Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-24

o ;,c,.e death. or be born in ten months theTeai
-" d .,ch after born persons shall he capable 81 Ia
L;,r br inheritance as posthumnns children ie'c'o",
Inherited from their fathers. Inc act f'esci' 80
when any CsatJr shall DE sci@'u 81 ",
lands and shall charge those lands w'tn ''t pa.
of his debts by ms vii, ana snail a'so - mi;
tote shall be kept together for The support OF MS i
| J., ar bc otherwise disposed of tor that ipost' VI
-, "a chorrnG his lands shall direct ms estate u
i be KEEP, ana managed aforesaid ana shai
r.,crmiitrd or posthmous child be porn, u u VI ."e
nroyidrd for bv settlement, and be neIther ProVae"
- '.I H. Inherited the estate shall be managed as
;c,od Nv The WILL and the prctcr!nit'ci or postum
mons child shall equally participate WIN '"se
I'd fur IN tho viii, in any fund created therpy .or Inc
/ ort and education of the children; ana IL III thr
vii distinction is made in the amount aPp'oi''acd
e. .a male and female children, The i':etcThtea OF
i ,bumous males shall participate clnaiiy "itl sic
males provided for, and the females IN the same man
nor with the females thus provided Tor, ana Tue o,
sees or legatccs shall contronie propof ~
~ IN. amount IT, after the time shall have elapsed
r. I:ch the estate is directed 10 be hcPt togr'iri me
,s cI,,rrcd upon the estate - the WI silaii haTr
bc.n maid then the p-ccrmitted or Pstinhous emu
upproydrd for and not dlsnherised, sha', Snccceu -
la .me norton Of the estate as he would nave n"eh
,;,,d m # the father had died interstate, the dev'Sers
,,d lrratees 10 contribute propor!onahly th'rrto II
smch rrctrrmtcd posthnmors chiid DIES n"u"r "sr'
unmarried and without issue, the estate winch S"cn
LIJ may h. entitled to By this any other act, ana
Ina a.
;, 49,. 20 whom the estate may have been devised or
bequcahcd p.,,.. .n. and
Kcmpsv!lc canal company n" tfsi WIN c"p'''t u
,on 6 Scr cutting a canal from Elisabeth river TO
| yin liver in the county OF Princess Anne, aud 70
,- ont and remove distractions III sad rivers; ana
the second with capital not exceeding $5oo Tor cut
.;nr !, canal from Krmpsve on Elizabeth RIVER 10
Tbnesden's bridge, some point on LyhhaVeh river
ard for rcnovn. obstructons IN SAID RIVER.
- An act to amend the charter OF the town oil YIN.
chester provides for dividing the town INTO wards, ana
for the election of officers of the corporation.
&c An act changing the manner OF appointing an
;nspcctcr of -four and indian meal in the town OF WIN
chester gives the appointment to the county court Oh
Frederick, to be made at It's June terms
III An act to ey;c1d he act for the temporary rritc
of the banks of this Commonwealth, passed December
lh 1880 extends that act until the close OF the pre-
sent session of the General Assembly.
- An act concerning western land titles; repeai:
the proyso of the fifth section OF the act to nmeno
aud explain the laws concerning western land utes
passed 18th March, ISIS; and authorizes the deputy
clerks to make and execute such deeds tor lands sot
for nonpavment OF taxes as the prihcipa cierhs III
: heretofore make.
~ An act concerning flour barrels authorizes ii"u
barrels to be made Of any kind of good seasoned tbe
either split sawed. and requires The inspector, II IL
shall think any barrel Insufficient or damaged 10 sax
in writing the sum necessary 10 be paid for putting h
same in order with the block copper MAX on cacl
barrel and the Grade of -four, if other than supertne
with the n,llcrs brand each grade, which statemen
g shall be furnished the seller, or ms agent, ana th
am1uat 50 scer,aneG shall he deducted !f"m thc p''&
arrncL to be PAD for such Hour unless different con
tract be made unless the seeker shai CAUSE sGc! o"i
/ rcls TO be put IN good order
so An act incorporating the trustees OF Bethany col
lego: the college established IN the county OF BROOKE
y and is invested with the asua! corporate powers al"
y privi.eges.
