Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-03-08

annual report OF the school commissioners ;
and IL he shall Fail or refuse 10 perform this
duty Tor The space of six months from tn.
time the said report and account shall he
placed in his hands, he shall forfeit 10 th,
commonwealth f;,r the benefit of the literary
fund, the sum of fifty dollars for cacn offence.
10 he recovered, on motion, by the auditor of
pubiic accounts, IN the general court
III An act, to amend the act, entitled an
act concerning the Monongalia Navigation
Company.
1i5. Anact, concerning Archibald Ruther-
lord and others, securities for Daniel E,yap.
late deputy sheriff in the county of Rocking
ham.
| ZIG. An act, to amend the act, entitled.
an ACT concerning the Literary Fund, passed
the Cd day of March 1891, provides, that the
board of president and directors of the Lite
rary Fund, shall hereafter be composed of the
following members viz. the governor of the
commonwealth, the lieutenant governor, and
the senior member of the privy council for the
time being, when these officers respectively
snail De at The seat of government and able To
auend. LII the governor should be absent from
the seat OF government, or unable to attend.
the lieutenant governor and the two senior
councillors, then being at the seat of govern
nent ana able to attend, shall compose the
board. ii the lieutenant governor should be
Die To attend, the governor and the two senior
councillors, then being mt the seat of govern
ment and able to astend, shall compose the
BOARD. In all meetings fthe board, the pre-
sence OF the governor or lieutenant governor
snail De necessary for the transacting of bust
ness. when the governor is present, he shall
preside, and in his absence, the lieutenant go
vernon shall preside. The members of the
board shall be notified of the time and place
oil meeting Tor the transaction of business and
IL shall be the duty of the member who should
preside at the board when assembled, to give
inns nothcatlon All certificates of public debt
ana bank stock, and all bonds, mortgages,
deeds OF trust, or other specalties, given. or
that may hereafter be given, for the security
oil any debt due to the Literary Fund, shall
De deposited by the accountant, with the au-
ditor oil public accounts, for security and pre-
servatlon; and 1t shall be the duty of the ac-
countant annually, to report, in his general
statement Of the fund, the number and value
ct all certificates of public debt, bank stock,
bonds, mortgages, deeds of trust, or other
suretles, the property of the Literary Fund.
: III. An act, TO amend an act to reduce
INTO one the several acts concerning Escheat-
OTIS, airects, that, whenever the Executive
sla'' oirect the sale of any escheated lands,
: they shall cause the order for such sale to
be delivered TO the auditor of public accounts.
} whose duty it shall bu to transmit the same
/ to the escheator.-lt shall be the duty of the
escheator, within sixty days after the receipt
oil such order, Ia report TO the auditor his
proceedings under the same, and to accom-,
with him for the proceeds of any sale O,
D sales made under the authority thereof. And
! II the sales shall not be completed within the
sad sixty days, the escheat0r shall again. in
IKE manner, report and account, within the
next succeeding sixty days. and so from time
! TO Time, within every period of sixty DAYS
=, shaii he report and account 10 like manner un-
I'll the sale or sales under such order shall bp
compieted.-1f any credit shall he allowed ON
such sales, the escheator shall take bonds and
all other securities for the deferred payments
pursuant to the order of the executive. paya
Die 10 the governor for the time being, and
his successors in Office, for the use of the com.
monwealth, and shall return such bonds and
other securities TO the auditor, together will
ms report aforcsaid.-Upon such bonds
when they fall due, it shall be lawful for tn,
auditor to obtain Judgment in the generalcourt
OH ten DAYS previous notice, against the obi
gors, their heirs, executors or administrators
or any of them, in the name of the governo,
for the time being for the use of the com
monwealth and upon the other securities, he
may proceed according to their severa
xmas, either IN court or out of court
I'd recover the monies assured thereby
proceedings IN court of law be re.
CURED, the general court shall have IN
: rlsdlctIon by motion on ten days previous no.
) trce; 1t proceedings in equity, the superiol
court OF chancery for the Richmond District
: snail have jurisdiction.-If any cscheato,
snaii TAIL TO make any report hereby required
OF MN, within the period of time prescribed
by. TINS act, or shall fail to paw into the pub.
i; Tic treasury, within the time limited as afore.
sa'u' any money III his hands proceeding from
> any SAFE, or shall fail to return to the auditor
the bonds and other securities for the purchase
money as hereby required, he shall forfeit and
pay, Tor every such offence, fine not less
than one hundred nor more than two hun
dred dollars, to be recovered by the auditor
In the general court, by motion on ten DAYS
previous notice, in the name of the common
wealth, Tor the benefit of the Literary Fund
: and ne shall incur similar fine I'm like man
ner to be recovered, for every sixty DAYS that
: such failure shall coDtinuc.-Upon all monies
paid INTO tbe treasury upon such bonds, the
) escheator shall be allowed the same commits
slons as if he had received and accounted for
the same.-When lands or tenements. es-
cheated 10 this commonwealth, shall be sold
by any escheatOr on credit the common
wealth shall without deed have lien for the
purchase money, for which credit shall be
gwen upon such lands or tenements, until
the same shall be paid, notwithstanding the
purchaser may give personal security there
for, and until such purchase money shall he
fully paid II shall not be lawful to issue to the
purchaser, or his representatives, any grant for
such lands or tenements.--It shall be the du
ty OF the auditor TO keep book for the re-
gIstry OF all lands, other than waste and I'M
appropriated lands belonging ia f,e conn,on