Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-03-07

SKETCH OF THE LAWS,
fGSSed or the General .fsSens5ly Of Virginia a
! me Session Of lS27-2S.
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| 100. An act concerning Jarrett w. Cook.
100. An act to amend an act entitled, an &C
concerning Matthew III. Rice and his securities
| passed March Sth, 1927
! i51 An act concerning the Pententary Insti
tuition, cxempts the officers thereof from working
on roaus and makes IL the duty of the Directors tC
attend The taking OF the inventories of goods of
| ry Iscal year, and allows one hundred and TWEEN
~ I'VE dollars TO Abner Griffin
1873 An act to amend the act TO reduce into one the
acts concerning guardians orphans ,crators
infants masters apprentices, passed Feb 49, 1919
and for other purposes, gives the County and Cor
poIaton Courts power TO decree sale of lands oil
infants, as the Superior Courts of Chancery NAV,
under the 10th, nth, lSih 10TH Goth, 2Ist, 22d,
q Eod sections OF the Act to which this is ainenda-
rory anu under the I'd section of the act extending
me jurisdiction OF the Superior Court Of Chancery
IN certain cases, passed March Sd, 1927; repeats
The 10th section of the act directing the course of
descents, passed March 10th, 1919; and gives the
right OF appeal from auy such decree 10 the Supe-
nor court OF ChaDcery; also, TO decree such sale
to pay debts due from the ancestor or devisor and
10 exempt the slaves from being sold, and invest
ule proceeds IN so many of the slaves az the Court
may think proper, provided, such slaves shall be
valued ny disinterestcd commissioners appointed
acquiring slaves under this act, such slaves 10
descend, as the real estate would have passed; and
requires previous TO such sale, that the guardian
shall execute bond and security, faithfully to ac-
connt for, and invest the proceeds.
10Y. An act concerning iniennifyinr bonds for
the sale OF property under cxecuiion requires the
obiigors in such bonds TO warrant and defend the
interest and estate sold, and if the property be re-
covered, the purchaser shall have his remedy upon
me SAID 3on'i, and any person considering himself
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be maintained thereon, unless commenced within
seven Years, with saving Of three years to in
ianfs, &c: in case of surplus proceeds from the
sale, The courfto make order for the disposition
thereof, until the title he decided. Where the
property OF which the sale was Unidentified shall
be recovered, the court may quash so much of the
return OF the execution as relates to the sale and
upon motion with notice, or upon a scire facas,
may award new writs Of execution for the amount
lot which the property may have sold, with inte-
rest from the day of sale. The act 10 take effect
from the LIST day of May next.
lou An act concerning the Western Lunaiic
Hospital; authorizes the Court of Directors 10 pur-
chase six acres OF land adjacent thereto and gives
damnum.
l6l An act TO amend the act entitled, an act TO
raise money by way of lottery for certain purposes
thcren mentioned, passed March 7th, 1926, and
10 appoint Commissioners 10 locate the road in said
act mentioned
1875 An act concerning the Armory and for o.
theY purposes authorizes the Exelatye to sell all
the articles now stored in the Armory, which are
gong TO decay; 10 obtain surrender of the lease
oil the Boring Mill attached thereto; to ascertain
W!ietner Inc Armory bs sold, EXCHANGED or
leased, and communicate the fact to the next Lee
glslaturc and cause shelter TO be erected on the
fenitcniiary lot to preserve the timber belonging
to the Commonwealth.
ld1. An act appropriating the Public Revenue:
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makes appropriations TO meet the expenditures and
provided by the acts Of the present session.
100 An act concerning the road from Staunton
10 Parkersburg; makes it the duty of the Princi-
PAL Engineers 10 designate the route for the road
from staunton TO the mouth of the Little Kanaw-
ma, between Waston in Lewis, and Parkersburg in
Mood counties.
I66 An act adding part of the County Of Ran
uolph 10 the county of Preston; adds 10 Preston
the part included within the lines following. be-
ginning at Lord Fairfax's Stone, thence 10 the
-Grindstone spring; thence to Cheat River where
me line dividing Randolph and Preston crosses near
James COTS.
10y. An act concerning the Kanawha Road and
navigation; repeats the act vesting in the Com
missioner oil the said road the power of appoint
ing lock-keepers and toll-gatherers on the canal.
and gives the power to the President and Direc-
tors oil tho James River Company; dispenses with
the appointment of said Commissioner and gives
the said Company the power TO appoint an aoent 10
kanawha Road and Navigation, the receipt of
tohs' repairs and completion of the works, and be
governed in all tngs by the directions of the said
Company, with compensation not exceeding eight
hundred dollars - o.
l6S. An act amending the several acts concern.
ing The taxes on licenses 70 merchants and others:
declares the act which passed 10Th February s22
10 De III flli force; makes it the duty of the Conn
InissoneTS oil the Revenue TO furnish lists Of all
merchants, ordinary keepers, Sc who they be.
lieve have failed to take out licenses, and Of wit.
nesses who may give Information thereof and the
court TO order process accordingly: pives the
Commonwealth the same right Of appeal with the
defendant; and requires the Clerks of Courts 10
certify whether the Commissioners of the Reeve
nue. have or have not complied with the provi-
sions OF the act, and without such certificate tho
Auditor is 10 withhold the allowance 10 such Com
missioner
169. An act concerning Richd Sampson.
10. An act reducing the tolls on the Kanavvba
River, establishes also collection district the of.
lice for which to be held at Charleston for All that
part oil said river between the North side of EIl,
hVer' and The south side of Slaughter Creek: and
I ne the James River Company to appoint the
Receiver OF Tolls mediately: exernpts an Loats
which neither ascend nor descend the Elk Shoals
from the provisions Of this act; the said reduced
tolls TO expire at the end of the next session ri the
General Assembly; and requires the Board of Pub
nc works to prepare and report d proper tariff OF
toilS 'or the said river.
WAsH1NCroN, Feb. %.
The Funeral Of the lamentod General-in.Cbiei
OF the Army, took place on Wednesday last pnrsu.
ant to the arrangements which were pre- yiouslv an
nounced to the public We have never. on any
former occasion here, or elsewhere witnessed Ar .
ceremonies SO imposing and So impressive tIrn,,ob
out, as were the solemnities with which the 70.
mains OF this iilusrious citizen were co,n,oiuci :,
the tomb. His body was borne 10 ifs last J,o,n J. y