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

foreign ports In perform quarantine" %.
This act is but a transcript Of the revised
bill.
80. An act, Incorporating company
10 establish "a turnpike road from Peters
burg, in the general direction along the
stage roads, 10 The state Of North Carroll
ma, near Roanoke river, and an addition
al one leading 10 some desirable station
above, on the same river"
81. An act, "fo reduce into one, The
several acts for preventing irespa-ses /;
declaring what shall he deemed a lawful
enclosure for preventing infection OF
horned cattle, and losses from drivers
thereof, passing through this Common
weaith."-By Ibis ACT no alteration is
made in the revised bill.
IS. An act, " declaring iie punish
mem oithe crime Of buggery. The same
observation applies.
90. An ACT, &C. to punish arson (; the
burning or setting fire 10 houses in towns /;
the malicious burning any house or houS-
es or stacks; and certain house breakers,
and accessories TO telouies and receivers
OF stolen goods. The most important
alterations of the revised bill are, that the
Offences mentioned in the Sd section are
made :" ftiomtcS, instead of 6 misdemean-
orS )" and that, by the Oh, section, every
person and persons buying or receiving
any stolen goods, or any stolen bank or
post note, obligation, bend, bill obliga-
tory, bill @i exchange. promissory note
Tor The payment OF money, lottery ticket,
or paper bill 0f credit granted by or IN
der the authority Of The United States, or
any other written or printed paper, evil
dencins any right. title or claim or 9th
erwIse OF value, knowing the same 10 he
stolen, may be prosecuted and punished
as tor misdemeanor, by fine or iNpriS-
onment, although the principal ielon b.
not before convicted of the said felony,
which shall exempt the offender from he
ing punished as accessory, if the princi-
pal shall be afterwards convicted. In
other respects the revised bill is not sub
s'antially changed.
81: An act, reducing into one the Sc
veral acts directing what prisoners shall
be let 10 bail" AT the end of the LIST
section of the revised bill, these words
are added, by any Justice orjustices of
me peace, either IN court or out Of court !;
but. for good cause shown, The General
Court, or any Superior Court of Law, or
any Judge of the General Court, of vaca
ton, within his circuit, may admit 10 bail
any person before conviction"
SO. An act, against embezzling of
| records" in substance corresponds viii,
the revised bill
90. An act, reducing into one act the
| several acts declaring The punishment in
| case of rape" A section is added from
| The law concerning slaves, on the subjec,
| otan attempt bv a slave TO ravish white
woman. In other respects, the revised
| bill! is copied.
100: An act, concerning John Kip
! pprs."
l0l. An act, 4" TO reduce into one all
acis to prevent the circulation Of private
bank noies, is merely copy Of the re-
vised bill.
lO2. An act, reducing into one act,
The several acts TO: experimenting and
securing runaways." The new pr0vi-
SONS are, that IN an action ON behalf oil
the taker up of a runaway. against The ow
ner tor the reward allowed by law. bai
may be required as of right; that the
| keeper Of every Jail, in which Runaway
Is lawfully confined, shall be siAIple to the
| taker-up fer any reward whict: tle owner
has advertised TO pay and such jaIloI
may detain the runaway uutil the reward
be paid; but, IN any case where such
reward shall exceed the fee allowed By
law, The taker-up shall not be entitled tC
receive 6Oth; and thar no runaway slave
shall be delivered blythe jailor 10 the on.
ner or person claiming, unless lie snal
have proved before the court OF some
county or cooperation, or a Justice of til,
peace OF the county or corporation
INT which sue'i runaway is confined, b,
| Ills own or dnOiher's oath, that he bat
lost such an one as was described in III,
advertisement and that The runaway
L az of nsyftf a
| had lost; shall have given before in,
salH court or justice, security TO indena
n,iy The sheriff or sergeant, and shal
moreover produce The clerks or Justice.
certificate of such proof made and seen.
rity given, and shall pay the expencel
| incurred Ill Tie apprehension and seeur
| ing OF the said runaway. So much o
The old law as required the jaiIor TO M,eou
a runaway is stricken out, aud where the
| sheriff or serjeant sells one according Il
law, commission Of five per centum OF
the proceeds of sale is allowed him.
| 1903. An act, 10 reduce into one ac
| the several acts against malicious or un
lawful shooting, stabbing, manning an,
disfIgurlD8," is, in substance, The sam,
with the revised bill with these addi
tons, that 10 disable or diSf9ure ih,
nose, ear or lip, by cutting or biting" j,
put OIL tie same footing with the othc
offences mentioned in the act; and thu
offender, besides bring punished by con
tlDrmcut in the PenitentIary, is TO b.
liable to The action Of the party grieved
1914. An act, " coDcerBing William Ia
tlIam.'
| l05. Anaci, "to reduce INTO oneiIic seve
raj acts giving power to the county court
TO establish ferries, aud to regulate ih
rates OF ierriage," contains n0 new rcgu
laiion, except that The power of ih
couHiy courts is taken away as TO ferrie
across The Bay of Chesapeake.