Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-04-04

in the company either IS stockholders or as owners OF
propsry or hv residence on Inc line OF
| nd !, cas, al, vacancy, the sans TO be supplied ny
ta..ry a,,oiut,Uen. of the Board OF Public WORKS;
ors i,yenty cents per mile to The proxies, to. ira
ll;no 10 and from The meetings oil The Slocaholuels'
and fouf dollars day FOR their aitenaance 10 oe au
d,a4 bv the second Auditor and paid out oil The fea-
s,-y Geol,res that proxies Of others than The oale
III ro, he valid which have been executed SIX
n,,s before the lime oil electing President and d.
clors after The hrs; election under Inc act authorizes
the gaard Of Pablo Works, in case OF default bJ the
comnany m the payment o! any money advanced %
tie state the payment OF interest On '"e''
toI 'b, NJ nj any instrument; OF tie annuity 10 tAe
,lh lanes Rive. Company, when payment sinai. be
-o,;ri +, rsccyer the same with interest, by motion
on,pn d1y-' no.ice in aay court haviag jurisdiction
.,.;-s, hubble deiani=rs aaa 10 ENFORCE tile judgment,
~, co,r, empowered - issue writ Of seqa=sfeoa
;t ,.r Goods chat;ies, lands, and revenues Of the
c,r,,, III. revenues seqaesered 10 be applied inst,
n simmer, .at preserrc The works o! The comeanj
so,,ad :, rsv e interest on The guaranteed bonus or
annuity; anl finally, to pay the judgment, interest,"
and costs. (. g
Hsn,co and CITY Of Richmond concurrent jurisdiction
with the General Court in certain cases; gives the
Spn,ror Court 81 Law and Chancery Tor the 2ls' Ju-
dic,,l circuit and the Superior Court of Chancery Tor
the Richmond circuit, concurrent jurisdiction WIN 'h
General Cont in all cases, suits and motions against
,rhIc debtors and detaniers Of every denomination,
| for and in behalf ottha State
laA An act TO amend the ac!, entitled "an act FORM
ioG naw county on: of parts OF the counties OF Lew
| is Kauawha, and Nicholas; authorizes the county
courts Of the counties Of Lewis and BraXton To per-
form The duties prescribed TO the county courts OF Lew
is and Nchoas by the 18th section OF The actormihg
tho new county, passed in lo3b -
1911 An act defining clearly part OF the boun-
Jary line OF the county Of Marion, and for other pur'
poses; besides fixing The boundary OF Marion, provides
tha, the several militia companies IN The counties oil
WAYNE and Barbour, shall continue to muster with
ia. several regiments to which they were attached,
before said counties created and authorizes the
militia Of Wavne county 10 b. mustered by baalloas
~ lien OF the ormen!ai muster.
i32 An act concerning larceny and receivers OF
stolen goods provides the, II auy person hereafter
shah he guilty simple lnrceny o; any goods, or chat
tots money Bank no,e prom;ssory note, post note,
bill! OF exchange, check, Gaf OF lottery ucket. o! ~
ANY certificate ef any Goge."ac" STATE or S"r2or-
atom tebt stock. deposit, o any WILL or part OF
VII deed covenant hond oh.iGalion bill, obligatory,
order, Gssi. nmcut transfer or pnwer OF Attorney, or
Of any paper, b'il OF credit warrant or note granted
by the United States this State, or any State DIS
rict, territory OF the United States OF America or
OF any n.her written, printed paper, or parchment,
paper, parchmen partly written and partly PRINT
ed evdencng any right, title, claim, or demand, TO- or
Tor, any money or property, real, personal, or nxed,
any receipt, acqnittancc, or discharge, or other
thing, things, evdencng, representing, or beng oil
the value of twenty dollars, less he, She or they,
suhjec, TO the jurisdiction, recovery, proceed
ng, trial, conviction, sentence, and punishment, which
prescribed by law, for persons guilty Of petit
larceny and If any person shall be guilty ot SIMPLE
larceny, IN any of the subjects aforesaid, OF greater
value than twenty dollars, he, she, shall be deemed
guilty Of grand larceny, 10 be tried, &C. grand lar
tried &c, except, that the time OF con-
inenen in the Pencntiary, for free white persons,
shall be not less than three more than live years,
ant tina, Tree white person shall be sentenced to the
| farn torn tt,ay
osience punishable therein aud provides, FUR
er, tho; II any person shall purchase or receive any
stolen goods, or any OF the other subjects mentioned
above Of value knowing the 10 have been stolen,
.lasn BIZ robbery he, she, or they, shall be deemed
guilty Of felony, and be subject 10 the same jsrsdc
ton, tfal. &c il he stc, or they, had been guilty
rf supple larceny, CT the tang SO purchased, or
celyed ard shall he subject prosecution ard punish
meat either in ct, without prosecution or con
yc,.on of the principal teon, leons repeais eli
acts conflict WITH ~ provisions, and takes effect
from, and after the first of Jviy next.
