Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-26
SKETCH OF THE LAWS.

Dismal Swamp Canal Company from real
TO personal estate
93. An act, 10 incorporate the Bovd-
! Town male and female academy i'm the
county of Mecklenburg.
"a. An act, authorizing a separate
| election OH the west side OF New river in
the county of Montgomery
| 90. An act, 'vestiug i'm Polly and Ma
thanirl Kelly, children of Johu K. lly, The
COMMUNICATIVE right To certain proper
ty therein mentioned.
90. An act, concerning Reuben Bur
| ton deputy sheriff of William S. Smith
| sher,f 81 Henrico county,
81. An act, altering ille time of hold
ing The inferior courts of Lunenburg and
Lee counties. Lunenburg court To be
holden on the I'd Monday in every mouth
and The quarterly session OF Lee, on the
4tii Tuesday in March, instead of april.
This act 10 take effect as 10 Lunenburg
Oh the LIST Of April, aud as 10 Lee county,
on the LIST of March, 1920.
9S. An act, 10 amend an act author
izIng the sale of the Giebe belonging 10
The parish of Bruton in the county OF
York
80. An act, divorcing Barbara w.
Pettns from Hugh Nj. PeitIs her has
band
Ioo. AN ACT, 10 authorize tile appoint
| ment OF commissioner, or commissions
ers, 10 he appointed BY the governor of
Kentucky, 10 determine on the point
where contemplated road shall cross
| The dividing line between the two states
oil Virginia and Kentucky, and for other
purposes.
l0l. An act, TO amend an act entitled.
An act TO reduce into one The acts now
III force to prevent the distraction of Oys-
iers within this commonw eallh, passed
18th OF Feb. 1919. repeats the 81, 4tl,
| 9th and 9th sections of that act, and pro
vldeS That no person shall carry oysters
| out OF the state IN boats or vessels of a
| larger capacity than fifteen tons burihen.
under penalty of one thousand dollars
| for every such offence, 10 be recovered
by suit or information by any person who
will sac, one half TO the informer and
the other halt TO the literary fund or
where il appears that a vessel allowed
TO carry oysters oul of The state hath re-
| ceIved them on board for the purpose of
delivering them OIL board OF vessel of
| larger burihen than fifteen tons TO be cx-
ported IN evasion of the law, both the
owner, master, or skipper OF The vess, |
so carrying, and the vessel so receiving,
shall be liable 10 forfeit and paw each
4
| like manner. The defendant shall be
requir d TO give appearance b |, provi
| ded the plaintiff shall make affidavit b.
fore magistrate of the cause of action,
to b. trans mite TO the clerk of the court.
Bui tins act is moi &c prohibit the expor-
iatIon OF picked oysters, or oysters in
kegs; provided that no vessel shall carry
more than ten kegs containing ten gal
ions each. Ii, after conviction, the de-
lcndant shall refuse, or unreasonable de-
lay the payment OF the fine, The sheriff,
giving ten days previous nutice,) may
sell the vessel, her tackle and apparel, 10
satisfy IL. IL a magistrate shall have
| cause 10 believe, either by affidavit, or
otherwise, that a We, sci lying within his
Jurisdiction is intended 10 be employed
IN the illegal rxpnrtdtiOR of oysters, he
shall issue warrant summoning the on-
ner, master or skipperto appear before
| soma magistrate OF the same county,
who shall require him TO produce his
cOasting license or any other paper
| gained 10 his vessel by the collector OF
The GU stoms OF the port TO which il may
belong, III order 10 ascertain the tonnage
thereof, and if, from the evidence adduced
| there be good cause 10 believe that vi
olaiiOn OF this act is intended, shall com.
| a recognizance, with good security resi-
ding within this state, in sum not ex-
ceedlng S 1000, with condition TO appear
al the next county court, there 10 be
held 10 enter into recognizance, with
similar security, IN q sum moi exec dug
S 1900, upon condition that he shall moi,
within one year thereaitcr, violate hi.
| act. IL the owner &c. OF any vessel sha
resist by force the service of the wa =
rant, any justice OF the peac within the
county ~ which such sesseI NAV be, is
authorized TO direct the officer 10 sum
mon a sufficient number OF persons 10 aid
in the execution thereof aud lie per
sons 80 offending shall be deemed guilty
Of mlsdemeaBor, and be punishable
by fine and Imprisonment, al the discre
lion Ola jury. The jurisdiction Of the Jus.
; tees OF the peace, where the county is d.
: vided by watercourse, shall extend &c
low water mark on the opposite side -
Takes effect from February 18th, 1920.
100. An act, TO amend The act, enii
, lied, an act 10 provide for the col!ec
ton OF ihe arrears OF the commonwealth,
2 revenue due prior to January 1910 All
2 ibOrlses the executive 10 allow 10 W.,
collectors appointed under that act, sucl
time for collecting, accounting for, an6
paying ih'O ihe treasury as may ID
, deemed sufficient, and require bond il
y a large penalty. from any such collector
: al their discretion.
4 1903. An act, auihorising a separai,
election in the county Of Hardy.
. l04. An act, TO amend an act. emit
tied, an act establishing toll bridge a
: cross the Occoquan river in the count
4 OF Prince William.
2 l05. An act, divorciog Mary Brad
y from her husband Thornton Brady
10 log An act aoooiufiug rom u,issio,,