Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-05-04
SKETCH or ACTS
OF A PuBLIC AZURE
iPassed By tie General .asseln5lyok Vg.r4
oiaia. IN $780,
gaa'as n 1923.

llasitmen.s esehA dgtael4ment 10 a.tdnd one daxsa
tra'lng # the eGee9s and 10 be trained With them
and ~ ta asisns tegimental muster Tbs nlusters
at he hainlags 10 be ID lieu oflhe anntaa, Anal and
Oetobeg nalssters File board of officers fof ss, re-
giment 70 assetnelein Mas and 10 rpt,ott An
asant GeAerAl ihelr opinion 81 the nraeftesl effects
1T MS neN sistym md he 70 report The sans to
Lfgislatare repSasthe section of The General u.iti
"a law qnlrng clerks Of rsgSsneital courts ia most
M lists es lnsoyents e the Court House dear gn
abolishesthe compensation heretofore allowed there
Tor; ausAnrizss the Hardy. blues tOidispense widh
the regulation which requires stfivt ca,fssrts. M
the uniform prescribed bylaw and gives the reps-
ments eB,itts q enquiry the power Ia ailaw Lieu
tenants n the line 10 hold eomi ssots and nerffr,
heSmsuai military duties ithout hnilcrtns IL III
pese~ anslta prescribe sone cheap badge ID Be worn
i by she s'a fteatenants While M sfftv.
Az srteoueerning the aecopnts of lasiofs fas sefn
poflas istaiics and Ter other purposes: s,stil,ifs
the ciluss rqm allowing accounts ot iaoss Tor s,p4
ppfvng t4nasss unless npon proof that application
ms been atie by thcmat MT rivals ii moi rssst tEan
six noHthst % Tie two HOSPITALS for the az
sash Inmates thesein, snd that they have been re-
fused admiasi provides that in the e,entt The COM
Imtee. Aashsrd parent. guardian or krieud Of any
insane person shall Hsif 70 pay the amonAt due bv
special eenuact wthlhe as, ums Tor snsis insane
person the direeoEslihereof may collect lie same
with costs by motioa IN Ry ef for thceonty
Or corporation u Which The asylum may be situa-
Al aetEconcerning dams Oh streams imns,esed ~
Navigation Companies, and Esr otitet. p1raaSes-
provides that wheneyer such dams shalt ilss i, ant
otrepairtar mouths, as ID impede ths nsviga-
ton 81 any streams improved ny any sush con,lanY,
n the Company may cause tic repairs 10 la iaadey
and rccaYeE the expense thereof from Che fsssr el
occuers of such DAMS By suit or action ~
the ownerSthe right Of sprrendering 10 such ComvS.
nv all right anil pterest which they have ii sIeli
dams-aiid directs that instead of seven rouiAE Fs
which the Coiirts DC Gloucester, Middlesex. and
King and Gneen are authorized to grant pessission
TO erect lam any water course In sid eaun-
ties, they shalt only allow five moathskto extend
from the 18Th Ct October to the 18th Of Alach an
1 apally I
I 40 pet authorizing The James RiveY and Kanagha
Company % nrease their TOLLS and for other pilI-
poses auIhoi,Tes tlGe Company io<demand and re-
sevc On allaftlelesslraIspnTted Ky vatgr On theiN
line Of inproyemeilt on Jane Sfiyer not exceeding
an average Of three ard = hsW cents petton oftNo
thousand pounds per mile.<on bots not carr, ing
/ passengers Tor hire, nok eding two ceAts per
| mile; and prohibits khem from discriminating in
their charges between msnuiasuredand unniaitafac-
ufcd tObaccQSo or between -four and wheat gives the
toll gatheref The powerto administer oahs 10 the
masters Of boats verifying the returns cquirsd by
/ the Comfany; reduces the number Of Dfeet3rs to
4 hive, :De President and any three 10 make board
or tout without the President two ofthe Directors
to be appoinle1 the first election under The ast 10
be- persons not heretofore directors and annually
Hereafter M least one shall moi be re-eeeed for the
lnext year. Terminates The fiscal year Of the Conn.,
pany on the 5lst OF October annually and directs
the President cause his repot 10 81 printed
practicable for the Stockholders the sie-
neral Assembly, and the Board of Public Works;
| dspenses with the report now required 10 be made
70 said Board, and requires the report to be made
annually ID the General Assembly Declares thst
the State proxies shall be annually alAoinsed and
shqlluot be hereafter interested IN The c6epa eli
fher rs stockholders Of property, or by
rcsidthee on the line OF improvements ;and III ease
of vacancy the same 10 be Supplied by Temporary APP
Epointmeti OF the Board Of Pu,Iic Works SLOWS
twenty cents per mile to the proxies for Travelling
| TO and from the meetings Of the Stockholders ard
-four dollars day for their attendance, 70 BY audi
ted by the second Auditor and paid ont " lie Trea-
sHy; declares that proxies ol5Oher than tile State
shall NOT be valid, which Have been executed six
months before The time Of electinx President aud +
Directors after tho first election under The act au-
ihorizs the Board ofTubfc Works. in ease of de-
Fault By the company in tile pay ment Of any fnonev
advanced blythe State, in the payment Of interest Oh
their guaranteed debt or OF any fnstslnient OF the
annuity 70 the old James River Company, whem
payment shall be rsqpired, TO recover the same With
interest, BY motion on ten day netec IN any court
having jurisdiction agsinstnuoic eiaulters end Ia
enfnree the Judgment The court is empowered 10 Isl
sue writ of seqneslfation against the goods ehat4
Ties. lands and revenues Of the company; The regc+
nues seqnesered TO beappiied first 10 suppOrtand
/ preserSe>the works Of The company sscopd 10 nav
the interest On the guaranteed bonds anruifs and
finally, to pay the Judgment, interest," andcosts.
