Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-27

SKETCH OF THE LAWS
Passed at the .SesSio, of 1891 %

me repairs to the senate chambers apprentices an addition
al sum oil Tour hundred dollars.
z An act, TO amend an act entitled an ac, co,ccrp,,
'us returned delinquent for non payment of taxes ant
nas'ng disposition OF certain lands delinquent and O
escheacd lands, Tor the benefit actual and bona
de holders thereof under grants from the
wmch passed the LIST of April 1881; allows further time
"h' e Isl Jany 1884 fort the redemption of lands which
would be liable TO forfeiture under the said act ON the LED
January 1892 and further time until the LIST April Isat
e redemption OF all such lands would be rrcdcema
oe or aoe to forfeiture the LIST January and LIST No
vembcr, 1888; extends the 2Is and 22d sections of the
sad act until the lands referred above as liable TO
ieiture or would be irrcdccmabe after tho ncr;oic
aforesaid shall be absolutely forfeited and vested in The
literary und and authorizes the auditor to give credit for
an areaages oil taxes upon proofc or that
Tue '"xeS were enormously charged.
D. An act authorizing protacted special term of tho
superior court oil Augusta TO commence ON the I'd d.v
days. - ~ Say
l. An act to amend the act entitled an act TO provide
Tor opening and improving road from the Pennsylvania
ine by way of Elizabethtown in Ohio county 10 The
ONO river, and for other purposes
D. An act authorizing OF money TO he raised bv
lottery TO construct road from the town of Covingon in
e county oil Aleghany, TO the Red Sulphur Springs in
the county OF Monroe authorizes the sum of forty thou
sand dollars TO be raised for that purpose
o. An act changing the times of HOLDING certain mar
terms 9l Tie county courts Of Lunenburg Meek
TO The month OF June annually instead of Nav
An act providing for the publication of the laws con-
oVersees OF the poor, and the poorof this common
wealth. requires the auditor of public accounts to cause
een hundred copies of all the laws force on the sub
Ject oil the poor TO be printed in pamphlet FORM twelve C
he SAID copies TO be distributed the be moor
In the several counties of the commonwealth
an act making further provision for the relief of in.
oVeht deptor prcscribes that when any prncipa shall
De surrendered by his her bail after Judgment they
may discharge themselves from custody by taking the
oa,h Oh insolvency IN the same under a ca sa
u An act extending the time within which prosecn
uons Tor pett larceny may be comrnenced 10 anv per
"i,,h hve years after the commission of the offence
TO- An act 10 amend the act entitled an act 70 amend
the act entitled, act amend an act concernng The
town OF Lexington. VIZ
IL. An act changing the DAVIS of fbe commit, - c
Hampshire and Hardy. "
~: An act appointing new commissioners to select
site Tor the seat OF justice for the county of Floyd
io' An act giving to the Wellsburg and Washington
turnpike company further time complete their road
IL An act to authorize certain ferries across Bic sandy
lucky Shore F va VIC "
10. An act amendaory of the several acts REGULATING
me appointment of directors the part of the Common
weat Tor the Farmers Bank of Virginia the North IVES
tern Bank oil Virginia, and the Bank of the alley in Vir
GINA. w ANY III VII
acrs DIE s7'eAnooafi river Uery9en The towns OF Port
Republic and New Haven.
ls An act 10 amend act entitled an act TO incorpor
ate the Winchester and Potomac railroad company
49, An act TO authorize lottery for the benefit of the
Mechanic Benevolent Society the borough of Norfolk
20 An act to authorize lottery for the benefit of
the Literary Society OF Romney in the county OF Hamp
81 An act concerning William Bagy
~ An changing the time OF holding two of the quar-
teriy courts oil Kanawha county, and of Monongaa
county.
3d. An act concerning the appointment of
oil lands, and for other purposes authorizes the several
county courts TO proceed to the appointment
where they have failed do at the regular time
prescribed by law and the said to execute
the duties required Of Them and complete the same be-
fore the first of May next.
2i An act changing the time of holding the terms Of
the general court and for other purposes changes the
winter term TO the first Monday in December and the
summer term 10 the first Monday in July; and dispenes
with the summoning of grand ures said court with.
out special order OF Judge thereof
25. An act allowing Walker Tmberake further time to
complete his bridge.
20 An act to incorporate COMPANY to construct toll
hr lupn tho l, rlynfI
ed Rockford
~ An act Incorporating company 10 construct turn
pike road from the town OF Harsonburg in the county of
Rockingham to Ihorntons gap in the county of Cupeper
IS An act changing the fall terms the superior courts
OF the first Judicial crcuit prcscribes for the court of
Princess Anne the 22d, and for Nansemond the 3On da
of September; for Isle of Wight the 7th; for Surrv the
10Th, for Greensville the 23d; for Southampton the 20
days OF Octobe and for Norfolk the 10th day November
unless the said days shall be Sunday then the lie
days
30 An act to authorize separate election at the house
Of IL. ThompSonin the county of Hampshire.
30. An act TO authorize two separate elections in the
comfy of Jackson; the house OF John Dewitt and
the other at the residence of Patrick Board.
81 An act authorize separate election at PETERSBURG
in the county of Hardy.
30. An act to change the place OF holding separate
election in the county OF Rockbrdge.
33. An act to authorize separate election at the house
Of Mastn Stegal in the county of Floyd
81. An act 10 authorize separate election at the house
orc. Hickle in the county of Shenandoah
35. An act to establish three separate elections in the
county of Fayete and in the county of Nicholas at
the houses oil Samuel teshmaD oil Lemue FARRELL and OF
Thomas Hopkins in the county of Fayettc and at the
store house Of Hudson NJ. Dickcrson in Nicholas.
36. An act TO amend act entitled prescribing
the OF electng trustees for the town of Mddcburg
in the county Of Loudoun and vcsng them with corp-
rate powers.
81 An amend the charter OF the city OF Williams
burg.
49, An act to raise sum of money by lottery to connect
the waters of Back bay and Link Horn bay.
80. An act releasing To Harriet Matthews the common
wcahs right to the real estate OF Robert EaGlock de-
ceased.
40. An authorizing The governor of this common.
wealth ccde to the United States certain parcel of land
Assaeague island in the county of Accoack for the
purpose Of erecting light-hous thereon.
Al. An act to amend the incorporate the lynch
burg manufacturing company.
~ An act changing the fall term of Augusta superior
court.
43. An act to incorporate the Richmond manufacturing
company.
IL. An act changing the name Of Henry sprouse TO
Henry Wood.
Is. An act allowing Samuel Pann further time Tor
the erection OF toil-bridge Staunton river.
49, An act authorizing the sale Of trust in certain
cases; Prescbes that when the trustee the person for
whose benefit the trust created shall think IL advantage
TO make sale Of the estate, they may exhibit bill in
the country corporation court in tire superior court
law and chancery for the county corporation where the
estate part thereof is setting forth the whole estate In
trust and the facts showing the advantages to result from
the sale All persons interested TO bc made parties; The
appoint guardians, dd Item for Infants and the
facts showing the propety Of the sale to he proved BY
dsnerested witnesses. Where there are infant parties,
deposition allowed to be read unless be taken in the
presence OF the guardian upon nterogaorc agreed
upon by him. If the court be satisfied Of the propficy OF
The sale, and That injury 10 the rights OF will result