Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-05-15
LOTTERY for the RICHMOND DOCK.

thE Commissioners appointed by the suhoined Act Of the
"a General A..enbly OF Virginia, by way Lot.
tichmoId Dock hereby that they will pro.
posa to contract conducting and managing the said Lot
made IN writing sealed aud addressed to Robert Pollard
rrs'ieent OF the Board Of COMMISSIONER postage paid
AN ASA oi raising sum Of money by way OK LOTTERY
!he heneh Of the Richmond DUek.-Passe 9Th March,
BE /, enacted BY the General zen,S,. That Rober,
noilaid Geoise Fisher Robert Gws,hry, James Rawlings
Robert " Scott, Bernard Pryton, james Lyons, Fleming
James Robert SanAfd ohm Allan and John A Laneasitr
OF naJHy Of them, lie and they hereby appointed Com
ehet with u power and authority raise by lottery
lotteries the sum VI fifty thousand doas which said sun o.
any part thereof so soon nsy he sed shall be appro
p',a',d towards completing the Richmond Dock.
10 JsTisr enacted, That shall be lawful for the
SAID conmiss'nners their uecesrs uiaoit II them
sons Tor cOndaetns and managing the SAID loe Lt,eie
taking bond or bnds Of the actors with
good aud sufficient security conditioned for The fsbI
ofmance OF has OF then aud obligations IN relation
Thereto And shall b. lawful person or person,
tactng with tue said 10 ell AMI
or tickets in the laid lottery unit; he or III, shall
have executed the SAID bond bonds aforesaid
to be rais'd as aforesaid by lottery lotteries shall he paid
Y the person OF person, contracting conduct manage
Dock Company, within ny days the drawing of the
dIe'tery OF Lotteries shall have completed aud upon
the production OF the receipt receipts said company shall
be edited by the said or aio ty OF them
Tor such sum or sums shall have been paid sand com
IL it further enacted That in case Of the death resic.
halun REMOVAL reius TO act any other disany o any
Que o, n'e OF the said commissioners, shall aud
lawful fo' the Governor aud Pry Cnuneil this cuminon
wealth to supply such vacancy vacancies, the appoint
tnt Oh another person "rpefOn theI ete as they
shall he n tifrd VI such vacancy.
e J'Ttksr enacted, That the person persons
win ne commissioner TO Conduct sud uIanagp the
SAL lottery or lotteries, snail before they power to oct
IN TINS behalf, be regufrd to bond
10 such penalty shall he approved aud
ing Court Of the eiiy OF Richmond, with condition. that he OF
'hey wan athiny duse Ia prizes the whole amount
eeHed from the sale Of tickets parts Of uck.Iu lottery
Lotteries after deIuc;ng thereto per centum TO be
applied as herein before .iusoitd.
s BE further e,.zc,ed That in case the perso, mr. psr
sons contracting aoIeaii, with the 10 con
duo AID manage the said lottery lotteries shall tail 10 pav
tue hcEey raised by the authority act for the
pose heren mentioned, within the period FIRE spec
cd, OF, ha laiI &c within reasonable time prize or
pre 10 such person may he entitled to the
same hen IN such the body polite corporate the
e;on persons thinking himself het.e or
Ht"jco the Lunes Court of the city Of Rio hooud
ten da5 previous notice thereof writing beig given TO the
person o. persons contracting conduct manage the
SAID lottery OF lotteries hrs their security securities
recover judgment against Aby them uuon
whom such notice shs have hren served, or their heirs
executors adiiEl aio' for TIE whole aay part
which may be due.
q A"d be Ttrth>r encrted That i: shall! he the duty Of
Tue sair commissioners 10 examine the scheme SAID lot
sry or lotteries, and ascertain, whether the fair COR
rect aud proper, prepare al the prizes which
hey themselves shall put the wheel al point suitable
persons 10 draw the SAM.
thereof $40 f''a
IL The Editors OF the National Tntellirencer the Mnp
Chronicle OF Baltimore, the United States Gazette Of P,
dePha the COMMERCIAL Advertiser Of n. York and the Boz
ton PIiiio viii publish the above twice week 'uil The 2
1dy eni iorwaid their accounts to the Richmond a
pany for payment April rs. iIO-tsOm