SESSIONS ACTS, 1787. Chap. 1. An act to amend the laws of revenue, to provide for the support of civil government, and the gradual redemption of all the debts due by this commonwealth. 2 To amend the several acts respecting the militia. 3 To amend an act, entituled, an act to amend the act, entituled, an act to restrict foreign vessels to certain ports in this commonwealth, 4 To amend the several acts of assembly concerning naval officers, and the collection of the duties. 5 Providing a sinking fund for the gradual redemption of the public debt. 6 Declaring tobacco receivable in payment of certain taxes for the year 1787. 7 Directing the mode of proceeding under certain executions. 8 Concerning the convention to be held in June next. 9 To amend the act, entituled, an act for establishing a high court of chancery. 10 To amend the act, entituled, an act for reforming the county courts, and for other purposes. No. XIII. mouth of the Little Kanawha, and for other purposes. 29 To amend the act, entituled, an act to impose certain duties. 30 To regulate the inspection of flour and bread. $1 To amend the art for appointing commissioners to liquidate and settle the expens es incurred in two expeditions carried on from the Kentucky district against the neighbouring ludians, and for other purposes. 32. To amend two acts of assembly, the one entituled, an act for keeping qurtain roads in repair, the other extuled, an act for openng and straightening certain public reads. 33 To repeal part of an act for the pro tection and encouragement of the conimerce of nations acknowledging the independence of the United States of America. 34. To repeal so much of all and every act or sets of assembly as prohibits the recovery of British debts. 37 For the punishment of persons guilty of stealing or selling free persons as slaves. 39 Establishing district courts. 40 For the more speedy recovery of debts due to this commonwealth. 41 To repeal so much of every act of as 11 To encourage the speedy payment of arrearages of taxes into the public treasury.seinbly as authorises the auditor of pub.ic ac 12 To amend an act, for establishing a district court on the western waters. counts to issue certificates for militia service performed during the late war. 15 Directing the sale of certain public 43 To exempt certain persons from the lands-Lying in James City and Northamp-payment of coumy levies and poor rates. ton, formerly annexed to the office of secretary. 16 To repeal an act, entituled, an act for the establishment of courts of assize, and for other purposes-Attornies may practice both In superior and inferior courts, but may not prosecute an appeal i, a superior court from a judgment or decree of any inferior court, in which he appeared for the appellant. Five judges necessary to constitute a general court. 18 To authorise the courts of the several counties and corporations within this commonwealth, to appoint inspectors of lumber. 19 Toempower the county courts in the district of Kentucky, to establish ferries within the same. 21 Prescribing the method of proving certain wills. 22 To explain and amend the acts for preventing fraudulent gifts of slaves. 44 Providing for the regular payment of the expenses accruing from the trial of criminals in the county and corporation courts. 45 Concerning the redemption of paper mo ney funded agreeable to the recommendation of congress. 46 Further continuing an act, to revive and amend in part an act, for giving further time to enter certificates for settlement rights, and for locating warrants on pre-emption rights, and for other purposes. 47 Concerning certain duties on tobacco. 48 To amend the acts concerning the poor. 49 Establishing several new inspections of tobacco, and reviving and establishing others. The following warehouses were established, viz. Harrod's landing, on Kentucky river, in Mercer county; Hogan's, at the mouth of Hickman's creek, on the north side of Kentucky river, in the county of Fayette; Beall's, at the mouth of Beachfork, on Salt river, in the county of Nelson; Scott's, near the mouth of Craig's creek, on Kentucky river, in the county of Fayette; Boon's, in the town of Boonsborough, on Kentucky river, in the county of Madison; Collier's, on Kentucky river, in the county of Madison; Limestone, on the lower side of Limestone creck, in the county of Bourbon; Thornton's, in Alexandria; Nottoway, on the south side of Notto 27 Establishing several new ferries. way river, in the county of Southampton: 28 To amend the act, entituled, an act ap- The following were revived, viz. Meriwepropriating certain public taxes to the open-ther's, in the town of New-Castle; Sheping a waggon road from the state road to the herd's, in King and Queen; Boyd's Hole, and 23 Respecting the appointment of county court clerks, recommendation of surveyors, and for other purposes. The act authorising the executive to remove magistrates repealed. 25 For the preservation of the entries made for lands in the district of Kentucky. 