Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-31


So An act authorizing the exchange of arms with
the Petersburg Light lnianry Grays and the Norfolk
Virginia Guards.
80. An act TO authorize 4 loan to Emory and Henry
college from The uninvested capital of the Literary
Fund; loans The of eighteen thousand dollars Ia
be secured by mortgage on all the lands and tene-
ments of the college, together with other and adequate
personal security.
60. An act authorizing The purchase of The copy right
Of Daviss Criminal Law ard Exposition of The office
and authority Of Justices of the Peace in Virginia. IN
cndng Forms of Practice; arproprsles ten Thousand
dollars for this purpose, and provides that il the
tr1 of J. A G. DAVIS shall, within six months after
The work shall be ordered be published deliver to the
Executive copy thereof with the revsons and cor
r ctons already made, and such amendments as may
be required by the passage OF laws The first ed-
on she shall receive the further Of Two thousand
dollars.
81. An act authorizing Joseph M'Cung and Chris
TOPPER Champ TO execute their official bonds and qualify
shers of the counties of Greenbrier and Giles be-.
fore justices OF the peace.
62. An act concerning the decisions Of the General
Court; requires the reporterof The Court of Appeals
to collect and prepare annually for publication, by
way OF appendix 10 each volume OF be reports, the
decisions o. the General Court made within the
year and makes it the duty of the Secretary Of the
Commonwealth TO contract for the printing of the same
63 An Get authorizing the guardian OF orphans of
Jesse fomlinson, deceased 10 sell and convey the in
teress of his wards in ferry therein me ntioned
Oh An act cedng the Commonwealth 8 right in Ger.
tain lands to The trustees Of Preston Academy
G5. An act directing payment from the school quota
OF Cabell county for the year lS44 of balance due
to the county OF Wayne.
66. An act concerning Philip Russell of Brooke
county; releases to him fine of thirty dollars.
81. An act Incorporating the American literary in
sti'ntr of Bethany College
Us. An act Incorporating the Jonesve lyceum in
the county of Lee
60. An act to authorize ferry from the land Of
Thomuaon in h.c of hall
the Ohio river
30. act concerning jalors fees; prohibits the Clerk
of any Court in the State issue an execution OF
capias I'D satidcicndum in any cage whatever where
the plaintiff resides out of the State, until the said
plaintiff, some for him in the State shall give
security for the payment Of the ailors fees and di
reefs that the 36.h section OF the act Of lS4l changing
the existing laws relative to lunatic nsyums, shall be
hereafter construed 10 permit the ailor, under
authority OF the county corporation Court, to employ
the same attendant nurse for two lunatics
who may be confined in his Jail; the Court TO adjudge
the allowance for nursing the luaatcs and the same to
be paid by the Auditor.
IL An act concerning the lien of judgments; re-
qures the Clerks Of the several county and corpora
ton Courts TO keep and preserve in their offices udg-
ment docket book, with index thereto, in which
shall be docketed such unsatissd final judgments and
decrees forthcoming bonds, rccognizances and other
bonds having the force Of Judgments on file in their
Offices, any person interested therein shall desire
have dockc,ed. For this service fee Of twenty five
cents each docketed is allowed the Clerk lands
of parties judgments DEGREES be bound un.
less such docket be made within twelve months from
the passage Of the act or ninety days before the land
shall be conveyed to the purchaser, The take
effect from the first of August next.
~. IN act establishing the county of Barbour out of
parts of the counties of HARRISON Lewis and Randolph
fixes the County Court days on the first Mondays ia
every month; the first Court 10 be held in April the
residence of William +. Wilson; the Quarterly Courts
To be held on the Thursday after the fourth Mondays
a
b. attached the judicial circuit with the county
Of Randolph, and the Circuit Courts TO be holden
the 10Th days Of May and October annually. The
county TO be attached the brigade district, and
the same senatorial and electoral districts with the
county of Randolph and the part of the county taken
from either of the original counties out OF which It s
formed vote in the Congressional elections with
the county from which taken, and belong to the Con.
gressional district To which these counties respectively
belong The counties of Barbour and Randolp PHI TO send
one Delegate together to the House of Delegates.
