Commons.

III. And be it further enacted, That one hundred acres of land, the property also of the said John Cox, and adjoining the said town, be, and the same is hereby vested in the said trustees, to and for the common use and benefit of the inhabitants of the said town. The said trustees, or the major part of them, shall have power from time to time to settle and determine all disputes concerning the bounds of the said lots, and to settle such rules and orders for the regular and orderly building of houses thereon, as to them shall seem best and most convenient; and in case of the death, removal out of the county, or other legal disability of any of the said trustees, it shall be lawful for the other trustees to elect and choose so many other persons in the room of those dead, removed or disabled, as shall make up the number; which trustees so chosen shall be, to all intents and purposes, vested with the same power and authority as those in this act particularly mentioned:

IV. And be it further enacted, That the purchasers of the lots in the said town, so soon as they shall have built upon and saved the same, according to the conditions of their respective deeds of conveyance, shall be entitled to, and have and enjoy all the rights, privileges and immunities which the freeholders and inhabitants of other towns in this state not incorporated by charter have, hold and enjoy. If the purchaser of any lot shall fail to build thereon within the time before limited, the said trustees, or the major part of them, may thereupon enter into such lot and may sell the same again, and apply the money towards repairing the streets, or in any other way for the benefit of the said town.

CHAP. XIII.

An act for altering the place of holding courts in the county of Lunenburg.

I. WHEREAS it is represented to this present general assembly, that the situation of the present courthouse in the county of Lunenburg is inconvenient to the inhabitants thereof:

II. Be it therefore enacted, That the justices of the said county of Lunenburg, or a majority of them, shall provide for building, as soon as may be, a court-house, prison, pillory, and stocks, on some convenient place at or near the centre of the said county; and that after such buildings shall be compleated, a court for the said county shall be constantly held at such place, and that in the mean time, and until such buildings shall be compleated, the justices may hold their sessions at such place as they may think most convenient.

[Chap. LIII, in criginal]

Place of hol ding courts

in Lunenburg county removed.

CHAP. XIV.

An act to amend the several acts of assembly for appointing and supporting our delegates in congress.

[Chap. LIV in original.] [Chan. Rev

p. 158.]

1. WHEREAS by an act intituled, "An act to a- See vol. 9, p mend an act intituled, An act limiting the time for con- 158 Vol. 10, p. 163. tinuing the delegates to general congress in office and making provision for their support, and for other purposes," it is enacted, that no person shall thereafter be Limitation to eligible to or capable of serving in congress for more 3 years serthan three years in any term of six years; and since vice to delethe passing the said law the confederation of the Uni- gates to congress repeal ted States hath been compleated, whereby it is decla- ed. red, that no person shall be capable of sitting in con

vision for delegates.

gress longer than three years at any one time, and thereby so much of the said recited act is become un

Future pro- necessary. And whereas the present mode of supporting the delegates in congress is inconvenient: Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That so much of the said recited act as limits the time of continuing the delegates in congress from this commonwealth, shall be, and the same is hereby repealed. And for providing a more certain and adequate mode of supporting and paying the delegates in congress from this state, in lieu of the former pay and allowance heretofore made them, they, and each of them, shall have and receive the sum of eight dollars per day for every day they shall be travelling to, attending on, and returning from congress, to be paid them quarterly out of such public money as shall hereafter be set apart and apRepealing propriated for that use. All and every act or acts that come within the purview and meaning of this act shall be, aud the same are hereby repealed.

clause.

[Chap. LV in original [

CHAP. XV,

Chan. Rev. An act for the speedy recovery of debts

p. 159.]

against per

or effects due and belonging to the United States.

I. BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That it Judgment, shall be lawful for any court within this commonwealth, by motion, and they are hereby required, upon motion and legal sons, indebt- proof to them made, to give judgment against every ed to, or ha person or persons for the amount of all such sums of ving effects of, U, States. money as he or they shall owe or be indebted to the United States; also upon motion and legal proof, to give judgment against all and every person or persons possessed of any of the effects or property belonging to the United States for such effects and property, together with costs in either case, and to award execu tion thereupon: Provided ten days previous notice be

,

not

to the defendant r defendants of every such moand the party maling the same producing to the proper power and authority to receive such ects or property, in behalf of the said United

Sues.

CHAP. XVI.

[Ch. LVI,

in original.]

[Chan. Rev.

An act giving certain powers to the commissioners appointed to settle the 159.] accounts between this state and the

United States.

ers appoint

States, au

I. BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That the Commissioncommissioners appointed or to be appointed by autho- ed to settle rity of congress to settle the accounts between this state accounts beand the United States, as well as the accounts of the tween this quarter-masters and commissaries, the hospital, clothier state and U and marine departments, shall be, and they are here- thorised to by empowered to call before them and examine, upon summon witthink ne- nesses. oath or affirmation, any witnesses they may cessary respecting the settlement of the said accounts. Every person called upon and refusing or neglecting Penalty on to appear before the said commissioners and give tes- witnesses. timony, not shewing good cause for such refusal or neglect, to be adjudged of by the court, shall forfeit and pay the sum of thirty pounds, to be recovered by motion in any court of record, with costs, and applied to hath the use of the commonwealth; Provided the party ten days previous notice of such motion. Witnesses Their allowthought necessary shall attend in consequence of a sum- ance, mon from the commissioners, and those residing with

the same county shall be allowed the same pay as witnesses attending the county court, and such as live in other counties shall be allowed the same pay as witnesses attending the general court.

[Ch. LVII. in original.]

Court of hustings of

to have ex

gulating them.

An act to empower the fourt of tings within the borough of W\nchester to license and regulate drdinary keepers.

1. BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That th court of hustings for the borough of Winchester shall Winchester have the sole and exclusive power of granting licenses clusive pow- to keep ordinaries within the said borough, regulating er of licens the same, and restraining of tippling houses, in the ing ordinasame manner and under the like rules and regulations ries and reas are prescribed for the justices of any county court within this commonwealth by an act intituled, "An act for regulating ordinaries and restraint of tipling houses." And that the court of the said county of Frederick shall not exercise any jurisdiction in that case as hath been formerly done. Provided always, That nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive the court of the said county of Frederick of their jurisdiction where any indictment is or may hereafter be found, any information filed, or action of debt brought against any person for retailing liquors without license. II. And be it further enacted, That the clerk of the said court of hustings shall, on the first Tuesday in censed ordi- May and November annually, set up in the court-house nary keep- of the said county a list of all licensed ordinary keepers within the said borough, for the information of the grand jury.

Clerk to set

up list of li

ers.

Ordinary

III. Provided always, and be it further enacted, keepers in That all ordinary keepers shall be incapable of being elected or acting as judges of the said court of hustings.

capable of

acting as judges of hustings

court.