Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-04-20

Steh Commssoneis appointed by the suhjoned Act
terry the Of Fifty Thousand Dosr. for the Of the
hieh"od Dock hereby give they will pro.
tery until the first day of june The must be
made in writing sealed aud ade Robert P.liard
f, Z, OF the Hoard of Commissioners, postage paid.
AN All Tor raising Of monty by way Lottery for
The benefit of the Richmond Dock.-Pa..ed 9Th March,
bs q enacted by tae erai.As,enby, That Robert
eee,se fnh.r, Rsssrt Gwathm.y, James RAWLINGS
james, robert S!anrd john Allan, and John A Lancaster
or majority Of them, be and they hereby
n,.cnet, with full and authority by lottery or
ioere the -un Of my thousand dollars which said sum- or
any par, ere"f 50 seon be raised shall be appro
Be it further ema,led, That IT shall be lawful for the
or heir successors majority CT them,
sons TOR conducting and the said lottery OF lotteries,
.aA's bond or bonds Of the contractor tractors with
good aud sufficient security conditioned for the faithful
iofmsnce OF his then contracts and in reann
thereto And shall be the person or persons
SO contracting with the 10 sell any
or tickets, the said lottery OF lotteries until he or m,
nave executed the SAIL bond bonds aforesaid
10 he a''- as aforesaid by lottery Lotteries. shall he paid
by the person or contracting conduct and
the same, to the President and Director, of The
Dock Company, within ,y, nty days after the drawing OF
said lottery lotteries shall have been completed and
the production the receipt OF of SAID
he credited by the ,ad or majority Of them.
ior such sum or sums shall have been paid the said
Pany.
BE IL further e.ac.ed That in case Of the death ,e,
han REMOVAL Refusal 10 act other dissnily OF any
the said oomn,,siuners il ,han nd ny h
o the governor and PTivy Council this
wealth - supply such vacancy vsoanoie by the appoint
." another person persons, as the
shall be MT hsd Of such vacancy
bsn FARTHER enacted That the person or con-
"aehs "h The commissioners 10 conduct aud nanage the
saii lottery lotteries SHALL before they have power ia act
IN Tins behai he required 10 give bond with such
10 such penalty as shall be approved by The iu
nss oou OF the city OF Richmond, with condition. that he or
ey wal faithfully disbufse prizes, the whole amount
from e SAFE OF tickets of tickets said lottery
a'eT deductDg thereiom Is per cenluln to b.
applied as herein before directed.
O. ne J'rfAr enacted That, the person or per-
sons niacts aforesaid with the TO eop-
duct and manage the SAID lottery lotteries shall fail 10 ma,
e money Sc faedby the authority u this f., the pu
pose herein mentioned, within the
en, o hs ia 10 paw within reasonable time any prize OF
P".s, 10 su1i person OF persons he entitled the
aue en hfuoh case, the body polite aud corporate tn.
person OF persons thinkng HIMSELF he SELF elves
may, py motion IN the superior Inferior
ehiieo,or "a the Hastings Court OF the civ Of Ri hnon
Ten day Prerions notice thereof writing being given 10 lie
person OF prisons 80 Contracting aud ,anare lie
iouey or lotteries, OF to ms tn
recover )adg'em against any Of them, up ON
" such notice sll have heen served or their heirs
% adini atos for the whole any thereof
which may De due.
T. 1nd be Jtlsr enacted That il shall be The duty of
he said Commissioners, examine the scheme uf,he SAID
e'y OF orts, aud asceTtan whether the fair cor,
eet ana Proper, prepare all the numbers prizes which
'hty themselves shall put into the and utb.
persons to draw the same.
g. his act shall be force, from after the PASSING
then eof ~ o f@"e
~ The Editors Of the National the MORNING
chronicle OF Baltimore, the United States Gazette of Pb,
depha, the Commercial Advertiser Of N York and tbe B
W" rauo' VIII publish the above twice we.k till the Goth
dy, anu forward Their accounts the Richmond Dock Com.
Py .o- fa2 nlelt- April rs. ii0-t20m