Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-23
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
sErTCH or TIE ACTS

sad coun,y or any o.har county, The Governor WIZ"
advice Of council may COMMISSION sucn nu'"Oe' " W."
gs,rates for such county, AZ snail De necessary o o
ryino on the business Of the same 50 that me WHORE
n,hs- IN co,o, on shall not exceed seven, inciuo-
nm be old nstices: anv further addition TO be made
upon recommendation o: tue court
X An net establishing ferry from the lands Of
Cromwell Orrick IN Morgan county, across Inc Folo'
mac river. haa
;,es SO far The NJ deal College al Richmond; az
,horzes the president and directors oil me literary iu"
10 invest the sum Of fifteen thousand dlafs as ,'e Ia
Guilty Of said college may desire, IN land ana onohe
FIR tho pa Of sad College, retaining lien thereon io'
,hs n.c,ert ri n,,ncipa and interest, and requiring
ne,son,, sscury in additioh besides the payment OF
taxes and insurance -,
81 An act to authorize u separate election at the
house of John B. Clarke, on Big Sandy riVer IN the
county Of Logan .,,oo ;,
William Waeks n lunai,c, and Timothy Rives; refunds
n ,besa ;nd,vduas the amount Of forfeited recogni
rance.
So An nc, changing The time of holding the county
courts of Prince Edward, Patrick and Taylor counties;
Gxes the time for the court Of Prince EDWARD on .'e
third Monday and for Patrick and Taylor on the fourth
Monday 10 every month.
80 An net changing the time Of holding certain
circuit superior courts therein mentioned, hSe' '"'
Spring term Of the said court for Brunswick county o
he o3d Aprl; for Greenesville The 27th April aho
the
June and 18Th November: for Prince George on tue .<o
Nav and 27tn October and for Sussex on The I'm May
and 9th October. md
81 An act authorizing loan from the literary iuho
to the trustees Of West Liberty Academy, ana tof oe'
purposes directs loan Of five thousand to!iars 10 o1
secured by lien on the lands ana ouli''nes =. 'a'
academy together with adequate personal security an
thor,2es the president and directors oil the i'eruiJ
fund whenever they deem the personal security gwen
or 10 be given b. The trustees Of Emory ana iehry
College, or the securities of any individual or corpora
ION who have borrowed money OF the literary iuho, IL
doubtful or insufficient, or likely TO become 80, to re-
qure additional adequate security, or 10 take S'PS
collect the sum due.
6o An act concerning John Peyton, lr., refunds Z
fine Of eight dollars, improperly imposed upon nun r.
G3 An act releasing Francis MADEIRA, oepu.y ehef'h
OF Monongalia county, from the payment oi u'n'ss'
mentioned therein.
o. An act for the relief Of James Dundas ana BEN
amin Kuoler; authorizes these persons, VINO are ."s-
tees for the North American Land Company, 10 redeeh
certain lands which have become forfeited to the tera'
~ fund by reason of failure 10 enter the same on t
books OF the commissioners Of The revenue by paying
the taxes assessed against them with SIX per cent per
annnm damages thereon; saving the rights o. Ill pei!
sons having title thereto.
81, An act concerning Thomas J. Boyd ana lutn-
bert Powell; allows Thomas Boyd twenty dollars
for services attorney for the Commonwealth; ano
Cuthbert Powell thirteen dollars and ninety elghl
cents improperly assessed upon land in the county o.
Fauc uier.
&C. An act changing the terms the county court oil
Barbour fixes the time for SAID court on The TUESDAY
after the fourth Monday in every month
o. An act to amend act; entitled an act TO revive
an act entitled an act 10 incorporate tho Spring fiu
Company; revives the company, ano
continues for thirty years appoints commissioners 10
receive subscriptions, and limits the capital 10 mol less
tina $50 600, more thon SOU, U00.
IS a act authorizing Hezek,ah ADKINS TO qnaity
AS Justice Of the peace in the county OF Wayne.
o. An &C, Incorporating the Mount Jackson l.'iera-
" Society in the county OF Shenandoah
20. An act for the incorporation of the Mount Hebron
cemetery company.
