Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-20

VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
SKETCH OF THE ACTS

SKETCH OF THE ACTS
Passed by the General assembly Of Fuginia, at its
Session 1871.
An act to provide for The payment of repairs to the
Hall OF the Hous. Of Delegates; upproprla,es three
hundred and three dollars ninety eight cents Tor that
purpose.
| 2 N act changing the time of holding the courts
in the hrst judicial circuit prescrbes that the circuit
cour Tor lie county Of Norfolk shall be held on the LIT
OF April and 18th Of September; for Nansemnnd on
the 10th April and II h October; for Greenesve on
the 10Th prl and st November; for Southampton on
the I'd OF MAY and 9TH November for Sufry the 10Th
OF May and 23h October; for Isle of Wight on the 10th
May and 18th of October; for Princess Anne on the
18th May and 22d September and for Norfolk Borough
on the Isl June and 18Th November.
3 An act 10 reduce the pay of members OF the Ge-
neral Assembly after a certain period of its session.
PROVIDES, that after the expiration OF sevenyhve days
from the commencement of the present and all future
sessions OF the legislature the pay Of The Speakers oil
both Houses shall be reduced 10 four dollars per day,
and of - na mbers TO two dollars rer day.
q. An act changing the time of holding the circuit
and county courts Of certain counties therein mention
ed fixes the day for the circuit court Of Roanoke on The
Thursday after the Sd Monday in March and August;
the circuit court OF Lewis the Goth OF April and Sep
TENDER; the circuit conrt of Randolph The Ssh days
OF May and Ocober the circuit court of Barbour on the
18th days Of May and October the circuit court of Har
rson on the 23th days of Nav and October, and the
county courts Of Lewis the ID Mondays and of Brax
ton the Sd Mondays each month. The act take
EFFECT from the lst March next
8. An act changing the time of holding the circuit
superior of Fayet.e county; prescrbes TINT the
said court aha be held the 3Gh days Of March and
August annually.
6. An act reducing the penalty OF The Treasurer $
bond; fixes the amount OF lie said penalty al one hun
dred thousand dollars.
Z. An act 10 authorize separate election in each OF
the counties Of Marion Lewis and Wood; authorizes
election to be held in the county of Marion, at the
house the residence of N cholns ost, near
Pawpaw creek in the county of Lewis, at The store
house Of Stephen F. Jackson, in the village OF Jane
Lew and in the county OF Wood, al the house now be-
ing erected By Abraham Enock, the Northwest side
OF Hughs river; and in the county of Moron, at the
house of jeremiah Hess, sr., Little Bngamon creek,
and al the house of Geo Ryan, Booth creek,
instead Of those directed BY law be held the house
Of John Cochran, on the West Fork river, and ct The
house OF Isaac Thomas, on Flat run, in said county
An net prescribing the duties of Inspectors OF to-
bacco in certain cases. provides, that when any tobacco
shall be made or grown IN any OF the States West o!
Virginia, and received in any warehouse in this State,
for Inspection il shall be the dny of the inspector to
stamp mark The hogshead The gross, tare and nett
weight, and the name OF the warehouse where inspect
ed and also the words "Wesern tobacco each head
and two sides Of the hogshead oask and The same
when exported transported 10 BE- accompanied By u
corresponding manifest imposes the like duty upon i'd
tobacco 10 required 10 BIZ paid on other tobacco del'-
vered far expectation, and requires the inspectors IN
perform these duties under penalty OF twenty dollars
for each neglect. Requires the of such obac-
co introduced into this State, whether in The leaf in
strips, 10 have the inspected, and imposes pc
nalty Of one bundled dollars upon every person who
shall ship pert The without lis beng inspect
ed who shall fianduleny alter or remove any mark
placed thereon by the inspector; SAID penalty TO be re-
covered by Information IN any court OF record where
the offence shall have been comm'tted-one half TO the
Common wealth, and the other half 10 the informer.
