Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-30
county of Augusta, and invested with usual powers of
like institutions of the State


ton Of the militia repeats much of the presen
law requires the Governor to furnish and &c
coutrements the militia of the line and leaves
onary with the Executive to issue them or no
Fl at pleasure empowering the Governor 10 prescribe
the mode Of keeping and preserving furnished
Provides that the Adjutants of regiments (where com
mandants of companies shall fail 10 make returns o
the strength of their companes shall make such re
turns to the Brigadier Generals. Creates new brl
gade out Of portion of the twentieth brigade, to bs
styled the twenty third brigade, and to be composed
the militia in the counties of Harrison, Tyler an,
Wood the said brigade to be attached The third di
vision of militia. Fixes the salary of the Adutan
General one hundred dollars and gives the appoint
ment of that officer TO the Executive declaring tina
any other Executive officer shall be capable of holding
the office. Prohibits issuing muskes 10 the mllt'
of the line until those which have been repaired shal
have been distributed. And authorizes the Governor
to adopt such notifications of army regulations as nc
may deem necessary for the government of the Public
i Guard.
124. An act concerning the Lafayette and Ingle'
Ferry Turnpike Company; fixes the grade for the con
strnction of the road
125. An act creating Library for the Virginia Mill
tary nsttute approprates out OF the Library fund the
sum Of five hundred dollars annually for five years, &c
the purchase of books TO constitute library for the said
institution.
| 1o6 An act concerning the town Of Salem; confer,
upon the county court Of Roanoke county the powers
and duties heretofore conferred upon the county court OF
Boetourt, relative 10 the said town
| River Mining Company, and for other purposes; au-
horizes the company TO purchase the right privilege
of railroad, or make snch railroad, any part
thereof transport their property or that of others to
the James river and 10 extend such road branches
10 any of their lands in the county of Powhatan.
! 12S An act incorporating the North River Naviga-
ton Company with capital of 100000 for opening
and improving the navigation of the North river from
its confluence with James river to Jordan's mills or
such other point in the neighborhood of Lexington.
l29. An act authorizing reduction OF width OF GER
tain portions of the Staunon and Parkersburg road,
and concerning the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany; reduces the width where passes through clear
ed lands SO that the whole width be where less than
forty feet And prescrbes that the first section of the
act passed at the present session of the Legislature
concerning the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
shall be construed to authorize the establishment of
public depots at the places therein mentioned.
100 An act to amend the act, entitled "an act incor
porating the Giles, Fayette and Kanawha Turnpike
Company" authorizes the company TO extend their
road 10 the furnace Of Foar IL Peyton, the south
side of the Kanawha river, as to make that point the
western terminus of their road.
49, An act concerning George Geger and others.
1872 An 10 fix the upper boundary of the ancient
lower parish of Nansemond county.
1873 An act to incorporate the Hampshire and Hardy
Coal and Iron Company, with capital not less than
one hundred thousand, nor more than three hundred
thousand dollars mine for coal and other mineralsIn
said counties.
1871 An act for the construction of q new room in
the Capitol, and for other purposes.
1885, An act TO revive the act, entitled act 10 incor
porae the Spring Hill Manufacturing Company, passed
March 18th, 1889.
1876 An act TO authorize the James River and IA
nawha Company to erect bridges James
convenient points for the accommodation of the South
Side trade; authorizes the company TO erect such
bridges across the river and roads from the bridges TO
the canal and in such places they deem suitable in
lieu of water communication between the canal and
The South Side Of the river with power 10 purchase
any bridge already built, or TO contract with the
ers of such bridges for the transportation of persons and
produce across the same.
1877 An act incorporating the Sistersville and Mid
die Island Creek Turnpike Company, and concerning
Dagger's Springs; incorporates the said company 10
construct road from Slstersvle by hiddlebourne 10
such suitable point the Northwestern turnpike
the company may select with capital of 100000 and
authorizes the county court Of Tyler subscribe
the capital The act also allows two years to the pro-
prietor OF Daggers Springs to commence the analysis
of the waters thereof.
l3S. An act incorporating the Jacksonville and Pur-
gatory Creek Turnpike Company, and for other pur-
poses to construct turnpike from the northern bank
Of James RIVER opposite the termination of the Fncas
lie free road to point the Natural Bridge turn
pike, and thence 10 the line of Rockbrdge county, with
capital of 10000, 10 be raised by subscription auho-
rzes james Mcdowell of Boteiourt to keep ferry
across James River al the point where the said road
reaches the same, build tollbrldge the
yer at said point, if deemed r:ost advisable by him.
l39 An net appointing commissioners to locate and
open a road from Wheeling TO Carksburg to be locat-
on the ground last surveyed and laid out for that pur
pose BY losas Thompson, deceased
/ no. An act concerning the road from Ices ferry on
Cheat river 10 the Pennsylvania line; authorizes tie
erection of toll gates said road, and to receive the
same tolls or may be allowed hereafter on like
distance on the Northwestern road
i AL An act appointing commissioners 10 run and
mark part of the line between Wythe and Grayson.
142. An act providing for covering the roof of the
Capitol with copper; approprates sum not exceeding
seven thousand hundred and forty dollars for this
purpose.
lI3 An act authorising additional compensation for
the tuition of poor children authorizes the commits
soners Of the several counties and corporations OF the
State east of the Allegheny mountains, except the
counties OF Acconlac, Bedford, and Sury, to allow
exceeding five cents for each days actual attend
ance of each child as compensation to the teacher.
4 IA. An act providing for the fitting up of suitable
room for the of the Second Auditors approprIates
exceeding three hundred dollars for the purpose
and directs the apartments now used as court room
and Clerks office for the Circuit Court of Henrlco and
city of Richmond, 70 be taken. The act also provides
that the courts of the said circuit and after the LIST
of October next shall be held in the Courthouse OF the
city of Richmond in such other house as the Judges
NAV think proper and the Corporation Court are 10
vide the necessary Offices for the of The clerks Of
said COURTS the courts however, to occupy the room OF
the Court of Appeals as now provided II they prefer
it. And if the city fails to- provide accommodations
Court house of Henrico county and after the ls OF
January next and that court required to provide
similar Offices for said clerks The act directs that the
principal engineer shall hereafter hold his Office IN the
. room now occupied by the Second Auditor
145. An repeal certain parts of the act passed
the 22d Of February, $780, entitled act concerning the
public library; repeats much OF SAID act as requires
three hundred copies of the sessions acts to be added
to the library fund, and prescrbes that only twenty-five
copies thereof shall be added TO said fund.- and that lou
ajJ taf horn
be published for the use of the State
1i6 An act to revive and amend the act to incorpo
rate the Branch Coal Mining Company in the county
of Powhatan, and concerning the Acinda Gold Mining
! Company.
l47. An act relative to the States guarantee on
certain bonds of the James River and kanawha Com
pany authorizes the treasurer to cancel the guarantee
of the State the sterling bonds heretofore issued
and underwre the guarantee of the State on other
bonds payable in the currency of the United States, &c
the amount of sterling bonds SO cancelled
las. An act directing the payment of sum Of mo
ncy 10 the visitors of the Virginia institution for the