The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-03-14
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feoSeLCDED.
A.. art concerning certain chancerv
o. ..,s,ngs. aud r1r other purposes, di-
y. that. whenever general commission
e' 'a sac. for taking dispositions upon an
sa'a and replication in chancery, four
4, from the time of filing the appli
'a.'. sbaE be allowed the parties for Tat
their eepostions, and either party, at
A''o sniration of the SAID four months, may
u'' .h,. same for hearing but auy delSBsi-
- although taken after that time has
'i ,,ased. may be read as evidence on the
t'P .;or Notices on all legal occasions,
h rare;n the adverse party does not reside
Mn, ,,;a the commonwealth Of Virginia, and
VIM, M known agent within the same, up
,'hom such notice could be served, and
Lare;n no particular mode is or shall be
p.,.c,;brd for their service. shall be good
onblished in any public newspaper prin-
in this commonwealth, once week
-. cour weeks successfully the printers
w. far which, tif not thought unreasonable
A. the cm,rt,) shall he taxed in the bill of
a!.,s If the party charseable herewith
.b7I prevail in the suit
49, An act To amend the act, entitled,
an act To reduce Into one, all acts, and parts
of acts. for regulating the militia ef this
commonwealth requires the commanding
a,ir.r of the public guard, under the diree-
,,o, of the executive of this common-
wealth, TO employ any number of artificers
WHICH he may deem necessary, not excee-
ding len, for the purpose o! cleaning ak the
rms in the armory which are in repair !;
and. as soon as they shall be put in proper
order, he shall proceed TO comply with the
,ct of the last session D! the General As
sembIy for packing the said arms.-it shall
no lawful for the said artificers to use any
of the machinery, tools, or implements, ia
the armory, for the purpose aforesaid, and
for the other purposes of this act. The
said commanding officer shall, after the
arms in repair shall have been cleaned and
hacked in boxes. employ tn said artiicers
IN r.pairing aud cleaning such of the AIMS
as are not in proper order to be packed in
boxes, and the repair whereof will cost a
sum not exceeding SO IA stand which
arms, when properly repaired, and cleaned,
shall be carefully preserved for the purpose
of distribution, according To law, to the
militia of the commonwealth, under the
direction of the executive The execu-
tive are 10 have boxes made for the pur-
pose Of packing the arms at the arsenal at
Lexington, in the same manner as those at
the arnory; and after the said artifcers
shall haye executed the work herein heiafe
required, they shall be employed to repair
10 the said arsenal at Lexington, and there
clean and pack away in boxes, all the arms
at the said arsenal, which may be- deemed
fit and the residue shall be transported to
the armory at Richmond, and repaired and
kept for the purpose Of distrihutipn.-Th
executive may arm any portion of the mi
ltla, when in their opinion the public Sc
curity shall require it, without requiring
bond and security, rs prescribed by the
nth section of the militia Iaw.-Ever,
commanding officer ofa company or troop,
tunder the penalty of not less than 80, nor
more than $780, shah deliver ,o the bri-
gade inspectors, by 2 O'Clock an the NOR
ming of each rcginIental muster, a roll of
such Of his men as have any public arms,
N their possession, showing the number
and description OF such arms, when, from
whom, ard by what authority received !
Having on said roll, opposite the s.dd
names, blank space for the remarks Of
The ln5peetor.-Thc brigade inspectors, in
addition to the consolidated returns which
they now make to the adinlant general,
shlll make returns of all pHb3ic arms and
accoutremenfs in possession If their own
brisades stating the names of the cap
tans or commanding officers ofcompanirs
how s1any public arms, &c. their condi-
ton ;by VIII ,taudhority, and " hen received,
He shall also make return TO the c0mman-
dants of each regiment and to the adu-
fant general, of the state of the arms,
within their respective regiments the in
jury which each stand has received and
within five days after the reg imental musi,r
conrt of inquiry, composed Of the ie d
officers, shall BE held to impose fines on
the Prvatcs, for failing to bring their arms
to muster, or to preserve them IN good or
der The fine to he double the injury done
II the arms, if done after the Isl June
next the certificate of the brigade inspcc-
tor to be the proof Of the injury, saving to
the party the right 10 prove the estimate
too high, or that the injury was donc with
cut his default, on before the arms came
into his posse ssion.-Every private falling
To bring bis arms TO muster, shall be fined
by the succeeding court of enquiry, $40 :;
unless produced at the next preceding re-
glrnental nustep in which case, the fine
shall be only from to SJ.--The c0mman-
ding officer Of the public guard, shall be
allowed $500 annually, for additional du-
lies, payable quarteIIy.-The adJutant gen
esral shall! inspect the public arms at Lex
NSton, only once year.
90. An net concerning the trustees and
securities Of John Preston, late treasurer of
This commonwealth.
Co. An act amendatory Of the several
Sts for apprt hendng and securing TUNA
Ways, provides, that whoever shall appre-
hend IA runaway SLAVE in Ohio, PennsylSa-
MA, or Indiana, (who may have eiopcd
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