Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-03-03
SKETCHES OF THE LAWS
Passed ty the General assembly Of pirginiG

OF the Monongaa academy, to raise the SUN Of
twenty thousand dollars.
~ An act appointing trustees Of the town Of
Port Royal, in the county Of Caroline, with GER
tain powers, to lay taxes not exceeding twenty
cents per 1.-THE, appoint officers, prevent and sup
press tipping houses, and riots rous & unlaw full
assemblies OF slaves, free negroes and mulattoes.
So. An act to auihorise the erection OF dam a
cross Queens creek, for the purposes of mill TO
be erected by Robert Saunders, jun.
u. An act TO authorize the common counc il
OF the city OF Richmond TO canse said city TO be
supplied with water in certain cases, and 10 i'm
pose taxes to defray the expense thereof
S5 An act to authorize the anne xation Of GER
tain lots and buildings to Shockoe warehouse in the
city of Richmond.
| SO. An ACT adding the county of Mason TO thu
fClarksburg Chancery district; authorizes causes
Instituted in the Greenbrier Chancery Court, when
the said county was attached TO the Greenbrier
district, to be removed TO the Clarksburg Chance
ry Court and the records and papers to be trans
united by one clerk 10 the other. The act to take
effect from the LIST of April.
81 An act to establish town at the Great
Bridge in the county OF Noifo folk, by the name of
Great Bridge.
ther purposes; prescribes the terms upon which
the Executive may accept surrender Of the lease
ofthe boring mill attached thereto.
80 An act to authorize the raising by way of
lottery sum OF money for impf owing the Fau-
qnier and Alexandria turnpik Ike road, tie sum of
thirty thousand dollars.
30. An act concerning Thomas Rutherford;
requires the James River Company 10 reduce the
rent paid by him for the of water for his mill,
10 sum not exceeding the average price paid by
other persons for the of said water
81. An act providing for the extension Of The
! Nanawha turnpike road TO Big Sandy river; au-
thorlses the president and directors Of the James
River Company to borrow sum moi exceeding
fifty thousand dollars, for deiraying the expense
thereof; requires the principal engineer to lay out
and locate the said eXte nson; empowers the com
pany 10 appoint superintendent, and allow him
salary not exceeding seven hundred and fifty dol
lars per annum and prescibes his duties; declares
when tolls shall be received, aid makes il the du-
! ty of ierry-owners TO graduate the banks OF the
water courses to the angle prescribed by this act
and pave or gravel the same.
". An act 10 add part OF the county Of Mon
roe 10 the county of Giles; adds thai part incud. -
within the lines beginning at the mouth OF the
Ford Hollow Branch, thence to Rich ere Elk up the
creek TO the mouth Of SCOTS branch, above Peters
town, and thence to the top Of Peters mountain.
W An act concer nng the processioning OF
iands IN the county OF Isle Of Wight; authorizes
the county court to appoint 10 process
SION such lands as were not processioned according
to law in 1928.
81. An act concerning ferrymen; repeals so much
oil the general law as exempts them from the
sessment and payment Of county levies.
30. An act appointing trustees for the town of
Stanardsvile in the county Of Orange, and for 9TH
er purposes.
SIS. An act concerning the trustees Of The town
OF Weston in the county of Lewis; authorises the
treeholders and house-keepers annually to appoint
three trustees of said town.
81. An act establishing the town Of Triadel-
phia, in the county OF Ohio, the lands OF Josias
Thompson.
IS. An act to change the place OF holding Sc
parate election in the county OF Harrison to
the house Of Nathan Davis, near Leyisport in
said county.
90. An act TO enlarge the town Of Salem in the
county of Botetourt.
100 An act concerning the town of Liberty, in
Bedford county; discontnues alley and opens
another.
I0l. An act allowing Richard Greenway, a free
man OF color, TO remain in this commonwealth
lO2. An act to establish inspection of -four
and Indian meal at the town of Fayete, in the
county OF Montgomery.
1913. An act to authorize separate elections in
certain counties and for other purposes; in The
town Of Lyncbburg, at the court house, at Plum
kett's store house, near the Spout Spring at the
house of Griffin Lewis, near falling river, and at
Hdrden's grocery near Otto river, all in the coun
~ OF Campbell; at Cobler's store house: at the
| store house of Richard Davis & Co; at the eioro
house OF Bowles & James, and at the place called
Cheese Creek Church, in Bedford county; at Nd
thanie u. Thonpson's tavern; at the place called
Negro-foot in Hanover, and a, the residence of
John Piper, in the town Of Springfield, in Hanp
shire county; and allowing justices of the peace
for Campbell county to serve in the Common
Council of Lynchburg.
104. An act authorising William Weaver IN
construct turnpike road from Bath Iron Works
10 Strickler's Springs, in the county Of Rock
bridge
los. An act TO incorporate the Lynchburr Man
uiscturing Company; gives the company the usu-
al corporate powers, with the privilege of hold
ing real estate not exceeding two hundred acres
and capital not less than ten, nor more than If
ty thousand dollars.
l06. An act to incorporate the Pariersburg
Manufacturing Company; gives the company SINH
lar powers, with The capacity to hold real estate
not exceeding fifty acres, with capital not
more than twenty, nor less than FIVE thousand
dollars.
lo7: An act to incorporate the Berkeley Manu-
featuring Company, with like powers, and with a
capital not less than twenty nor more than one
hundred thousand dollars, and capacity TO hold
real estate not exceeding five hundred acres. This
company and the two preceding incorporated
for Ire purpose Of manufacturing cotton, wool,
| fax &c.
108. An act TO amend the several acts concern
ing the Bank Of the Valley in Virginia; substi-
tutes for the oath heretofore required Of persons
voting for directors, oath, that The shares in
right Of which they vote bona Gde their own
property, that they held in fduciary
character, and authorises the Executive TO appoint
directors the part Of The State, within twenty
days after The snnua! meeting Of the stockholders
when they shall have failed 10 make the appoint
ment; and II the Executive fail, any four of the
directors may make such appointment, within
not less Than FIVE, nor more than ten DAYS there.
| after.
100. An act declaring Fish creek pubic high.
| way.
10 An act changing The time Of holding The
ran term oi Pilnee william Superior Court; 10
the second Monday In November In every year
III An act TO incorporate the DanyIle Manu-.
featuring Company; invests them with the
usual powers of corporate bodies: allows them the