Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-03-11
SKETCH OF THE LAWS,

Passed during the Session of the Legislature.
OF pTginia. IN lS2o-'6.-( Concluded
70. An act divorcing John A. Foulkes from his
wife Mary.
50. An act changing the times of holding the
fall superior courts in the third circuit. In the
county of Stafford, on the third Tuesday after the
fourth Monday in April, and on the Tuesday after
the first Monday in September; for the county of
Fai,Jdr, on the fourth Monday in May and the
second Monday in September; for the county of
fr,aee Willian', On the third Monday after the
fourth Monday in April, and on the third Monday
in September; for the county of King George. ON
the third Monday in April, and second Monday in
October; Tor the county of Westmoreiund, on the
Thursdays after the second Mondays in April and
October; for the county of Richmond on the
second Monday in April, and on the Tuesday after
the third Monday in October; for the county ne
northumberland, on the first Monday in April
and fourth Monday in October; and for the coun-
ty OF Lancaster, on the Thursday after the first
Monday In April, and on the Thursday after the
fourth Monday in October in each year.
o. AN act Incorporating the trustees of Rock
ngham academy.
90. AN act concerning contempts of court. In
any case OF contempt, it shall be lawful for the
judge or justice of any court, to sign and zeal anu
Dill OF exceptions rendered TO the court (settino
iorth the trutb,) which shall become part of the
record. Error apparent on the record in any court
other than the Court of Appeals, may he corrected
by writ OF error; and the writ shall lie tn the
county and corporation courts from the superior
courts OF law; to the superior courts of law from,
me GENERAL Court; to the general court and sune-
rior courts OF chancery from the Court of AnneaI.
or any Judge of the said courts Respectively in
vacauon except that writ from the Court ne
appeals 10 the General Court shall not extend In
any judgment affirming or reversing a Judgment
Ola superior court of law. The rover of pardon
,s anu leih'.lins me punishment, whether corpo--
rnnInr atfh
en- 10 the Executive The provisions of the act not
10 extend to proceedings by attachment to compeT
the performance OF any decree or Judgment. or tc,
enforce obedience thereto
&c. An act concerning the Auditors Office.
81. AN act providing for the improvement Of a
ROAD IRON Sstersville, the Ohio river. in TYLER
county, 10 the state road Salem in the county
of Harrison. ''N"'S
3D. An act authorsing the observation-disclosures and
Smithheld turnpike company to increase their cant
,ai STOCK, and authorsing the Board of Public
" orks to subscribe to the stock of that comnany
o. AN act authorising Thomas Jefferson TO dix
pose OF MS property by lottery. Every part of the
properly which he desires TO sell, is to be previ
ously valued on oath, by three commissioner snd
no greater nett sum is TO be raised than the vaiue
thus ascertaiped 80 '"i1S
o.. AN act authorising the trustees of the toz,,n
VI "lancnes'er TO improve the common BELONGING
10 the said town. "e'"s
90 AN act au,horsing Lewis Eisenmen,er o.,
noiu certain real property within this Cor1,,oa
"e an ana Tor other purposes.
%, AN act concerning Charles Woodson. ex.,,,-
TOT OF Frederick Woodson, deceased
w. AN act diyorcing Amelia M n,o~,--
rom her husband John Alexander
VI. AN act authorising an increase os ,h.:
'ai STOCK OF the Falls bridge turnpike conrap.,
ana authorisng the Board of PnhIic yUipy,
ioe Iof part OF the stock of tia, conro..
9@ AN act authorizing the courts of ce,,an 80:
es, 70 provide mode of opening and rens;yir,,
ana building bridges within the same 70 ,.is
'ne couh'ies oil Lewis and Tyler, to iIe ~,
p'n"e ioaus' &C by an assessment upon the ,nd,
ano he rents Oh houses and lots therein M, evsa.S
re 20 any year. thIrty-three and tbirI per 60.
VI me amount OF taxes payable upon the same 80
perry Oy the laws of the Commonwealth
w. AN act refundiDg money to Wi.r, p..s
us. W "Hism Broad
~ An act concerning the heirs of Tbo,,..r..
ter deceased. " Ahotnas Car
% AN act to incorporate the pe,ershr.u AZ.
uiact9ring company The capital stocL ne, .aS ~
less than twen,v -. - pa o'oCh not 10 be
a' twenty-five thousand, nor more than one
bu o'.eu thousand dollars, and the company nav
oe 'esi estate Iot exceeding fifty acres of land.
., V an sc' Allowing further time for the ooronie
w "a 'ne smoker Gap turnpike road and to raise
~ .os'ery sum OF money for that purpose. one
yeSi rom ,ne LIST OF February, 1926; and The sum
W a oe tsiseu not to exceed fifty thousand doIs,s
20 AN act auihorising the trustees Of The pa.
syVshis academy, to raise a sum of money hv go,
o. 'o,'ery, the amount Of ten thousand JoII.sS
'or 'ne establishment Of department for ,bs a.
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