Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-03-31


pany to subscribe for the same amount OF us s'oCn
as is given them 10 subscribe TO the Amelia anu
Nouoway company-ihe said capital 10 DC Gun,
ployel in constructing railroad from some Polh,
on the Glover Hill railroad, or OF The Amelia anu
Holloway railroad as the Virginia company MAY
select. 10 such point on Cox's road IN Nollo"ay
as they may deem c3pedieni; and authorizes ai.
,h,se railroad COMPANIES mutually, to conifac'
with each oher for efitcins the transpoitdl,o,, ~
The said Virginia railroad. The Amelia ana No,,
toway and the Virginia railroad companies ea -
10 be subject 10 the regulations prescribed py VIC
general railroad law.
An act nrovidipe for the collection of delinquent
militia fine tickets Prescrbes that all militia
fine tickets returned as delinquent BY reason ol
removal or non residence, according TO Tue olh
section OF The act OF March 9Th, 1884, relative 10
the militia, shall be transmitted, postage paid 0y
the clerks OF the regimeItal courts 10 the clerk Oh
The county or corporation in which the deiin-
ouenls are supposed 10 reside and II Is maze the
duty Of aid last clerks 10 place them 10 Inc nanus
ofthe sheriff o. sergeant for collection, ltting
the receipt of such sheriff or sergeant lhefeior 70
the auditor The postage paid by the clerks OF
the reoimental courts is 10 be refunded them out Oh
the militia fines
An act 10 incorporate the Miville manuiac-
turing company. For The purpose OF manulac-
turing cotton, wool hemp, fax and silk, or either
OF Them, al The Millvile mills in The county OF
Jefferson. Capital not less than $4,000, nor
more than $500 600, To be raised by subscription,
and the right 10 hold land not exceeding three hun
bred acres; their whole estate not TO exceed 3OU,-
900 dollars. Subject TO the general law regrla-
ting such companies.
An act authorizing the establishment ot
Branch Bank at Marinsburg in The county OF
Berkeley; authorizes The Bank OF the Valley, or
n. ,ho seh a hran
al Martinsburg, with capital not exceeding
100000 dollars, and Tor that purpose 10 open books
of subscription for that amount, and makes The
sal stock, when subscribed for, part Of the capt.
tai stock of The bank establishing said branch.
An act to extend the charters oithe Shenandoah
copper mining company and The Warren copper
mining company ia the county OF Warren Re-
wives and extends each OF these charters for two
years from The 18th February, 1886.
An act providing for the collection Of claims
against the owners OF steamboats, and other wa
Ter craft navigating the Ohio river and lis lrbu.
lares within This Commonwealth. Renders any
steamboat, raft, or other water craft navigating
The waters within the jurisdiction OF The State
together with lis furniture and apparel, liable Tor
materials, supplies, or labor furnished or besow.
ed in the building, repairing, equipplng, navlsat-
ing or attending upon The same. or for wharfage,
transportation Of property or persons, or for nu-
~ done TO persons or property, by such sieam-
boat raft, or water craft, or BY any officer or per-
son having charge Of or in the employment OF The
same: authorizes suits 10 be brought against The
said steamboat, raft or other water craft, by the
proper name or description thereof IN any OF The
circuit courts othe counties in this State bordering
upon said river or its tributaries. The mode OF
proceeding is by attachment asanst the steamboat,
&c. returnabr as attachments 10 force appear
ancc in civil suits are returned the attachment
TO command the seizure and detention OF such
boat, &C., or such part OF the apparel or iurnl'
ture thereof as may be sufficient 10 satisfy The
plaintiffs demand and alter return OF Inc officer
thereon, declaration may be filed, and The pro-
ceedings be had thereon 10 final judgment as IN
other like cases. And the party defendant may
enter his appearance and cause the suit TO be pro-
ceeded with in his name. Before the attachment
is 10 be issued The plaintiff must file with The
clerk Of the court a iull particular OF bis de-
mand verified by affidavit; and the officer
serving the attachment al the time OF service, IS
10 furnish the person having the boat, &c. in
charge, with copy Of the attachment, and CO.
