Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-04-19
Sseseral Assembly oa' Virginia.
SKETCH OF TIE ACTS
assed by tie General .5sssmhy IF IuSiHiG, session lo
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Passed Gy tie General -isssUhIy Of lirSiHta session lo9
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aO2 An net directing The Treasurer Of the Common
wealth 10 give the Stale guarantee 10 certain loan au
hnrispd TO he nr potiard by the Richmond Frrdercks
burg & Potomac Rail Road Company aull"rIzes The
Company 10 borrow $3.50 COO TO complete their road 10
the Potomac Rver--lle loan TO be guaranteed by the
State upon the Compunys piedglng The profits upon The
Individual stock for the payment OF the principal ana
interest The Legislature reserves the right l" lax The
stock of The Company 10 an amount mt exceeding on
each share the imposed by The revenue laws on each
bundled dollars worth Of land, and the lands houses,
slaves ard horses o the Company, to an amount moi ex
c-cdur that assessed upon ike property held BIZ lndvl-
duals Requires the Company 10 permit the Falmouth
and Alexandria Rail Road Company to connect with
their road at any point between Fredericksburg and lhe
po,omac md The like connection hy any railroad that
NAV be constructed between NurTent"n ahd frsiefichS'
burg. .
rvs Ferry Turnpike Company; tn construct ROAD DE-.
tween those nonls with capital OF hren Thousand
doars-he Byrrd of Public Nolks 10 take two iiiths oi
Tie stock. ,
nCi An ac, providing for The supply Of school books
for rhr primary schools requires ,he Beard q" the Lille
r,rv Fund to contract for The compilation T." selection 81
rupet schoni books, and Tor The printing 81 Inc same
1 ,r simply OF stationary for the Of said Schools
o no distributed by said board at their pleasure he
act derives the school commissioners 81 'he power mere
Iore exercised by them upon this sr1Tct, rs soon as
they sre notified BY the said board that the contracts d.
ready Tor distribution ,,. u
eu5. An act concerning the BeIlield Academy in the
county Of Greensve ,
turing Company to manufacture iron IN HE county OIL
tiamrsbire with capital no! less Than S2UUo nor more
thar $40 UOO . ;,o
nors,e the Wese,n Virginia Education society .
oaS An act divoIcing John GrandSIcE iEom MS wife
Susan. ra;I
hurc and Falmouth Marine and Fire Insurance Com
pany. =, ~, -, - L,.L,,
aiO An act divorcing Mary Cloud from her husband
William Clond , -
oil An act increasing the powers OF the trustees
the ,own Of Woodstock, and extending IT'S limits
ol2 An &c, changing the time Of payment OF 'he pup
lie revenue and for other putposes-a""s 'he Tne'n'
aud CclleciCis of The until The ION oi Decen
he, annually to pay the imposed by law, ana pre-
scrues that hereafter there shall be- but one Commission
or 81 The revenue for the county oil Orange:
gi3 An act TO incorporate tie trustees oi inc Fo"'a
tan Academy. r,L
Oh An act 10 incorporate The S!annon anu Ihar-
lo,,esye Railroad Company, and Tor o,iIrr purposes
wi,h a capal Of $500 GuO 10 make rai'foac pe'"'t"
Staunon and Charlottesville, and rom 'hence ~ SUN"
mint on he line Of the Louisa Railroad Company
,f;cani sleek be not subscribed. then books may De
onened 20 raise Il capital OF S3OuOO 10 mhhe 'Ne '"''
road from charlottesville 10 the Louisa ralitoau I'VE
Board of Public Works TO subscribe Tor t"ohiths Of Tx
stock for either work. =. ,;o, r ,h
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town Of Chariesiown in the county oil Jefferson 80
10 confer upon The Mayor and Trustees OF sa'a Town
the power TO appoint town Sergeant ana 10 impose
,ar u.on the exhibitors Of public shows .
PIG An acl ncor rornng The Potomac Ioa' anu 'o'
Company, and the Petersburg Towing Company,
2I7 An act TO incorporate The trustees o' Tie hou"
Jackson Academy. H., Cor
2!S An &C, 10 incorporate the trustees Of Inc Low
Academy. .. A. I,,;. m,
2l9 An act 10 authorize administrators &c U"aLs ho'
frnm
,r;or executors or administrators; PROVIDES lha "heh
ever an executor or administrator snail nave gee" IT.
m.ved from Office or shall have died, without ha'in!
,.,d the esa,ors o. ntcstutes debts II sha &c a"u
20 nav over and transfer to has successor or 10 e SUI
yiyn executor or administrator dc 6ontS non all me as
,s and unadminislered estate, including bonds iaKe'
for The sales thereof be assets IN The hands OF saia sn0
spGuer, or surviving executor or adninsfao' su"Jec
IN debts &c TO commission 10 be allowed 10 al exc
cnror or administrator Oh any assets mus trahs'efle
bs,a he NAV have procured assented 10 MS einoVa
or where he has been removed for falling 10 give couhe
sscu-,y if in his power 10 give Inc same.
o2O An act 10 extend the provisions OF Inc act ehe
nm oc 10 amend the &C. entitled act TO amend and re
duce into one act oil and paris OF acts 10 PreVen
Tie destruction OF Tsers. in the counties OF "arwc
md Elizabeth City and Mathews, and for other purpose
extends the provisions Of the act OF the 4h oil ma'cI
Is relative TO the preservation of oysters TO so hucn
b. np,s of james and Warwick rigers and such oil Tue