Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-02-22

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wheneverthe sum to be drawn by any one cout.-
ty, city, corporate town, borough as its quotas
due from Che Literary Fund, and payable out of
the annual appropriation of S45 900 to the pr-
mary schools, together with the sum REMAINING
IN the hands OF the treasurer of the school COM
missioners IN such county, &c. shall exceed |
Sl,OoO, such treasurer shall give bond and
good security in double the amount OF the sum
50 IN hand and due.
II An act diyorcinr Pamela r. Cole frorD ,
her husband John Cole.
~ An act to amend tine acts concerning the
town oil Chaiestown in the county OF Kanawi,a.
~ An act concerning William Broadus.
90 AN act incorporating COMPANY for the
purpose OF Improving the nav igation of Rockfsh
river in Nelson county
10 An act authorisng the Board of Public
Works TO subscribe for part of the stock OF the
Ashby's Gap Turnpike Company
rs An act declaring in force sundry acts
concerning tue public guard in the city of Rich
mond.
II An act incorporating company for the
purpose of improving the navigation of Little
Roanoke and Duifaloe rivers.
az An act concerning the shipment of con-
demned flour, repeats so much of any law now
IN force, as prohibits the expectation of -four.
marked condemned" by an Inspector, beyond
the limits of this Commonwealth.
70 An act 10 provide for the payment of the
salaries OF the copying clerk to the Executive,
and the keeper of the magazine at Westham
10 An act, authorship Jerry PEBBLES free
man OF color, TO remain within this Common
wealth.
81 An act to authorize the stockholders of
the Dismal Swamp canal company, to Increase
their capital stock
80 An act TO revive and amend an act. incor-
porating the Richmond Aqueduct company.
o3 An act, concerning the Richmond and
manchester colonization society, requires the
store-keeper of the penitentiary to deliver, for
the use OF the colonists at Liberia, on the wes-
tern coast OF Africa, to any agent who NAV be
authorised by the board of managers Of the
Richmond and Manchester condemnation socie-
ty, such in2lencnts Ofhushandry, clothing, and
other necessary articles, manufactured at the
'ententiary, as shall be specified by the said
board, not exceeding in value the sum of five
hundred dollars, to be estimated at the lowest
cash price at which such articles are sold in the
penitentiarv-Store.
"a ADact to amend tEeseveral actsconcerp
ing the recovery OF debts 'dne TO the public
and the sale OF lands for Judgments on behalf of
the Commonwealth, provides, that, where the
| property OF any sheriff, coroner or other public
collector or debtor or their securities. has hcen
or may be taken III execution to satisfy a iudr
ment obtained by the Commonw ealth and the
! same was not sold for the want of BUYERS and
| return thereon aih been made 10 that effect or
where tie property OF any sheriff. coroner or
other puoiic collector, or debtor, or their secu.
rites has been or may be exposed to sale by
virtue OF any writ OF yenditoni expunas, TO sat
lsfv Judgment obtained by the Commonwealth.
ana could not be sold for want of BUYERS and
| return hath been made to that effect. the Eve
cnflve are required to direct the officer to whom
subsequent IN
ed such property cannot be sold agreebIv In
tie directions OF such subSeqeut prncess.l ia
Cause such property 10 be ed 10 such Mace
IN any adjacent county. rs the Executive NAV
direct, and there 10 be sold, for money or ro
vernmcDt securities, on such terms and in sncb
proportions, as they shall nudge cxDedient. nro-
vidcd, that, IT such property will not sell for
three-tourths OF ITS value, ill the alignment of The
vaiuers OF the county. or in the Judgment of
such other person may be bv law directed
where the sale shall be made, the sheriff or
other officer shall sell the same on three months,
credit, and shall take bonds in the same man. |
Der, and the proceedings shall be had thereon |
as is directed by the law in cases of bonds TAX !
en- on the sale OF lands and tenements sold I'M |
der execution, al the SUIT of the Commonwealth. |
80 An act to amend an act, entitled, an act
to amend the several laws imposing fax ON |
licenses To merchants and Others and for other !
purposes. BY this act, the true construction of
the act of February cath, 323, is declared TO |
be, not to repeal or suPersede any of the proyi !
sions IN the revenue laws, prescribing the duties
of commissioners of the revenue in relation 10 !
licenses To ordnaries aud houses of private en- |
tertainment, but merely to provide that the tax
shall be paid to the sheriff other public col |
lector, IN lieu OF the clerk of the county or cor
poration court ltiurther provides, that if anv |
merchant will solernnly swear or affirm that !
more than one half in value of bis annual sales
consist of goods bought or imported BY him in |
gross, and sold by him in small parcels, less |
than the bale, piece, package or dozen he shall !
be entered in the commissioners list as a retail
merchant; If he refuse or fail to take such oath
when required, he shall be listed as a wholesale I
merchant. All other merchants, one half of |
whose annual sales consists of bales pieces |
packages, or dozens shall be entered on the !
commissioners books as wholesale merchants
and be charged on their licenses accordingly
The commissioner of the revenue for the CITY of
Richmond, shall hereafter be allowed 600: and
the courts of the counties of Allegheny, Poca-
bontas, and Logan, shall each appoint one COM
missioner, whose compensation shall not exceed
$3.50, to be regulated by the existing laws.
When any new county shall be created, the
court of such county shall, at the time prescri
bed by law, appoint one commissioner, whose
compensation shall, in like manner be regulated.
so as not TO exceed $50, unless otherwise spe-
cialy provided for.
SO. An act to provide relief for the securities
of committees of insane persons, and for the ap-
pOintmePt of guardians for the childfen Of luna
tics, declares that, when any security or securi-
ties of any committee of the estate of any insane
person, or the representative or representatives
of such security, shall conceive himself herself