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


| demise them, or die tesiaie or interstate,
selscd or possessed thereof, or claiming
tile thereto. IN every such case. the pur-
chaser from such alien. or his lessee, heir
or devlsee, beins a citizen of the United
States, shall hold and enjoy such lands
or tenements, quit and discharged of all
right. title or claim which shall have az
crued to the Commonwealth, or To the
+ president and directors of the literary
fund, by reason of The alienage of Tire
person SO having sold, demised, or died
such lands or tenemenfs shall be subject
to the debts Of the alien, in the same
manner as if he had been citizen.
40. An act, "io reduce into one the
several acts concerning counsel and at
tOrnies at law"
The only change OF any Importance in
tie law, introduced By this aci is That the
attorneys fec, TO be taxed in the bill of
costs, III each cause in the court of APP
pra's. is raised TO Twenty-Five dollars.
l2l. An act, reducing into one act
ne several acts concerning the appoint
n'eli' ot harbor masters, and declaring
ihelr dulles, does not materially differ
from the revised bill.
l22. Anaci, "incorporalinga company
TO cut canal 10 unite The waters OF Ma
"VH - SttSN WIFI slle NdttTS OI amer s
creek IN the county of Norfolk"
1913. An act, authorizing "a sale of a
portion of the real estate whereof William
Goodwin died seised."
l24. An act, "to explain aud secure
the rights of owners of shores on the At
lanllc ocean, the Chesapeake BAY, and
the rivers and creeks thereof within this
Commonwealth" provides, that hereafter
The bounds of the several tracts of land
so situated, shall extend 10 ordinary low
water marh, and the owners of said lands
shall have exclusive rights and privileges
To, and along the shores thereof, down to
| ordinary low waller mark; bni nothing
hereln contained Is TO affect any creek,
or river, or part thereof comprised within
| 'he iimi's OF any survey, nor 10 prohibit
| any person from fishing, Wing aud
| hunting on those shores which are now
| used as Il common by all the people OF
| Tins Commonwealth, nor 10 repeal the 9th
| section of the land law of 1892. When
| any vessel shall be stranded or loundcrcd,
| or III danger OF being so, or where, from
| amy other cause, any goods from such
| vessel shall be lodged upon or floating
! along any of the shores aforesaid, above
| low wafer mark, the right Of properly in
| such goods shall be in the owner of the
land upon, ar over which they may be
found saving however, to the former
owner OF such goods, his right thereto,
| without affecting or abridging any of the
| rights or powers given TO the commits
| s,oners OF wrecks by the act of June 20th
1882, concerning wrecks. This act com.
mences III force The Isl OF April, 1919.
| 125. An act 10 reduce into one the
several acts concerning estrays.'
| The variations between this act and the
revised bill are slight; being only that
the certificate of appraisement of the es
tray is required 10 be published three time.
and that The limitation of the sum 10 be
allowed the printer, 10 Sirty sir cents, is
stricken out.
126. An act authorizing Jamss Cart
mill and John +. Wood TO erect tol
| bridge across James river
1877. Anact concerning RobertRrougl
| and Wilson Bousb, administrators dt
bonis non of Goodrich Boush, deceased. ,
l2S. An act "to amend and reduce in.
10 one act The several acts, now in force
for regulating the inspection Of -four
indian meal and bread This act doe.
not materially vary !rom the laws hereto
fore IN force on these subjects.
100. An act " directing The manner il
which the money of account shall be ex
pressed iii The accounts of the public off
GERS, and III the proceedings OF the courts
ot tins Commonwealth, and for ollie
purposes The first section of the reyIs
ed bill, reducing into one, the acts de
ciaring the gold aud silver coins of certaii
foreign countries 10 he legal tenHe
within this Commonwealth, and Tor otbe
purposes, b0ing stricken out the IT'LL
was changed, aud the residue Of that bjl
constitutes this act.
1870. An act, gmeniing the tolls 20
passing the bridge authorized to be bull
by the act, entitled an aci auilIorizin,
JOHN Barnett and others TO build q iol
bridge across Dan river
13l. An act, to reduce into one tn
several acts concerning guardians, or
phans. curafors, infants, masters and ap
prenlices.' The following important pro
visions are made in This act when TIA
guardian ofany infant shall think that ia
interest of his ward will be promoted b,
The sale of lis real estate, or any par
thereof, il shall be lawful for such guar
dian to exhibit his bill for that purpose i
the Superior Court Of Chauccry for tia
district in which The real estate is propos
ed be sold, or part thereof shall be. |
the bill so exhibited, The guardian sha
set forth, plainly and distinctly, all ia
estate, real and personal, 10 which sue
infant is entitled, and al the facts whic
III his opinion, are calculated so she
whether the interest of lis ward will u
, promoted by such sale or not. The hi
shall be verified by the oath of tie gtfa
, dian, and the infant, together with tho:
who would I've heirs 10 the estate, il !
! were dead, shall he made parties defent
= aui thereto. II shall be The duty Of Il
? court 10 appoint some dIsnterested, ii
, teligent and fri person, 10 be guardian
, iitem for tie infant, who shall answer sue
b. bill on oath the infant, also, if abOvetl