any time afIerwallis to
| lay the levy according 10 law
In all eases, ia which any comfy levy shall
| he laid alter the June term OF such county
| court, the sheriff or collector shall be allowed
! five months from the lime of such levy for col
| Letting and accounting therefor
III any sheriff or collector shall ar any tiae
! collect any money levied as aforesaid, and such
| levy shall be afterwards rescimlcd or reversed
| III tic manner aforesaid such sheriff or COL
| lector shall forthwith return the money so col
| lected 10 the rersOu or persons from whom il
| shall have been received aud in failure
| thereof he and his securities, his and their
| executors and administrators shall be liable
| 10 the same recovery and damages, as is pro-
| yided in case of his failure 10 pa, other money
| due from him as collector OF his county leves'
| TO THE EDITOR OF THE ENQUIRER.
In your paper of the 30th MI. observed a
| picce signed Forester and headed Collegiate
| Register. ] coincide with him i'm general in
his observaIioms, particularly in his cnlogy on
| the Universities OF Oxford & Cambridge. II is
! to these institutions, apprebend, MIR. .Jeffer-
son aiiudes in his Notes Oh Virginia, where he