Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-02-28
SKETCHES OF THE LAWS

The Virginia Legislature will adjourn, possibly to-day
The adjournment has been in some measure retarded
ey the senate rejecting the Revenue Bill amongt o,hes
reasons, because the graduated Lottery oces WIS.,
considered unequal and because they objected lowering
this time the taxe We shall lay the ems,
the Les,ure in all probability, before our readers in our
as1t Psper In the tune lay before them portion
Of the Sketches Of the Laws which have p.,ed during
| this very interesting 6essou.
The Senate have passed MIR. Fit.hushs Sehoob without
amendment; most mpor,snt and believe very .au,ar,
innovation in cur ystem Of Elementary 6ehool Among
me other sterestng Of the present S,sos
scarcely rcspitulse the COnveLon Act the the
tension VI the KAnawhs turnpike road TO Big Sandy river
and the AnFarif Resolutions drawn forth by resolutions
oil south oarons and We shall every exer-
ten to close our Sketches Of the Laws paper
SKETCH
| ~ the Ld,cs passed at the Session Of lS2S-'29
l. An act concerning the administrators and
securities OF Jerman Baker, late Treasurer of the
Commonwealth; authorises them to sell the lands
| OF the said Baker upon credit of one, two, three
aud hour years, and holds up the execution against
the personal estate until sale can be advantage
ously effected.
2 An act to establish the town Of Fayette, in
tne county OF Montgomery; on the south east
side Of Roanoke river, near the junction of the
north and south forks thereof.
a. An act 10 amend an act, entitled an act con-
corning William Massenburg and Jacob X. Wray;
authorses them TO change the site OF their tide
mill
4. An act changing the time of holding the
spring term of Randolph Superior Court and the
monthly and quarterly terms Of the County Court
of Grayson; changes the term of Randolph court
to the Friday after the first Monday after the 4th
Monday, in April, III every year, and the County
court Of Grayson, to the Sd Monday in each month,
and the quarterly terms thereof to March, June,
August and November. To take effect from lst
Feb. 1929.
3. An actto amend an act, entitled an act to re-
duce into one act, she several acts concerning the
Literary Fund; withholds the quotas that shall
hereafter be due any county corporation, until
the unexpended BALANCE shall appear by legal re-
port to have been reduced TO amount not ex-
ceeding one years quota of such county or corpo-
ration, until legal steps shall be taken to
the balances due and accounted for, by the pre-
sent or former treasurers; and the attorneys for
the Commonwealth are required to take steps for
such recovery.
6. An act to amend the act, entitled an act to
provide for holding special terms of the Superior
court of law in certain cases, and for other purpo-
ses legalises the proceedings of the Judge of the
9th Judicial Circuit extends the provisions OF the
I'D and 7fth sections of the act concerning the
adjustment, jurisdiction and powers of the Supe-
rior courts OF law, passed March Sih, 1919, to the
special terms of said courts, provided such special
terms do not interfere with the General court and
! authorizes the Judge aforesaid to hold interme-
date term for Frederick county, on the Goth Feb,
1929.
z. An act to alter the time of ho:dng a sepa-
rate election at the house of Benjamin Wright, in
the county of Mason; changes il to the day the e.
lection sholden at the courthouse.
8. An act allowing Michael Smith, free man
of color, to remain in the commonwealth for lin
tied time.
| s. An act allowing certain persons of color to
remain in the State Tor limited time; gives the
privilege to Phillis and Hannah, and the children
of Hannah, formerly the slaves of James Scott, Of
Russell county.
10. An act TO authorize the erection OF gates a.
cross the public road leading from Parkersburg to
Marietta.
III. An act exemptng old men from labouring
OH the public highways; extends the exemption al,
the age of 60 years, upon the affidavit of the per-
son, before magistrate.
| II. An act 10 change the time Of holding certain
separate elections in Randolph county; alters the
time 10 the day onwhch the election is held at the
court house.
| 49, An act changing the times of holding GER
tain courts; fixes the time for Nicholas county, on
| the Tuesday after the 4,h Monday in April and
September; and the quarterly courts for the coun-
| ty of Greenbrier, in the months OF May and Oc-
| tober, and for the county of Pocahonias, in the
months Of June and November.
! II. An act TO change the place Of holding a sep
arate election in the county of Preston, to the
house Of John A. wo,ring, in the town OF Mount
Carmel, or such other house the commissions rs
| may hereafter appoint
!
| vile in TazewelI county; authorises the county
court Of Tazewell 10 appoint commissioners to re-
survey said town, and make certain additions
| thereto.
Is, An act disposing of sum Of money in the
hands Of the examiners Of branch pilots the
| Rappahannock river; distributes the sum now In
the hands Of the board Of examiners, among the
pilots to whom branches were granted, their
| representatives.
| IL. An act to amend an act TO incorporate the
New Baltimore Manufacturing Company, passed
Feb. 9Th, 1928; reduces the amount OF the mini.
mum capital 10 the sum of 5000.
IS. An act releasing to Margaret s. WAGNER
the Common syeal,h's right TO certain. legacy.
| 10. An act concerning the poor children Of the
parish of DettingeD, in the county Of Prince Will
liam; authorises the School Commissioners of the
county, to apply the interest Of the fund beguesth
ed to the poor Of said county, to the education,
for the benefit Of The poor children OF the sait
parish, together with so much of the annual quota
arising from the literary fund, will be suificien
for that purpose.
20. An act TO authorize the inhabitants Of Wells
r burg, in the county Of Brooke, 10 raise sum o
money by lottery, for the purposes therein men
toned; appoints commissioners 10 raise not ex
ceeding $4,000, to be applied TO Che erection o
a wall, TO prevent the entertainments Of the Ohit
river, and to regain the land and street lost by the
faction Of the water.
81 An act to anthorisc separate election at iht
house Of Peter Conrad, in the county Of Ran
dolph.
20. An act to auihofse three separate election
in the county Of Culpeper; at the houses Of BeR
iann @. Yates. in the town Of Wcodville; Of Ma
; thew w. Gahright, in the lower part OF the coun
~; and Of Thomas Lutchett, in the town o
marlborough.
%. An act 10 anthorise two separate elections II
; the county Of Banlwhs; at the houses Of Mrs
Mary Tayes near the mouth OF Coal river, an
Of John Jones, on the south side of KaDawha ri