26 Prescribing the oaths of office to judges of the district courts. || No. XIII. Machodack, on Potowmaç; Bowler's, at Hampton; Portsmouth, Hood's, Rockett's, Rivanna, Suffolk, Urbanna, York, SouthQuay, Davis's, and Lowry's; Yeocomico, Kinsale, Deacon's Neck, Ettlepage's, BrickHouse, College-Larding, and PorepotankByrd's warehouse to be rebuilt with brick, and covered with slate or tile. 50 Opening and extending the navigation of Willis's river 52 Further continuing the act, entituled, an act for the better regulating and collect ing certain officers' fees, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 54 To establish a town in the county of Hampshire-Frankford established, 55 Adding part of the county of Brunswick, to the county of Greensville. 56 Adding part of the county of Hardy, to the county of Hampshire, 57. To amend the act, entituled, an act for establishing a town on the lanes of James Wilkinson, in Fayette county, and a ferry across Kentucky river. 58 Concerning the personal estate of Nicholas Gentry, deceased. 79 Te establish a town at the courthouse, in the county of Ohio.--West Liberty established. 60 Appointing trustees for the town of Leesburg in the county of Loudon. 61 To enlarge the town of Staunton, in the county of Augusta. 62. To vest the right of this commonwealth to a lot of land in the town of Staunton, in Thomas Poage, and his heirs. 63 To establish a town in the county of Merçer.-Danville, in Kentucky, established. 64 To explain and amend the act, for establishing the town of Boonsborough, in the county of Kentucky. 65 To establish a town on the land of Cuthbert Bullett, in the county of Prince William. Newport established. 66 To amend the act for appointing trustees to regulate the making of slopes for the passage of fish in the mill-dams within the County of Bedford. 67 Establishing a town on the lands of Levin Powell, in the county of Loudon.-Middleburg established. 68 Altering the court-day of the county of Charles City. 69, Altering the court-day of the county of Halifax. 70 To establish a town on the lands of David Gerrard, in the county of Berkeley-Middletown established. 71 Fo establish a town on the lands of Igna tius Mitchell, in the county of Bourbon-Charlestown established. 72 To amend the charter of the borough of Norfolk. 77 Granting to John Fitch, the exclusive privilege of constructing and navigating boats impelled by fire or steam, for a limited time. 78 Authorising the directors of the public buildings in the city of Richmond, to convey to Philip Turpin, certain lands. 79, Giving John Hoomes the exclusive privilege of conveying persons in stage carriages between certain places for a limited time. 80 Establishing a new boundary line between the counties of Henrico and Hanover. 81 To amend the act, entituled, an act for incorporating the town of Petersburg, and for other purposes. 82 Giving Richard Towns and John Woolfolk the exclusive right of conveying persons in stage carriages to and from certain places for a limited time. 83 Establishing a town in the county of Hampshire-Watson established. 84 To empower the vestry of the parish of St. James Northam, in the county of Gooch land, to sell the glebe of the said parish, and to lay out the money in purchasing a more convenient glebe. 85. To amend the act appointing trustees to sell part of the lands of John Todd, deceased, for the payment of his debts, and for other purposes. 86 To encrease the allowance for pilotage between Urbanna and Tappahannock. 87. To amend the act for establishing cer tain inspections of tobacco, 88 Giving certain powers to the trustees of the town of Dumfries. 89 To establish a town in each of the coun ties of Mercer and Nelson.-Warwick and Bealsborough established. 90 To empower the trustees of the Frede ricksburg academy, to raise a sum of money by way of lottery. 91 To establish a town in the county of Bourbon.-Maysville established. 92 Appointing commissioners to receive such proof, as may be adduced by certain persons, with respect to the destruction of their property in the borough of Norfolk in the year 1776, 93 To authorise the court of Accomack county, to levy a sum of money for the use of Charles Bagwell and the executors of Alexander Stockley. 94 Forming a new county out of the coun ties of Augusta, Hardy, and Rockingham.Pendleton county formed. 95 Establishing an academy, and incorpo rating the trustees thereof.-Randolph academy established. 96 Appropriating one-sixth of the surveyors fees in the Kentucky district, to the use of the Transylvania seminary, 97 Regulating the rights of cities, towns, and boroughs, and the jurisdiction of corpocourts 73 Concerning the emancipation of certain slaves, belonging to the estate of Joseph Mayo,ration late of Henrico County 74 To confirm the freedom of certain negroes, late the property of Charles Moorman, deceased. Chapters 75 and 76 are wanting. SESSIONS ACTS, 1788. Chap 3 An act appointing commissoners to examine Slate river. 