Q. An act appor,i,ning he school quotas of Harrison,
Lewis, Randolph Wood l3arbou. and Richie; gives to
the county of Harrison SIS 40 to the county of Lew
IS S4O0 81; the county of Randolph S206 81 to the
county of Wuod $3.50 40 to the county of Barbour
S34S is, and 10 the county Of Richie Sl3l 60, and
requires the Treasurer of the School Commissioners oil
Wood county to pay To the Treasurer of Richie coun
ont nf the qloa OF 1884, SIG 81 the proportion oil
the lat er county FOR 1913
10 An act concerning the survey Of The coast of Viz
mia; gives authority 10 any person employedby virtue
of act Of Congress, passed February 10Th, 1907,
and Of the supplement thereto, to ents. upon lands in
this State for the purpose of exploring surveying r
al srlutng dwelling, doing any thing necessary
to effect the Objects OF said acts provides mode for
assessing the damages TO the OF lands enter
ed upon aud used and imposes penalty of fifty dollars,
upon any person who shall wll'ully nure, deface
remove, any signal, monument building or any aP-
pendape thereto erected used by virtue Of said ac
of Congress- be recovered before any justice of the
peace OF The county where the offender resldes such
offender TO be aso liable 10 pay ell damages sustained,
recovered an ACTON On the case,
| in any court OF competent jurisdiction.
II. An act 10 amend the act, entitled tan act reviv
ing aud amending the net incorporating the Clover Hill
Railroad Company, and for other purposes, passed
81 IN March, 1S43 authorizes the company to own IN
fee simple not exceeding five hundred acres of coal
Ia nd, with the privilege Of mining for coal and iron on
any other land mot exceeding $500 acres in the coun
ty of Chesterfield subject to the benefits aud privileges
of the act Incorporating manufacturing and mining
com panes passed in 1897; and gives the company the
right increase their capital to an amount not exceed
ing 600.
l2 An act amending the laws in relation to the
proceedings in chancery; authorizes complaints in all
suits n chancery to file an amended or supplemental
BILL ct any time with the clerk of the court in which
such su is depending, The same proceedings TO be had
thereon as if leave t. file the same had been rst OBJ
tanned from the court but the court may dismiss such
bill with or without, COSTS If in its opinion such bill
ought not TO have been filed
H. An act amending the law in relation TO escapes;
provides that The provisions OF the act passed NoVem
Der 9th 1892 so far they relate to escapes and
ceedinrs in cuses of escapes shall hereafter extend and
apply escapes from and out OF The custody oil the
sheriff and other officers upon e'res,.
a. An act for the relief of the widow and heirs of
John Hopkins deceasrd gives them the period OF live
wears 10 investigate and establish their rights TO certain
lands, forfeited, and liable 10 be sid By the commits
sioue.s of forfeited and delinquent landa.
IS An act authorizing the sale OF certain lands
therein mentioned gives power to the court OF russell
county to authorize SIMPSON, Tree man oil color, 10
sell cert,n property belonging TO his wife aud children,
and to invest the proce ds in lands in one of the West
ern or Southwestern States
IG An act concerning JOSIAH c Loury Of Allesha-
ny county; allows him eighteen dollars for expenses in
CURED in conveying convict 10 the Penltennary
II. An act to incorporate The Valley Union educa-
| ton society.
49, An &C, to incorporate The Virginia Female lnsti-
tu,e.
- An act 10 amend the act entitled an act forming
new county out Of pats Of the counties OF Lewis,
Kanawha and Nicholas; directs the county courts oil
Braxton and Lewis counties to perform The dutes pre-
seribed to The counties Of Lewis and Nicholas by The
act forming the county OF Braxton; and authorizes The
county courts of Randolph and Bra1lon to appoint
commissioners to run and mark the diving lines be-
tween said last countless and to compensate them there
for
90 An act to incorporate the Parkersbdrs Library
Association.
81 An act releasing Isaac Adkins of the county OF
Logan, from, the payment OF forfeited recogn'zance
%. An act constituting portion OF SHENANDOAH r.
yer lawful fence; makes both sides OF SAID river
la wfpl fence between William Berry's MILL in Clarke
county, and the upper end of Charles l. Cha'ch'lls
land in Warren county. The act TO take effect from
the lst of May next
49, An act concerning lanatcs, and Janathan ALI
son of Brooke county; allows The sad All son compen