Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-03-30


The State, the principal aud accessories shall be pro
nerded against and punished as VI the offence mad
been completed in the Snic.
Anaei concerning the purchase Of lands by The
ovetseefs oi the poor egazes purchases heretofore
made by them or by the county corporation courts
Tor tho uso Of the poor aud aud authorizes the
ovsIseers Of the poor with the appreciation Of the
count TO make such purchases in future ITO sell
aud convry any lands which have been Or may be SO
nrshased.
An act to change the Tina Of The meeting Of the
next General Assembly fixes the frat Tuesday in
December Ms the day Tor their meeting
An act changing tho time of holding The circuit
superior count III Amherst county; provinces thai the
coort shall be held on the 25,h days Of March and
August annually
An act TO change the place Of holding separate
election in The county Of Franklin changes the
election i,om Dckenson x krrn's old store 10 the
siotchonse now occupied by Stockton Il Choice.
An sel TO establish accompany of cavalry in the
county OF Halifax.
An act To incorporate the Exchange hot ell company
in The civ Of Richmond.
An act 10 incorporate The Wesle,n Virginia silk
company with capital not less Than $4,000 nor
than $50 900.
An aci 10 amend an aoi, cntilled an act ire, rpo.
rating the trustees Of The Union Academy Of Camp
bell increases The number of the trustees.
An act incoi poia,,pg the trustees OF the Concord
female seminary.
An act to increase the stock oi the Doycf coal min
ing company and 10 grant item manufacturing p,vi.
leees; increases The capital to $500 600 and author
iaes ihen TO manufacture and other metals, aud
cotton, wool, hemp. AJAX aud silk.
An act to amend the act, entitled, nn ACT 20 incof-
pofa,e HE trustees ofihe Halifax Academy pre-.
sctibes that five Of the ifastcts shall cuns-
tnis quorum iof business.
An act Incorporating The hot springs company in
the county OF Bath; with aeapial not less than
800 600.
An act concerning the publication OF deeds re-
CURES the several clerks of The county and corpora
oh courts in The list Of deeds required to be set up
al their court house DOCS, 10 include all deeds adj
milicd 10 ord DUNG the oil their courts, and
imposes penalty Of one hundrrd dollars 70, failure,
recoverable with costs on action ~ Information. in
the circuit court Of the county half Ia the i0ior.
mcr, tina other 10 The Literary Fluid. The nct TO
take eiuct after The FIRST OF June.
An nct 10 prohibit betting upon elections; de-
elafes that persons who bc or wager upon any elcc
ton, appointment To Office under the laws of the
S,ac, or Of the u. s., or both, who bel or wager
upon The result Of such election, whether money az
ocf thing, OF tie value OF Que dollar and upwards,
shnll he guilty oi unlawful gam,ap and ior such Of
itncc shall be hnrG twenty dollars, To be recovered
~ any OF the modes prescribed by the TO reduce
into one the several acts 10 prevent unlawful gan.
ing, and IN case Of conviction attorneys lee Of
twenty dollars shall be taxed 10 Tho bin Of COSTS
The act 10 take effect iton The first OF September
next.
An act concerning the duty Prosecutors aud nd.
minlslraiois, aud wills al personal eslale provides
that when any executor shall be disqualified by fca-
SON of his removal from office, from other cause,
10 make sale aud conveyance Of lands devised to be
sold rs authorized by tho SGD section Of the act
concefnng wills Dc. passed IN 1919. then the sale
aDd Conveyance shall be made by the person 10
whom administration OF the icsratot's estate with
the will annexed. shall be granted. The act also
prescr,bes that all wills Of personally, other than
nuncupni,ve wills. hereafter made. shall he execu-
ted aud auesed IN the same manner as wills Of real
estate.
An act amending the laws in relation to tho course
of dcfcens; repeats the 18th section OF the mel re-
ducing mo the ,cvoral acts drcctin, III e
OF d. scents aud pr .vidcs that no h In III.
inheritance shall accrue to any person unless SUI h
person be in being aud capable IN law 10 lake US
heir - ha lime oi Tho inteslae's death, or be born
IN ten months thereafter aud such after born per-
sons shall be capable OF taking by inheritance as
rosihumous children heretofore inhpriicd iom
then fathers The act prrscrbes, I. nj when any
lesiaior shall die seized or interested in lands aud
shall charge ihose lands with the p yment Of Lis
debts by hs Will aud shall also direct thai his estate
shall be keit together for the support oil his family
OF be otherwise disposed Of for that purpose, or
without so charging his lands shall direct his estate
TO be ksrt and managed as aforesaid. and shall
leave child pretermitied, ora poshumous child be
barn, II ii they be I'M royided Tor by settlement
and be neither provided fui dlsinberited the es
tate shall be managed ~ directed by Tho will. and
the pretermi,,ed or posthumons child shall equally
participate with those provided for In The WILL in
any fund created thereb, Tor the support and educa
ton Of the children; aud # IN the will distinction
is made IN the amousi appropriated for the male aud
female children, the WeisrmIttd or postumous
males shall participate equally with the males prosi-
drd for, aud the females IA the same manner with
the females lhus provided FIR. and the deyisees OF
lcgalecs shall contribute propoitionably Ia make up
thu anount. II, alter the time shall have cla sed
for which the estate is directed 10 be kept together
The debts charged upon the estate by The viii shall
have been pad, then the retermllcd OF pUsihumous
child unprovlded Tor and dlsnhefiled, shall
coed 10 the same portion OF the estate as lie would
have been entitled TO II The father had died uesaie,
the devisecs and cgatces to contribute piopoitona-
bly, thereto. II such pietermiued posihunous
child dies under age, unmarried and without issue,
The estate wheh such child may be entitled 10 by
Tins or any other act, and not expended in lis sup
port and education, shall revert TO those 10 whom
the estate may have been devised or bequcathed.
An act to extend the act for the temporary relief
OF the banks Of tins ComtGonwcalth, passed De.
cembcr Huh, 1899, extends that at nnil the close
OF the present session OF the General Assembly.
An act concerning western land titles; repeats the
povIso Of the filth section OF The amend and
explain the laws concerning western land titles. pass
sd 9Th March, 1888; aud authorizes he deputy CLERKS
make aud execute such deed. for lands sold TO,
non-pay'en, of as the principal CLERKS might
heretofore make.
An act concerning flour barrels; authorizes -four
barrels To be made OF any kind OF good seasoned i'm
Der either spli sawed, and requires the Inspector,
il he shall l,lu. any barrel Insufficient or damaged,
10 state in writing The sum necessary 10 be pad lur
putting the same in order. with the block or coop.
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