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

have two >peee,e yet Upon fife which shall publish in
except an Tic D"y IF Commentary
SKETCH Or THE LAWS.
raised at the Session ,chich commenced on
Monday The Sd Of December, 1921.
(Conciuded)
a. An act fixing the allowance to guards
and Jailors, for the security and maintenance
of criminals, directs, that the accounts of
guards employed f,r guarding criminals il,
tie county and corporation ails, shall hereaf-
ter he examined and certified To the auditor
ny the superior courts of law, and it shall b..
the duty of the judge, before certifying such
claims, Ia cause enquiry to be made Into the
conuitloo oi the Jail Ofsuch county or cor
poratIon. IT it shall appear to him that the,
guards employed were necessary in conse-
quence OF the bad repair and insecurity oe
Inc jail, he shall direct the Claims to b.; GER
uh"d to the court of the county or corpora
tlon TO be paid by a county levy or CORPORA
ton tax but if it shall appear, from BAR
ucuiar circumstances, that such guards were
necessary, and Were not summoned on ac-
count OF inc insufficient repair of the Jail,
then said claims shall be certified to the
auditor Tor payment. The maximum all
lowance for the support of prisoners and cri-
minals in jails, shall be hereafter reduced to
50 l.3 cents per day; and the superior and
inferior courts, in certifying such allowances to
the auditor, shall he governed accordingly.
49, AN ACT concerning the sheriffs of Botc-
tourt and Monroe counties.
70. An act giving effect to the Will ofReu-
ben Howard deceased.
20. An act authorship William Wood to
erect a toll bridge across the Riyanna river.
81. An act authorizing the Executive tn ro-
move the stores from Fort Powhatan, and to
sell the buildings.
81 N act incornorot;,,r H. y, .,.
queduct company.
90. An act giving farther fine TO the Uppcr.
AppomattoX company to pay the deb; due to
the commonwealth.
"a. An act releasing to Ann Purcell, widow
OF Charles Purcell, the commemorative ,igbt
to certain real estate whereof the said Ch,s.
died seized
30. An act concerning the inspection of to-
Dacco and for other purposes, repeals the act
passed at this session on the same subject, and
provides that no hogshead, in which tobacco
10 packed for inspection, shah exceed frty-
iour inches IN length Of stsve, and thirty-eirht
inches at the head within the crow. inakInr
an allowance for prizng not tyreedine. nvfs
ln'5its aoove the gsiSe in the prizing bead
that ne Inspector of tobacco shall not demand
or receive any shipping duty on refused to-
nacco that IN all Cases, where tobacco shall
be refused, ut any Inspection, it snail be lawful
Tor The owner TO remove the same by water.
carriage, to any other place within the com.
monwealth provided that before any sucI,
refused tobacco shall be shipped, the owner ~
supper snail enter into bond, with approved
security. before the inspectors of the ware
house from which the said tobacco is to he's
removed, IN the penalty of three hundred dol
lars for each hogshead intended TO be shin
ped, payable TO the governor for the time be.
ing and his successors, conditioned tina, fbs,
tobacco so intended To be shipped shall not be.
carried out ofthe commonwealth, hui shall be-
delivered at some place within the limits there
OF, to be designated in the bond. within sixtv
days from the date thereof The INSPECTOR,
aforesaid shall forthwith transmit to the audi-
tor certified copy of such bond and il shall
be the duty Of the auditor, upon complaint to
him made, that the condition Of any such bond
hath been violated, to institute suit thereon ia
the usual form and all penalties recovered
upon any such bond, shall he one half to- tho
mf0rmer, and the other To- the commonwealth.
for the use of the literary fund. II shall,
moreover, be the duty Of all owners of refused
tobacco, who shall convey the same by water
as aforesaid, except licensed slemmers and
manufacturers, TO forward to the auditor.
within three months after the date of such
bond or bonds, Il certificate from a liccnsed
stemmer manufacturer or Inspector, az the
case may be, Of the delivery OF such tobacco
at some public inspection within this common
wealth, or To some licensed manufacturer or
siemmer ;--and, in all cases where such GER
ilfcate shall not be forwarded as aforesaid, il
shall be the auditors duty immediately to insti-
tute suits in the usual way on the bond or
bonds, OF the person or persons so falling to
forward such certificate. And, in all suits in,
sttuted upon bonds taken in pursuance OF
this act, the defendant or defendants shall be
held bound TO prove that the condition Of the
said bond hath been strictly kept and corDpli-
ed with.
&c. An act TO amend an act entitled an act
to reduce into one all acts and parts of acts
Tor regulating the militia of this common
wealth-rePeals the 12Oth section of the mi
ftia law, (Iteyised Code of 1919. Ist vol. D.
1891 Hereafter, the auditor shall not grant
TO any brigade inspector warrant for bis pay
Tor training the militia officers of his brigade,
until he shall produce the certificate Of the
adJutaut general that he has made all the re,
turns Tor that year required by law, and in
proper form. No set Of coIors purchased for