Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-02-18

snail be entitled to the same compensation as
witnesses summoned under tue authority ot the !
courts of this Commonwealth; provided, that
said commissioners shall in all cases be citizens
of this Commonwealth; and provided also, that
no witness shall be compelled to attend IN such
case, unless the party requiring his attendance
shall have paid rendered tn the witnesses,
reasonable time before he is required to attend,
the amount of one days attendance at least, aud
all mileage and ferriage to which he may be en-
titled, for going to and returning from tine place
of taking said depositions. Every fine for fai-
lure to attend and give evidence in obedience TO
the summons which may be issued by such com
missioners or other persons, shall be recoverable
upon motion, on reasonable notice, in the supe-
rior or inferior court Of any county corpora
ton there the witness may reside; andsuchcourt
shall have full power to COMPEL such Delinquent
witness, by attachment or other proper process,
10 attend and give his evidence before such COM
missioners or other persons, at such time and
place as the court shall designate. But no com
missioner, or other person appointed to- take de-
positions shall have authority to COMPEL any wit
ness to so beyond the limit of the county in which
he resides, for the purpose OF giving his deposit
ton.
40. An act calling in the six per cent. certi-
fcates, provides, that the holders owners of
old State certificates, bearing an interest of six
per centum per annun, shall, or before the
first day of September next present the same
for redemption to the auditor of public accounts,
who shall thereuPon issue his warrant war
rants on the treasurer for the amount of princi-
pal and interest due on such certificates. 1.-THE
holders owners shal fail or refuse, on or before
the first day of September next, to present the
same for redemption, the interest thereon shall
after that period cease, and all warrants thercaf
ter issued, shall be for the principal sum due, and
interest up to that day. The auditor is required
f-
succo lively, in some newspaper published in the
cities of Richmond aud Washington, and in the
towns OF Lynchburg, Fredericksburg, Winches-
ter and Norfolt. Nothing herein contained is
to have any application to that portion of the
said certificates which is held by the presi-
dent and directors of the literary fund.
43. An act releasing 10 William Kerr the
Conmonwea right to- piece of land in Man
chester.
~. An act concerning persons who have
suffered by the loss of slaves and other property
taken and carried away by the enemy, during
the late war between England and the United
States of America, directs, that each certificate
under the seal OF any court, in relation to the
property so taken and carried way, 10 aiIidavits
and dispositions, all certificates of executorship.
administration or guardianship, and to powers
Ut attorney, and all other papers that NAV he
necessary IN prosecuting claims before the com
missioners now sitting in the CITY of Washing
ton, constituted under the convention concI,I,I-
eel at Saint Petersburg, IN relation to the first
article OF the treaty of Ghenr, shall be free from
any tax; and that it shall be the duty of the
clerks OF the superior, county, and corporation
courts, and 81 the uptArcs public, to certify and
aifix their seals of Office to such papers for
tee OF twenty five cents only.
40. An act authorizing the payment of the
sum of money therein mentioned, authorises and
directs warrant on the treasury, to be issued
IN favor of the governor, for $40, l73 O4cents, in
discharge o. the liabilities incurred by the Exc
eutive in the reception of General Lafayette al
York Town.
&c. An act concerning John Baker
~. An act to amend the act entitled an act to
incorporate the town OF Wheeling in the county
oF Ohio.
4S. An act to authorize the establishment of
a Western i4unatic Hospital.
40. An act aPproprltng money for the en-
tertainnent Of Gen. Lafayette.
80. An act concerning John Stanger
81 An act concerning Harold S;nyth.
So. Ala act concerning Shores Price and Others
SD. An act appointing commissioners to run
and mark part of the line dividing the counties
Of Washington aud Russell.
ITO be continued