l.-3 An act concerning Samuel Houston, and the
administrator OF JOHN Saunderson, deceased; refunds
10 them the amour, OF interest due upon claim ni
properly recovered against them by the Common
wealth.
l24. ! act converting into stock, the States loan
to sundy railroad companies, and for other purposes;
converts into stock, upon certain conditions the loans
made to the Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad Com
pany, the Petersburg Railroad Conpany, the Rich
chester and Potomac Railroad Company, and the City
pont Railroad Company; provides a minimum rate
OF tolls said roads, to prevent injurious competition
between them.
l25. An act 10 establish an inspection Of tobacco a;
Crrdsvilie, in TIE county of Buckingham.
I26 An &c; concerning separate elections in the
counties Of Montgomery, Wayne and hlonongaia
establishes precincts for montgomery, at the house
at John kert IN the South fork OF Roanoke river
far Wayne al the house Of Frederick Crum, the
Tug Fork Of Sandy River and changes the precinct
election, now held ct the house of George Wilson in
ilononga!ia 10 the house Of william Kennedy, about
quarter OF 2 mile from said Wilson's.
1871 An act regulating oahs from toll gatherers on
wc;ks Of internal Improvement IN which tie State Is
Interested, and further providing against frauds in the
pay ment Of tolls requires all such toll gathereg 10 take
81 oath before justice OF the peace faithfully and dill
gently perform their duties and 10 verify then reports
o! tots, npo - pcurlly Of $40 Tor persons or thing:
passing suth works without payment q tolls, instead
Of the fine heretofore Imposed and run!shes Tie toll
gatherer knowing thereof and failing to prosecute
sal: amotioa from Office, and deduction OF twenty
dollars from his pe2saion for each failure TO pro-
s.cute.
l25. An act 70 prevent the destruction of oysters
in North ri"cr prohibits any one from taking, catch
ing carrying away from SAID river or its branches
within any period Of seven days, greater quantity
of oysters than thirty bushels; ard prohibits cny ono
from buying receiving The same, both taker and
receiver, under penalty OF one hundred dollars '1
be recovered as prescItafd by the -nu ahu BIC sec
ons OF the act OF 2l.h March, 1881, reducing into
one all proven; the destruction Of oysters; and
exemp;s persons living said river or its branches
who or May he engaged 10 Plating oysters, iron
the operation Of The act
l2o. An 10 authorize he investment of The
surplus income Of William Allen in real estate.
l31. An act aPPrr pTiat'ng The public revenue con
tains the usua! annual appropriations
1871. An act 10 amend The act entitled an act TO IN
corporate the town Of Bowling Green in the county O
Caroilne reduces the trustees 10 tive any three Of
mare 10 form 4 board.
1872 An act Incorporating the trustees of Brandon
Ac"deluy, wlti ,i:e usual corporate powers.
/ 1873 An net author zlng the trustees of Rappahan
nork Academy c sell certain portion OF the land o
sad Academy.
/ l3 Aa act 10 an;hos;zc a separate election at Toll
sons ,iiii, J." the coun:y Of Stafford.
l35 An &c. authorizing tie raising Of company Q
artillery ~ The counties al Campbell Buckingham ans
Amherst; 20 be attached 10 the rIueticih Regiment
1876. An act providing for the correction Of an or
ror the assessment, OF certain tract Of land in tht
county OF Loudoun.
1871 An act 10 provide for The payment Of the tempo