Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-03-12

vacancy IN tho Office Of sheriff now exists, or shs,
,ers air. exist IL shall he the duty OF the eourt al
such cpun'v, without dci'v .con,nend 10 the Exc
cut're ~ manner prescribed 10y law, Il, persons o III
the sad office and, from TO time, in like nau.
ner, 10 Recommend others often as may he mecrs-
say. I'LL such ,ncancy he iii, d II at whatever cour
such recOmine nds,ion may he made, the Executive
shall have tV power aud au'horiy TO cuu,n.isvms
any one OF the persons sd recommended, or such OF
'hen,, in succession, may he necessary to ill The
said varanc, "a The manner If such person.
had been recommended az he appointed by law
Inr annual recommendations. After The piesen,
Wear, the annual coonim. ndaiions oil serifs pre.
sciIhed hy law, shall he made ny the courts of the
respective rounPs, the last quarterly term appoint-
ed by law, Tor each wear as SOON thereafter NAV
be and every commission for the sheriff of an,
county, h"reaite, issued instead Of heng gianie Tor
one year as herriniuie, shall be granted follows
'hai &c II such comm ssion bear date on ar
before The first day al June 10 year. IL shall he
granted tn continue unil the first quarterly term ol
The county court FOR the next year; iii bear date
after The first day JuNe il shall be granted TO con-
'inuc until the first quarterly term of the said cout,
Zoe the second year. Every person hereafter COM
missioned aud qualified as sheriff may, with his own
consent 4 the Appreciation of the Executive he con
tnued Tor year, after the exp ration o. his
frsi commission, and M longer unless Il succeeding
sheriff shall fail qualify IN which case the sheriff
~ Office shall continue "a act, IN manner pre-
>crbed hy law. II the of any county shall fail
TO noniunie persons for The office Of sheriff i'm the
mnnner aud at the time herein prescribed every jus
uce so failing. shall forfeit aud pay TO the Common
wealth, for The of the Literary Fund the sum of
TWO hund, ell dollars
Sc. An act concerning the road between
Stanton and the Little Kanawha.
81. An act changing the time of meeting of
the General Assembly, provides that the mex I
session shall commence on the last Monday
IN November next
Sc. An act to provide for the enlargement of
the lunaric hospital in the city of Williams
burg.
80. An act prescribing the duty of The audi
tor IN certain cases, directs him, with the ad-
vice of the treasurer and attorney general 10
adjust, audit and settle, upon equitable prin-
cIples. all the old outstanding accounts, exist
ing prior To the LIST of January, 1911, upon
the books in his office, without regard to strict
legal construction. The auditor is also au-
thorised to suspend or dismiss all proceedings,
at law or equity, founded upon such claims, if,
IN his opinion, the interests Of individuals and
the rublic may he better secured under the
provisions nfthis act. He is also required to
appoint collectors of militia fines and other
public dues, in all cases where the sheriffs have
Jailed 10 perform hat duty. The collectors
so appointed, shall have reasonable time
allowed them To make such collections. and.
before they enter upon the execution of the
duties of their Office, they shall, before the
court at Their county or corporation, enter in
TO bond with good security, as sheriffs, Or other
collectors do. The clerks of the county and
corporation courts shall transmit copies of
the said bonds 10 the auditor, under the same
penalty, and recoverable in the same mode
which is now prescribed in relation 10 sherifs'
bonds. The collectors so appointed, shall be
allowed commission not exceeding IS crr
centum, upon all the money by them actually
collected and paid into the public treasury
80. An act To change the time of holding GER
tain courts therein mentioned, directs n quar-.
terly session of the county court Of Jeffr son
to he held ne eafter on the Third Monday in
J une IN each year, instead of The fourth Mon
day the spring term of the superior court
oi gloucester county, 10 be- held on the last
IN April, -of Middesex on the Mon
day after the fourth Monday in May, land of
Matthews on the Friday after the Monday af
Ter the fourth Monday in May, in each year
81. An act prescribing the duties of com
'nIssi0ners al the revenue in certain casrs
makes II their duty To place on their books all
the un!mprOved lots in any citv, town ar bo
rough and also alkimproyed lots not rented
nor IN The occupancy of the PROPRIETOR, and
snail estimate the value thereof as fixed by
me assessors under the eqnaIzng law the
YAK "itrehn shall be estimated according 10
s"cit valuation, and al the same rate per an
mum as is pad on lands i'm the country. In
establishing the value or yearly rent Of iaverns
OF houses OF private entertainments the con-
missioner shall take into his estimate tie la
vern- house or house OF pri, ate entertainment.
with all the out houses appurtenani, gardens,
stables, lots, baths, pools and watering places.
WIN all other things that impart value there
to, except the farm or farm houses cnniigu
GUS. where ont or more tracts of land in the
same county. and in the same commissioners
district, ARE conveyed by the same deed. the
commissioner shall only be entitled Ia one fee
OF 70 cents for making such transfer, to be
paid by the person to when the transfer is
made.
%. An act anthorising the auditor to adjus;
on principles of equity and Justice, the ac-
counts of certain shcrif5.
90. An act relative To wits of scire Gncios
against special bail, provides, that hereafter.
when any Sctre ("cias against special BAIL re-
turnable To any rule day, shall he returned
executed, the bail may discharge himself from
ms recoSnlzance, by surrpndeIing mis- primer
pal, at any time before the end Of the next
term OF the court succeeding such rule day.
IN the same manner and upon the same CON
diiions, AS If the said writ had been rcturnaby
to the first day of he said term and from
and after the first day Of June next. the service
OF writ OF Sc're (dcidS against special hail.
returnable IN term tImr shall he of no effect
unless 1t appear, upon the return thereof that
" was executed at least ten days before tie
return day.
"a. An act for extending the charter of the
Farmers Bank of Virginia. herea, tb,
stock holders Of the Farmers Bank Of Vir.
ginia have, q, their late general meeting. an.
thorizfd the presentation of a memorial To the
General Assembly, praying for an extension
Of their charter:
L. he AZ therefore enacted Jy The General rs
Sembty, That the charter of The said Farmers