s. An act to amend an act passed February 18th
1900 entitled an act incorporate company TO esa
blisl turnpike from the town OF Lccsburg IN Loudnu
Il county to the Little turnpike; increases the NUN
Der Of directors, and authorizes The board OF directors
/. elect president i'll oi vacancies
;, - An act Incorporating ;!c Mercantile library asso
citation OF Richmond
|. So An act amending and reducing INTO one act IN
scrcra acts aud parts OF acts concerning the taxes OF
G licences 10 keepers u crd'marcS aud houses Z" prVit
entertainment, 10 merchants, TO v'nduc masters
y brokers' to vendors of lottery tickets TO hawkcrs an
prdlars exhibitors Of public shows, on law process
on nuaria seals and certain other subjects ms &c
crnbodrs the various statutes which have passed s'nc
e the revsal Of 1919, and embraces the laws then
Is urcc, with little or no alteration; The entertainments III
chiefly verbal.
J. 81 An act providing for taking the sense of The CIT
!. zcns of King W liam county upon the removal OF IN
seat of Justice for SAID county authorizes the rcmova
If ouI-sevcEtlS Of the qualified "ocrS snail he IN Ia
yor o ,) Ia the place called Ayleh III sad county.
So An act - incorporate the N'r"ina axe compah!
20 manufacture axes, aud other toos G.t ron and cns
N ngs located ia The city Of Richmond, with capiti
not less ihan S6O,m6 nor more than E:H'i''Mo'
e. 50 An repeal the act entitled an act concern
n ing the Hampton academy
ir =. Al I" amend tn" act, entitled an ac' 'hc"rr
?. rating the Buchanan and Salem turnpike company, a
lows the further time oil two years to commence the
L. road appoints additional commissioners Tor taking sui
ri scripons the Blue Ridge hotel, and at Amsterdam
authorizes the company 10 terminate tneiE ROAD at An
&c s;criam and limits the capital to 300
e. An act to amend the act, entitled an act present
inc certain general regulations for the Incorporation
d turnpike companies; authorizes the several compani'
n to barriers TO be placed upon such roads
change the direction Of the travelling upon The sam,
I ard imposes fine Of dollar upon every person VIII
,. Shall remove the same be recovered with costs
Is go An act Incorporating the trustees of Richmon
y College; invests them with the usual corporate power
bestowed upon similar institutions The College IS e.
&c ahIShcd near the city OF K ch!aond
Al 30 An act incorporating the DunlapS creek tu7r
II pike company; to construct road from some point
r or the mouth Of Oglics creek IN the county
e Allc-!,any, nlcrscct with the White Sulphur an
10 Sweet Springs turnpike near the residence OF Jon
y Crow in SAID county: capital S6,GGO.
: o. An act fxinG the site Tor the of justice f.
:. the county of Puashi; requires polls 20 DC opened
ascertain the Of the people 10 the proPrcty
II chang ng the location from the lot IN the town OF Ne"
bern selected by commissioners heretofore "PponleG
j. the i9t owned by Clnyd and llancc, in said town
,r 50 An act am n:n@ the act authorizing the count
Of Monongala county 10 raise money Tor cer'ai
10 purposes. ~
re 81 An act authorizing ferry from the lands Of The
a mas and EpTaim Pollock in The county of Marshal
g across the Ohio river
81 An act for the relief Of Vcrnda Perry; author
n ICES payment he made for the value OF slave con
e demncd II Punishment
90 An 10 amend the several acts conccrnin ing fer
Il RES prohibits the county courts from granting leave
establish any ferry any water within one Ia
mile in direct line Of any other ferry legally esta
blised over the same course, and imposes pc
a nalty of two hundred dollars upon any person wh
shall keep any ferry not heretofore established w'lhi
D. such dislncc. The act is not applicable 10 person
carrying their families property IN their "%
boats nor 10 merchants mlrrs carrying free OF TO
any person transport ng gram timber other produc
c 10 or from their store nrll. And if any compcnsa
lion be paid % any slave any such illegal ferry "
J. transporting or property the same snail DC co"
e s,rucd as pad to the owner cf the ferry. Legally cs
tabshcd ferries may require tolls to be paid previous
transportation the The act 10 take ctrc
from It's passage except that nopenaly imposed by tn
l. first section To be imposed before the first Of May
a 9G An incorporating The Danville savings rnst'