72 Directing the register of the land-office to issue a land warrant to William Smith.

73 Directing the register of the land-office to issue land warrants to certain persons.

74 Authorising the register to issue a duplicate land warrant to Gilbert Combs and others,

| shire and Hardy to levy a sum of money for the purposes therein mentioned.

30 To establish an inspection of flour at Urbanna.

31 For selling the glebe land of the parish of Tillotson, in the county of Buckingham. 32 Appointing commissioners to superintend the opening a road from Elk river in Kanaw. ha county, to the mouth of the Great Kanaw. river.

33 Opening the road over the Blue Ridge at Swift Run Gap, in the county of Rockingham.

34 To continue an act, entituled, an act to empower the justices of Greenbrier and Ka

80 Concerning John M'Colley, and others, 81 Concerning Van Swearingham 82 Concerning Alexander McFarland. 83 Directing the payment of a sum of money to Thomas Newton, for the purposes therein mentioned.

84 To pay William Nice a sum of money for the purposes therein mentioned.

85 Directing the auditor of public accounts to issue certificates to certain persons. 86 Directing the auditor to issue certificates to certain persons.

87 Concerning Charles Fierer.

88 For paying Thomas Paul for cleaning the several apartments of the capitol, occupied by the general assembly, and for other purposes.

89 For paying the officers of the general assembly, for their services during the present session,

SESSIONS ACTS, 1794. Chap. 1. An act making provision for the support of civil government.

2 Appropriating the public revenue.

11 Giving further time to the owners of certain surveys to return plats and certificates thereof into the land office, and a further time to the owners of entries on the western waters, to survey the same.

12 Concerning inspectors of tobacco.-This act merely authorises inspectors to retain as much of the surplus duty on tobacco, in the year 1794, as would make good the deficiency of the salaries for the year 1793.

13 Concerning the register of the land-office-Register allowed two clerks; and to make out grants on plats returned to the landoffice in the time of the former register.

23 Concerning certain taxes due in the county of Washington.

27 Altering the place of holding courts in the county of Caroline.

28 Altering the court days and quarter sessions of certain counties.-The court days of Hampshire, Hardy, Northampton, Westmoreland, Albemarle, Hustings of Alexandria, and Berkeley altered: and the quarter sessions of Westmoreland and Alexandria.

29 Repealing the act, authorising and directing the courts of the counties of Hamp

their respective counties, sufficient to repair the state road, leading from Lewisburg to the falls of the Great Kanawha.

35 Opening a road from the Block House, in Washington, to the Cumberland mountain, in the county of Lee.

36 Altering the boundary line of the county of Grayson.

37 Granting to the college of Hampden Sydney, certain lands whereof Robert Rutledge died seized.

38 To incorporate the trustees of Martinsville academy, in the county of Henry.

39 Authorising the sale of certain lots or parcels of lands in the town of Romney, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

40 Concerning the town of Fincastle, in the county of Botetourt.

41 Establishing a town on the land of Samuel Hyde Saunders, in the county of Powhatan.-Town of Jefferson established.

42 To establish an academy and incorporate the trustees thereof, in the town of Petersburg.

44 Establishing several towns.-The following towns established, viz. New Salem, in the county of Harrison; Franklin, in Pendleton; New Market, in Amherst; Jonesville, in Lee; Stanardsville, in Orange; Charlestown, in Kanawha; Point Pleasant, in the same; and Middleton, in Frederick.

45 Authorising the cutting of drains in the county of Accomack.

46 To compel the proprietor of the salt springs, in the county of Washington, to inclose the same.

47 For the relief of the people of Grayson county, and appointing commissioners to give them settlement and pre-emption rights.

48 For improving the navigation of Slate. river.

49 To authorise the building of iron works on the west fork of Monongalia river. 51 Concerning the clearing of the north fork of James river.

52 Cocerning Thomas Harvey and others. 53 Concerning Lucy Armistead. 54 Placing James Robison on the list of pensioners, and for other porposes.

55 Concerning John Taylor, executor of Thomas Williamson, deceased.

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56 Suspending the proceedings on a certain forthcoming bond, entered into by Cicelia Anderson, adminiatrix of William Anderson, deceased.

