The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-03-01


securities, ON such terms and in such PRO
portions, as they shall deem exped;ent =
provided, that, II such property, will not
.eIl for three fOurihs of lis value, IN the
Judgment of the tal0ers of the county, or
IN the 1udment OF such other person as
may be by law directed where the sale
shall be- made, the sheriff or other officer
shall sell the same on three months credit,
and shall take hoods ia the same manner
and the proceedings shall be had thereon,
~ is directed by The law IN cases OF bonds
taken on The tile of lands and ienements
sold under execution, at the suit OF the
Commonwealth.
70 An act to amend the act, entitled, an
act 10 amend The several laws imposing
tax on licenses 10 merchants and others,
and for other purposes. BY this act, the
true construction of the act of February
24th, 1923, Is declared 10 be, not 10 repeal
or supersede apy of the provisions IN the
revenue Laws, prescribing the duties OF
commissioners OF the revenue Isl relation 10
licenses TO ordinaries and houses of private
entertainment, bat merely TO provide that
the tax shall be paid to the sheriff or other
public collector, in lieu of the clerk of the
county or corporation court 1t further
provide, S, that if any merchant will solemn
~ swear or affirm that more than one half
III value of his annual sales, consist of
goods bought or Imported by him in gross,
and sold by him in parcels, less than the
bale, piece, package or dozen, he shall be
entered IN the commissioners list as re-
tail merchant /; If he refuse or fail to take
such oath when required, he shall be listed
rs a wholesale merchant. All other mer
chants, one halfof whose annual sales con
sists OF bales, pieces, packages, or dozens,
shall be entered TN the commissioner s
books as wholesale merchants, aud be
charged on their licenses accordingly
The commissioner of the revenue for the
city Of Richmond, shall hereafter be allow
ed $500 and the courts Of the counties oil
Allegheny, Pocahontas, and Logan, shall
each appoint one commissioner, whose
compensation shall not exceed $50, to be
regulated by the existing laws. When a.
ny new county shall be created, the court
ofsuch county shall, at the time prescribed
by law appoint onescommssi0ner, whose
compensation shall in like manner be regu
lated, so as MOTTO exceed 800, unless 9th
erwise specially provided for.
SO An act To provide relief for the secu
rites of committees insane persons, and
for the appointment Of guardians for the
children of lunatlcs, declares. that, when
any security or securities of any committee
of the estate of any insane person, or the
representatives of such security, shall con-
ceive himself or themselves, iu any danger
of suffering by reason OF such securityship,
relief may be had upon the same terms as
the securities of executors and adminlstra
tors are authorised to be relieved by the
38th and seth sections 9th act concern
ing wills, &c. in the Revised Code, but
this provision is not 10 exonerate IN any
manner, the security or securities OF any
/ committee in any bond executed before the
commencement of this act. The courts 81
! the several counties aud corporations shall
have power, when it shall appear TO them
necessary, TO appoint guardians of the in
tants Of insane persons, whose authority
as such shall continue during the insanity
cf the parent, unless the court, in the eXer
else of "A sound discretion in relation TO the
/ interests of such infant, shall see fit, ut any
| time, otherwise To order, in which case
they may remove one guardian and APP
poiut another, or make such other order AS
they shall think best calculated TO protect
and secure those interests. Guardians 50
appointed, shall RS other guardians, give
bond and security, and be subject IL The
control of the courts and their securities
shall be entitled to the like benefit and pro
lection, as is granted to the securities Of
committees.
81 An act concerning the county cour
Of Henrico.
88 An act 10 prevent the sale Of foreign
lottery tickets, within the Commonwealth
Iprovides that every sale, within this com
monweath, of "A lottery ticket, or any par
or hare thereof, in any lottery MT autho
rised by the laws Of this Commonwealth
and every bargain. contract, or agreement
made within this commonwealth for tn,
procurement for another person, of any
such lottery ticket, or any part or share
thereof, shall be misdemeanor and every
person who shall sell any such lottery tick
ct, or any part or share thereof, either ii
person or by proxy, or who shall bargain
contract or agree, either 10 person or by
proxy To sell or procure for another, or tC
his or her order, any such lottery ticket, OF
any part or share thereof, or who shall act
directly or indirectly, as agent, attorney ~
proxy, IN the sale of any such lottery ticket
or any part or share thereof, or in the bar
gain contract or agreement, for the SALE Of
any such lottery ticket, or any part OF
share thereof, or for the procurement oi
any such lottery ticket, or any part or
share thereof, for another and shall he
convicted of any such offence before the
superior court oflaw, or the county or cor
poration court, within whose jurisdiction
any such offence shall have been commit
ted shall forfeit and pay, for each offence,
the sum of one hundred dollars, and shall
be imprisoned at the discretion OF the court
for irrnl moi cYrrnhinr nnn NINTH Ii