Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-04-05

co,,e,ur HE additional! building 10 tie Western iu-
nalic ASYLUM; appropFiates the sum OF nine 'hou.
sand and sixty dollars and forty louf cents 10 '''"'
purpose. observation-disclosures oe tho 70.
.0an, f,r The county Of Marion, aud for ether pur
10 A, net 10 change the place of holding sepa.
rate election Il Oak Grove IN Tie county oil "esmoie
and; from the hOise oi 'o''' - S"'0o' ~ '"e
George NJ. Carter. co,,
12s An act constituting portion OF Rappahannock
river lawful fence makes that part the river lying
be,ween Wheaey's mill dam and beverley ioFd a
lawful fence the act TO take eject from tue h's' u
April. na,,,,o, &c ,,o schools
ian =; ,he University of Virginia and in the colleges
or he State authorizes any such graduates, OF twenty
one wears OF age, having obained ceFthcale as now
r.onred by law of honest deneaEour, upon Tue pro-
dr,;o r he aploma in any ofthe courts of the State,
to qualify as counsel without iufnef e""Ni1''o" y
three III dyes as heretofore required
ItO An act TO prevent The destruction OIL terrapns
and their eggs certain waters Of ms comhonweaith
IA A, act regulating the costs in prose cullons for
crimes and isde requires the clerks OF courts
., ,ia nos,,oe on ali process transmitted by them
havord rio limits of their counties, the SAID amount TO
he mid ou of the public treasury, upon being certified
bv their courts to the Auditors provides that IN all pro-
secn,ions on the part Of the State for crimes and MIS-
and ii, other offences hereafter required to be
shall be the duty OF the clerks OF courts
and ius,ces Of The peace where the defendant shall be
TO tax all costs to which the State IS liable,
nclndn fees of constables for aresting and convey
nq IN ai for summoning witness and all allowance
or fees 10 aors and to issue execution therefor against
sncb defendant aud the justice is required TO certify
the execution and the amount thereof 10 the clerk OF
he court Of ms county; and the clerk, when The execu
lion - returned satisfied is required 10 certify the same
IN tho Auditor in his list Of fines, and lac fails TO do
50 he is liable to the same fine imposed for filling TO
return such list of fines within the time prescribed by
law. ~
1I2 An act 10 authorize the county court OF Eliza
beth CITY 10 purchase the lot Of land which the new
court house is erected and for other purposes.
1913 An act repeating the act changing the time Of
holding the county courts of Lunenburg county fixes
as the time for holding SAID court the second Monday
in each month.
IA An act TO incorporate the Monongalia Iron
Company, with u capital not less than one hundred
thousand nor more than two hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars subject the provisions of the general
acl regulating manufacturing and mining companies.
l45 An net concerning the Backsburg Female aca-
demy authorizes the trustees 10 apply IN payment Tor
their buildings whatever amount may be assigned to
said academy bv school commissioners out of the
surplus of the Literary Fund
l4C An act concerning public county bridges;
proyides that it shall not be lawful for any person TO
use any public or county bridge a wharf from which
vessels or boats may be loaded unloaded nor as
place of deposte for any goods, wares, merchandise or
propery Of anv kind, 10 make fast the vessel 10
such bridge lag it alongside the same IN any man.
ner whatsoever; and for every such offence the OF.
fender shall be liable 10 fine not less than five nor
more than twenty dollars, to be recovered by warrant
before Justice OF the peace.
l31 An act to incorporate the Franklin Library Com
pany of Wa,erord; invests he company with the usu-
al powers and capacities of such corporations
IDS An act concerning the Stanton and Parkers-
burg and Northwestern roads, repeats so much OF any
&C, as authorizes the width of the road TO be reduced,
and directs both OF SAID roads to 10 be made sixty ieet
wide throughout; prohibits any unauthorized person
from making any change IN either OF said roads, from
filing up altering the CUTTERS from obstructng or
committing any trespass whatever on The same, and for
so dong declares the offender guilty OF mlsdemeanor
10 be punished accordingly.
l4o An act amending the act passed April Sd, 1888
incorporating the Lovingston male and female school
appoints additional trustees for SAID school, with antho
rty 10 add TO or diminish their NUMBER and declaring
that any five may form board
10 An act concerning the tcSdtum capias; provides
that in all of arrest under snch wr the oilcer
maxine the arrest shall (uness the defendant give bail
according TO law forthwith proceed to remove SAID
defendant 10 the county from which the writ issued
and deliver him TO the sheriff nllcr of said county,
for which removal the officer shall be entitled TO receive
of the party al whose suit such arrest was MADE, the
same compensation as Is now allowed Tor ATTENDING
criminal to the penentlary and all necessary expenses
incurred for the party arrested during the time OF reno
val 10 he recovered sheriff fees are now recovcra
bic by law.
I3i. An nc, concerning the administration of real
assets provides that whore any person shall die env
ing real estate which, by his Will, is not charged with
the paymen; of his debts the shall be assets to
be administered in courts Of equity, rateaby Tor the
payment of all Just debts of such person, well debts
mple contract specially but all CREDITORS
by specially, in which the heirs are bound, made before
this act In be paid the full amount due them before
creditors by simple contract specially where the heirs
not bound 10 be paid any part OF their Demands
and debt not evidenced by writing, signed by the
debtor by his direction, shall be charged on the real
estate Judgments specific liens not 10 be deprived
by this ACT of the priority TO which they are entitled
No testamentary provision charging the real estate
with the payment Of debts TO be bar TO The statute oil
limitations against such debts unless 1t plainly appear
be the intent of such provision that the statute shall
be bar. And debt TO be protected against the ope
ration of said statute by this act by any assUmpsit
of the executor administrator, so as 10 charge the
real possession of the heirs or devsees with
the payment thereof The act further prescribes that
no suit shall hereafter be instituted in court OF law by
creditor against heir or devsee for real assets de-
scended but such suits shall be brought in courts OF
equity, and governed by the principles of this act
1852 An act TO authorize the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts to issue the treasury satisfaction
of certain judgments against the commonwealth
1873 An act providing on certain conditions, that Be
verey, in Randolph county, be made point in the
Stanton and Parkersburg road.
l5i. An act to regulate certain practices under IL
cence granted 10 auctioneers, vendue masters, comms
sion merchants and brokers' prohibits auconeers from
selling under cencc, in any other place than that in
which such lcence shall have been granted, and for
doing shall be liable TO all penalties imposed for selling
without licence; prohibits commission merchants from
selling aucloneers under authority Of their cence
as merchants, and all wholesale retail merchants
from selling auconeers any other articles than such
as are Their bona de property, subject to the same
penalties Tie act defines brokers to BE- those who buy
exchange sell commission, agent or attorney
for another for profit, the notes. shares or stock OF
any bank who shall buy sell any public stocks o
any kind any bill Of exchange foreign domestic
or any draft negotiable note, either Of them, on
commission for profit; and provides that any such
person who shall buy sell exchange as aforesaid
wthou, licence, shall be liable 10 fine Of five hundred
dollars to be recovered on information, indictment or
presennen in any court of record having jurisdiction
for the benefit of the Literary Fund
100 An act allowing Charles Bruce and others, free
persons Of color, 10 remain in the commonwealth Ii
miied nc.
l56. in act concerning the Public Armory; autho-