57 Concerning Sarah Tool and Dorothy Tanner.

58 Concerning Charles Connor.

59 For issuing duplicates of certain certificates to Nathaniel Dennis and James Wade.

60 Appointing additional trustees to convey to Ignatius Perry, a tract of land therein mentioned.

61 Directing the auditor of public accounts to issue to James Ramsay a duplicate of a military certificate.

62 Directing the auditor to issue warrants in payment of the losses sustained by the burning of Rocky Ridge warehouse.

63 Vesting in the heirs of William Pittman, deceased, a certain tract of land therein mentioned

64 Vesting in the widow and heirs of James Dixon, deceased, a tract of land whereof John Richmond died seized.

65 Concerning William Gray, and others, 66 Concerning Alexander Madill.

67 Concerning James Osborne, and others. 68 Directing a duplicate of a military certificate to be issued to Moore Bell,

69 Concerning William Moseley.

70 Concerning Ansylum Tupper and John Salmon.

36 For opening and extending the naviga tion of Quantico creek, in the county of Prince William.

37 For opening and improving the naviga tion of Piankitank river, and the waters thereof

38 Incorporating the overseers of the poor of the county of Frederick, and the overseers of the poor for the borough of Winchester, and for other purposes.

39 To discontinue the inspection of tobac co in the town of Alexandria.

40 For the relief of the people of Washington, Botetourt, and other counties, respecting the arrears of their certificate tax.

42 To alter the boundary line of the counties of Botetourt and Montgomery.

43 For erecting slopes on the mill dams across Southanna river,

44 or erecting slopes in the mill dams across South river, in the county of Augusta. 45 To amend an act, entituled, an act for opening and clearing the navigation of Rappahannock river.

47 To establish several new ferries, and for other purposes.

48 Establishing the boundaries of the land belonging to the county court of Lancaster, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

49 Concerning Samuel Templeman, and Thomas Spence.

50 Vesting in David Putney, certain lands therein mentioned.

51 To amend the act, entituled, an act ap

73 Concerning John Clarke, and others.

SESSIONS ACTS, 1795.

Chap. 6. An act making provision for the support of civil government..

7 For appropriating the publić revenue. 12 Authorising the executive to procure arms for the defence of the commonwealth. 21 For augmenting the capital stock of the bank of Alexandria.

22 Giving a further time to the owners of entries on the western waters to survey the

same.

27 Altering the court days and quarterly sessions of the county of Hanover, and for other purposes.

28 For altering the quarterly courts in the county of Mecklenburg

ing a waggou road, from the state road to the mouth of the Little Kanawha.

52 Allowing a further time to the purchasers of lots in the town of Kinsale, in the county of Westmoreland, to build thereon.

53 For removing the obstructions to the passage of fish in Tygers Valley river,

55 Granting a sum of money to the direc tors of the public buildings, for the purposes therein mentioned.

56 Giving further time to the owners of lots in the town of Cartersville, in Cumberland county, to build thereon, and for other purposes.

58 To incorporate the library society of the town of Petersburg.

59 For placing Mary Cornhill on the list of pensioners.

60 Refunding to John Bott and others, cer

61 Conveying to Achilles Helm, certain lands therein mentioned.

62 For paying William Ward a sum of money.

63 Continuing to John Hoomes and others, the exclusive privilege of carrying persons in stage carriages, to and from certain places, for a limited time.

64 Further suspending the proceedings on a certain forthcoming bond, entered into by | Cecelia Anderson, administratrix of William Anderson, deceased.

65 Concerning the representatives of John Mecon, deceased.

66 Concerning Joseph Biggs and Alexander Clagg.

67 For paying certain sums of money to William Leftwich and Robert Lathram and Robert Slaughter.

68 Directing the auditor of public accounts to issue a certificate to Thomas Hurst,

69 Allowing Thomas Walke a further time to complete the collection of certain taxes therein mentioned.

70 Concerning Thomas Mathews. 71 For paying a sum of money to the executors of William Sydnor, deceased

72 Placing William Tucker on the list of pensioners.

73 Appointing agents for the sale of certain Janus therein mentioned, and for other purposes.

74 Placing Michael Jordan on the list of pensioners.

75 For issuing a duplicate of a military certificate to Thomas Bedford.

76 Concerning John Thomas.

77 To incorporate trustees to an academy, in the vicinity of New-London.

78 Giving further time to the purchasers of lots, in the towns of Centerville and Lew. isburg, to build thereon.

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in the county of Grayson; Mechanic, in Or- . ange; Ca Íra, in Cumberland; Salem, in Fauquier; Washington, in Culpeper; Ligon Town, on Appomattox; Clementstown, Amelia; Dickensonville, in Russell; James Town, in Prince Edward; Amsterdam, in Botetourt; Pleasantsville, in Monong-lia; and Bernardsburg, in Fluvanna.

22 To establish several inspections of tobac co.-Town's warehouse, in Prince Edward; Clement's, in Amelia; Rosegill. in Middlesex; Dean's, in Cumberland; and Campden, in Amberst.

