Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-04-03

&C, 10 Chain Subscriptions and increases thc ca
pitai OF the COMPANY 10 one million OF dollars.
An act concerning Western lands, ana iof DINER
purposes. Makes it The duty OF The cM,E'nissioh-
c.s of forfeited ANA delinquent la:os w es' " tI
| Allegheny mountains 10 complete lheiI reports OF
such lands b. The close Of tie fail terms OF Inc
circuit courts uf their counties for 1870 anu pro-
! hibi.s the courts in term or The judges IN Vaca
lion from ordering sales Of such lands alter .sat
| lime. REQUIRES The clerks oil said courts annual
| H. under a penalty oi six hundred dollars, c; or
before the IS. December, 10 certify TO the audior
abstracts Of all orders OF court directing sales Of
such lanes by commissioners, and combining
such sales, and directing The payment OF me pro-
! caeds Of sales iLto The treasury, showing ~htie
| ,bry have or have not made reports oil their
proceedings according 10 law; and II lhey
! nave made sale, their abstracts shat! snow
| Inc name OF each purchaser the amounts
| in-- the commissioners hands, Geducting con.
missions and exrenses. The said clerks are
allowed until the first If June next 10 per-
form similar duties heretofore required BY
,aw, and which have been neglected; ard upon
future 10 peItcrn said duties like penalty IS
imposed; said pena!;ies 10 be recoverable by mo-
.oi, on len DAYS notice. ThescommissioDeI:fa tail
ing for six months alter an order oi sale, 10 re-
port 10 court, without reasonable excuse, IS 10 BE
lined one hundred dollars. The ct vests the
right Of the Sale 10 delinquent or c;n..sd lands
West Of the Allegheny mountains, IN The person,
,oher than those in delau!.l who shall have paid
all laxes assessed, or that G0ghi 10 have been as
sesssd, on sal!. lands, from The the such pei
son ACQUIRED legal or equitable title thereto. -
The presiding justices .! the county courts are
authorized 10 make deeds for sues: lands sold and
purchased By the clerks Ct conr;s. The COM
mssione.s Of Inc revenue are required 10 CONT
nue. such lands sold upon their books, IN Lac
names Of The original o%ners, until The puf-
chasers obtain deeds therefor. The clerks are pro-
hibicd from making deeds for lands thus sold
unless the deed specifies The meies and bounds oil
he land conveyed, aud such other description IS
viii Identity il.
An &C, providing for the purchase Of Elubards
por,rai, 81 Cniti Justice Marshall. APPropr-
ales $500 ior ilat purpose, ana directs The nor-
rait to be placed in the court room OF The Court
Of Appeals.
An &C: limiting prosecutions against special
BAIL Provides that such prosecutions shall be
commenced in three Years alter judgment against
principal, and not after; ard where Inc right 10
sue out process of execution on SAID judgment
shall have been suspended b. wri, Of s9psrSedeas,
injunction or otherwise, the prosecution shall be
commenced in Two years ais. such suspension
shall have terminated; and allowing for all luds-
nncnis now existing, Two years after his act ianes
effect.
An acl prescribing he mode OF proceeding If
cases coloird persons charged with or convicted
ot crime as free persons when they are CLAIMED
IS Slaves. Allows persons claiming as slaves
hose no are under prosecution as free persons,
oy plea 10 assert such claim, and The court before
Inc tact OF guilt is tried, are required TO order
lu.y 10 be impannelled 10 try The question whether
such colored person is OF ia moi the slave OF The
said person The attorney for the Common
wealth is required % be COUNSEL for the prisoner.
II the Jury find The prisoner 10 be slave, he shall
be proceeded agains; rs such, and II necessary,
may be rec.anded 10 jail therefor. Allows also,
persons claiming as slaves colored convicts in The
Peni,eniiary, who were convicted as free persons
10 apply IL The Circuit Court al Ricamond, ." lie
law side, and the said court shall issue warrant
10 the keeper Of The Peni,cn,iarv 10 bring the
prisoner before the court at its then or next term,
with statement Of the cause of confnement.-
And the court shall in like manner order jury
10 BE- impanneled ae aforesaid, and if the Jury
shall find for the claimant, The COAT snail direct
the slave 10 be delivered 10 the owner, upon his
entering into bond and security 10 have The slave
forthcoming TO answer prosecution Tor The Of
fence with which be was charged, il demanded
within twelve srcr.hs b. ar Queer OF the law,
unless such slave shall have been fairly Sold and
removed beyond tie limits - Sale. But il
the offence with which lie was charged was pun
ishable by death, the court shall remand him 10
jail 10 BE- dealt viii according TO law.
