Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-03-08

the Code of 1860 in Relation to the Meetings and
Adjournment of Circuit, County or Corporation
Courts.
Approved January 90, 1872.
Be il enacted by the General Assembly
of Virginia, That section fourteen of chap
ter one hundred and sixty -one of the Code
of eighteen hundred aud sixty be amended
and re-eDacted so as tn read henceforth as
rs Il. Though court be not held on
the first day of term. it may, nevertheless,
be opened on a subsequent day: provided,
in the case of a circuit, county or corpora
ton court, the same be- done before four
O'Clock on the afternoon Of the third day. -
If after a court is opened it fail to sit On any
day, it may, nevertheless. sit on any subse-
quent day Of the term: provided, in the
| case of a circuit, county or corporation court,
there be not more 'ban three consecutive
days of such failure but circuit court
after being in session for fifteen days, may
take recess for period not exceeding IF
teen days.
IS This act shall be in force from its
passage"
AN ACT to Amend the 9th Section of the 10th
! Chapter of the Code of 1860, SO as to confer on
Commissioners in Chancery of Power to Admin
lister Oaths.
| Approved January %, 1872
| 1. Be it enacted by the General Asse m.
bly, of Virginia, That the twenty-scyenth
section of chapter one hundred and seventy.
six of the Cude Of Virginia edition 1861
be amended and re-enasted, so as to read as
follows:
IS II. In any case in which an cath
might be administered by, or affidavie made
before justice, the same may be done by
or before notary public, or commissioner
in chancery, or commissioner appointed
by the Governor or by court, Or. the clerk
Of any court, or in case Of survey directed
by court in cause therein pending by OR
before the sur,e yor directed to execute said
order of survey. An affidavit may also be
made before any officer of another state or
county authorized by its laws to administer
| an oath. and shall be deemed duly autben-
| ticated if it be subscribed by such officer.
| and there I've annexed to it certificate of
the clerk or other officer Of court Of record
of such state or county. under an official
seal, verifying the genuiGeness Of the sigma
ture of the aforementioned officer, and his
authority to administer an oath.
g. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
AN ACT to Amend and Re-enact Section ten of
Chapter one hundred and ninety-nine of the
Code OF 1860, concerning Grimes and Punish
ments.
Approved January 80, 1872.
l. Be it enacted BY the General Assem-
bly,, That section ten of chapter one hun
bred and ninety nine of the Code Of oigh-
teen hundred and sixty. concerning crimes
and punishments, be amended and re-enact.
ed so as to read as follows:
IS 10. Every person who attempts to
commit al offence, aud in such attempt does
any act towards its commission, but fails to
commit, or is prevented from committing it
shall, where not Otherwise provided, be pun
ished as follows:
''If the offence attempted be punishable
with death, the person making such attempt
shall be confined in the pententary not less
than one nor more than five years, except
that in cases of attempt to commit rape the
term of confinement ia the penitentiary shall
be not less than one nor more than eighteen
years.
If it be punishable by confinement in
the penitentiary. he shall be confined in Jail
not less than sig Dor more than twelve
months.
eff it be punishable by confinement in
jail, or fne, he shall be confined in Jail not
more thaa six months. or fiued net exceed
ing one hundred dollars -
2. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
Through tickets around the world are now
issued, the price being 81 l45 in gold, and
the running time eighty-ons days The line
Of route going westward is: From New York
to San Francisco, about 1000 miles San
Francisco to Yokohama. 700; thence to
Hong Kong, 1900 miles; thence to Calcut-
ia, $500 miles; Themes to Bombay l 400
miles; Bombay to Sutz, 5000 miles from
Suez by the way of Alexandria and BriDdis
to london, about 2 800 miles, and from
London to New Yo'k. 3 200 miles
Decrease of deaths from smallpox 10
Philadelphia. last week, H.