Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-04-25

and Sugar Compsn, authorizes the company 10 Ia
crease their capital.
An act TO nrnvi1inr for certain alterations and re
pairs 10 The IIalI of the House Of Delegates.
An act authorizing loans Tor the payment of Ger
tain subscriptions and appropriations directs the
| Board of Public Works 10 borrow from time
TO time such sums as are necessary 10 meet the SAID
subscriptions, &c. and as may be necessary to pay
subscriptions TO joint stock companies, where they
have heretofore been anliiorized TO make temporal
~ loans. and have not been able to effect the same.
An act Incorporating the Jude's Feny Toll
Bridge Comran, with a capital Of $4,000 10 erect
4 toll trdge across James River at or near Judes
ferry.
An act allowing compensation to the militia oithis
Com 'onwcalth IN lieu Of camp equlpaee and IA
tious, where they are called out for a short period.
not exceeding % DAYS.
An act providing 10, taking the sense of The Cit
zens OF Bath county upon the removal oil the seat OF
justice OF said county.
Ana net granting the Lynthburg and Tennessee
Railroad Company further time to receive subscrip-
lions and 10 begin their f,ilroad grants tile Coinpa-
ny Two years.
An act to extend he provisions OF the act lncorpo-
rating the Hariwood Silk aud Manufacturing Com
pany extends The provisions Of the act for two
years.
An act concerning patrols authorizes the doors
OF free nsyroes and mulattoos and of slaves. IN the alb
senCe Of their masters o, overseers, 10 he forced open
when access is dcnled. when IN search Of arms or
"caIous utiuf dutHsiHy ~ u 'pih a ""bs
lraie,
An act Incorporating the IIolsten Navigation
Company with a capital Of $50, 900 for opening and
improving the navigation OF the North fork Of Hot
ston river. bv sluices. locks and dams, or short ca
nails, or by both The Board Of Public Works 10
subscribe for two ftihs Of the stock.
An act to repeal ths act Incorporating the town of
Covincton ia the county of Allegheny.
An act concerning the Public Square and Build
lngs, authorizes the Museum to be repaired, ard to
be rented out, aud some other slight rep,.rs to be
made To the Square.
An act TO amend The acts concerning The Banks of
thus State ~suspends until the fret ofJapuar, uext.
80 much Of any at as requires nat the amount of
the loans and discounts OF tle Banks shall not OK.
coed twic" the amount of The capital stock thereof.
An act concerning lie Luuatic Asylum Of this
p. on'"lohWe"''u adthoiiaes the Directors Of the
"'ss'" t"""'s Hospital % contract for supplying
me shms W "A water, aud approptiaies s., 900 TO ef.
'rct'he ooJect maKes provision for stating and set
''"s NE accounts Of the institution gives power TO
Wv pr ysicians oil both the Eastern and Western
~ii|spItals TO allow 10 such patients as they may think
likely to be benefited, clothing of a superior quality
TO that usually provided for the patients who are
deemed Incurable exenp's the su perintsndents aud
servants from serving on juries and from working on
public roads, aud from military duty in time OF peace.
The act also provides that, when any person IS con
fined IN jail as a lnnatic, and detained for no other
cause. II any friend viii become bound for his sale
I 'ts VI ~ it bt W bdUilN SO l1aI, ID lUt
opinion Of any three magistrates, he ought 10 bs dis
charged, they may discharge him.
An act to provide fof further repairs Of the Armo,y
and FOR other purposes.
An act to amend the act imposing taxes for the
support OF Government provides tka, in place OF
the tax imposed Wy the act ftho present session on
merchants licenses there shall be levied and paid on
every license Tor selling goods, wares, merchandise
aud other articles Of foreign or domestic growth,
or manufacture, OF both or either al the
same place, twenty dollars but when tho amount OF
goods, &c. exceeds $4,000, an additional TAX Of one
eighth OF oue per cent. on every humid ed dollars value
Of such excess. to be ascerlained by the Commits
sioners of the resenutip the manner prescribed rela-
live 10 other personal property, subject to the penal
ties thereby imposed-the property to be listed aud
as other property, and The tax collected ac-
oording TO the laws relative to other personal proper
manner OF issuing licenses not to be altered,
upon the payment of $50 no wholesale merchan,
TO pay less than the tan now imposed, nor more, UNI
less The amount OF his goods on hand shall exceed
500, 900.