Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-29


such slave. or shall presume TO deal with
any slave, without such leave, he or she,
SD offending, shall, in addition 10 the
foriei,ures aud penalties 10 which such
offender is now subjected by las, he
moreover decned and takru TO be, aud
treated IA a vagraui i!.;b any sheriff
hcrea!ierap appointed collector OF poor rates,
refusing or Dcglecting 10 serve as such,
after being duty notified, shall forfeit 500
dollars, To- the use OF the poor, recOvera-
bile on motion, on ten days notice, IN The
name OF The oNerseers oi The poor that,
NJ any person on whom any poor rate
OF County levy Is assessed, shall moi have
amy visible property from which n can be
made, II shall lie lawful for HE sheriff or
collector Of The same, la attach the effects
er money OF the said person Ia the hands
OF any other person and IL shall be iaw
FIJI tor such sarnishee to pay The amount
due on account OF such poor rate or
county levy aud The receipt Of the she
riff or collector for the same shall be q
discharge tor SO much against the person
| on whom such poor rate or cOuiriy levy
Is assessed, and, If such gurnishce shall
refuse or tail Ia pay, un demand, the
sheriff or collector shall summon him or
her before Justice of The peace ; and ii
be or she shall appear, and, on oath or
aiiirmaiion, shall Acknowledge that tie or
she Is indebted Ia, or has effects in his
or her hands, at the person on whom
such poor rale or county levy Is assessed,
| or shall fail 10 appear having been duly
summoned. or reiu.e 10 be- sworn or al
| tlrmed, The Justice shall award execution
| against h,nl or licr, iuI The amount OF
| such poor raIe or county levy, or Tor so
| mucti thereo! as shall appear to be in his
| or her hands, with COSTS, including fee
| OF G3 cents 10 the sheriff or collector.
l26. An act, altering the time Of
holding superior court of law Tor li,e
| county OF Lumeuhurg.' Court 10 be held
| on til" Tuesday after the 81 Monday i'm
April and Sepiember in each year.
l27. An act, authorizing the Board of
Public Works 10 ssbscnbe for one hun
dred aud fifty shares OF The stock of The
Upper AppomaIiox company, and for
| other purposes
i2S. An act, directing the payment
OF certain sum OF IA 1pey To the school
Commissioners of the county of Spou-
| sylvania.'
1919. An act. concerning William Mil
| Ter, iung.
l30. An act, to amend an act, entitled.
an ACT for improving The navigation of
| ~ Hiss river
l3i. An act, 10 amend The act more
| ehectually To prevent the circulation of
| notes emitted b. uncharirred banks de.
| clareS II unla".Hl Tor any person, with tie
intention Ia create or put into circulation
paper Circulating medium, 10 issue, cir
culaie, directly or Indirectly, cause 10 be
issued, or put milo rircuia,ion, any note,
| bili,check or ticket parpOrilng or eyiienc
my, or intended 10 purport or evidence,
l4f a = n A
pail 10 any person receiving or holding
such note. bill, check or ticket, or that
| II will be received in the Payment 0i
| any debts or dues. ANY person who shall,
contrary 10 the true latent and meaning
OF this act, directly, or indirectly, issue,
circulate, or CaGSe To be issued or pui
| inlo circular u, or who shall sign, cOun-
ierslgn or endorse any note, bill check
| or ticket, a. aforesaid, -hail be held and
taken 10 he guilty oi u misdcmeanor,
| punishable by a tiIc OF not less than one
| 'Inndred nor more thaa three hundred
| dollars, and imprisOnmt nt for term of
| MOI less Than one nor more than lis eyc
months, al the discretion OF ID j,iry.-Bm
no person Is prevented froin giving his
Donu or note, III consideration OF any
contract, or Tor any sum which may be
! bona noe due TO Tue person receiving the
| Tor any sun actually due to The drawer
| II shall not be lawful for any body polite
! or corporate, 10 make, or cause TO be
nade, any bond, mole, bill, draft, accept
ance, check, II ket or token, purporiing
or evldtnclns Thai such body pohtic or
| corporate, or thai any officer OF agent
thereof, owes 0r will pay, or require, any
| other person, body polite or corporate,
10 pay any sum Of money less than five
| dollars and, ltany member, officer or
agent thereof, shall make or cause To be
made, or shall ali or assist in making, or
causing 10 be made, or shall sign, ceun-
lerSIgn OF endorse any such bond, note,
| mi, draft, acceptance, check, ticket OF
token, iIc siIall 'oricit and pay, for every
| such offence, tne, not less than hiiy
nor more than one hunured dollars; ana
ibe holder "f any such bond, note, bill.
draft, acceptance, check, ticket or token,
may recover therGuppn, from the body
| pOltIc or corporate, making The same, or
| Causing ii 10 he made, or from any mem.
Der, officer urag ~ al body polI'ic or
| corporate, Who shall have made or caus-
ed To be made, or aided or assisted ia
making, or signed, counicrSigncd or en-.
doFsed lie same, The iull sun Of twenty
dollars, win costs, either bv warrant be
fore alnsiice OF tie peace, or by motion,
ON ten days notice IN count bat no bo-
dS polite or cooperate, &c. Is prevented
from making any draft or check, and us
Ing 1t Tor thc purpose. only Of drawing
monry actually due To them.--In Ike
manner, any person, who, wiliIthe inteii.
Hon To issue, circulate or offer il in pay
| meul, shall bring into this Commonwealth
any mole, bill, check or ticket purporlimg
that any sum less than one dollar is due
thereon, or that the said note, &c. will be
received Tor any taNes. debts or dues, or