Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-05-11

sation And reserves also TO the Legislature
the right TO provide for the transportation of
the U. 5. mail over the road for fair com.
and 10 provide the means of as
certaining such compensation.
An act to authorize the people Of the coun-
~ oil t'ayette to fix the site Tor the seat of
Justice 10y majority OF their votes F; author
ises polls to he opened on the third Tuesday
IN May next, TO ascertain the sense of the
people as TO the place where the court house
shall he fixed permanently.
An act TO AIMED the revenue laws; re-
quires the clerks ofthe circuit courts by the
lrst OF February, annually, TO deliver 10 the
commissioners of the revenue in their coun-
| ties and corporations, lists of DEGREES OF par>
! ti,ion, and OF devises of real property recor-
ded in their courts the year preceding the
lists 10 contain descriptions OF such property,
including quantity and situation the com
missioners to enter such lands on their books
and assess the value thereof
An act to amend the several acts relating
TO lunatics and their estates !; provides that it
shall not, in future, be required Of the courts
committing lunatics 10 either of the hospi,
ais, to ascertain or direct what amount shall
he paid out OF their estates for their transpor-
tatIon or maintenance, in order to charge
their estates ; but such expenses shall be as
certained 10y the directors ofthe hospitals, be
certified TO the auditor and debi!ed TO tie
committees of such lunatics, and requires
when persons charged with any criminal OIL
lence, shall be found by inquiries, taken be
lore The court, to be lunatics, the court shall
order them TO be removed by the sheriffs TO
the lunatic hospital, TO be kept until cured
and then 10 be remanded TO Jail 10 abide their
trial.
An ACT amending the act regulating pro-
ceeaings IN suits against corporations directs
mat suits at law against corporations shall he
commenced by summons the same 10 reciie
the cause of action, and require the appear.
ance OF such corporation on the proper return
day, and TO be returnable as other original
process; service of such summons on the
president or other head, or in his absence.
on the cashier or treasurer, or in their alb
senCe, on any director of any banking, turn
pike, insurance, canal, rail road, mining or
manufacturing company, 10 be sufficient, il
they be in The county or corporation on the
mayor ar chief magistrate, or in his absence,
on The recorder, or ia his absence, on any al
derman or trustee OF nny city, borough or
town, II IN the limits Of the corporation and
on the president or rector, or on the visitors
or trustees OF any college academy, and
on the chief officer or any member of anv
other corporation--in all cases to be served
10y the proper officer; the same proceedings
To be had upon the return OF the summons as
are had in other suits at law on The return Of
edpias ad respondendum. Suits in chan
Gerry TO be com menced by subpoena, and TO
he served in the same way, and to be pro-
ceeded II as other suits in chancery. Upon
Judgments OF DEGREES against corporations, it
is pIional with the plaintiff to sue on, either
distringas, Jieri facias, leuari tacias or Gle.
git-the tieri tacias and elegit 10 be levied on
the money as we'll as goods aud chattels of
the corporation provides remedy against
officers failing 10 serve and make return of
pr"cess and directs that whan corporation
shall expire or be dissolved, all its property
and the debts due 10 it, shall be subject to
the payment of it's debts, and the balance
thereafter to distribution among its MEN,
bers, according 10 their respective interests,
and the corporation or members 10 he liable
10 be sued, as il the corporation had not .x
pired or been dissolved