Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-26


er the Cove SPRING and in the latter al the house
now occupied by Benjamin F Graham, IN The town Of
Greenyillc
H. An act establishing an inspection Of flour al the
depot Gordonsville in the county OF Orange sub
jet 10 the rules and regulations prescribed Tor other
similar inspections.
- An act concerning the Virginia Marine lnsu
rance Company; changes its name to the Virginia
Fire and Marine Insurance Company; and authorizes
them TO insure against fire on buildings, goods, wares,
merchandise and furniture.
g. An act authorize the commercial agents Of The
United States in foreign countries TO take deposiohs
and the acknowlcd gmcnt of deeGs and other wrllih9s
authorizes all American ministers pleniPotehtiary,
charge aifares consuls general consuls wee cohsus
and commercial agents. duly appointed and recognized
any foreign country 10 take the acknowledgment or
proof (by the number of witnesses now required by
laws Of any deed, mortgage or conveyance u lands,
tenemens, slaves or real property IN Virginia, ana OF
the execution OF any instrument al writing tor the safe,
transfer assignment OF any property, real or person
al and of rights and debts and also Of any power OF at
orney other writing 10 be used proved IN tins State
before any public officer and TO administer GA ms
alfrmatons for like purposes; makes such acknow-
edgmcnt or proof valid and authorizes such deeds, NC
be admitted record the proper court, or BY the
clerk in his Office The act declares that afdavs taken
other OF the u States, district or territory
thereof in any foreign country, shall be deemed duly
authenticated when subscribed and taken before some
officer of such Stale, &c. authorized by the laws there
Of to administer oath affirmation, and shall have
annexed thereto certificate of the clerk other pro
per officer of court of record, under the seal of such
court or of any Of the officers agents before men.
toned, verifying the genuneness of the signature Of
said officer the existence of such officer, and his au-
lhority TO administer oath or affirmation.
"a. An act concerning the Hastings Court Of the
Town of Winchester after the first Of April, the first
Saturday in every month is fixed as the day for holding
the court.
-. An act incorporate the Petersburg Gas Light
Company; with capital not less than fifteen nor more
than fifty thousand dollars.
76. An act for dcvisng system for popular Educa'
ton requires the President and Directors Of the Lite
rary Fund report to the next Legislature School
System to secure the benefits Of education to the peo-
pie of the State
H. An act 20 refund 10 Emory and Henry College
of money for taxes land enormously charged on
the
IS An act changing the time of holding the Circuit
Superior Court of Augusta, prescrlbes that the court
shall hereafter IL held the first days of June and
November, annually
70 An act concerning the estate of Martin Dawson
deceased and for other purposes authorizes the fres
dent and Directors of the Literary Fund to take and
hold the SAID trust for the to which the
school fund of the counties of Albema.e and Nelson IS
applied in the said counties, conormably 10 the will OF
said Dawson and provides, that if any person shall
hereafter BY gift III his life time by devise give any
sum of money other property to the President and
Directors of the Literary Fund for the Of any coun