4 Dividing the county of Bourbon.-Maso county formed. 5 To establish a town on the lands of Harman Cook, in the county of Pittsylvania.Cooksburg established. 6 Adding trustees to the Randolph academy. 7 Adding trustees to the town of Greensville, in the county of Buckingham. 8 Authorising the sale of lands in the county of Albemarle, in certain cases. 9 Establishing an inspection of tobacco on the lands of John M'Crae, in the county of Prince William, 10 Dividing the county of Fayette into two distinct counties-Woodford county formed. 11 Establishing a town and an inspection of tobacco on the lands of Nicholas Cabell, in the county of Amherst. The town of Warminster, and Swan creek inspection of tobacco established, 12 To prevent the importation of convicts into this commonwealth. 13 To amend the act, entituled, an act appropriating certain public taxes, to the opening a waggon road, from the state road to the mouth of the Little Kanawha, and for other purposes. 14 Forming a new county out of the counties of Greenbrier and Montgomery.......Kanawha county formed. 15 Establishing a town near Chester's Gap, in the county of Frederick....Frontroyal established. 16 Establishing a town on the lands of William Anderson, in the county of Botetourt.. Patronsburg established. 17 Establishing a town on the lands of William Crow, in the county of Botetourt... Crowsville established, 18 Incorporating an academy in the county of Nelson. 19 Establishing an inspection of tobacco on the lands of Isaac Ruddle, in the county of Bourbon.......Ruddle's warehouse established. 20 Giving further time to the owners of surveys to return the plats and certificates thereof into the land office. 21 Giving further time to the owners of entries on the western waters to survey the same. 22 To alter the court-day of the county of Madison, and for altering the court of quarter session, in the county of Pendleton. No. XIII. Lexington, and county of Rockbridge. 32 Concerning incestuous marriages. 33 Vesting in trustees the interest which the commonwealth now hath, or hereafter may have, in a tract of land, whereof Robert Gilbert. died seized. 34 For the punishment of the crime of bigamy. 35 Releasing the escheat and forfeiture accruing on the conviction and attainder of John Price Posey, deceased. 36 To amend the act, entituled, an act to regulate the inspection of flour. 37 Releasing the escheat accruing on the death of Roscow Cole Bingham, deceased. 39 Establishing an inspection of tobacco in the town of Newport and county of Prince. William. Bullitt's warehouse established. 40 Altering the times of holding courts in the county of Henry. 41 Altering the days of holding courts in the town of Fredericksburg and county of Sussex. 42 Concerning the militia. 43 Opening and improving the navigation of Mattapony river. 44 Establishing several new ferries, and discontinuing one formerly established. 45 To regulate the suing out, and prosecuting writs of forcible entry and detainer. 46 Further ameuding an act, entituled, an act for establishing a district court on the western waters. 47 Giving certain powers to the trustees of the property of the Protestant Episcopal church 48 Establishing an inspection of tobacco on the lots of Alexander and Peterfield Trent, in the town of Manchester.-Trent's warehouse established. 49 Preventing impositions in the collection of taxes. 50 Concerning the practice of attornies. cases. 53 Amending the acts concerning the poor. 54 Concerning the importation of slaves, into the district of Kentucky. 56 Concerning the public hospital in the city of Williamsburg. 24 To repeal an act, entituled, an act to yest certain escheatable property in the chil-gentleman, and his children. dren of William Short, deceased 57 Appointing trustees for Philip Johnson, 25 Establishing a town on the lands of David Ross, at the Point of Fork......Columbia, in the county of Fluvanna, established. 26 Establishing a town on the lands of Willoughby Tebbs, in the county of Prince William...Carrborough established. 27 Incorporating an academy, in the county of Fauquier...Warren academy established. 28 Amending the act to prevent malicious maiming and wounding. 29 Giving further time to the purchasers of lots in the towns of Lewisburg, Stevensburg and Kinsale, to build upon the same. 30 For selling part of a lot in the town of 58 Giving further time to the purchasers of lots in the town of Moorfield to build thereon. 59 Establishing an inspection of tobacco on the lands of Abraham Shepherd, in the county of Berkeley.....Mecklenburg warehouse estab lished. 60 Establishing a town in the county of Nelson-Baird's town established. 61 To empower the trustees of the parish of Nottoway, in the county of Amelia, to sell the glebe of the said parish, and to lay out the money in purchasing a more convenient glebe. 62 Establishing several new ferries, in the county of Ohio. APPENDIX) No. XIII. 63 Allowing the city of Richmond a repre sentative in the house of delegates. 