Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-04-05

nct, any such certificate OF depose, note bill of
any Savings Society institution, is described ard
prohibited in the first section Of this act, whether the
shall have been made issued before or after the
passage Of this act, every person offending shall for
felt and pay three times The amount specified in such GER
6cue of deposite BILL note, order, draft, or check, to
the holder thereof to be recovered by warrant before
any Justice of the Peace of the town county in which
the drawer maker of the shall reside OF any
adjoining county, aud the Constsbles Of such adjoining
counties shall have power 10 warrants for the pur.
poses aforesaid out Of their respective counties and dis
trics, any law TO the contrary nolwi!hsianding-An
such person emitting passing aforesaid, II
tavern keeper merchant shall moreover forfeit his II.
cence, and be incapable of taking out another Tor the
space OF year. provided such forfeiture shall not be
incurred for any act of emitting passing as aforesaid
before the frs, day of June next
s. Ind be further enacted, That shall be the outy
of the AltoInes for the Common wealth. in the Circuit
Superior Courts Of Law aud Chancery to institute ac
tons of debt for all penalties imposed ny inns ACT or e
act 10 amend san ceciualy 10 prevent the CIT
culaton of notes emitted BY unchaItered banks ana
the 'acl 10 amend and explain the same passed The sd
Of March, 1921 against all and every person OF persons
whatsoever whom they may be informed, OF nave req
believe, guilty of violating any OF the provisions
thereof and il shall be the duty OF every commissioner
Of the revenue sheriff constable to give 10 !ne saia
aornies information OF all violations oil Inc saio acs,
and the names of the offenders, so lar as sucn comHs
sioners shers constables, may have oeen informed
have reason to believe Every such SUI! may oe IN
ton thereof shall be docketed without any rules having
been taken therein, and shall be tried at the same term,
provided the process shall have been served Ten days
previously No exception shall be taken TO the decara'
lion provided the same shall plainly and in substance
stale the cause of action to apprlze the defendant
of the act or fact with which he is charged and plea
shall be admitted except the general ssue under which
the defendant may make any defence which might
other wise have been specially pleaded and ii said
plea shall be entered, jury shall be sworn to en-.
oure of .he debt penalty demanded; and in either
case if there be verdict for the Commonwealth lee
of twenty dollars shall be taxed for the attorney And
in all prosecutions under this the before rcclted acts
if Judgment be rendered for the defendant the Common.
wealth may obtain writ Of error appeal suPersedeas
as in civil ProUidd That nothing herein contain
ed shall be construed 10 repeal the acts before re-
cited in respect 10 any offence committed finally in
CURED before the passage of this act prevent the
recovery of any penalty which has been heretofore or
may be hereafter incurred under or by virtue OF the SAID
acts in the mode therein prescribed.
g. Be Il further enacted, That this act shall be given
in charge the grand ures of the circuit and county
courts aud all penalties herein imposed shall be like
wise recoverable by indictment information as IN
cases of mlsdemeanor.
T. This act shall be in force from its passage.
AN ACT
Concerning the Judge Of the Sixteenth Circuit, is the eM
judicial District.
Passed March 3lst, 1888.
Be enacted By The General assembly, That the Judge
Of the Sixteenth Circuit in the eight Judicial District
Of Virginia. be- and he hereby, authorized ana EN-!
powered omit holding the Spring terms OF the CIrcu
Suuerior Courts of Law and Chancery in the present
wear. in the counties of Monroe, Mercer Giles, and
Montgomery PToridcd, That the said Judge shall hold
special term Of the Circuit Superior Court OF Law and
Chaucery for the county of Giles 10 commence on The
al, day Of May next and 10 continue so long as may be
BY the Court deemed necessary.
This Act shall be in force from its passage.
a. HANSFORD, G. S.