nv OF The bill Of particulars upon which the at
lachment issued. The boat or furniture &c. al
tachcd, is 10 remain in The hands OF the otficer
until final judgment, unless the owner or some
entering into bond with The clerk OF The court,
or with the officer serving the attachment,
and giving as surety, one or more sufficient in
habiianls of the county where the seizure was
made, TO perform the Judgment OF The court; II
mol replevied, they are 10 be sold TO satisfy said
Judgment in like manner as goods taken under
fer, tac,0s, and the surplus paid TO the owner.
For sums under twenty dollars justices Of the
peace have jurisdiction, and shall conform their
proceedings nearly as may be 10 the rules pre-
scribed for the circut courts. Persons suing out
such attachments without proper cause are liable
for damages, arising from such improper seizure
and detention. Appeals are allowed in all cases
under the act as in Other cases. The boat DC.
may be replevied after judgment in cases olaP-
peas as before judgment. A fee fone dollar
per day is allowed the officer for seizing and de-
tanning any steamboat, &c. TO be taxed in the bill
OF costs.
An act concerning debtors TO the Literary
Fund; authorizes the President and Directors Of
the said fund, whenever they have reason 10 aP-
prehend total loss Of any debt due 10 said fund,
10 compromise with the debtor for The payment
OF such portion of said debt as they may deem
advantag eous to the interest Of the fund, and to
grant full discharge to The debtor for The balance.
An act TO amend an act entitled an act concern
ing The overseers of the poor. Provides, that
The penalty prescribed BY The Isl section Of
the act concerning said overseers, passed 20ih
February, 1929, upon each clerk, agent or presi-
dent of the board Of overseers, shall be prosecut
ed for and recovered from such clerk, agent OF
president, and not from the overseers Of the poor
as pres crbed in the 4th section OF said act
Ar act concerning Ferry rates Gives the
County Courts The power, upon application any
person concerned, 10 reduce The raies OF lerriage
al any ferry in their county, or over any wafer
course, which is The boundary between Two coun-
ties in the same manner that they have power
10 Increase said rates. Allowing the party ag-
grieved The right OF appeal 10 The Circuit Couri.
An act 10 amend an act entitled an act 10 pre-.
vent fraud in branding tobacco. Requires that
every cask, keg and box Of tobacco shall be
branded by the manufacturer, with the name Of The
city or place al which il was manufactured, un-
der like penalties imposed or using false or i'm
proper brands.
An acl amending The act entitled, an act 10 pre-
vent The citizens Of New York from carrying
slaves out of this Commonwealth, and 10 prevent
the escape of persons charged with the commits
and all acts amendaory thereof. Repeats The
said act and amendalory acts, except as TO The
county of Accomac, and continues them in force
in that county.
An acl concerning The Western lunatic asy-
lum at Staunlon approprlales S4,UOO 10 pur-
chase one hundred and twenty acres of land ad
Joining the lands Of said asylum for the purposes
of the same, and provides that If the owner OF
said land and The directors cannot agree upon The
terms Of purchase the land may be condemned
by application 10 The county court OF Augusta;
the damages assessed 10 be paid by The said d.
reclors, and The land 10 be vested ii them and
their successors.
An act concerning fines due the Literary fund;
authorizes the auditor u pubic accounts 10 Oh
tain judgment by motion against all sherifis and
others who shall have received fines or other mo-
ueys due said fund upon zen days previous notice
in lieu OF The time now prescribed.
An act repeating certain provisions OF the act
entitled an act amending the act entitled an act
10 proven, more efectually distractions 10 The
passage of fish in The walers OF This Common
wealth, passed February 18Th, 1914, passed Feb.
ruary 2lsr, 1915, as 10 the Rappahannock river
and It's tributaries. Repeats SO much OF said ac's
as extend their provisions TO said river and It's
tributaries. The act repealed prohibited citizens
ar tho Sta Q from using foat or drift seines