64 Dividing the county of Amelia.-Nottoway county established, 65 To amend an act, entituled, an act appointing commissioners to receive subscriptions for opening a road from the falls of the Great Kanawha, to Lexington, in Fayette county, and for appropriating certain public taxes to open the same. 66 To revive and amend an act, entituled, an act for opening and straightening certain public roads 67 Establishing district courts and for regulating the general court. 68 Amending the act, entituled, an act constituting the court of appeals. 69 Amending the several acts of the general assembly, concerning the high court of Chancery. 71 Concerning the court of admiralty, and the judges thereof. 72 Concerning the general court.-Three judges to constitute a general court. 73 Directing at what places the superior and county courts shall be holden, if the courthouses appointed by law should be destroyed. 74 Granting relief to sheriffs and collectors of the public revenue in certain cases. 75 Concerning the taxes due in the county of King William for the year 1787. 76 To amend the act for regulating the rights of cities, towns, and boroughs, and the jurisdiction of corporation courts, 77 To amend the act directing the mode of proceeding under certain executions. 78 Concerning certain public establishments. 80 To amend the several laws for appropriating the public revenue. 81 Concerning the erection of the district of Kentucky into an independent state. 83 To punish bribery and extortion. SESSIONS ACTS, 1789. Chap. 1. An act reducing the reward to apprehenders of horse stealers. 2 To continue the act, entituled, an act authorising the treasurer to receive specie into the public treasury by weight. || 19 Against forgery. 20 Concerning the lost deeds, wills, records, and other writings of the county of Henrico. 21. Reducing the taxes of the present year. 23 Giving damages against witnesses who fail to appear according to summous. 25 To revive in part an act, entituled, an act to increase the reward for killing wolves in certain counties. 28 Concerning jeofails and certain proceedings in civil cases. 29 Authorising deputy sheriffs, in case of the death of their high sheriffs, to collect and distra for arrearages of taxes. 30 Declaring the mode of proceeding in certain criminal cases. 31 Establishing certain inspections of tobacco-The following warehouses established, viz: Walton's, in Nelson county; Parker's, in the same; Barksdales, in Petersburg; West-Hill, in the same; High Street, in the same; West-Brook, in the same; Stuart's, in Nelson county; Henderson's, in Albemarle; Nicholas's, in the same; Morgan Town, in Monongalia. 33 To amend an act, entituled, an act concerning public roads. 34 Providing record books for transcribing certain entries for land, within the district of Kentucky. 35 Prescribing the mode of collecting the allowance to the commissioner of the high court of chancery. 36 To amend the several acts of assembly for keeping certain roads in repair. 37 Establishing several new ferries, and for erecting a toll bridge. 38 To appropriate the public revenue. 40 Directing the method of proceeding in impeachments. 42 Enforcing the collection and payment of debts due to the commonwealth, and for other purposes. 43 To prevent the burning of land warrants on which grants have issued, and for other purposes. 44 Appropriating a farther sum of money for building the capitol. 45 To amend the act for preventing the farther importation of slaves 47 Empowering the executive to superintend and arrange the offices of treasurer, au 3. To amend the acts for appointing commissioners to liquidate and settle the expenses incurred in two expeditions, carried on from the Kentucky district, against the neighbour-ditor and solicitor. ing Indians, and for other purposes. 6 To amend an act, entituled, an act for discouraging extensive credits, and repealing the act prescribing the method of proving book debts. 7 Providing remedy and punishment in cases of forcible entries and detainers. 8 Against forcible and stolen marriages. 11 Declaring the law concerning the carnal knowledge and abuse of a woman child under the age of ten years. 13 To amend an act, entituled, an act establishing district courts and for regulating the general court. 18 Amending the act concerning the court of appeals, 48 To empower the county courts, in certain cases, to qualify collectors of taxes. 49 To amend the act, entituled, an act for surveying the lands given by law to the officers and soldiers on continental and state establishment, and for other purposes. 50 Further amending the act establishing a supreme court in the Kentucky district. 51 Altering the court days and quarter sessions of certain counties.-Court days altered of the county of Norfolk, town of Petersburg, borough of Norfolk, county of Isle of Wight, of Princess Anne: Quarter sessions of the counties of Norfolk, Princess Anne, Northampton, Nansemond, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Fairfax and Loudon to be held in June. A 52 Annexing half an acre of land to the land. a'ready appropriated for erecting Rocketts warehouse. 