Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-19

81, An act incorporating the Marshall and Ohio
,,rnlp company with a capital Of $l3,CO to con,
s,ruct turup Ike road from Ezabethlo"n IN
county through the narrows 10 inc to"h " e.
Gag An uct incorporating The PETERSBURG anu Nos'
folk Savings Institutions. . r,.- j.. ..,,
,oI br;dgc across the Roanoke 'vcr opposite The LOW"
of Clarksvillc in the county of hecklenouFg
odS An act limiting rccOrrres on Judgments IN otEel
Co.. ,iiow. ,bc defendants in actions upon such
Irnrn, 10 plead any act Of The STATE where Tie Juog-
melt was rendered, limiting the time Tor me recovery
If such iudruent in bar OF such acton as II The achon
were br"ug in such STATE a'd In':'s ue ';
such judgments against citizens RESTING IN This Conf
onycall for ten wears before the action commenced, IN
The same manner as if the judgment had been rendered
in any of the Courts Of lhIS State.
2,: An act allowing Charles Williams, Il tree man OF
color 10 remain in the Commonwealth limited tune.
go An ACT vrsing the Commonwealth stock III the
James River and kanawla Company IN The Board OF
Public Works. and for other purposes together win eli
dividends and other profits thereon and provides iiat
the dividend 10 the stockholders Of the old James ltvcI
COMPANY To the payment Of which the James River and
kanawIa Company subjected, shall De pau lhlo 'ic
Treasury to the credit OF the fund for internal improve
mcnl, TO be dis ursed by Tie Second Auo1to' 10 'e
stockholders entitled to the same
2ll An act incorporating the stockholders OF the East
ern Shore rail road company, with capital OF SSUOUo
10 construct rail road from some point near Cherry
in Northampton county, III VIRGINIA. 70 some pot
in .!ir cnnnrY Of A:comac on the Inc between this
State and Mary land and thence with the consent OF the
States through which il shall pass to some point on the
Delaware Bay River and thence to some other point
not above the city Of Philadelphia
252. An act appropEIang The surplus revenue o! inc
Literary Fund adds annually all The Incorporated
surplus revenue Of the said fund, and that which may
accrue hereafter, TO the fund granted to inc primary
schools Be distributed among The counties and coTpo'
1atiuns in the manner and ratio as no" directeu
bot authorizes the school commissioners III the several
counties and corporations where there are colleges OF
academies, where there may be such authorised mere
alter apply the fund added to the sad colleges o!
acaccmes no portion however, to be used In building
an academy or college, and where there are more Than
one in county corporation, the amount to DC dlVu'a
Gaieaby between them requires the trustees OF suc III
s,uons make annual report OF The manner the lund
is employed to the President and Directors OF The Lie
rory Fund. -
si5} An act suspcndng the provisioning of lands in
counties therein mentioncd eXempts for The term twelve
years the counties Of A!benarle Arg hany, Augusta
Bath, Berkeley Botetourt Bedford Brooke, Braxton,
Buckingham Cabell Campbell Clark Fairfax, FayeItc,
Frederick Franklin Floyd, Giles, Grcenber, Gtayson,
Hampshire, Harrison, Henry, Jackson, kanowha, Lee,
Lewis Logan Loudoun, Marshall, Mason, Monongalla,
Monroe, Morgan, Montgomery, Nichoas, Ohio Orange
Page Patrick, Pendleon, Ptsylvana, Pocahohlas, Pres
ton Randolph, Buckingham, Russell, Scott, Smyth
Shenandoah, TazeweI, Tyler, Rockbridse, Wood
Washington, and Wythe.