Anact concerning larceny and Receivers Of st0ien
goods; provides, that il any person heresitef shall
oe guilty Ct single larceny, u any goods. Or elat-
tells, money, Bank note proInssory Fote, posi- note
bill of exchange, check draft OF lottery Ticket OF
ofan certificate of amy government, State, ol.'Eor-
poraton debt, stock, or deposit, Or Of any VIII,
part 9t Wits deed, coyenant, bond, obligation,
bill, obligatory, order, assignment, Transfer, or
Power 81 Attorney 81 any paper, bill 0fcreait,
warrant or note granted by The United States, 81
this Stnte any State, district, OF territory o he
| UnJeds stptes Of America, Of any olter wften,
Or tirlptel paper, or parchment, or paper, OF psFeh
frfof
amy right, 1tle, claim, demand, To, for, any
money Or Fropert, resa personal, mixet OK at5y
receipt, aeqnistanee, oj5tiseharge, other thing
Tor things, esdenelng, frpFesenting beings If lhG
value ot twenty dollars, less, he, she, Or ghev.
shall be deemed guilty u pctit larceny, aud shall is
SUBJECT to the jurisdiction, teeoserys PROCEED
ing, tftsI, conviction, Sentences and punishment
whieh are now prescribed bylaw, for persons gull
" ofpetit larceny and il any pcfs0n shal BE gnH-
" Of simple larceny, il any Of the subjects sfcsI-
said, pf greater value than ehiy dollars, he o.
she, shall be deemed guilty ofsgrand larceny, 10 be
iriea he grand larceny isnow tried nc, ex-
cept thai tile e OF confinement in The Peniteslia-
nv for free white persons ALalI be moi less thsnl
tAreej nor more than five years, aud that He free
white person shall be sentenced 10 the Peniehtiary,
for less termtban three years for any offence low
punishable therein; and psoydes, further, tia. If
any person shall purchase, or rec ives any stolen
goods Or any Of the other subjects mentioned above
et value, knowing the same to have been stolen or
takshlby robbery, he, she, or they shall be kened
gaiify Of felony. and be suhieet1o the ssmd uris-
liGtion tfisI, &c. az ii he, she, or they had been
guilty. orssmple larceny, Of The thing SO purchased
Tor received and shall be subject to prosecution and
pnnishneui, either in case oL1jr without prosecsl
lion er conviction Of The principal felun Of feIons.
Fepsals all acts in. conflict With lis provisions and
takes effect irems apd aftershe first Of July nest.
i Antact converting into stock The States lesn
70 sundFy failroad companies, and fof CHER par
poses converts into stock, upon certain cpndi-
Itions, the leans male, 10 the Portsmouth and
Roanoke Railroad Company The Petersburg
Railrpad Company ,the Riehmaud and Peters
burg Railroad Company, lie Winchester and
Potomac Railroad Company, aralhe City Point
Iasilrpad Company provides minimum raie
q tolls on said roads, 70 prevent injurious conn
petition between them.
Il An ecl regulating aashs fromstoli galhefefs on
works ofklRlesnal improvement in which the
lSta'e is inierssted, and further providing AZ
leainst frauds in The payment 0f tolls !; requires
all such toll gaIheTefs to take an cath helole a
jpstce Of The peace Faithfully and diligently to
perform their duties and 70 verify their IepDrfs
Of tolls poses penalty SO for peIsohs Or
] thi1gS passing such works Without psypalt of
EtpiIs, instead Of The 6ne heretofore imposed and
S Furnishes The toll galheref, knowing thereof, and
fsiIips 10 prosecute, with mpifan from Office,
and deduction Of Twenty dollars from his COM
pensation for each failure 10 prnSecuFs
An act appropFiatiae The publIcrevenue con-
lains The nsnal annaal appropriations
!. An aei establishing tie county IL Barbour out
fof paris III the counties Of Harrison Lewis and