Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-30
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
SKETCH OF THE ACTS


GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
SKETCH OF THE ACTS
Passed by the General assembly Of Pirgtnia at the
December Session Of le40-4l.
49, An act creating Circuit Superior Court OF
Chancery in the Twenty first judicial Circuit and Tor
other PURPOSES provides that thereafter there shall be
two Judges for the 2lst circuit, of whom shall be
the Judge of the common law side, and the other the
Judge Of the chancery side Of the court the present
Judge of the circuit to be the Judge the common
law side and new Judge TO be appointed, with saa-
ry of two thousand dollars, for the chancery side
The additional Judge to be alsoa Judge OF the General
Court and both Judges 10 reside in or within i've miles
of the city of Richmond; the present Clerk Of the court
to be the Clerk of the common law side, and new
Clerk to be appointed for the new court The terms
of the present court TO remain as now prescribed py
law and the new court to hold two terms, the one 10
the first of January, and to terminate on
the first of May and the other commencing on the ns'
ofOctober and terminating the 10th OF November an
nuay; the first term to commence on the hst oil April
Upon the death, resi- gnaton or removal from once
of either said Judges both Jurisdictions, and all the
powers, duties and functions of both, to devoVe on the
survivor.
So An act TO amend the act, entitled an act to in
corporate the Trustees Of the Slate River Academy;
authorizes increase in the number OF the trustees
TO eleven.
90 An act to amend the several acts concerning me
Dragon Swamp; authorizes the company to extend
their improvements from the head of tide water down
said stream to Turk 5 ferry.
o. An act changing the time of holding the County
Court Of Mercer; prescribes that the court snail ne
held hereafter on the second Monday IN each month.
The act takes effect after the first day Of May next
%. An act authorizing the officers of the eth, oath
and 95th regiments 10 train together $3.50,
49, An act to amend the charter Of the CITY Of WI.
qualify of court psscrl5es the mode OF electing the
mayor of Wamsburg.
81. An act 10 amend the act reducing into one the
several acts concerning slaves free negroes and nllat
toes; provides that the penalties imposed IN the nine
teen,h section Of the revised of the I'd March, Sl9
concerning slaves shall not be less than sye more
than twenty dollars, and that in the goth secton not
less than FIVE than ten dollars, 10 be fixed by
the Justice before whom the trial shall be- pre-
scribes that if any person shall secrete aid secret
ing any slave free negro mulato, send, aid in
sending them out of the county in which they shall
have committed any offence to any place out OF the
Commonwealth, that they cannot be apprehended
and tried for such offence such person shall forfeit and
pay not less than FIVE than twenty dollars
coveabe before justice of the peace for the of the
of the poor Repeats much of any act as
authorizes free negroes mulaoes 10 be carried out
of the State at the public charge permits free
sroes mnlatto servants TO or be brought nts
the State, except such are in company with and ac
tua servants of any white person. who sha not remain
more than five days. Declares that ell provisions o.
the act to which this is amendment, and oil other
acts of like nature, relative to the dealing with
receiving from slaves, &c, have been and still
in force, unless specially and by title repeal
ed or amended; and whenever different modes are
prescribed in different acts for prosecuting SINH
lar offences before different tribunals, they shall be
taken and considered additional and cumulative, the
option being left to the party prosecuting before which
tribunal and under which act he will institute proceed
ings. Prohibits free negroes not registered according
to law, not otherwise entitled to residence to come
within the Stale, except from shipwreck or unavoid
nble necessity; and authorizes every citizen of the
State and all shers, sergeans and constables to aP
prehend every such free negro and carry him before
Justice of the Peace, and if proved 10 have VIC
lated the act ater the first of August next to require
.m To pay fee TO the person experimenting, and To
give bond and security in penalty of two hundred
dollars, conditioned TO leave the State in ten days, and
upon failure to execute the same shall be sentenced to
receive not more than thirty ases, to be repeat
ed once a week while he remains in the State
90. An act diyorcing Jane Smith from her husband
Hiram, alias Highland Smith divorces them from bed
and board, but prohibits either from marrying apan
during the life Of the other.
90. An act adding TO the county Of Preston part OF
the county Of Monongala adds that part of Menon-
gala lying east of the Laurel Hill mountain, and North
of Cheat river, beginning the line dividing said
sonn,es at the point where crosses Cheat river and
running thence to the England banks the top OF
the mountain thence to the Osborne farm, SO as to
include the dwelling house said farm in Preston
thence due North course to the Pennsylvania line
81 An act concerning John A. Hunnicutt RENTS a
fine imposed upon him.
vs. An act concerning conveyances of lands sold for
of aSes, and for other purposes extends
the time allowed for obtaining deeds for lands sold fo
nonpayment Of taxes to year, and authorizes the
County and Corporation Courts, upon motion of the
purchaser his heirs, &c, to order the clerk
deed for such land so purchased giving previous
tce to the former owner provided, that if the
of the land snail be in possession, and shall tender IL
the purchaser his executors, &c, the amount paid fo
taxes the same, with subsequent taxes and ten PEI
centum per annum thereon, then no such order shall
be made. The act also correcs an error which exists
in the tables of assessment for the county of Fayee
relative to the lands of John p Huddleston.
90 An act concerning the Banks of this Common
wealth; RENTS the foreitures incurred by the banks TO
the of specie and restores their charters
suspends until the first of January next the provision
which authorizes any person 10 recover the amount o
notes or debts from the banks by motion ten day.
notice; repeats much of any act as subjects III,
banks to forfeiture Of charter for failing to pay specie
reservng to the Legislature the right modify or
peal their charters nj pleasure.
Suspends, until the lst of April 1912 such acts Al
subject the banks to pay ten per cent damages aus
fifteen per cent interest for failing pay specie ans
subjects the banks, after the LIST of January next
the payment of twelve per cent interest for such fail
ure suspends until the LIST of April aforesaid sucl
acts as prohibit the banks from issuing notes of les
denomination than twenty dollars, and from receiving
in payment or on deposite the notes of banks out o
the State below ten dollars bank, however to issu
or put in circulation any note of less denomination thai
five dollars, except provided by act of the presen
session.