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CHAP. V.

An act to vest certain lands in William
Robinson, in fee.

Certain en- I. WHEREAS it has been represented to this preof Maximili- sent general assembly, that Maximilian Robinson, late an Robinson of the county of King George, having one son named formerly in William and a daughter named Alice, by one wife, and King George one other son named Harry, by a second wife, did, by. now in West moreland, bis last will and testament bearing date the fourth day vested in of January, one thousand seven hundred and seventyWilliam Ro- five, devise all his lands in the county of King George binson, in feekad to his said youngest son Harry, and to the heirs of his body, lawfully begotten, and in default of such issue, to his other son William for life, and to the heirs of his body, lawfully begotten, and failing of such issue, to the male issue of his daughter Alice, who hath since died without male issue, and that the said Harry, upon the death of the testator, entered into the premises and died seized thereof without issue of his body, and intestate as to the said lands, subsequent to the passing A of the act of assembly intituled, "An act declaring tenants of lands or slaves in taille to hold the same in fee simple;" that upon his death, William Robinson, his nephew of the half blood and heir in taille under the will of his grand-father the said Maximilian Robinson, entered and died possessed of the said lands, leaving a widow, Margaret Robinson, and a son and heir, William Robinson, and two daughters, Anne Washing ton Robinson and Margaret Robinson, infants. And whereas by the operation of the said recited act, the said lands must either descend to the heirs of Harry, by the whole blood, who are alien enemies, or escheat to the commonwealth, to the great injury of the unoffending infant, William Robinson, who, by Townshend Dade and Beckwith Butler, his guardians, together with the said Margaret Robinson, the widow, bave petitioned this assembly for relief:

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11. Be it therefore enacted, That the said lands formerly in the said county of King George, but now in the county of Westmoreland, of which the said Harry Robinson died seized under the will of his father the

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1. WHEREAS it is represented to this present general assembly, that John M'Lean, sometime in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-four, went o ver to to Great-Britain for the recovery of his health, of allegiance leaving a of and to refe and children resident in the d Norfolk, and having lately returned h ther, hath pei- state. tioned this assembly for permission to reside in this state with his family:

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11. Be it therefore enacted, That the said John M'Lean, on taking the oaths of allegiance and fidelity to this commonwealth, shall be entitled to the like prithe vileges, immunities and advantages, with the other citizens of this state.

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[Chan. Rev.

CHAP. VIII.

ginal.] An act to amend and reduce the seve ral acts of assembly for ascertain ing certain taxes and duties, and See. October for establishing a permanent reve

p. 1711

1777, ch. 2. nue, into one act

Preamble.

Additional tax on land.

I. FOR amending and reducing the several acts for ascertaining certain taxes and duties, and for establish ing a permanent revenue, into one act: And whereas the sum produced by the land tax is disproportionate to that of other subjects of taxation; and it is just and right that property of every kind should be equally burthened for the defence and protection of the state: 11. Be it enacted, That from every owner of land or Tots within this commonwealth, in addition to the tax

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III. Be it enacted, That the court of every county Justices to shall divide the same into convenient precincts, and take lists of annually before the tenth of March, appoint one of the justices for each precinct, to take a list of the said enu- ally. merated articles therein; and every justice shall give. public notice of his being so appointed, and at what times and places he intends to receive the lists, by advertising the same at the most public places within his precinct; and shall on or before the twentieth day of April next following, deliver to the clerk of the county-court, together with the vouchers by him taken, a fair alphabetical list of the names of all free male persons above the age of twenty-one years as aforesaid, and resident within his precinct, and of the names of all slaves, specifying to whom they belong, distinguishing in a separate column, such as are above the age of sixteen, for the purpose of carrying into execution the laws concerning county and parish levies, and the VOL KI

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"Act for calling in and redeeming certain certificates, which distinction so made, shall, for the act last mentioned, be clearly certified in the lists, by the clerks of the several courts to the auditors to be delivered; and also the number of cattle, horses, mares, colts, and mules, wheels for riding carriages above specified in this act, billiard tables and ordinary licenses; which said enumerated articles shall be placed under the names of the persons to whom they belong; and the said clerk shall file the same in his office, and shall make out three fair copies from all the lists so taken and delivered to him, one of which shall be delivered to the auditors of public accounts, at their office, by How dispos the said clerk, on or before the first day of July in each year, one other copy to be set up in the court-house of. the county at May court, and the other to be delivered to the sheriff or collector of public taxes in the said county, on or before the first day of May annually His allow. There shall be allowed to each county-court clerk, the sum of five pounds, for extra officium services by this act required. If any justice or clerk shall refuse or neglect to perform the duties required of them respectively as above-mentioned, such person or persons shall forfeit and pay, for such refusal or neglect, the sum of one hundred pounds, recoverable on information in any county-court within this commonwealth, who shall thereupon enter judgment and award execution for the same, to be applied towards lessening the county levy where the saine shall be recovered; provided the party have ten days previous notice of such information.

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