The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-03-07

: .,,i.sioners, at their several monthly
90, amounted by law to be holden IN the
EN- Of June or July, To appoint to, and
ii.s -, any vacancies III board Oh school
'oPfs ,;ssianers, whether such vacancy may
". L..noenrti by removal, refusal 10 act,
=. rom any other cause and the appoint
nj, of such commissioners sA1h be cah-
l-Iared aud taken to be an appointment to
sn snch vacancy to the end OF the year Tor
Inch the original appointment was made
Va" WI Il fine SAID justices shall fail to make
snrb appointment, IN every year, eaeIi ana
.erv member of any court, not having any
es.o,able excuse for such failure, shall
srGeit aud pay to the president aud tirec-
,o,s Of the Literary Fund, the sum of ten
Iollars. Hereafter, no allowance shall he
SsJ or admitted, in favor Of school com
,;s,;,n.rs. except for the necessary and
.i'd;s,ensabe charges of stationary, clerk
- and compensation to the treasurer
NAT exceeding two and a hall per cent
Eor all offences, penalties and forteitures,
.,e.ted and declared under this act, 1t shall
he the ex .oilicio duty ofthe attorney prose
outing the pleas of the commonwealth, III
~ snnrrior court of the county or corpo-
J,ou within which the offences may have
Saupened, to prosecute for the common
,a,Ith which prosecution shall be COM
menced and proceeded in, at the public ex
nense. And the said superior courts shall
have cornizance ofthe same, by informa
,ion Of the SAID attorney prosecuting, whose
drtv II shall be to file such information
with lcaye of the court, rs in other cases.
81. An act concerning James Gibson.
60. An act altering the plan Of the town
of I.ovingston in Nelson county.
s3. An act to amend an act, entitled, an
act reducing into one act the several acts
of assembly allowing reward for killing
wolves, as respects the counties OF Ran
dolph aud Nicholas.
6t. An act changing the time of holding
Abe annual meeting ofthe overseers of the
poor in Rockingham county.
IS. An act authorship the overseers of
the poor of Mathews county, to sue for
and recover certain SIM of money and
for other purposes.
66. An act to alter the time Of holding
certain superior courts law, provides that
the superior courts shall be held in Cum
berland county on the eighth day of June
and the twenty-ninth day Of November
for the borough OF Lynchhurs, Oh the first
Monday after TIE fourth Monday in April
and September in Sussex county on the
second Wednesday after the second Mon
day in April and September in South
ampton on the fifth Monday after the fourth
Monday in April and September and in
Cireensville county on the third Wednes-
day after the second Monday il Apri! and
September, in each year
CT. An act concerning jailors, and for
other purposes. This act repeals the AID
and 43d sections OF the act concerning
executions, and for the relief of insoI.cnt
debtors" 1t pinkes the creditortat whose
instance any debtor is confined upon mesne
or final process,) responsible to the jailor
for the fees for Imprisonment provided
the Tailor shall have previously notified, in
writing, the creditor or his agent, of the
Imprisonment of such debtor. At the end
of every GO days Of the debtors impyison-
ment, the jai!or may demand of the credi-
tor the amount of his account ior the main
trnance of such debtor il the creditor
fails to MAKE immediate payment, the jail
ior, on giving 10 days notice to the crcd-
tor or his agent, may recover the amount
from the creditor, by motion, in lt,e court
(Which he is jailor: the CLERK shall en-
torse upon the execution, " tat no secu-
rty is 10 be taken - and if the sheriff, &c. |
shall make return on two several execu-l
tons, that he cannot make the amount out
OF the creditor, the .jailor may then dis |
charge such debtor provided that the
creditor is not TO be bound in any case
where the debtor has taken the benefit OF
the prison bounds. The creditor vino has
been compelled TO pay the pEason fees un-
der this act, may recover from the debtor,
by motion III that court on 10 days notice,
the amount which he has paid, with inte
rest and costs Though debtor may
have been discharged dnderThs act for the |
creditors failing 10 pay the fees,l it shall be !
lawful for such creditor to sur cut a scire !
faclas to have new execution against The
goods, chattels, sc. Of such debtor. Hore- |
after, every county and corporation court !
shall keep in good repair 4 Sufficient Jail, |
well secured with iron bolts aud bars, sc.
and with apartments sufficient for the con |
venient accommodation Uf the prisoners 4; |
go that cOnvlcts, aud slaves, may be kept |,
separately from each other, and from 9th |
er prisoners such apartments TO be pro- |
vided with adequate widows, and fire pla |
ces or stoves. In case the lails do not |
come up to this description, the court shall !
forthwith proceed to take the necessary |
measures TO make them cOnfornable to
this act; under the sa,ne penalties as are |
now imposed for falling to erect and keep |
N good repair good and su!lic ent jail -
Inc Jailor to furnish every prisoner with !
Sufficient and reasonable bed aud bedding |
70 have the rooms well white washed at |
ieast twice every year, always cleaniy and |
Wen aired liz case of sickness, to have the |
prisoner adequately nursed and attended,
and Unnecessary and practicable in a sepa |
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