Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-03-02

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| q. An act, " authorizing The court OF
Nicholas county 10 appoint persons TO
so'ennize marriages in the said county,
2. An act, 10 suspend for a time, the
:, operaiiofof certain laus passed during
| The last and present session Of The Gen
erai Assembly" BY this act, the several
revised laws passed al The last session.
except an act, . Il claring WHO shall be
| conservaiors OF The peace within this
\ Commonwealih," and an act, :" TO reduce
into one. HE several acts, sc. ascertain
ing The sai,s;l ef fI<.S ossicess 81 the civil
| government, arc suspended until the list
! OF January, 1890, together with the two
revised Jaws above mentioned.
| 8. An act, authorizing The auditor to
| renew lest certificate in favor of the
Central College"
ford"
f! 10 Al act, fer exempiing certain
| documents from the fax Tor an,eAing the
seal OF ceunty, or other court of This
| CONFERENCE.-The, and for other purposes. /"
directs ihai the Clerk Of tie council and
| The clerk OF any court shall, when reuuir-
ed, afiix HE seal of his Office. in all cases
necessary for autiIenticating papers 10 be
lard before the war department in support
tof claims under the act of Congress nf
March 10. 1918, providing for the officers
and soldiers OF ilie revolutionary war, free
from any fax for annexing such seal; and
tba', III all cases where tie tax hath been
paid by any person claiming under the
said act, the clerk holding The same shall
repay IT: and II he shall have paid /, into
| The treasury, shall make such e-pay p,ent
OUT OF any money in his hands belonging
| 10 the Commonwealth, and charge II in
~ next acc0u with The auditor.
WE'LL"
~. Anact. concerning Henry Hines %
l3. An aci, establishing A town on
the land of John Clark, in ihe coenty of
Halifax, by the name Of MADISON.
-. An act, establishing an insnec,jon
OF FOLIAGE on the land Of John Clark, in
he town OF Madison, in The county of
Halifax" =
| 10: Anacf, 10 ascertain and mark the
line between the counties of MononEalia
and Preston"
l6. An act increasing the pension OF
Edward HoucIins.'
IL. An act 80 reduce into one, tue
several acts allowing a bill of exceptions
10 be sealed.
See ]. Il. e. eh. A, ana 1914, CHI. SI.Sf.
The 2nd section is so altered as TO pro-
woe, thatin the prosecution of any per-
son or persons for any crime or misde-
meanor, IN o,y court Of tar, tshall he the
duly OF file Judge or Justices before whom
sach prosecution is pending. TO sign and
seal any bill of exceptions rendered to
The court. during the progress thereof,
provided the trnfh of HE case be fairly
stated Ill such exceptions.
Is. An act :" 10 reduce into one act
the several acts concerning escheators.' -
by ms act, an escheaior is 10 be ap-
pointed Tor every corporate tom, as wen
as for every county. The Jurisdiction Of
an eScheai0r for any corporate town shall
be confined 10 iie actual boundarv NJ
the town, and within that limit shall he
exclusive of the jurisdiction of the county
esclleator. The fee 10 the states attorney
Tor bis trouble aud expense upon every
inquest OF eschcat, is raised TO zen dollars.
AZ costs incurred by the escheator IA
determining any petition or bill in equity.
authorized by this act, shall be certified
| DS ihe conrt 10 the audiier, and refunded
on oil any money IN The treasury for the
use OF the literary fund. ANY person
cialnlins freehold lille to any escheated
Iand, may have his traverse 10 the oaiee
1 or inqulSitloD, or his m0nStrans de droit. or
/ his petition of right, at ANY lime before
such land shall have been sold pursuant
TO The directions of this act, bu, not AT
Ter; and until such traverse. no,,straus DIE
drOa, or petition ofright shall have been
discussed and decided in favor Of the
Commonwealth, no such sale shall be
made. Alter sale shall have been made.
any person claiming a freehold tile TO
The land so sold, or TO any part thereof.
| and not having asserted such claim be-
| tore the sAlc ia manner above mentioned.
may exhibIf his bill in the Superior Court
OF ClanceEy for that district in which
suchland, or the greater part thereof NAV
lie; setting forth his lille thereto, making
the eschcaior for lhe county or corpora
ton party defendant, and praving tina,
TIE purchase MONEY, or so much thereof
az he may be entitled TO, shall be pad to
MN. u shall be Tie duty of snch es-
cbeator 10 answer The bill, and defend il
on DclIait Of the Commonwealth. II, up
Oh tbe nearing OF the cause, il shall APP
pear mat Inc plaintiff hath such right TO
a freehold estate in the land sold. or any
part thereof, a. would have entitled hin,
10 recovery of the same If il had not
been sold, The court shall decree ia him
the nett proceeds Of the purchase money
or such part thereof, as he NAV be euui-
iably entitled TO-. but without interest or
costs. The money so decreed shall be
| paid by The escheator, if the purchase
money remain in his hands, or ONT of any
money III the treasury for the use Of the
literary fund, if such purchase money
shall have been received into the treasu.
ry. Such suit in equity may he institute
ed al any iime within ten years next after
The sale of the land shall have been made,
btt not afterwards; saving, however, ia
all persons non compos mentis, infants
iemes coverts. persons imprisoned, ans
out OF this Commonwealth, the ri9l,t Of