Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-03-12
SKETCH Or THE LAWS
Passed at tae session Of Tie GeHecd .}Ssea,J',
totteh commenced on .uondcy, The LIST dog .,
December, 1928


Of. An act concerning the removal al per
sons by hn6eds corpus provides. that whepso-
ever any pubic officer. In obedience 10 any
writ OF hnbeas corpus, shall be- competed IL
remove any person, detained in his custody
Tor any alleged offence against the laws oi
tins state, from any one county in this Com
mOnwealth To any other county then Elm, for
the purpose Of bli nging the body of such per-
son before any court ar Judge, such pubic of
hcer may impress SO many men, horses aud
boats, as may he necessary for the safeguard
and conveyance of the person in his custody
Such officer aud the guard impressed by him,
shall be allowed ar their service a reasonable
compensation not exceeding that allowed to
a sheriff and his ':'iard for removing IA crimi
nal from the Jail Of the superior court of law
To the peDiteniiary. The Judge or court be-
fore whom the prisoner shall be brought, shall
ascertain The said allowance, and adudge il to
he paid. AS may seem right, either by the pri
soner, or by the prisoner and his securities, or
by the Commonwealth and, if to be paid by
any other than the Commonwealth, may
award execution therefor accordingly. If
such compensation be adjudged against the
Commonwealth, il shall be paid by the trea-
surer out of any monies in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, and a warrant therefor
shall be granted by the auditor upon duly
certified copy of the Judgment. Any horse
impressed under the provisions of this act
shall he regarded as impressed for the use of
the Commonwealth : and the law in relation
to such iapressment, as it regards the rights,
duties and liabilities of the officer, the owner
of the property, and The Commonwealth,
shall he IN al respects the same as are now pre-
scrbed by law in relation tn similar impi ess-
ments {: Provided, hotoeUer, That if, in conse-
quence of any impressment under this act, the
nm MI N sb t.,I
ment of any damages To the owner of the
property, and the costs of transporting the
prisoner shall have been adjudged against him.
such damages, with lawful interest and costs,
may be recovered by the Commonwealth,
from such prisoner, aud his securities if any.
or from any of them, their heirs, executors or
administrators, either by action of debt, or by
melton, on reasonable notice in the genera!
court, or in the superior court of law for
any county in this Commonwealth where the
defendant or defendants may be found.
SO. An act To amend the act, entitled, an
act To reduce into one, the several acts con
corning coroners, provides, that the 3Oth sec
ton of that act shall he repealed from and after III.
first day oI NAV, 1924 thai, whenever, by reason
OF vacancy ~ the oihce, or just exception 10 the Off
Ger, there he no sheriff or coroner in couny, or
sergeant or coroner ia any corporate town, legally
qualified TO execute any writ, other process winch
might he 10 HIM directed, u shall he lawful direct
county ~ corporate town, whom the rianti n may
require the same To be directed aud if there he no
such Constable, az hy reason of any Just exception,
there he none legally qualified tn such writ
or Other process, shall he lawful for any Justice OF
the peace OF such co"ny operation, upon appli-
cation al the plaintiff, 10 appoint special constable
tn whom the same may he directed. IL shall he the
duly oi such consabIr and he shall have full power
and authority, AT any place within The Limits of his
county or corporaiiou, Ia EXECUTE any writ other
process so directed To him, make due return there
Of aud TO perform al: The duties etp,y ed
III the same manner II he The sheriff of the
county or the sergeant of the corporation and Tor
ANY delnut IN The execution return of such pro-
cess, or ~ The payment oil any nancy required 10 he
levied thereby or IN the performance any other
duly thereby required such constable and his secu-
rites, their heirs, aud administrators shall
be subject TO the fines, torieiures, penalties
actions and Tecoverics as prescribed 10y law in
like eases, against she, ifs and their secuiies, their
heirs, &c And every constable, who shall be here
alter aPpunfed by any county cUrpuraiIOu court,
shall before he eH'cTs upon the discharge of The du-
TIES oil his Once, enter into bond, with more
approved securities, ~ II penalty not less than TWO
thousand dpiiats, nor more than ten thousand dollars
instead o the bond now required Ia such case. An,
boud for The appearance OF the defendant Or any
other official bond which such constable may he re-
qnrcd 10 lake ia the execution of such process, and
which should have been made payable TO the sheriff
4" sergeant, provided the process had been directed
TO The sheriff or sergeant and executed bv him, Shall
he made payable To The SAID constable aud his sue
ce,sors, and shall have the force aud effect in
law, rs II the process had been duly executed hy Il
slie'iG OF sergeant, and the bond made payable TO
han.
80. An act TO amend the act providing for
| npening road from the line dividing Virgin
la and Kentucky, on the Louisa fork of Sandy
river.
60. An act allowing Richard Young and
Henry Woodcock further time 10 discharge
debt due To the Commonwealth.
81. An act concerning John Peter.
GO. An act to incorporate a company to
| erect tcil-bridGe across the Tygarl's Valley
river.
63. An act concerning William G. Boz4man.
81. An act To amend the act entitled, an
act apprOprlaling the money arising from the
sale of the glrbe lands of Saint Paul's parish
in the county of King George to certain pur-
poses therein mentioned
IS. An act to amend the act entitled, an
act Incorporating company for the purpose
| oflmproviDg the navigation of the Great
Cape Capon and North rivers.
b6. An act concerning William Settle.
81. An act concerning the Justices of the
peace residing in the town Of Leesburg in the
county of Loudoun.
| Oh. An act concerning Dennis HOlIey.
| go. An act authOrIsIug the courts Of Ger
\ tain counties to provide mode Of opeDing
and repairing the roads within the same.
20. An act concerning servants and slaves,
- '"ej '"'' ""S l'ee person or persons, ms, her &,
or lhe'r 'ders or "bettors, who shall he convicted
before any stice Of The peace or any county or
corporation court, or any superior court of law for
any county or corporation within This Commonwealth
oi enicing, persnIdIng or advising any servant o.
| slave from home, or from the cn,ployment of his
ownei orperson properly possessioD or Of employ
ing such servant or slave, knowing The same 10 have
been 50 en,Iced away, or of h,fhouring or employ
ing 1"y runaway slave or servant, knowing the same
shall, each Of them, upoD conviction he fined sun
not m"fe ihan twenty, nor less than ien dollars ono
bali 10 The lnlormer, Tive other The Literary Fund
| p"d, u0n inlure TO pay The same TO receive on his