29 Altering the court day of the court of Hustings of the town of Alexandria.

30 To amend the act, entituled, an act for opening and improving the navigation of Quantico creek, in the county of Prince William.

31 Concerning the town of Alexandria.

2 Adding to the town of Alexandria, certain lots contiguous thereto, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

33 To alter the time of holding courts in the county of Campbell.

34 Altering the court days of the county of Freder ck, and of the borough of Winchester. 35 Altering the court day and quarter ses||sions of the county of Southampton.

36 To repeal the act, for altering the quar

38 Altering the court day and quarterly sessions of the county of Powhatan

39 Altering a quarterly session of the court of Hustings for the city of Williamsurg. 40 Concerning the tobacco destroyed, by the burning of Dixon's warehouse

41 Erecting Liberty Hall academy into a college.

46 For killing squirrels or crows in cer

session.

SESSIONS ACTS, 1796. Chap. 3. An act making provision for the support of civil government.

4 Appropriating the public revenue. 15 For cutting a canal from the waters of Elizabeth river to the waters of North river 21 To establish several towns.-The folZowing towns established, viz. Jonesborough,

47 Giving further time to the owners of certain surveys, to return plats and cer ificates thereof into the land office, and a further time to the owners of entries on the western waters to survey the same.

48 To establish a town on the lands of George Carrington, in the county of Halifax. South Boston established.

50 For opening and improving the naviga tion of Pig river.

51 Giving further time to the commissioners appointed for surveying and apportioning the lands granted to the Illinois regiment, to execute deeds for the same.

52 Supplemental to the act, entituled, an act giving further time to the commissioners appointed for surveying and apportioning the lands granted to the Illinois regiment to execute deeds for the same.

53 Giving further time to build upon, and save the lots in certain towns.-Stevensburg, in Culpeper; Beverley, in Randolph; Saint Taminy, in Mecklenburg; Madison, in Amherst; and Jerusalem, in Southampton.

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54 To incorporate the trustees of an academy, in the county of Brunswick.

55 Appointing trustees of the town of Fairfax, and allowing the owners of lots therein, further time to build thereon.

56 Adding part of the county of Bath to the County of Pendleton.

57 To amend the act, entituled, an act authorising the sale of certain lots or parcels of land in the town of Romney, and for other purposes.

58 Dividing the county of Ohio.-Brooke County formed.

59 To establish a town at the Red Springs. Frontville formed.

60 For assessing the lands in the counties of Greenbrier, Kanawha and Randolph.

61 To incorporate the trustees of the charity school of Fredericksburg.

62 Supplemental to the act, entituled, an act to incorporate the trustees of the charity school in Fredericksburg.

63 For reassessing the lands in the counties of Ohio and Brooke.

64 Vesting in Rudol h Huffer, a piece of land therein mentioned.

65 Continuing Mary Boush on the list of pensioners,

66 To incorporate a library company in the county of Loudon.

67 Concerning Anthony Street.

85 To authorise a lottery for the purpose of repairing certain roads.

SESSIONS ACTS, 1797.

Chap. 11. An act for appropriating the pub lic revenue.

17 Giving further time to the owners of cer tain surveys, to return the plats and certificates thereof into the land office.

20 To incorporate a company for marine insurance, and other purposes, in the town of Alexandria.

21 Concerning the city of Richmond. 25 For removing the superior court from the town of New London.

26 To empower the justices of the county of Oho, to alter the place of holding courts therein.

27 Altering the court day and quarterly sessions of the county of Pendleton.

23 To empower the court of Russell coun-ty to appoint persons to solemnize the rites of marriage.

29 Altering the quarterly sessions of the court of Hardy county.

30 Altering the court day and quarterly sessions of the county of Kanawha.

31 To alter a court of quarter session in the county of Hampshire.

32 To improve the navigation of Staunton river, from Booker's ferry to the mouth of

33 To explain the act, entituled, an act to amend-the act, entituled, an act for opening and improving the navigation of Quantico creek, in the county of Prince William.

34 Appointing commissioners to view W:1lis's river.

37 Adding part of the county of Loudon, to the county of Fairfax, and altering the place of holding courts in Fairfax county:

40 To repeal the act, entituled, an act for erecting Liberty-Hall academy into a college.

41 Authorising the common council of the borough of Norfolk to make provision for the support of the poor of the said borough. 42 Concerning the charity school of Fredericksburg.

tioned.

