Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-03-06

'i|. hu act 10 TSuuCc lulO one, The
several acis for regulating ordinaries. and
houses OF private entertainment, and Tor
the restrain, of tipping houses
Under this uct, The court, in granting
license to ep an ordinary, nuSt be
SATISFIED, and enter OF record, that Tie
petitioner is man of good character,
not addicted TO drunkenness or glming,
ana be OF opinion that he will keep an
orderly and useful house of entertain
ment. Such license, being so g.amied,
shall be signed by the justice presiding
al The time of granting il. or by SOME
other justice, and. shall expire al the next
succeeding May term of the county ot
corporation court; but, upon like pei
non, and like entry on record, The license
may be renewed from year 10 year, 50
long rs The court shall be Of opinion ti,if
the petitioner hath preserved his good
character, and continues 10 keen an or.
deity and useful house of entertainment.
lie court shall not, al any time for The
purpose OF keeping any poor person from
beng cliargeable 10 The parish. license
any person To sell liquors A license TAX
ell out AT any ether than the Nav term OF
the court shall be subject 10 a lax, which,
snaii bear HE same proportion, 10 The
WhUieanhnal lax laid upon ordinary ilcpn
SEES, that Tie time between granting ne
license and the next Man term, bears 10
Tie whole ear. IL any person shall lake
an ordinary licemsr, and shall not accord
ing 10 The true intent and meaning of The
condition at his bond, keep an ordinary
provided with Recommendations Cor st.--
Neilers, their liarSrS and servants but
shall nevertheless use such license as A
preteXt for The sale f liquors by retail,
against The true spirit aud nteuiiOn Of
thls act, snch person shat! moi onh th. re-
by forfeit The penalty OF his bond, lip,
SHALL be liable tn be puniShea hv fine. tor
every such sale in the same manner AZ IL
lie had no license but any liccusote
tavern keeper may sell meat or drink. in
The sam" niaDn'r, aud under The same
restrictions as al his tavern, al any place
distant one mile from any licensed tavern
or house of private entertainment, there
beng at such place any muster or pu lie
sale, and such Ia, -rn-keeper having first
| obtained leave so 10 do, from The preprI-
cior of such place.
las. An act, reducing into one act,
all acts and parts OF acts concerning the
appointment, duties and salary OF The
public printer, makes no alteration in the
existing law.
l49. An act, reducing into one, the
several acts for Furnishing persons guilty
OF certain thcils and torgerles, and the
destruction or concealmeut of wills.
| The provisions i'll this Act are hume
rous and particular for the purpose of de
| tiping and furnishing free persons guilty
OF forgery of money, bank notes, &c. IL
also provides that any slave who shall he
guilty OF any Of those offences, shall be
| deemed ielon, and be punished accord
ingly, aud IN some cases specified, stall
| suffer death without benefit Of clergy /;
| and, thai, II any person, boDd or free,
shall steal or take by robbery, from lie
| possession of any other person any bank
note, or bill, post note, check. or any
warrant or certificate, bond note or other
writing, or paper III thus ACT mentioned
or any other paper of value, the person
so offending shall be deemcd guilty of
| felony, and shall lie punished in The same
manner as for stealing or taking by rob-
! berry goods and challels. In any prose-
cuIion undo! This act, or for any forgery
or counterieitng whatsoever, The icsli-
mony OF no person shall he rejected on
account OF his interest III The subj"ci. UNI
less he be d party defendant TO tile prose-
| cutiOn.
100. An act esiablisIingan inspection
| OF tobacco near lie town of Salem, in The
county of Boieiourt'
ISL. An act, to amend and revive an
: act Incorporating a company Tor the pur-
pose of clearing and rendering navigable
Nolionay river, passed lie 9Th day of
February 1912.
1852. An act concerning William Jones'
l53. An act, to reduce into one act,
The several acts against urury,' makes no
alteration III the exisling law.
l54. An act, 10 reduce into one act ,fhs
several acts for regulating conyeyances,
ana concerning wrongful alterations.
| AmOnU other amendments inf rof upaI IN
to the law by this act, the following clau-
SEES are worthy OF notice as particularly
important:
Every deed respecting the title OF pey-
sonal chattels, hereafter executed, which
by law ought TO be recorded, shall be
recorded in the court Of that county or
corporation. III whch such property shall
remain and If afterwards, the person
claiming tile under such deed, shall per
nit any other person, III whose possession.
such property may be, tOTemove, with the
same or any part thereof, out Of the
county or corporation, in which such
deed shall be recorded, aud shall rot
within twelve months alter such remoNa al :.
cause tie deed aforesaid TO be certified
10 the court OF that county or CORPORATION
, into which such other person shall SO
have removed. and 10 be delivered 10 the
clerk - be there recorded, such deed
, for SO long as II shall not be recorded, in
such laSi mentioned county or corpOra
lion court, and for so much Oftle proper
~ aforesaid, rs shall have been so re-
j. moved, shall he void in law as 10 all pur-
clasers thereof, for valuable cohsideFa-
/, ton, without notice. and as 10 oil e. ~
ors.
e Every conveyance, covenant, agree