Be it therefore enacted, That so much of the said recited act, as respects the forfeiture of the titles of settlers on Jands surveyed for any company, shall be, and the same is hereby repealed; and the time limited as above for the settlers to pay the price of their lands, shall be and hereby is prolonged for twelve months, at the end of which time, the said settlers shall be liable to pay the principal and interest due for their lands, upon good and sufficint titles being tendered or made to Forfeiture, them; and on failure of such payment, the said land on non-pay- shall be forfeited and revert to the grantees. Farther time allowed to pay their money. ment. CHAP. XXV. [Chapter CXX in ori. ginal] tract of land An act to confirm the sale of certain lots and land made by Andrew Wodrow, administrator of Alexander Wodrow, deceased, and for o ther purposes.. Sales of two I. WHEREAS Alexander Wodrow, in, and by his lots in Fal- last will and testament, bearing date the thirty-first day mouth. &a of October, one thousand seven hundred and seventyin Stafford, one, among other things directed that his executors made by An- should dispose of his whole estate, both real and perdrew Wod- sonal, except his wearing cloaths and riding horse, and row, administrator of A from the sales thereof to pay, in the first place, his just Jexander debts, and the residue to apply as in the said will is Wodrow, particularly directed: And whereas it is represented to confirmed. this present assembly, that the executors named in the will of the said Alexander Wodrow, severally refused to take upon them the execution thereof, whereupon administration with the will annexed, was in due form granted to Andrew Wodrow, who hath since sold the personal estate, and also a moiety of two lots in the town of Falmouth, and a tract of land containing two hundred and twelve acres, lying on Rappahannock river, in the county of Stafford, belonging to the said Alexander Wodrow, deceased, and hath applied the money arising from such sales, towards the payment Coy [Ch. CXXI in original.] An act to vest the capitol square, with 1. WHEREAS it hath been represented to this pre- Capitol sent general assembly, that the public lands, with the square and buildings thereon, in the city of Williamsburg, com- Williamsbuildings in burg, vested monly called the capitol square, may be usefully emin the corpo ployed as a residence for a grammar master, and as a place fit for the tuition and instruction of youth: ration, for 10 years, for a grammar school. 11. Be it therefore enacted, That the said lands and the buildings thereon, shall be, and the same are here. by vested in the mayor, recorder, aldermen and common council of the city of Williamsburg, for the term of ten years, and from thence to the end of the next Except the session of assembly, for the purpose of accommodating a grammar master,, and fitting it for the education and instruction of youth, except the room commonly used for the court of admiralty to hold their sessions in, which is still reserved for the public use hereby. room for the court of admiralty. [Ch. CXXII in original.] Pardon gran CHAP. XXVII. An act granting pardon to Demsey 1. WHEREAS Demsey Butler, being under sented to Dim-tence of death, and to remain in the public jail until sey Butler, the next session of assembly: convicted of treason, in conse pardon having been promised him by col. Josiah Parker. II. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That the said Demsey Butler, convicted of treason by judgment of the general court, at their session in October last, is hereby pardoned and exonerated from the penalties of the said judgment, in consequence of a promise of pardon granted him by colonel Josiah Parker, in July one thousand seven hundred and eighty-one, who at that time commanded the militia on the south side of James river. CHAP. XXVII Ch. CXXI in original. An act to authorize the adjournment of the court I. WHEREAS, the courthouse of the county of Preamble, Henrico, in the city of Richmond, hath been appro- reciting the priated by the directors of the public buildings, agree- occupation able to the act "For the removal of the seat of govern- house, in ment," to the holding of the sessions of the superior Richmond, courts, and the several periods affixed by law for hold- by the supe ing the said sessions, are found to interfere with the monthly sessions of the county and corporation courts, and otherwise to produce delay and inconvenience in the business of the said county and city: year, Co urts of 11. Be it th enacted by the General Assembly, That the respective courts of the county and city shall, Henric and at the first, or any succeeding court, after the passing city of Richof this act, ascertain on what c court days throughout rised to ad the the sessions of the said superior courts will journ their interfere with their respective sessions, and thereupon, courts to a by order entered of record, direct public notice to be day, when s given in the said city and county of the same, and that house will their sessions on the said days respectively will be held not be occu in such place, within the said city, as the said courts pied by the may appoint and adjourn to, and shall be in such order particularly named. Provided, That the said courts respectively shall, in no case have or exercise such power of adjournment, except where the periods fixed by law, for holding the sessions of the superior courts, shall actually happen on the days appointed for the holding of their respective courts. And whereas the court-house of the county of Chesterfield, was burnt by the enemy, at a time when the executive council was obliged to remove to the frontiers of this state, and all business with them suspended for a considerable time; but the affairs of the county making it indispensably necessary that the justices of the said county should meet, to do the duty of their appointment, they were under the necessity of transacting such business in a house as nigh to their usual place, of meeting as they Vob. XI. ए I could procure, and doubts may arise whether they could hold a court in any other place but where they had been accustomed to sit. Proceedings à house con III. Be it enacted, That all proceedings of the said of the court court shall be as valid, and have the same effect, as of Chester. they would, or might have had, if the said courts had field, had in sit in the house formerly made use of for holding courts, tiguous te and that it shall and may be lawful for the said justices the court to continue to hold their courts in the same place, or house, lately burnt by the any adjoining place, until their court-house shall be enemy, con, re-built, and then to remove their session into it. firmed. John Young hushand, a native of G. Britain, hav ing evinced CHAP. XXIX. An act concerning John Younghus band. 1. WHERve of Great-Britain, manifested at an 1. WHEREAS it is represented that John Younghusband, a early period of the present war, a firm attachment to the cause of the United States of America, and treated an early at some of the citizens of this commonwealth, while in tachment to captivity and distress, with hospitality and friendship; the cause of and he hath petitioned this assembly for permission to States, and reside in, and become a citizen of this state; the United treated some citizens of this com 11. Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly, That the said John Younghusband shall, upon taking monwealth, the oaths of allegiance and fidelity to the commonin cap. wealth, be entitled to, and have and enjoy the same tivity and distress, with previleges, immunities, and advantages, as the other hospitality citizens of this state. and friend ship permitted to return and be. come a citi zen. ། |