3D. An oct repeating the several acts concerning the
Board of Agriculture.
a. An act changing the time of holding the Circuit
Superior Court and tie Fall Quarterly Term of the
county of Charlotte; prescrbes that the first shall be
held on Tuesday after the first Monday June and No.
venber, and The last on the first Monday IN October
10. An ac, concerning the bonds of public officers
and others provides the bonds OF all public officers
cxecntors administrators, guardians, committees OF
IDIOTS and unatcs shcriis, cons,ables, coroners ser
geants deputy sergeants, clerks, deputy clerks and
commissioners Of the revenue and oil other bonds and
recognizances required 10 be executed and made
payable the Governor, To the Judge or Justices Of
the Courts Of this State shall hereafter be made paya
BILE to the Commonwealth Of prginia. The act 10 take
| effect from the first day OF July next.
76 An act TO authorize line opening Of new street
near The LOT frhomas B. Bond in that part Of the town
| of Petersburg called Giliiald.
| H. An act authorizing the school commissioners OF
Pocaontas to pay years qnaa of said county from
the Literary fund TO the trustees OF Little Levels Aca-
deny.
IS An &c. authorizing the removal Of certain slaves
therein mentioned, held for life, 10 the State Of Mary
! land.
/ 70 An act concerning the school commissioners of
Hardy county; authorizes the superintendent of the
Literary Fund to credit said commissioners with the
ofone hundred and ninety two dollars yone cents
expended by them The tuition of poor children beyond
/ their quota for lS4l
so. An act for arranging the counties of this Com
wealth into districts, to choose representatives to
Congress divides the Safe into fifteen distcts-he
| first 10 be composed of lse of Wight, Nansemond,
Princes Anne Norfolk county and Borough, Sussex,
Surry, and S)uthampton-;hc second OF holloway,
Greensville Mecklenburg, Brunswick, Amelia, DIN
wddie, Prince George, and Interchangeable Third of
| Pntsylvana, Henry, Patrick, Franklin, and Halifax
the fourth of Campbell, CHAM, Charlotte, Prince
Edward, Cumberland, Fiuvanna and Lunenburg-the
GJh of Albemare, Nelson, Bedford, Greene, Orange,
Amherst, and hadison-ihe sixh Of Henrico, city Of
Richmond, Chesterfield, Powhnlan, Hanover, Louisa,
ampton, Eliz1be;h City, Warwick, James City, Will
liamsburg, New Kent, Charles City,. Matthew's,
Gloucester, Lancaster, and Northumberland The
eighth of Essex, M'ddlesex, King and Queen, Rich
mond, Westmoreland, Caroline, spottsy lvania, King
George, and King Willamette ninth Of Fauqu:er,
Stafford, Rappahurnock, Prince William, Fairfax,
Loudoun, and Cupeper-:he tenth of Frederick, Hamp.
shire, Morgan, Berkeley, Jefferson Clarke, Warren,
and Page-the eieeenth Of Rockingham, Hardy, Pen.
dlelon, Rockbrdge, Augusta, and shenandoah-ihe
treLfM of Monroe, Botetourt, Roanoke, Montgomery,
Pulaski. Floyd, Giles, Mercer, Greenbrier, Pocahon
tas, Logan, Bath, and Aeghany-the thirteenth of
Washington, Lee, Scott, Russell, smyth, Wyihr,
Grayson, Carroll and Tazewell-ihc fourteenM OF Ka
nawha, Jackson, Mason, Cabel, Wayne. Lewis,
Harrison, Braxton, Wood, Faye'e, and Nicholas
and the fifteenth Of Monongaia, Brooke, Ohio, Mar
SHALL Tyler, Marion, Rsndel2h and Preston.
81. An act to ch,n.e he time o. holding the Spring
Term OF The Circuit Superior Court Of Law and Chan
Gerry for lie county Of aptcn-fxes The day for
the Court on The fifth of April
| 60 An act amending the acts pissed The Eth Of
| February, 1927 and 17h Of March, Is4o-dl con-
corning dyorccs-poyides that in al cases OF dvor-
ces nensa ct MOro, heretofore decrced or hereafi
H., for hv &c