public ferries are established, or shall permit or allow any persons living on the opposite shore of such river or creek, to take passengers from their lands contiguous to a public ferry, lie or she so offending, shall forfeit and pay five pounds current money for every such offence, one moiety to the ferry-keeper nearest the place where such offence shall be committed, the other moiety to the informer; and if such ferry-keeper shall be the informer, he shall be entitled to the whole penalty; to be recovered with costs, by action of debt or information in any county court within this commonwealth.

IV. And be it further enacted, That all and every act and acts, contrary to the meaning of this act, shall be, and the same are hereby repealed.

CHAP. XXVIII.

[Ch. CCXV in original.]

pa. 217.

An act for establishing inspections of tobacco on the western waters, at Chan. Rev. Portsmouth, in the county of Norfolk, and at Gibson's, in the county 1783, ch. 10. of King George.

"

See May,

1. WHEREAS it is represented to this present gen- Preamble, eral assembly, that the erecting of ware-houses for the inspection of tobacco in the county of Lincoln, on Kentucky river, at the mouth of Hickman's creek, on the lauds of James Hogans; also in the county of Jefferson, at the falls of the Ohio river, on the lands of John Campbell; also in the county of Fayette, at Lee's Town, on the Kentucky river, on the lands of Hancock Lee; in the county of Norfolk, on the public lands in the town of Portsmouth; and also in the county of King George, on the lot of land belonging to John Gravett and William Shropshire, will be of public benefit:

New ware

II. Be it therefore enacted, That the said inspections houses estaof tobacco shall be, and they are hereby established at blished. the places aforesaid, that is to say: The inspection in the county of Lincoln, shall be called and known by

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the name of Hickman's; the inspection in the coun ty of Jefferson, shall be called and known by the name of Campbell's; the inspection in the county of Fayette, shall be called and known by the name of Lee's; in the county of Norfolk, shall be called Portsmouth; and the inspection in the county of King George, shall be called and known by the name of Courts to Gibson's. And the courts of the said counties shall huild ware- observe the same rules and regulations in erecting the recommend said ware-houses, and recommending of inspectors, as

houses and

are prescribed by the act, intituled, "An act to amend and reduce the several acts of assembly for the inspection of tobacco, into one act;" and that the transfer notes issued by the inspectors at the ware-houses in the said counties of Lincoln, Jefferson, and Fayette, shafl be payable in the said counties for all county and parish levies, and also all clerks, sheriffs, and other officers fees, within the same; and the transfer notes issued by the inspectors at Gibson's ware-honse, shall be payable in like manner as those formerly issued by the inspectors at Gibson's ware-house in the said county of King George,

III. And be it further enacted, That the acting inspectors attending the said ware-houses, shall be entitled to, and receive the following salaries, that is to say: At Hickman's ware-house, the sum of twentyfive pounds each; the inspectors at Campbell's warehouse, the sum of twenty-five pounds each; at Lee's ware-house, the sum of twenty-five pounds each; at Portsmouth, thirty pounds each; and at Gibson's ware house, the sum of thirty pounds each. And the surplus money remaining in their hands, after paying their wages and other contingent charges of the warehouses, shall be accounted for in the same manner as is directed by the said recited act.

IV. And be it enacted, That for all tobacco which shall be delivered out of the ware-houses aforesaid, there shall be paid to the inspector, by the person demanding the same, ten shillings for every hogshead so delivered, and one shilling and three pence for every bundred weight which may be put up in any lesser package; which money shall be the fund for payment of the inspectors salaries as well as for supporting the respective warehouses.

CHAP. XIX.

[Chapter CCXVI in

original.1

An act to ascertain the mode of obtaining grants to certain lands on See Ma the western waters.

1779, ch 12, vol. 10, pa.

