Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-03-16

complied with.
l6l A. set concerning the James River
Company, aulhofises them 20 make such alter
atoms in The slopes. as will admit the passage
OF III, not to exceed ;wo hundred dollars.
lo2 An set conc rning the trustees OF Slate
Rivaf; authorizes them 10 make agreements
with he owners oil the mills upon the river for
the privilege ofereeting locks in their dana, g.
IN case of Engagement, gives them the said
privilege, and authorizes the summonine ola
jury 10 assess the damages, with The right o.
appeal 10 the Superior Court IT Bnckingh ham,
lh3 Al act imposing taxes Tor the support
OF 60 efnmenti ieves he same taxes rs during
the last year, with The exception Of the tax orr
slaves, which IL reduced To iori, instead nf for.
sven cents on bofsrs. &c which Is reduced
10 ten instead oftweve cents aud on senls of
superior aud interior courts, which Is reduced
to one dollar md fifty cent instead Of two dol.
lars impos tex on the vender> OF lottery
tickets of th,'e hundred dollars, and on iotte-
RES authorised BY the Stuie of siits dollars
and makes 10 the duty Of the banks in the city
OF Richmond 10 receive IN payment of public
taxes AMI dues, The notes OF the Bank OF III.
Valley aud Northwestern banks in the same
manner those notes are now receivable at the
public treasury.
I'D An act appropriaing the public reve.
nue. makes ihr appropriations according 10 the
reducing The appropriation 10 the military esinb.
lis'mru, fron twen,y.se,en thousand to iifcso
thousand dollars the other alterations are not
important.
l65. An act To establish The town Of Iawna.
vile IN the county ofLogan.
100. An act concerning Philip Brnmskiil, a
man OF color.
lb7 Al act CONCERNING the Auditors salary,
(,norceges u, salary of the Auditor oi Public
Accounts IAN $500 10 $4,000
1853 An act cone rnhg Erasmus Cams, nd.
n,ns', .ier u Henry Capps. dec
100 An ne, uthorisInr sale of the elnves
of Thomas q Pollard, n lunaiic.
l1o. Anatt concerning indexes TO deeds.
(anIhorses 500 H. lac puid to David Dorring-
ton ioi his double index 10 all deeds retn,jrJ In
the Clerks oiliee OF the General Court ff,sn IN,
year 1923 II nlso requires the Clerks Of
county and Corporation Courts H. index all
deeds hereafter admitted to record in the sind
Courts, rs we'll IN the name OF The grantee rs Of
the Rranlor
III, Al act reducing the urn of solitary
confinement in the Peni,entnry, aud for q.
ther purposes. III directs TIM henee1nrih ev.
cry convict hall be confined in hi solitary
cell, NJ convenient Intervals uf time deserving
TO he inflicted Immediately preceding hi dis
charge three months Of his sentence Of soliiary
confinement but that II shall be the duty 81
the upeiiniendant 10 rpmove any convict iron,
the cell lin his oplnon aud the opinion OF III
attending physician, the state Of such convict
shall require 1t. II is made The duty of the
Executive 10 prescrbe all rules f.r the nov.
"inmeni OF the Interior of The Peniicniiary
which have been authorized bv the acts o.
Assembly TO b" prescribed b., the Board Of
DIRECTORS, aud the Beard are 10 see all th.sr
rules carried inio execution. The Supnrioteu.
dani ana Directors are to make such changes
IN the structure of the solitary cells upon tho
ground noor, ns Will cause them 10 be well
hghied' hah ventilated. and 10 cut off all con
'ei'a1on between the eons lets confined there.
~. y raises the salary Of The first Clelk H.
The Pen'ieniihry Store from 10 300 dollars
II aboiif hes The tailoring business excep, for
clothing the eon,ici, aud the public guard II
hnl l"iines the purchase Of team engine OF
suilicIfn' power to pIope the necessary mach
merry 80 carry on the woolrns mandatory, and
also spinning jimmy Il such other machinery
as shnll be necessary Ion the busine.s)
liz. net CO. corning Pensioners upon The
I'nrinoai oncetyi tau horzcs them TO be
pad cut Of the Public lren-uIy such portions
OF then respective pensions rs they may have
been deprived of, aud IN like rnanner from
time to lime, the deficiency which shalt be found
to exist IN their pensions ns charged upon the
interest Of SAID fund, IN consequence Of the
late deialcailons IN tho treasury
l13 An act releasing To sundry citizens a
Wood county paris OF the land formerly held
by John Jones Waldo.
ia An ACT 10 amend the several acts cor
corning thr Richmond Dock Company--PTp
''deS that unless the Company shall AT some
point below NJ yos lslnnd, nj their own es.
pcnsc, construct lock IN the bank of thu
Dock, of such dinner SONS MS shall be dc.ipno
ted by The Principal engineer OF ihn State, aud
shall Keep open from The L,ck 10 the river n ma.
Vga'lon Tor all b0ats which can navigate thu
Jain's hIv"r canal, the Company shnil Mt thei,
own 'tpenso construct n lock in the bank o. ils
Dock above Mnvo's Island and below ihr chain
OF locks leading from The basin of the James
r'Ve' company, OF such 'imensions rs shall bp
prescribed by the principal Engineer for thu
save passage OF the tanal boats They are al,
lowed I'LL the LIST of August 1890, to complete
elmer OF these works as they may elect, their
election Go be made known 10 the James River
company by The FIRST of May next-lD the
in'an tifne the Company shall go on 10 receive
The tolls authorised by their original charter
In case the Dock Company shall determine 90
MAKE the lock above Mayn's Island, then the
James River Company shall erect a dam from
the upper part of Confluence ISLAM obiquely -
To til" Northern abumeni of Mayo's bridge on
The Island FIRST inep ioped and dam from the
upper part Of Confluence land 10 the Isnna
next above H. both dams to be of sufficient
height TO afford water deep en- ugh NJ the lock
TO be erected by the Dork Company above
Mayos Island TO navigate all boats which eau
navigate the Canal; and from the Southern
extremity OF the dam shn cut a canal through
Confluence Island TO the nearest point on the
South side ofthaI Island where the water is
deep enouehin the river for navigation aud
IN the canal shall construct lock OF such dr.
mens ons as may be prescribed by the Princ-
pal Engineer for the easy ascent aud descent Of
all boats which can navigate the canal. These
two companies are to keep their works respec.
lively in good repair--and The Legislature re-
serves TO itself the right of opening a commu-
nicaton from he Dock above Mayo's Island TO
tide wafer. should the Dock Company erect
a lock aud open a navigation below that Island.