53 To remove the court of the county of Norfolk, without the borough of Norfolk. 54 For selling certain lands in the county of Princess Anne. 55 For opening and extending the navigation of Pamunkey river. 56 Dividing the county of Montgomery, and adding part of the county of Botetourt to the county of Montgomery -Wythe county formed. 57 Altering the place of holding courts in the county of Fairfax. 58 Supplying the loss of the entry books and field notes of the surveyor for Henry county. 59 To amend and explain an act for appropriating certain taxes to the opening a waggon road, from the state road to the mouth of the Little Kanawha, and for other purposes, 60 Appointing trustees in the room of those appointed in the act, entituled, an act for appointing trustees to regulate the making of slopes, for the passage of fish in the mill dams within the county of Bedford. 61 Selling certain escheated lands in the county of Norfolk. 62 Repairing the road over the Blue Ridge, at Swiftrun Gap, in the county of Rockingham. 63 Appointing trustees of the town of Fincastle, in the county of Botetourt. 64 To authorise the common hall of the town of Petersburg, to impose a duty on vessels coming to or using the public wharfs, and for other purposes. 65 Empowering the trustees of the town of Lexington, in the county of Fayette, to sell part of the public lot in the said town, for the purpose of erecting thereon a house of worship. 66 Granting further time to the possessors of lots, in the towns of Clarksburg, Morgan's town, Harrodsburg, and Louisville, for building thereon. 67 To empower the mayor and commonalty of the town of Fredericksburg, to lease parts of certain lots therein. 68 To authorise the trustees of Randolph academy, to raise a sum of money by lottery. 69. To establish a town in each of the counties of Madison, Albemarle, and Bourbon. Milford, in Madison, Kentucky; Milton, in Albemarle; and Hopewell, in Bourbon, es tablished. 70 Repairing the streets and aqueducts in the town of Staunton, and for preventing swine running at large therein. 71 Appointing trustees to the town of Romney, in the county of Hampshire, and for adding trustees to the town of Louisville, in the county of Jefferson. || 74 To authorise the trustees of the Fredericksburg academy to raise a sum of money by lottery. 75 To authorise the raising a sum of money by lottery, for the use of the town of Alexandria. 76 Vesting in trustees the interest which the commonwealth now hath or hereafter may have in certain lands, whereof John Milstead died seized. 77 Vesting the real estate of Robert Read, deceased, in Margaret Read and her heirs. 78 Releasing the escheat accruing on the death of James Edzar the younger. 79 Concerning the marriage of Anne Dantignac. 80 Paying a sum of money to John Cox. 31 To enable David Stuart to re-convey a trac of land purchased by John Parke Custis, of Robert Alexander. 82 Vesting the estate of Samuel Abbott, deceased, in ustecs, to be sold for the benefit of his children. 83 Concerning the escheated property of James Coupland, deceased. 84 For the purchase and manumitting gro Cæsar. ne 85 Manumitting two negro men slaves, belonging to the commonwealth. 86 Vesting in trustees the interest which the commonwealth now hath or hereafter may have in a tract of land, whereof John Calder died seized. 87 Appointing trustees for the purpose of purchas ng certain slaves for the use and be nefit of the children of James Bullock, dec'd. 38 Concerning a lot in the town of Hamp ton, whereof Michael Council died seized. 89 Giving William Pennock the exclusive right of conveying persons in stage carriages, to and from certain places, for a limited time, and for other purposes. 90 Vesting part of the estate of John Blatt, deceased, in Henry Vass and his heirs. SESSIONS ACTS, 1790. Chap. 1. An act concerning the taxes of the year 1790. 2 To repeal in part certain laws of revenue. 3 To repeal so much of the act imposing new taxes, and of all other acts which impose a tax on the clerks of courts. 4 To repeal part of the act imposing new taxes. 6 Remitting certain militia fines, and for. other purposes. 7 Amending the acts concerning the court of appeals. 8 To amend the act, entituled, an act authorising the treasurer to receive specie by weight. 9 To remove certain doubts concerning the 72 To amend an act, entituled, an act in-proceedings of the court of appeals in their corporating the trustees of the Winchester academy, and to vest certain emoluments in the said academy. 73 Incoporating an academy in the county of Fauquier, and raising a sum of money by lottery for the use thereof. present session. 10 Giving further time to the owners of entries on the western waters to survey the same. 11 Granting relief to certain persons migrating into this state. 12 Concerning the high court of chancery. |