The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-05-12

tter -nesiy ,hsrsis mentioned s'aeh ssriii.
e,fe siu,Ii ACCOMPANY The sa'h h"Hn' an" 'fie
pr,san arani,al such certificate shall Keep c0-
~ thereof
:. lad bsd f4Jf6et fnacicd, That = shall be
the duf, of every navigator Of Loaf on the
s..4 a., e. s,d rs hfrnlbrs, When be shall take
on bonfd NV spccier Of properly for sale or
it,a.sugtt,flsp WHICH hr claims his % q, TO
eel a caritErlt. from sosas respectable person
IN the ne,ehboarhood where be- shall lake Tie
came stailne the quantity and the phftied'
lar kind Of p opnrfY ~ shipped,
3 4ad b. II further tuatftd. That, in future
every iter waterman VINO shall receive Tn
board his hast o. other ycssri, any produce,
goaJs wares or merchandise and shall fmh' zzle
tbr SAM. or auy part thereof 20 the value ~
four dollars AMI upaar1S shall be deemed gut.
" Of I'll ~ and upon conviction fncteoi hr-
fotr an. court having competent jurisdiction hr
shall suffer confinement IN Tic pail and peui-
tcntiary hnusc Tor = tenn not less fhan one year,
9nd not morr than five years and "bfn the
produce, goods. wares OF merchandise so en-
Ir2ziI 81 III he fess vtluethau four ,llars. the
OH udcf hail he deemed guilty Of perii IA ecney,
and upon conviction thereof hrfYte any such
eouri hail .ni ras ~ either cases Of petit latcen-
ev Nnibiae sereln shall 10 construed as bar
fl pm hiso, mr. gym oi c,sil action against such
offender or "a nders.
AHi br II Gtrihfr euaffrd, That where the
sad ,rvpr Or any 81 rs branches shpli b. the line
hrf.,rrn any oftHe counties thereon, the officer,
OF thr peace IN such counties shall have power
10 exercise the duilcs Of ihcir Office, rs Ear as
relates to tdr direction az prrhnding Of W
I = 90 the sal ttver - ehher d" iheTepi.
IN III b. Il further cunctfd ! lar the said
II pc tor sbaf b. .utIhea 10 demand and ~
C. iee. at comp nsati.n ioi The s'ttiCes hr shall
ht,i 70 prrfprm la rnSorolue this act, the srlm
Of tvo cents Tor every boat loaded with coal III
- Zach INN II srsdl ass down@ard, and The
=uai al So crriz for every other boat passing
downward, mud 10 mono.
Glr1rt of va ret 10 M act, entitled an act for
g97.g the Nasisanou of James River ahovei abe foi.'
IPmad frbuorg 25. 1879
2 AuI h II Further faacted That If there
shoeiI b. n sum grrater than six hundred dol
lars annually received f,om the tax hereby m.
poseo. III surplus shall BE- paid INTO the public
fIeasni, and Whcn - sniiolrncy s3all nave been
pad 10 lor the purpose, II shall be applied by
ihr Governor with the advice OF The council o I
Start TO the erection Of house near The upper
looks on thr chnal for The reception and sale.
b. pug OF any stolen goods - Other property
Which the Inspect OF hoats hall SEIZE lom the
auhinen ~ other persons navigating james riv
~ and II shall moreover be lawful "T M Ia pre-
or al beatSp III" upper locl 10 demand htern
Del cru. upnn the value full stolen goods ~
1iher article, which ne may seiIe. upon the de-
livery al the SAID goods. on other articles TO the
1ghtHt owner or owners thereof aud In shall
receive the like prf cent. when he ,hal sell the
.inlen q DDS or othct articles, HgrceRbly 10 the
laws Of This Commonwealth. upon paving he
mount arsing from such sale to the Owner Of
the proper sold. or into the treasury Of HE
omrnpuwe attn. IA the case nav te.
! Aud h. Il further eanriea That in order
mon completed, Ia carry INTO eject The proyi-
siuns Of The net. rittled " al act for regulating
the navigation OF James river above the falsof
The sad river the Inspector oil hontS ~ theuu-
per locks % the Canai shall have noWcr. aud il
.hai be is duty when he suspects any hoat. na,r-
1ntn Jam 's rlycr mas stolen goods On board or
hat thr pc ION OF persons navigating sold boat
4, lie ca.c may be, has or have been guilty of
b lonIou pinCtccs, 70 serrch said boat either NJ
my place above the upper locks on the canal or
Vt my place N The canal. or 10 the BASIN aud
o TAXI nom said boat such goods produce or
nhef d't'les, as II shall appear have been sio-
cu and iFi ofwhich iisuot contained N the
manifest OF said boat.
.. lid he = jHHcr euaried. That if the in
peoioi OF bont> nj the upper locks shall ~ any
me be necessarily absent or unable 10 execute
he dot'rS o. h. oiiice he shnl hive power. and
shall be his duty 10 arpoint deputy tor thr
lme being who shall ne vested with the same
lowers ns fh" sniH iuserctor Of boats would have
'ossrssed PROV Idld he had becn able To attend
10 ms duiles "a person.
d. All acts fnd parts ofpcis coming VI Thin the
'nN'ew Of his acl, shall he, and the same are
hereby repealed
Z lhn act shall commence and he in force
from the passing lhcrcof
UP strci compliance with tho acquisitions
oi the above acts Of Assembly vii be hereafter
enforced by. ISHAN RANDOLPH,
May ., w3w6D Inspector.