An ACT prescribing certain courts in which
suits agains 4'',s 90 v:ai:ose, c''alI -. .! oi
icers Of The government, may be maintained
s'59yites HAT hereafter all actions or suits AT law
Or in equity against corporations, the funds and
which may be composed cf officers of govern
meni, shall be Instituted in the circuit superior
c0arl 10. t.crsico county anG City Of Richmond,
or in the superior conIt d caancery Tor The Rich
;nond district, as tie cgce may be- "-l Z any
such suit OF action has been hereio,ore broua.:...
elsewhere, the Judge of the court is required 10
raac!er he same wi!h lie raHe:s 20 one oi lhe
said courts; and declares any jndgmen, hereafter
-,nde.cd against SAID corporations i'll any other
CONT 10 BE- void The ac declares that agents or
officers making contacts Tor public corporations
are not personally ic-1c:si5!e for Inc perform
ance thereof.
An &C, TO 2uG..s::. auds on The elective fran
chise. provides that il any person shall vote
or offer TO VOC for De-. safes or members OF con-
gless or electors, upon any tract Of land or III
frau1uentiy procured by such person 10 be en-
;ered or returned upon The commissioners bcc.:s,
Tor the purpose Of emitting such person 10 vote
and shall not have title legal or equitable, thereto
or shall have Soud cause 10 believe that there is
no such land or l0., such person shall on convic-
non tc amerced by jury thirty dollars, one half
% the inlormer, and The oher half 10 the Literary
Fund Requires sheriifs 10 receive ct any person
payment OF the revenue due The State By him, at
anv time before Inc same shah nave been re-
turned delinquent, and 10 give proper receipts
therefor, showing the year OF assessment, aud the
day, month and year OF the actual payment Of
such revenue.
thn al, i.ht IF riot ppl
lie scnool system. Prcscribes that upon he peii-
tion 10 The county court OF one third OF those
nualilie,, voters Of the county who shall have
voted at the preceding election for delegates 10
he Legislature Inc c0lI shall certify the same 10
The commissioners OF election for the cour;:, and
require said commissioners al The mex. cncceed-
ing election for delegates 10 cren :. rol to asccr-
.ain he sense CT Inc people upon The establish
ment Of district schools in the comfy. Persons
qualified 10 vote for members OF assembly only
are entitled 10 vote The poll is 10 be returned
10 the clerk of the court, and if two-;hirds OF The
legal voters are in iav0r OF adopting tie sys"rl
il shall be adopted for th't county The
school commissioners in Office a. no time
shall cause the comfy 10 be laid of into
districts, each district 10 bc Of such size as To
CONAN cn.,Glrn enough 10 make school,
and SO That al, the children NAV daily attend
Two pla.s OF sue. divisions snail &C made out
one icr the school commissioners. and the othc!
,G &c preserved in the clerks oiiice-tae eynense
of The division and p2ls To- BE- paid for out OF liz
school fund. They are also 10 divide Inc coun.
t. into precincts, each rrrc:ac' 70 embrace as many
school districts as may ne deemed convenient, and
in each precinct an annual election shall be held
for a school commissions. icr that precinct. Ine
first election shall lake place al such time and
place as the com ciisSioneis iii Office al The time
Of adopting This act stal' prescribe, after giving
ten DAYS notice The election 10 be superinienaed
by three persons in each precinct, 10 be appointed
by the board Of school commissioners. All other
elections after tho i 9 Be hc il The several pre-
cinc,s on the frs, Saturday in June annually,
upon similar notice re school commissioners
IN each county arc declared body corporate,
with the usual powers, and The light 10 receive,
hold and convey real and personal property for
school purposes; 10 FIX the salaries OF teachers; 10
divide The school fund among the districts; or in
case OF donations to administer the same as The
L.. .,.,, J;-act r., ann1inI q clerk and n How