Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-09

courts of law in the iousth Circuit, pre-
videa, that The superior court at iaw Tor
Caroline county. shall be holden on the
third Monday after Tie fourth Moneay
III April and September: aud the snpe-
rinr court of law nj Spots !vania, un
tic fourth MONDAY after tho fourth Mon-
iiay IN ApnE and September. The, fail.
term oi ihc superior court of law Tor
Hcnr,co equity. To he holden on The
fifth Monday after the fourth Monday III
September. The Superior Court at law
!or Essex county, shall be holden oil The
Friday next succeeding HE commence
ment Of the superior court OF King aud
Queen county, in the spriOg aud iall.--
IL rep, als the aci autl,orisiny the Judge
at the superior court of law for the coun-
" OF Frederick, TO hold an extra term tor
the same.
81. An act, ceding 10 the United States
the lands Oh Old Poin, Comfort, and The
Shoal called The Rip Raps.
SO. An act concerning Edmund T.
Turner aud John NJ Wake.
so. An act 10 amend the act, entitled,
AN act 10 reduce into one act. the
several acts concerning coHstables," pro.
viies, that from amd alter The Isl day of
April next the fees ut coiisto bles shall be
rs follows: for serving warrant, thirty
cents ior sunimosIng witness, twenty
one cents: for summoniiig coroner'a
Jury and Witnesses, three dollars and
fifteen cents ; for putting in The stocks,
loriy-tNo cents; for whipping a slave,
Ito b. paid by the owner,) fifty cents ioy
serving an attachment. re'nruabie b.iore
justice, sixty three gents Tor summon
ing each gaimishee on an attachment,
tweG!y-one cents for serving an attach
~: i,t tn ty ~ -
al absvoudins debtor, siSty-'liree CENTS
tor serving warrant OF distress, sixty
three cents ; ior serving an attachment
tor rent. siXty'three cents; tor every bond
taken from tile purchaser on sale Tor Il
distress Tor rent, sixty ,hrre cents: ior
removing every person suspected of be-
coGiiug cltargPabIe IN The County, 10 he
paid by The Ovcrserrs OF The pDor, for
every mile, four gents the same for re-
turning Tor carry ing any person TO Jail,
on warrant from a justice, for every
mile, ten cents; for arrests in criminal
cases, and smmnpning witnesses. The
same ices as are allowed sheriffs in crimp
ual cases for like services, TO be paid out
oI the public treasury, FOR conslables and
guards employed III varryin prisoners to
lac county jail. Tie same aiowauces az
are made 10 sheritfs and guards removing
prisoners 10 the pen,tenilary, 50 be paii
out ct The public treasury; for taking 10
repSvy bond cn irvying distress ior
| rent, la be included IN such bonds sixty
'hrre ccnis; Tor selling property taken by
/ execuhonot aitac',mrp,, " hen the amount
jnes aoi exceed five dollars, twenty five
cru's and hen i.ia amount exceeds thar
! sum-. five per ce,'mm On~ihc balance; and
/ when lie property IL not s"ld, but Tie
money nai! 10 him, the ssre tees as II
sold. when any ;l>tirc Of the peace
shall render judgment on any warrant
! TOR The rccnvcry Ot money or other thing.
| II shall he The duty OF such jHsiica To
enter i'll book. 10 be KEEP, tor that p,ir-
p"se, the said judgment, with the costs
aIludgsd 30 'he plaintiff. aud The date on
which snch judgment was rendered, and
also, the date ofalicxecu,io8s awarded by
him oil such Judgments, and tie tine az
Which they are ietuInabie, and 10 whom
delivered, a copy OF which atiesicd by
The SAID justice. shall b. evidence in all
cases when prosecution IL had agains;
Tho constable who received The same,
for failing 10 make dne return thereof, Or
for tAiiing to pay over any money or
tobacco, which he may have received
thereon, ID the person or persons entitled
TO receive The same. 1t shall be the duty
courts uf this communicable annually
in The months Of June or july 10 cause 10
he levied on the iithsbes in their respec
tive counties aud corporations u sum
sufficient 10 purchase for each of The act
Ing magistrates thereof, who may apply
for Tie same previous TO such assess neat,
one blaak book containing at least two
hundred pages and Tie said courts shall
cause the books aforesaid 10 he pUfcIiasA
ed and deposited with their JesperliI 6
clerks, to be bv them distributed accord
ing TO Tie prov visions O! This act. Where
any Of the county courts OF this cons
mOnwpalih shall have laid off their res
, pective counties aud districts in pursG-
aucr ct iie second section of the act
enliiipd All aci 10 reduce into one The
, several acts concerning conSsables," pas.
scd January the 10Th, eighteen iinDdre,
: aud eighteen, that the said districts -
, laid of, shall not he changed, unless b,
| | the order of The same court, composed O
$ the same members, who siIali have 81
; laid of their said equity into districia
, or unless lie said order shat! he -esciude,
Z or altered by court coGg poecd OF Il nS
joTiiy of The acting justices OF such c0un
4 Is. No person shall be appointed q cor
:, stable hy any court of this Ger;n Oua ealN
{ unlpss the court by ~hom such cousih
4 lie shall be appointed, shall be- Of upif
/ ion, aud stall enter Of record al tie lin
. vt his appuinimcni, ,I,ai he is - man G
= honesty p;obltV aGd good demeanoT
4 and IL any CONT sbalirpiuse 10 make sill.
r eniry. such refusal shall be entered G
~ record, and such applicant shall tot b
. appointed constable AZ any line here
a a:itf, unless al tie regular biennial teri
prescribed by law for appointment {
e conslabrs. An acts and paris of &C
u cnnlinn sqiihin the nMrvleN oil This &C