Il. An act authorizing separate election in euch
Of the counties Of Barbour, Brooke, Augusta, Nanse-
mond Fairfax Dinwiddie and Tyler; IN Barbour at The
house of Abraham Roger; IN Brooke, at Robert !
Henley storc Augusta, at the House OF James "
in Nansemond, at Hargroves tavern; IN
Fairfax, at the house of Chas Arundel; in DInwd-
die, at The house of Thompson Steward; and IN Tyler
At the Pine Grove school house.
- An act concerning lunatcs; authorizes the coun-
y courts, whenever lunatIcs cannot be received into
either of the unatc hospitals TO contract with some SUIT
able person for safe keeping and supporting such luns
lcs and 10 allow such compensation os may be easona
ble not exceeding the amount allowed for the sup
port NJ prohibits the courts allowing Jainrs &C
to7 lunacs uniess upon Proo. that the aor hos
fran time 10 time 81 not nger than one MONTH
made application the lunac asy lums tor admission OF
for want of room.
q An act concerning notaries public; requires ne
taries hereafter appointed TO enter INTO bond with secn
rity in penalty mol less than two hundred and MY
dollars than thousand dollars, Tor the latin
fol discharge Of their duties and TO take the oaths re-
ouired by law; no,ares Office, before the
lst June next, 10 enter into like bond and security
For falling 70 comply with the act they are subject 10
penalty of not less than FIVE hundred dollars, nor
more than thousand dollars, 10 he recovered on
motion by the Auditor aiet ten days previous notice
"a An act 10 amend The act. concerning the Pub
lie Square, and liz lot attached to the Government
House !; requires the Snperne ndent Of the Peni"n.
tcry under the direction Of the Governor, 10 employ
such, and many oil the convic,s IN the Peni'ennry,
40 rnny be necessary for improving or repairing 10"
Public Square and grounds about the Governor
House, The bu !lngs fixtures, furniture, or other
property thereon The eonvicts to be attended by
sufficient guard.
70 An act extend the provisions oil an act, TO pre-
vent free negroes and muiatoes, in the counties oil
Accomack and Richmond, from selling agricultural
products, without certificate, passed March %|h'
is43 extends The SAID provisions 10 the remaining
counties and corporations Of III. State, provided the
Court thereof the usilces being summoned therefor,
and major'ty bel"g present, shall approve thereof
56. An act CONCERNING She pherd Brown, oil the
Stale oi Nl,sslssipP allows him seventy-h"e ooiers
compensation inr transporting slive from sso STATE
to Virginia under the rsqusliIon OF The Governor
annually he procs eogs OF The Ovsrseers OF the foor
directs the Conr. in every yenr, either IN june
July, to make the said examination, and 10 alter Inc
levy "a 10 maSe i, conform TO Law and II the over
seers fa to make he alteration required, imposes pc
nalty upon then o. dollars each, recoverable oy
warrant
IS. An act concerning the fees of the Harbour Mag
tor of the City OF Richmond authorizes MN !" re-
ceive from the Of each steamboat, or o'hfr
sesm vesse! secured in said HARBOUR the same ices as
allowed by law for other vessels OF the same css'
TO BE- collected in the manner
20 An amend the act, entitled an an'' 70 'cof
poroe the city Of Wheeling, IN OHIO county.
so An act for The relief of Mary d Gregory eho
her children; authorizes the Court OF ri,sy'san's
county appoint person to cell certain iahos os
longing the said parties, and to invest Inc proceeds
in other ,1rd. elsewhere in this State.
81 An &c, To provide for the election Of electors OF
presden, and Vice President Of the United States d
yides the Sate into electoral districts, one
ecc,or 10 he elected from each d'srIe The election to
be made on the first alonday in November next, and
on the sane day every fourth year thereafter. The
s,rcts are the fulowing Is, Norfolk, Princess Anne
Nansemond, Isle of Wight Norfolk Borough, South
amp,on, Surry and Prince George 81. SUSSEX,
Greenesv,lle Brunswick, Dinwdd'e Petersburg, Ches
,erfeld and Lunenburg. 81. Mecklenburg, Charlotte
Prince Edward, Cumberland, o~hatsn, Amei'a and