Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-03-09


Ia be tried i.fa entrrior cour, of law
And 81 II smpef.ur taafi shall proceed "a
%dinsi suci'llerson IN the same manner
as II he iiai been sent for trial By an ex-
antning court.
Ventc ncn SUMMONED and attend
my court, TOR HE trial OF any person
charged niisi criminal offence, sliaii not
bc enuileu 10 amy compensation 10y their
services: bn, whenever in Ihe trial Of any
criminal cause ii Shall he necessary tn
keep Together HE jury beyond the day
on which they were inpanuelled, il shall
be the duty of Tie court before whom
slc:i trial shall be depending, To direct
tlr sheriff, 81 Other proper officer, TO fur
n'sh such iGry w'lh convenient board
ana lodging dnnug the period of their
confinement. For all reasonable cxpen
Ses incurred under such order, the court
shall make an allowance TO The sheriff
| or "'ii"r officer, and certify The same 10
lie auditor OF public accounts, 10 he paid
our of me pubiic treasury provided, that
such allowance snail i'm no case exceed
'h' amount OF one dollar aud twenty ave
GEMS per sic,n, for each Juror so confined.
| III all prosecutions t0r instantaneous
ne:ore any superior court of law, such
! court shall have the same powertnc change
lne venue as Is herein given llleci III pro-
s'cni!ons tor treason and felony"
When during the session of court
OF law, process OF arrest shall be award
| en III any criminal prosecution, against
ssie body, either Ofihe accused or oi any
witness ~ contempt. ii shall he law iri
tor any Slt"rifi, or other proper officer, 10
whom sncb process shall be directed. TO
execute IT III ans part Of tie Common
wealth, whether within or without his
| county or corporation. In ihe pe,gorm-
ave" OF Tins duty, such sheriff or other
| officer shall have oil the powers given TO
Tie Sirrlit or other officer, IN the next
preceding sec,ion of this act, and he. and
Tic men impressed by him, shall, in like
| manner, be paid Tor liIeir services: ex
cepi only, that the said sheriff or other
officer, Tor the trouble and expense of
| travelling ont ofhs county or urnosation.
| to execute the process, aud for dnian anv
| other act necessary and proper, in tie
service thereof, and for hich no other
| compensation is provided BY law, shall
| receive reasonable compensation. 10 be
allowed and certified by HE court from
which The process issued, and paid out of
thepubiic treasury.
Nh'n any person accused of any
treason, felony or other criminal offence.
shall he committed to anv Jail. and The
sheriff or iaiior shall have good cause 10
suspect that such person will attempt 10
escape, such sheriff or ia;i0r is hereby
empowered and required to impress "a
snf.icitni guard for securing such prison
er, so long as II may he necessary. For
sucii guard so summoned, the court shall
nake and certify an allowance. moi ex
cteding IS cents per Ien, for each man.
to be paid out of The public ,ireasurv
Proo'ded, ho~eee', that if any sheriff or
JaliGr shall summon any such guard.
wien, lii The opinion of the court he had
not reasonable cause therefor, or shall
SUN inon any greater number 81 persons Ia
be ois"ch Guardian shall be thought rea-
soaable by lie conrt. such sheriff or jai
Tor shall be fined In a sum double The a.
| mount OF the allowance made for such
unnecessary guard aud il shall be The
duty OF the coHrt making such allowance
to assess such fine, the sheriff or TAILOR
having been first served with rule to
she" cause to the contrary.
40 person arralgned for any offence
| punishable by confinement in the public
Jai and peniientiaiq- lious. shall he I'D
! United 10 a perrmptory challenge. above
| the nunb Der OF twenty: and every person
so arraIgned Tor any OF The offences y rore
| said, shall be ad,niited to lie uumber of
! pe'empt0ry challenges as aforesaid. and
| II any person SO arTaigned, SHALL cLalleDpe
without canse, any above the number
| h"reby allowed, such challenge shall be
wholly disregarded, and the jurer so
ehaten&Pa, shall be impauneiled aud
sworn, IS u he had been accented"
. IL preseniment To a county or cor.
! roraflnn court, ii lbe penalty of The of
| icuce exceed moi i've dollars or to the
| superior court, if tie penalty exceed moi
! twenty dollars, no infornSii Or thcreupou
shall be flied, but . summons shall he is
| sned against the defendant To answer thc
| prcsenimeni; aud such summons havino
been served upon him, or copy thereof
| having been left al his usual nl,rc of
abode, at least 10 days before the return
day II he do not appear, Judgment shall
be rendered against linn .tr tie peualty {.
ana II he eiO appear, the court shall. i'm a
summary way, without a jury, hear and
determine The matter OF the pvesentment.
III the form IN which it shall have been,
made, and give judgment tliercupon ac-
cOrdinS to iaw, and the very right or The
case, dlSrcgardng amy exception thai
may OF might he taken 10 tie form Of tie
prescntmcnl Providcdi howeUcr, that any
person against whom Judgment shall so
have been rendered BY dcfsult, without
actual service OF the process. may. nj any
time before he shall have paid Tie fine
have the judgment aforesaid set aside,
and new trial granted him, If he appear
IN court. and by lis own oath, or other
satisfactory evidence, prove 10 Tie salts
faction Of Tie court, that he had 10 notice
OF such presenlmcnt, III time 10 have APP
peared and made his defence thereto. al
tue term al which judgment was rendered
against him"
l63. Anaci, Incorporating company