Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-02

the law as to foi Incoming bonds, A..
directing that all sales under cxecption
should take place at the court bon.o
Or. unless the defendant consent 70
dfftr mt mode-t The James and Ran
VIVA river Bill. for uniting the Fastc,n
and Western Waters-an act to autLn
rize The Visitors of the University f.
borrow 100000 to finish its buildrss
. the act imposing taxes fortlle s,S
port of Government by which the tar
es on lands are imposed according f.
the new assessment at the rate Of 70
l-2 cents for every hundred dollars 70
value "a resolution dictated by the b;sb
assessment of the lands in this cbunty
the average value per acre, bring mora
than SAT, more than twice as much ,n
any other county in the Commonwealh.
this resell ution anthor:sing the COUNT
court, in cases where there are any IN
equalitirs complained Of, to have tbo
lands re-assessed at the expcnce of the
county, the assessors to be persons liy-
ing in other counties, and the new Va.
luatiou to be submitted to the next Ir
gislature for them to adept such mcs.
sures of redress as they may think es.
pedient :.--Also law for the appoint
ment Of an Accountantsto settle up the
multifarious transactions of the Treasu.
ry since the year 1908. An act autho.
rizing the Court of Appeal, to appoint
a regular Reporter of their proceedings:
The Legislature also passed law to
amend the act more efftctually to pre-.
sent the circulation OF notes emitted ua.
chartered Banks" The provisions Of
which are interesting, particularly to
this City. and are therefore here inser.
ted -.
This act declares it unlawful for any
person with the intention to create or |
put into circulation paper circulating
medium, to issue, circulate, or, directly
or indirectly, cause to be issued, or put
into circulation, any note, bill. check
or ticket, purporting or eyidencing, or
intended to purport or evidence, that a
ny sum less than five dollars will be
paid to any person receiving or holding
such note, bill. check, or ticket, or that
it will be received in payment of any
debts or dues. Any person who shall,
contrary to the true intent and mean
ing of this act, directly or indirectly,
issue, circulate, or caused to be issued
or put into circulation, or who shall
sign, cOuntersign Or endorse any note,
bill, check or ticket, as aforesaid, with
intent as aforesaid, shall be held and
taken to be guilty Of misdemeanorY
punishable by fine of not less than
0ae hundred nor more than three hum
drcd dollars, and Imprisonment for a
term of not less than one nor more than
twelve months, at the discretion of
jury. But no person is prevented
from giving his bond or note, in conSi- /
deration of any contract, or Tor any sum (
which may be bona fde due TO the per
son receiving the same, or from draw
ing check or draft for any sum actu-
ally due to the drawer. 1t shall not I
be lawful for any body polite or corpo- Z
rate, to make, or cause to be made, any
bond, note, bill, draft, acceptance, check, .
ticket or token, purporting or cvIdenc-
ing, that such body polite or corporate,
or that any officer or agent thereof
owes or will pay, or requires any other
person, bod. polite or corporate. to pay I
any sum of money less than five dollars;
and, If any member, officer or agent
thereof, shall make, or cause to be made
or shall aid or assist in making. OF
causing to be made, or shall sign E
countersign or endorse any such bond
note, bill draft, acceptance, check, tIck-
ct or token, he shall forfeit and pay, tor
every such offence, a fine not less t6an
fifty nor more than one hundred do!-
lars and the holder of any such boNu'
note. bill, draft, acceptance, check
ticket or token, may recover lhere-
upon, from the body polite or corpo..
rate, making the same, or causing ~
to be made, or from any member, OIL
Ger or agent of body polite or corPo,
rate, who shall have made or caused 10
be made, or aided or assisted in making;
or signed, countersigned or end1 ,1
the same, the full sum of twenty dollars
with costs, either by warrant before
Justice Of the peace, or by motion Tn