42, 48.

ers, and also

their sur

1. WHEREAS, in obedience to an act of assen- Preamble: bly, intituled, "An act for adjusting and settling the titles of claimers to unpatented lands, previous to the establishment of the commonwealth's land-office," the commissioners thereby appointed, proceeded to issue certificates to different claimants under the said act: II. And whereas many surveys made in conformity Persons to the said certificates, include other surveys made for claiming the same land, the same persons under the sanction, and in the me under certi of several companies who obtained grants under the ficates of former government, and which have since been con- commissionfirmed by the high court of appeals: For the preserva- by purchase tion of the rights of such companies, and convenience from certain of those who have obtained surveys under the decision companies, of the said commissioners, Be it enacted, That all may return persons who have obtained certificates from the re- veys, made spective commissioners acting under the above recited in conformi act, for land they also clained by purchase from the ty with such grantees, may return their surveys made in conformity and obtain to such certificates to the land office, and the register patents. is hereby authorized and required to issue grants upon all such surveys, within six months after they have been returned into his office. Provided always, That the proprietor of such surveys shall account with the grantees or their agents, for so much of the lands as were surveyed to the said companies, prior to the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six, agreeable to the decree of the court of appeals, that is But must to say, they shall pay the said companies or their pay the comagents, the sum of three pounds per hundred acres, 31. per for all land confirmed to the said grantees as aforesaid, hundred and with lawful interest from the fifteenth day of May, one interest from thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine, and no 1779.

more.

certificates,

pany

May 15,

III. And in lieu of forfeiture of lands in case of non- After 25th payment, which is unreasonable, and shall hereafter Dec. 1784, cease: Be it further enacted, That for all arrearages be made of which shall be due, and have been previously demand- the land, for

distress may

money, and forfeitures to cease.

arrears of ed by the said companies or their agents, on or before purchase the twenty-fifth day of December, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, previous to which no distress shall be made, the sheriffs of the counties wherein such lands lie, the price of which may be due, at the request of the different companies or their agents, may, and are hereby directed to lay off in a compact body, so much of the said land, to be pointed out by the tenant or proprietor, as shall be the value of such debt, and shall proceed to sell the same, charging the debtor with the usual commission thereon, and the expense of surveying such dividend or quantity of land; provided that he gives thirty days public notice of the time and place of such sale.

Public to re

ers, since evicted by

court of ap

peals.

IV. And whereas many of the citizens of this pay the ex- commonwealth, have paid considerable sums of mopense of as certaining ney to commissioners, clerks, and surveyors, for ascer titles before taining their titles to lands, which titles have since commission been evicted by a decree of the court of appeals, Be it therefore enacted, That the clerks and surveyors belonging to the different districts laid off by the above recited act, shall immediately upon the receipt of this act, ascertain the amount of all surveys made prior to the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six, which are included in the certificates granted by the commissioners, and the disbursements in specie of the proprietors of the said land respectively, to the said commissioners, clerks, and surveyors, in procuring certificates for re-surveying the same; which accounts shall be duly proved before any county court of the district, and certified by the clerk of such court to the auditors of public accounts, who shall issue their warrants for the same; which warrants shall be receivable in taxes under the act for calling in and redeeming certain certificates.

V. And be it further enacted, That all acts coming within the purview of this act, shall be, and the same are hereby repealed,

CHAP. XXX.

[Chapter CCXVII in original.]

Chan. Rev.

p. 218.

An act to revive and continue the several acts of Assembly for suspending the issuing of executions on certain judgments until December, 1781, ch 23.

1788.

See Nov.

May, 1782,ch

teld 44. Oct.1782,

I. WHEREAS the present scarcity of specie in this state causes an utter inability in debtors to discharge their debts, unless they are still permitted to pay them in the produce of the country, or by transferring property to their creditors, and it is therefore wise, just, and necessary, that the act, intituled, "An act to amend an act, intituled, an act to repeal so much of a former act as suspends the issuing of execu tions on certain judgments until December, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three," (which provides a remedy for the said mischief) and expired on the first day of the present month, should be revived and further continued: Be it therefore enacted, That the said recited act, intituled, “An act to amend au act, intituled, an act, to repeal so much of a former act as suspends the issuing of executions on certain judg- Acts of Oct, ments until December, one thousand seven hundred and 1782, ch 45, eighty-three," be, and the same is hereby revived and ch.44,prohi & May,1732, further continued, from the day on which it expired, biting recov for and during the term of four months, and from thence ery of Brit. to the end of the next session of assembly.

tions reviv

ish debts, & permitting II. And whereas the said before recited act, intituled, lands&slaves "An act to repeal so much of a former act as suspends to be tenderthe issuing of executions upon certain judgments until ed on execuDecember, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-ed and conthree," hath also expired: Be it farther enacted, That tinued. the said last recited act, intituled, "An act to repeal so much of a former act as suspends the issuing of executions upon certain judgments until December, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three," shall be, and the same is hereby also revived, and shall continue and be in force for and during the term of four months, and from thence to the end of next session of assembly.