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

81 An act authorize separate electoh in eae "
the counties of Greenbr;er and Marshall and Tor other
,aoso.. es,,hl; <bcs the one in Grecnbrer ut the
house now occupied by William a hiastin, al the
White Sulphur Springs and IN Niarshu AZ ue mouse
known as Snglcon's Schoo.honse, near singleton
mill on Bogas and changes tue pace OF hoidihs
m election m Jackson county, from the house of Sa
nu,l Zane the house now The residence vi Dahicl
Csmn in hIurraysvillc in said county
rs Anact providing for taking the Of the cit
zcns of Tyler county, upon the removal of the seat OF
justice for said county, provides that hye-nns OF
those qualified TO vote for delegates TO the General As
sembly, shall be in favor OF removing the Court House
from Nliddlebourn to Siscrsve, the shall be
removed.
&C. An act concerning Alexander II, II. Stuart, Fran
els T. Sribng, Thomas q. Peachy and Robert Saun-
ders; makes provision for their compensation as wit
nesses attending one of the committees Of the House OF
Delegates.
81 An act changing the time of holding the ial
term of the Circuit Superior Court OF Law and Chan
Gerry for Amelia county fixes the time on the sd day oil
September in each year.
IS An act amending the laws concerning attach
ments against absent defendants repeats SO much of
the first section of the act concerning attachments
against absent defendants rs requires such defendants
give security Tor performing the Decree and provides
lint /, appearance or answer of any defendant shall
nave the effect of dscharsng the attachment unless
such security be previously gwen. Absent defendants
arc not relieved however, from the necessity of giving
security for costs in other Gives the court
the same power Of sale the attached effects as is
provided in the case OF abScondng debtors, by the act
of the 9Th Of March, 1888.
80 An act Incorporating the Clover Hill Railroad
Company, with a capital not less than hundred
thousand, more than three hundred thousand dol
lars To construct railroad from tie Clover Hill Coal
Pits in the county Of CHESTERFIELD TO its intersection
with the Richmond and Petersburg railroad
40. An act amending the act concerning frauds and
perures prescrbes that action shall be brough to
charge any person, upon or BY reason OF any repre-
scnt:on assurance, made given, concerning the
character credit ability, trade dealings of any other
person. that such other person may obtain credit, mo-
ney goods upon the same, unless such representa-
ton or assurance be made III writing, signed by the
party to be charged Herewith The act 10 take effect
from the LIST Of January next
Al An act concerning the collection OF rents pro-
yides that in all cases Of attachment for rent sued out
the tenant may make any defence against the recovery
.hcreof or may plead any plea TO the demand, which
could be made or pleaded 10 an action OF debt or cove
nan for the rent, II II were IN arrear and sued
for as such; and may contest the right OF the land
lord to sue out his attachment; and 1t appear that
the landlord lessor had not Just cause to suspect
that the tenant would move his effects from the leased
tenement before the rent was due, or that Tor any other
cause an attachment should not have issued, lndg:
me- mt shall be entered for the tenant that the al
,:ched effects be restored to him with costs and if 1t
shall appear that part of the rent claimed, be due, or
becoming due, Judgment shall be entered for the claim
ant fur the amount and an order OF sale 10 satisfy the
Amount, found 10 be due. When judgment s!iul be
given for the tenant shall not operate bar To
subsequent attachment or other proceeding, 10 recover
the same rent Makes it lawful 10 sue out an attach
,nent for one whole years rent, if there be mach
growing due under any lease or contract for the rent
or any premises, although the may be reserved 10
be pad scm-annuallv or quarterly. Nothing in the
nc, cyenptne portion OF the property Of poor debtors
from execution and other Liabilities, passed March Both,
1887 shall be construed 10 extend any process for the
recovery of rent which has not been longer
than six months.
- An act to authorize the Bank of Virginia to de-
clare dividends: authorizes the bank to declare OF
the profits OF the year inst ended, dividend
ceeding two per centum on the capital stock OF said
bank paid in, and the residue OF SAID profits shall be APP
Piled repair the deficiency existing IN the capital ,
and hereafter the bank declare dividend OF two
per centum semi-annuay until the capital be made
GOOD and contingent fund Of least FIVE per centun
the capital shall be accumulated, and the residue of
the profits shall be applied TO make good the said cap
tai and the contingent fund.
- An act to prescribe the mode of cecting trustees
for the of Mddlebourne, IN the county Of Tyler
aud ves,ing them with corporate powers
A. An act to amend the act entitled act 10 ncorpo
rate the Exchange Hotel Company in the city Of Rich
mond, passed February 9TH, 80
is An act increasing the reward for experimenting
runaways in certain cases: allows thirty dollars reward
for appehcadins and ten mile for travelling,
to any person who shall apprchcnd any runaway male
slave above the aye of sixteen years, within tins State,
more than miles from s usual place of abode,
and within miles of the dividing lines between this
State and The State of Ohio and ennsy and that
portion Of the line Of the State OF Maryland conmenc-
inc at its intersection with the line of Pennsylvania
the west and terminating al the point where the dvid-
ing line Of the counties OF Loudoun and Fairfax inter
sec;s said line.
10 An act for the benefit Of the Weverton Manufac-
turing Company authorizes the company TO hold lands
in either OF the counties of oudoun Jefferson
both, exceeding thousand acres, with front
of not more than mile upon the Potomac river:
subjects the company the provisions of the general
act regulating manufacturing and mining companies,
and provides that the service OF process upon any o
cer corporaor or agent in this State shall be sufficient
service upon the company. The stock and property Of
the company 10 be personal estate.
a.. An act to authorize the banks oi this Common
wealth to notes Of less denomination than FIVE
dollars for limited period of time; gives them autho-
r;ty until the first day of January next 10 issue
and two dollar notes 10 an amount note1ceeding tour
per cent. upon their respective capitals the same to he
payable in specie on demand and for failure, to be It.
able to the holder for the amount thereof with twenty
five per cent damages recoverable by warrant before
Justice of the Peace the notes OF the bank wherever
issued TO be paid either al the mother bank or branches
The act declares that the notes Of the Merchants and
Mechanics Bank Of Wheeling and OF the Northwest
cru Bank after Inc lapse VI thirty Days from its pas
sage, shall not be receivable in payments TO the State,
unless said banks shall TO issue post notes under
| the denomination Of five hundred dollars.
As An act authorize separate election at Marys-
vile, in the county Of Campbell
~. An act TO extend the provisions of the act
corning fishing shores in the county of King George,
to the county of Westmoe!and the act thus extended
passed March 2lst, 1885
80. An act TO establish Company of Light Infantry
in the county of Pttsyvania.
81. An act authorizing an increase Of the capital
stock Of the Valley Turnpike Company, and for other
purposes authorizes increase TO The amount Of
twenty-five thousand dollars, Of which the Board Of
Public Works TO subscribe for threeflhs, and indvl-
duas for two-ffths; and directs the Board Of Public
Works TO loan TO said company six per cent scrip OF
the STATE, 10 amount moi exceeding twenty five thou
sand dollars; the punctua payment Of the interest 10
be secured, and the principal 10 be redeemed in twenty
years; the number of directors in future 10 be eight,
five 10 De appointed by the Board of Public Works. and
three hy individual stockholders.
- An act authorizing the Judge of the l4,h Circuit
To hold special term in the county of Rockingham
-; An act 10 authorize separate election in each Of
the counties of Fairfax and Washington; in Fairfax at