The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-05-19

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person grating ss,ca certificate snail 4stp a o.
py saefrof
.iHd ts i farihet snedssg, That it hall lie
ne daly Of every navigator Of 1oat o.. tie
said fiver AIN as branches. whes H. shall take
o" beard an species OF properly for sale o.
traHspofisiioa which iu olailas as his own. ia
sei certificate from sepse respectable perso,
~ The ne hooufhood where lie shall take ne
sane sta'ing The quantity aud the paltic,s.
lar Kind Of property 20 shpptd
:. lid Be dfu4iff enacted. That, IN folare
every iTer Waterman Who snail receive on
BOARD his boat OF other Yessei. aay produce.
goods wa5es OF hnerrhaGdise and shall efnbrzz e
The same, or any par- thereof 20 the value II
tour dollars aud upW ards. shall be decme,l gull
~ OF Tel ny and upon conviction thereof he.
fore any court having competent Jurisdiction. ne
shall STEER confinement in the iaa and reni.
tertiary house fer tenn MOI less han ono rrat.
and not moFr than i've years aud mhea the
produce, gnods, wares or merchandise 50 eai-
bezzied shall 81 81 les yslaethau -four 4 liars The
offender .heil be dsfned guilty Of petit lstceney,
aud upon canv.ctian thereof tefuie ahy such
court shall steer ia other cales Of petit iarceu-
cy Nothing be EN- stall b, construed as bar
riag any person injured by such eis4rzzIcmeut,
from his OF hsr right Of clsii action ganist such
offender OF Offenders
y Ind be II further eiacfed, That ahere tie
said river any al iis branches shall be The liue
brt~etn any oftHe counties thereun tie officers
Of the peace IN such counties sha bave paAer
to EXERCISE the duties Of their Office. rs Ear as
relates 10 the direction o. experimenting Of wa
ter.mru on the said fiYer. o. enhtr de fheleoC
-. AHd he a further enacted. That die aid
inspector shall tie entitled TO deuiand and re.
cese. As compensation for the services be shall
nave O. perform, IA eG,ofctug this act the sum
Of tao cents Tor every boat loaded with coal on
ly zach time il shall pass downward ard the
sum Of sA cents Tor esery other boat passing
dOWGWafIs, and 40 more
Extract Of an ari 70 amend r. entitled sc io FOR re-
gnatmRtht Navigation Of Janlo, River above the Falls
Of sa.d fiVrr.
(Passed febuarp %. 1879
3 Aad te It ftrtler enacied, That If there
should be q suu greater than six hundfed dol.
lars annually received from the tax beitbv in,-
posed tn surpIus stall he pald iuto the public
treasury; aud hen sufieiency hail have been
paid ~ fnr the purpose, it shall ~ applied by
the governor with the advice Of the council o,
STATE, to the crrclion of a house near the upper
locks on The canal for the reception and safe
keeping Of any stolen goods or other property
which the inspect az boats shall seize from the
hortinen % other persons nByig ating James riV
and Il shall moreover he lawiu tor the'inspec.
tor Of boats at The upper locks 10 demand fifteen
per cent upon the value ofall stolen goods or
o'her articles wbich he may seize. upon the de-
livery 81 the said goods, ofher articles to the
rightnul owner or owners thereof : and he shall
receive tie ike PEI cent. when he shah sell The
stolen goods o. ether articles agre, ably 10 the
laws of this Commonwealth, upon paying lie
mount ising from such sale 10 the owner of
the properly sold. or iutn the treasury Of the
Communw' aifh ~ the case may he.