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

SS. AN act autnOrislnS the board OF fuollc
Works TO subscribe for part of the stock of the
S,aun,on and James river turnpike company.
90. An act divorcing Rachael Cauffman from
her husband Simon Caufman.
100. An act divorcing John Wilson from his wife
Patty.
IOl. An act concerning William Jones.
lO2. An act providing for the erection of
bridge across Appomattox river at the town Of
Petersburg.
100. An act releasing to James O'Connel, the
Commonwealth right to piece of land.
l04. An act concerning the legal representative
or representatives of Thomas Armistead.
los. An act to revive, alter, and amend an act,
entitled an act, incorpor ating company to open
and extend the navigation of the Occoquan river
and its branches.
log. An act TO amend the act, entitled an act, to
explain and amend act. reducing into one, the
several acts concerning forcible entries and de
tainers; provides, that every judgment rendered
under the act which this act amends, shall be
regarded as the judgment Of the Justices of the
county or corporation court rendering such judy
ment, and !if any judgment shall be reversed by
an appellate court for error, the cause shall be
remanded to the inferior court, for proceedings
to final judgment; and such remanded cause,
shall both at monthly and quarterly terms,
have preference over other civil causes. In case
of trial awarded, jury of freeholders shall be
empanneed, and on their verdict judgmen, shall
be rendered according to the said act. The said
Justices shall have power to grant trials as in
other civil cases, and where such new trial shall
be granted by the Justices before whom the first
verdict was rendered, the shall be continued
70 the next regular term. The said Justices NAV
suspend the execution Of any Judgment, for period
not exceeding twenty days, If counsel practising
In said court, shall give his opinion that the judg
ment is erroneous, and that he means 10 apply for
writ of error, Sc. and bond be given TO indemnify
IaIu a oSn ,oI
cordns to the ae, which this act amends, shall be
sufficient to justify the justice inssuing the war
rant.
lot. An act releasing to Thomas Fretwell
Goodwin, the Commonw ealth's right 10 certain
tract of land.
los. And act TO amend the act, entitled an act,
TO amend the act, entitled act, to amend the
several acts concerning the Manchester and Peters
burg turnpike company: the company exempted
from applying stone or gravel to part Of their
road.
100. An act authorising the Board of Public
Works to subscribe for part of the stock of the
I've river and Blue Ridge turnpike company, to
subscribe for fifty shores.
ITO. An act incorporating company to estab-
fish turnpike road from Covington 10 Lynchburg.
III. An act to amend the act passed 30th day
OF Dec r. 1873, entitled an act concerning the sure
ties of Matthew H. Rice: allows them the further
time OF ninety days to comply with the rqusites
of the first law.
III. An act authorising loan for the purposes
OF internal Improvement; authorises sum to be
borrowed not exceeding two hundred thousand
dollars, at rate of interest not exceeding six per
centum, to be irredeemabe for twenty years; the
surplus tolls, &c. on the mountain section of the
James river canal, and the works on the Kanawba
road and river, and the revenues of the fund for
internal Improvement are pledged for the final re-
,demption OF the money borrowed: the uniny ested
nnoi,U q
TO be invested in the stock raised by this act The
commissioner of the Kanawha road, &c. is directed
TO settle all contracts for work the said noun
TAIN section as soon as the works are completed;
but not to contract for the further extension of the
road; the improvements ON the river 10 be COM
pleted TO the termination of the road No contract
TO be made exceeding the sum directed to be bor-
rowed. The tolls to be collected on the Kanawha
road are increased A portion of the tolls to be
appropriated to keep the road in repair. The
James river company to attend to the compIetion
OF the works on the James river canal below Mai
denis Adventure falls.
iis. An act concerning the Richmond and
Manchester Colonization Society, appropriates
implements OF husbandry clothing and other neces-
sary articles manufactured at the Penitentiary to
the value OF sum not exceeding eight hundred
dollars Tor tine use of the colonists at Liberia
ia. An act authorship extension of an arm
OF the Lynchburg and Salem turnpike road. TO
locke or West street in the town of Lynchburp
10. An act to amend the act, entitled an act to
reduce into one, the several concerning mills
mlii-dams, and other distractions to water courses
ANY person owing lands on any water-course, and
desiring to build water grst mill or other machine
thereon and to supply the same with water by cut
ting canal or race through lands lying above or
below on The same side of such water-course and
by drawing the water thei efrorn into such canal
either without dam or with d.m, not raising the
water above its natural level; or having mill,
&C. and wishing to supply the same with wa
ter, and not having the fee simple in the lands
through which the canal, &c. will rum shall have
writ OF dd quod damnum, to condemn the land
LOT sucn purposes, upon giving previous notice of
lhe application therefor. The jury in their inquest
10 ascertain all damages to individuals and tha pub
Tic, in consequence of such canals or races and the
court shall grant refuse to permit the erection of
such works, according TO the evidence of The in
Jury resulting to individuals and the public Upon
paying the value of the land and the damages to |
the several proprieors, the party shall be sesed in
fee simple OF the land so located, and shall proceed
10 erect the works and cut the canals for the pur
poses aforesaid. Whenever any such canal. &c. |
to supply an existing mill with water, shall be
completely, the former mill dam shall be abated
within twelve months. The dam authorised by this
act across the bed of the stream shall be SO high
only, as will keep the water from falling below is
common level. No person shall be authorised TO |
draw the water from any mill pond existing at the
time OF application for such canal nor to conflict
with any vested right in any water works erected
on any stream. This act not to take effect until
the first day Of January next.
ZIG. An act concerning bail in civil actions
provides that defendant shall hereafter be dis
charged from custody upon giving appearance BAIL
but only by giving special bail to the action, and
AZ aoft. al. r Al.