47 For clearing and repairing the waggon road from the state road, to or near the mouth of the Little Kanawha river.

48 Concerning the public square.

49 To revive an act, entituled, an act to increase the reward for killing wolves in certain counties.

50 Making provision for carrying into effect, an act, entituled, an act for appointing com missioners to superintend the opening a road from Eik river, in Kanawha county, to the mouth of the Great Kanawha river.

51 To establish an inspection of tobacco on the lands of Meads Anderson, in the county of Halifax Anderson's warehouse established.

52 Establishing a town and an inspection of tobacco on the lands of John Nelson, in the county of Mecklenburg, and for other purposes. The town of Nelson, and Fork warehouse established.

54 To establish an inspection of tobacco on the lands of Ichabod Hunter and John Epper.

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son's warehouse established

56 To authorise the receipt of tolls at the bridge built over Buffaloe creek, in the county of Brooke for a limited time.

58 To repeal the act, entitused, an act for killing squirrels or crows in certain counties.

59 Establishing several towns.--The fol lowing towns established, viz. Planter's Town, in Buckingham; Faycttesville, in Fauquier; Meadesvile, in Halifax; Clarksburg, in Culpeper; Buckland, in Prince William; James Town, in Culpeper; Smithfield, in Berkeley; Woodville, in Culpeper; Farmvile, in Prince Edward; Berryville, in Frederick; Heathville, in Northumberland; Yanceyville, in Louisa, and Belfield, in Greensville.

60 Extending the jurisdiction of the mayor and commonalty of the town of Alexandria, and for other purposes.

62 Concerning the building of iron-works en the west fork of Monongalia river.

66 Authorising David Scott to complete the collection of the axes due in the county of Monongalia for the year 1783.

68 To establish an inspection of tobacco cn the lands of Judith Randolph, in the county of Prince Edward.-Randolph's warehouse, in Prince Edward, established.

69 Directing the register of the land office to issue a land warrant to Layton Yancey. 70 Concerning the heirs of Nicholas Currell, deceased.

71 For issuing a land warrant to William Carter.

72 Authorising Andrew Wodrow, administrator of Alexander Wodrow, deceased, to convey certain lands therein mentioned.

73 To amend the act, entituled, an act for establishing a town on the land of Samuel Hyde Saunders, in the county of Powhatan.

74 Allowing the heirs of Alexander Smith, deceased, a further time to return to the register of the land office, the plat and certifi cate of a certain survey.

75 Giving further time to the purchasers of lots in certain towns to build thereon.

76 Adding certain lots to the town of Washington, in the county of Culpeper,

77 Giving further time to the purchasers of lots in several towns to build thereon.

78 Giving further time to the purchasers of lots in the town of Abingdon to build thereon. 79 Giving further time to the purchasers of lots in the towns of Lynchburg and Watson, to build thereon.

80 Concerning the town of Harrisonburg, In the county of Rockingham

81 Toestablish a town on the lands of Wil

87 Concerning Thomas Vaughan, collector of certain taxes therein mentioned.

88 Re-paying to Jesse Ewell, a certain sum of money.

89 Allowing a sum of money to Elizabeth Mann.

90 Incorporating a library company in the town of Brownsburg, in Rockbridge county. 91 To remit the damages and interest on a judgment obtained by the commonwealth a gainst James Callaway, and others.

92 Piacing Robert Leonard on the list of pensioners.

93 Placing William Brabstone on the list of pensioners.

94 Placing several persons on the pension list, and for other purposes.

95 Paying the officers of the general assembly for their services during the present ses

sion.

96 Concerning the town of Romney, in the County of Hampshire.

97 To amend the act, concerning the town of Mecklenburg, in the county of Berkeley. SESSIONS ACTS, 1798.

Chap. 4. An act to appropriate the public

revenue.

8 Authorising the sale of certain tobacco remaining in the Quantico warehouses. 16 To open and improve the navigation of Little river, in the county of Hanover,

17 To revive the inspection of obacco at certain places.-The following inspections revived... Todd's, in King &Queen, and Aylett's, in King William, under one inspection; Mantapike, in King & Queen, and Frazier's, in King William, under one inspection; at Alexandria; at Dymer's, in Lancaster, and Indian creek, in Northumberland, under one inspection; at North and South Wycomico, under one inspection; and at Rocketts, in the city of Richmond,

18 To authorise the executive to appoint inspectors to the several warehouses, revived during the present session.

21 Allowing further time to the owners of certain entries of land to survey the same. 24 Altering the quarterly sessions of the court of Sussex county.

25 Altering the court days of the counties of Rockingham and Augusta.

26 To alter the quarterly terms of the county court of Madison.

27 Continuing the act, entituled, an act giving further time to the owners of certain sarveys to return the plats and certificates there of into the land office.