Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-03-10

| Hoo"k tuc COUNTY OF Charlotte q
the sixth judicial district.
Changing the Superior Courts Of .au
Tor Mecklenbarg to tive Wednc sday be
fore the ist Monday ia April and Sep
tembcr for Charlotte 10 the secont
Monday in April and September 70,
Hanover 10 the second Wednesday In
May and October.
Making IL The duty Of the Coroner oI
the city Of Richmond TO hold all in.
quests IN the Penitentiary, aud in case
OF any good reason for his sbaenc~.
empowering the Mayor, Recorder, OF
any Alderman Of said city, 70 perform
the duty; allowing him or thc,a fees.
Requiring returns &c sales Of the ef-
fects Ut insclvent debtors; makes II
the duty Of Shcri!is, Sergeants. and
other officers, within sixty days after
such sale, to-makc return to the Office
OF the clerk Of the court where the
Judgment was rendered; specifying
the property sold, the price Of each ar.
ticle, and the amount made by such
sale. under the same fines as Tor not
returning writs Of fl. ia. , the return to
be recorded aud have the effect of re-
turns Of such writs.
To amend the law allowing a reward
Tor killing wolves; allows twelve dol.
lars for each wolf scalp taken in the
counties OF Rockbridge and Augusta.
Adding 10 the county Of Logan a
part Of the counties Of Kanawha and
Cabeii, beginning at the head of Rock
Greek, thence taking the dividing ridge
between Rock aud Camp creeks to the
mouth of Camp creek, thence to the
mouth OF Big Horse creek, thence to
the gap OF Trace Fork Mountain, thence
To Ugly creek; and thence to the mouth
Of Marrow Bone.
Amending the act concerning the
provisioning Of lands in the counties
OF Southampton and Nansemond, re-
peals the second section of the act con.
corning the processioning Of lands in
certain counties, passed. cath January,
1924. SO far as il relates 10 the said
counties; and authorises the courts oil
the said couutics at their January OF
February Court, to appoint procession
ers to procession the lands therein.
Authorizing the Executive to arm,
the militia OF the aist Brigade or any
portion thereof.
Toprevcnt the destruc ton Of oy sters
between the lst days Of May and Sep
TENDER, in the Rivers Of York, War
wick. Severn or Ware; imposes penal.
ty OF twenty dollars on free persons,
and stripes on slaves, for violating its
provisions within said period, but ex-
empts resident citizens who shall take
oysters for their own, or the consump.
ton OF their families; prescribes, ,ba,
instruments exceeding twelve inche.
+ in length, and ten in depth, shalt no,
be used in fishing for oysters within
the said rivers. The law to take e.
feet ist May, 1880.
TO amend the act TO organize Con
vention.
! This act was published in full ia
our last paper
! Imposing taxes for the support o.
Government; reduces the taxes fvs
cents on each slave, two cents on each
Nurse, fifty cents on writ tax in ths
Superior Courts of Law, and twenty
live cents on writ tax In the County
Courts; provides that if any mechanic
mIllincT or other person, taxable as re
tail merchants, shall swear that th,
! average sales oI goods connected viii
their line III business, does not exCee,
the amount Of sales of articles of thei
manufacture or mechanical labour, the,
shall only pay tax Of ten dollars
imposes q tax Of twenty dollars on eve
Wy clock pedlar IN each county 10 whicl
lac trades. All other taxes remain a,
heretofore.
To aInsad the act prescribing gene
raj regulations for the Incorporation .
/. Turnpike Companies; authorizes an,
company TO correct aud change the 10
cation OF their rOad as mas be deemed
advantageous, upon making compensa
ton To the owners of land preyiousl
occupied, for damages, TO be delermin
J cd by assessors appointed by the Conr
: OF The countyj aud upon asceftainin
, and paying for the damages upon th
! ness location; aud inhibiIs any COuf
) FROM issuing an order declaring an
. section Of = road completed, accordin
20 tie law to which this i amendatOiy
4 without the presence Of an Attorney /
take care Of the interests u the com
= monweasih. Sach company 10 pc
: costs when TIE application to the & oui
E foF suei ortler fails.
Authorizing an additional loan /,
SO. 900 0D the cretH Of the state. /
;. l1e applied Va completing the esisnsiu
E Of the Ksnswha Turnpike to the saeSl
= % Big Sandy River.
/. Aatbofislng q change ~ the locaiio
y sf Ihe kanauha Turnpike read. fsol
r tsat made b. tie Principal Eneinee
J. iyetwcro the land as lahn Shrr0 shos