2j4 An act authorizing the county and cooperation
Court clerks TO charge fees r certain services performed
by them; gives these clerks for keeping process books
tie fees allowed the clerks OF the Circuit
Courts.
go An act 10 repeal part Of an act passed The 2Ih
February lo5G entitled authorize the Auditor
IL issue warrants the Treasury in satisfaction OF
tain Judgments against the Commonwealth repeats So
much ci the i'll favor OF the representative Of
Thomas Walls
$50 an &C! amending the act concerning vast" to51c
co.. requires the inspectors 10 account with the Auditor
under penalty four hundred dollars, irr the
sales OF waste loose t"bacco on or hrle The tenth nt
October annually, the account To cnb:Cr The period O
year preceding, ending the hirct! Of September; the
copies oilnspccors bonds 10 be ttansredby the clerks
OF Courts under penalty o hundred dollars, tu the
Auditor instead OF the Treasurer heretofore.
2l7 An act regulating the allowances IN cases of ar.
rest for criminal offences authorizes tir courts where
the officers and guards employed in such arrests were
cnTanci tur than day before the examination and
commitment OF the offender, to make reasonable al
lowancc Tor their expenses, moi exceeding fifty cents -r
day each.
258 An act concerning delinquent lands and land not
heretofore entered on the commissioners books allows
until the frs, Of November -Hi, for owels Of omitted
lands The same 10 he entered with tho Commits
sion"r OF the Revenue and to pay taxes thereon; the
Commissioner ascertain the value Of lands heretofore
omitted by reference 10 the assessed vauc OF contiguous
lands charge the tax last imposed b. the Lcgisa
ture Tor the omitted years, with ten per cent damages
thereon and continues in inrce the l7lh section Of Tie
cn;crrnug delinquent lands passed LIST April, 1881,
until the is repealed.
80 An act to amend tie several acts concerning pI.
lois increases the fees Of the pilots upon registered YES
srs co.l;pls masters CT vessels sailing under coaslng
who offers TO the East Of Cape Henry, 10 pay half
potagc to the first port to which the vessel is bound;
and authorizes the pilots 10 appoint agent in Rich
rond and Norfolk to state and prove their accounts be-
fore Any Justice Of the Peace and ind.e the with
such agent for coccIon fixes The rates upon vessels u
war; provides that master OF vessel shall be rcgn
red take the pilot who conducts his vessel into port 10
take her t. sea; and prohibits pilots from conducting
ses unless attached lawful pilot boat and shall
actually cruise therein. The act allows pilots reward
OF twenty dollars Icr every runaway slave apprchcndcd
by ticI board n any vessel departing from the Com
lonwcalth the reward 10 be recovered by action Of debt
of tic Ct the slave. The act takes effect from
tn" first of May
..;J An act concerning Peter J. Chrvallie; refunds
him the amount paid Tor rent Of water to the James
River Company, during the period between the burning
of Ills mill and the erection of his new mill.
2Gl. An act allowing Lucy and Della, free persons Of
colour, to remain in the Commonwealth.
.,2. An net concerning John b. Arnlis:rad, Sheriff Of
Feuquier county, RENTS fine imposed upon him b. the
Circus; Court Of Fauquicr
3G3 An act authorizing Lavender London and VIM.
Fl. Garland I" erect da:: across Tyc River, in the
county Of Nelson.
Gl An act increase The salaries Of The inspectors Of
tobacco al furmvc, in the county of Prince Edward
allows them sima. salaries with the inspectors at Lynch
burg.
2OJ Ar act to authorize the opening street in
the town of Petersburg.
2jU An act tn amend and explain act entitled
prescribe the mode oeecng trustees for the town
OF Fairfax, in e county Of Culpcper and vesting them
with corporate powers.
2U7 An act concerning the subscription on behalf Of
the Commonwealth to the stock of the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company de.
clars that the subsc ption on behalf c The State shall be
considered subscription for ortycigh shares less
than twu.lis Of the captal Of the company, and re-
nquS!es The States claim greater number Of shares.
2G6 An act define the dulirs and regulate the fees
of the Attorney General; requires him to attend the
Court of Appeals for the Western District whenever
there shall he business in which The State is interested:
.llts him l,irh,S Inc
Judges of the said Court requires him TO appear in all
in which the Stale is party in the Court Ct APP