Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-02-28


%. An act to auhoiise 4 Separate election in
Fnei,town in the county CT Frederick
90. an act incorporating company 10 construct
turnpike road from Winchester 10 Stoncy creek,
with capital II ore hundred Thousand d0lats, to
be called the Valley Turnpike Company.
67 An act Incorporating Manufacturing Com
pahy al the tails OF the Rappahannock river, with
acalitai stock ci not less than twenty i've thou
sand, Oor more than one hundred thousand dollars,
with power TO sue and be suod have common
seal, hold real estate, make bylaws and elect Off
GERS The act to continue in force for twenty
Years, aud no longer
6S. An act TO incorporate the Richmond tIanu
featuring Company, with capital Of not less than
nifty thousand, nor more than two hundred and fif-
" thousand dollars, with the same powers and
provisions as continued in No. 81
o. An act TO incorporate the New Baltimore
manufacturing Company, with capital not less
man ten thousand, nor than fifteen thousand
uohafs, with the same powers and provisions
tanned ia No CT
~ An act TO authorize three separate elections
IN the county Of Greenbrier at the houses of Mi
chaei Bright, of Lewis Terry, and of Col. James
kincuid
n An act 90 amend an act, entitled an act TO
raise sum ci money by way OF lottery for the
benefit OF the Richmond Dock Company passed
the 9th day OF March, 1927; gives the commits
stoheIs power tn contract with one more per-
dollars.
10. An act for changing the poor house es,ab-
ish'nent oil Nelson county; authorizes the same TO
De SOLO, and other lands TO be PurchaSed, and build
iDgs TO be erected
the house OF Hugh M'Gavoc in the county of Giles
II An act establishing the towns of Middle
wheeling and South Wheeling in the county of
Ohio
IS. An act concerning the town of b ath in Nor
gan county.
76. An act authorizing loan of arms TO Daniel
T. Hatch, In the county of DnYidilie; for the use
OF The students at the Military Academy, in said
county.
IT. An act allowing Alice j.. Farley TO remove
from this State certain slaves held by her for life
rs An act to amend an act, entitled an act con
corning oodstock, passed January II, 1900; gives
me trustees power 10 assess taxes not exceeding.
500, IN said town. and to sink wells, ana fixes the
last Saturday Ill March annually, for the election
oitruStees.
10. An act concerning the town of Winchester
IN the county of Frederick repeats the act prohi-
biting magistrates of said town and county from
being elected ovcrsecrs OF the poor and authorises
the election OF president pro tempore, in the alb
Sencc, or in OF the death of the president of
the common council
80. An act concerning the heirs of Christopher
Roane, deceased; gives them the communication
pay due the said RuaIlc us a cpptain of Arllerv in
the revolution.
81 An act concerning the public library; re-
quires the Executive 10 cause a room in the Capt.
ioi TO be fitted up for the same i'll which the books
are TO be deposited, under the superintendent of
the clerk oil the council who Is made librarian c X
oticio; and 10 provide rules for its government to
winch the librarian is TO adhere, and authoriscs
them to make any contract for the sale of the re-
ports OF decisions of the court of appeals prior or
subsequent TO their publication.
81 An act making provision for furnishing the
pubic officers with the new map of Virginia, and
ior other purposes; prescrbes the number and kind
oil map for each Office, aud directs the Executive
TO present one of the large maps the governments
ol the ". s., and of each State 10 the Union
81 An act TO amend an act authorising the trus-
tees OF the Randolph Academy to raise sum of
Ixr Lotto. 81, IL.
select three Of their number to be commissioners
ior raising 2Oo0O,with power TO contract with any
other persons to conduct and manage the same.
o.. An act concerning the trial and punishment
oil slaves, Tree negroes and nnulatoes, in certain
cases; changes the punishment OF free negroe,
where they were liable to be punished with stripes
transportation aud sale. TO in the PEN
iscniiary, not less than five than Is years.
and upon a second conviction confines them for
life; and where upon the second conviction, the
question OF the former conviction was not made
the Keeper OF the Penitentiary is to give inforna
ton thereof to the superior court Of Henrico coun
", which pronounces the said sentence; repeats
tile laws which provides the punishment Of stripes
transportation and sale, but where the offence as
committed prior 70 the passage of this act the
criminal to be tried by the former law, with the
provIso that the formerpuniShment, with the con-
sent OF the criminal, may be comInuted for that
prescribed by this act provides, that if any slave
shall commit larceny TO the value oftenty dollars
or less, he shall be tried by any Justice of the
not eXceedngthrty nine, and if acquitted, the ac-
quitia to be tlnal but upon conviction, the owner
may appeal, upon giving bail for the appearance
OF such slave to the next county court 10 be pun
ished, if convicted, aforesaid.
30. An act concerning William Massenburg &
Jacob X. Wray
30 An act concerning Peter Tripleu.
e. An act concerning the town of Fincastle
III the county of BotetouTt; extends the limits of
the town, and gives the trustees tie power to as.
sess additional taxes for repairing and keeping in
order the roads within said limits and exenpts the
citizens from working on public roads
oS. An act allowing Lydia, free woman of
colour, TO remain in this Commonwealth for limit
cd time.
3D. An act incorporating company TO construct
turnpike road from Petersburg TO GAINESVILLE i'm
the county oil Mecklenburg; with capital OF Sc
yenty live thousand dollars, to be governed by the
regulations the general turnpike law.
90 An act to amend an act entitled an act
reducing into one act all acts and parts of acts
making provision tor the restraint, support and
maintenance otidiots and lunatics and tle preser
WALTON and management of their estates; provides
that when AZ order is made 70. the removal of any
!unalc to either OF tine State hospitals, the sheriff
or other oilicer shall ascertain By letter directed TO
inc clerk oil such hospital, whether there be any
vacancy or not; and until such fact be ascertaiued
the lunatics are to be confined in the Jail unless
some iIiend viii become bound 20 take care OIL
theIn; gives compensation 10 the officers for con-
Feyng TIE said lunatcs and imposes penalty for !
neglect of duty.
VI An act TO authorize u separate election in !
me town oil Salem, ia the c1unty Of Botetourt
w. An act to authorize separate election at /
nc house otBenjamin Wright, in the county oil
90. An oct releasing to William whit, and
others the Commonwealth, 80.