Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-06-02
THE LAWS.
SKETCH OF TIE ACTS
Of general nature, passed by the General A.
sembiy Of Virginia, 1880 81.

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sembly Of Virgins, is3o 81
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ISL. An act to re organize the Board
Of Public Works; makes the board
consist Of the governor as president.
and the lieutenant governor, treasurer.
and second auditor rs members there
Of; provides. that the principal engi.
neer shall be elected by joint vote of
the Legislature annually, and receive
as salary twenty-five hundred dollars
per anndm, not to deprive him how
ever, for the present year of his present
salary; requires the second auditor 10
report TO the Legislature annually a
succinct statement Of the works in
which the State is interested; the gross
and nett amounts Of revenue. and a
general statement Of the condition Of
the fund; abolishes the former board.
and transfers oil their powers, rights
and duties, to the board hereby organ.
lied.
ls5. An act providing method for
making partition Of real estate held in
jointenancy, tenancy in common or
coparcenary, where some Of the parties
interested are known. aud their shares
ascertained. and others Of the parties
are unknown, or their shares are not
ascertainabie: authorizes in such cases
any party interested. to exhibit bill
IN Superior Court Of Chancery, ha.
wing jurisdiction over the county or
corporation wherein such real estate
lies, setting forth the facts of the case
relative to the parties known, and the
Tact OF there being Others unknown. or
whose shares are unknown, making the
known parties (who do not JON as
p'aintIfts,) defendants, and the un.
known parties defendants as such.
praying the court 10 divide, assign or
allot to the known parties their lust
shares IN sevcraltv. and to reserve for
the unknown parties, or the known
parties whose shares are unknown, so
much rs their shares shall amount to.
Upon such bill. like process shall be
issued on the defendants, known as in
other cases. and the known non.resi-
dent defendants. shall be coEyented
by order of publication a. in other
cases, aud as to the unknown parties.
sueclnet state Of the allegations and
the subject matter Of the ball, shall be
made out and published in some news.
paper SIX weeks successfully, warning
them to appear and assert their rights,
whereupon, after the expiration Of four
months, whether the unknown parties
appear or answer or not. the courts
mSy decree the rights Of the parties
known, reserving the portion for those
unknown; appointing commissioners,
who with the county surveyor, ir ne
ceSSary. shall make the partition sub.
Jeet to be set aside by the court Tor
good cause shewn, provided that al
sent known defendants and unknown
parties, may appear within three years
alter hnal decree anil contest the same.
l87. An act to authorize the Board
OF Public Works TO suspend tic col.
lection Of debts due the Fund for In
ternal Improvement; prohibits the Sc
esnd Auditor from moving for iudg.
ment against any corporate body or
individual, without an order Tor tha,
purpose from the Board.
l96. An act % amend the act, emit.
Tied an act, reducing into one, the seve
raj acts, Tor unlading ballast and burr.
al OF dead bodies from on board ships,
and prohibiting the putting ,iek or dis.
aoled seamen or servants on shore,
without providing for their mainten.
anee; requires, that the masters e chips
or vessels, where there is no ballast.
master wishing TO unload any ballast,