The Statutes at Large: Being a Collection of All the Laws of Virginia, from the First Session of the Legislature, in the Year 1619 : Published Pursuant to an Act of the General Assembly of Virginia, Passed on the Fifth Day of February One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eight ...editor, 1823 - Law |
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... continue eighteen dayes and noe longer . Bee it therefore enacted by the Governour , Councill and Burgesses of this generall assembly , and by the au- Two terms in thority thereof , and it is hereby enacted and declared , That the first ...
... continue eighteen dayes and noe longer . Bee it therefore enacted by the Governour , Councill and Burgesses of this generall assembly , and by the au- Two terms in thority thereof , and it is hereby enacted and declared , That the first ...
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... continuing together as aforesaid , and being thereof lawfully convicted , shall be deemed , declared and ad- judged to be traytors , and shall suffer paines of death , and alsoe loose and forfeite as in cases of high treason ...
... continuing together as aforesaid , and being thereof lawfully convicted , shall be deemed , declared and ad- judged to be traytors , and shall suffer paines of death , and alsoe loose and forfeite as in cases of high treason ...
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... continue ; he shall not be adjudged to have made an escape , Any law , usage or custome to the contrary thereof notwithstanding . And for the better notifieing and makeing known the bounds of the rules , or places of liberty or ...
... continue ; he shall not be adjudged to have made an escape , Any law , usage or custome to the contrary thereof notwithstanding . And for the better notifieing and makeing known the bounds of the rules , or places of liberty or ...
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... said auxillaries ( if at any time of imminent dan- ger they are drawne out for the aiding or reinforcing of the troopes of thirty men by this act provided ) and service over 6 days . shall continue in such service 20 LAWS OF VIRGINIA ,
... said auxillaries ( if at any time of imminent dan- ger they are drawne out for the aiding or reinforcing of the troopes of thirty men by this act provided ) and service over 6 days . shall continue in such service 20 LAWS OF VIRGINIA ,
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... continue in such service above ( a ) the space of Pay of militia six dayes , ( which six dayes they shall serve at their continued in owne charge ) That then and in such cases , each person , if a horseman , well mounted , armed and ...
... continue in such service above ( a ) the space of Pay of militia six dayes , ( which six dayes they shall serve at their continued in owne charge ) That then and in such cases , each person , if a horseman , well mounted , armed and ...
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act of assembly action of debt allowed appointed authority afore authority aforesaid barrel Bee it enacted better support Beuerley bond cask certificate CHAP clerk collector colony and dominion commander in chief contingent charges thereof contrary coun councell and burgesses council county court court of record dominion of Virginia duty essoin fees feme covert Ffor forfeit and pay forfeitures further enacted gesses granted half acres hath heirs and successors hereafter hereby enacted hereby impowered horse house of burgesses Indians intent and meaning intents and purposes James Citty justice land levy liquors majesties majesty's colony mulatto Northb notwithstanding oath offence paid parish patent Penalty pence person or persons persons whatsoever plaint port pounds of tobacco pounds sterling Preamble present generall assembly Provided repealed river servant severall sheriff shillings ship or vessel six pence slaves therein thereupon thousand pounds tion tithable town tryall wager of law writ
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Page 311 - Defender of the Faith, &c. To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting ; We have inspected the Charter of Lady Elizabeth, late Queen of England, &c.
Page 383 - ... beyond the seas, that then such person or persons shall be at liberty to bring the same actions, so as they take the same •within such times as are before limited, after their coming to or being of full age, discovert, of sane memory, at large, and returned from beyond the seas, as other persons having no such impediment should have done (6).
Page 505 - further Security of His Majesty's Person and Govern"ment and the Succession of the Crown in the Heirs of "the late Princess Sophia being Protestants and for ex"tinguishing the Hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales "and his open and secret Abettors...
Page 360 - subjects dissenting from the Church of England from the penalties of
Page 382 - ... all actions of debt grounded upon any lending or contract without specialty...
Page 382 - ... shall be commenced and sued within the time and limitation hereafter expressed, and not after ; (that is to say,) The said actions upon the case, (other than for slander ;) and the said actions for...
Page 372 - ... who shall have any estate by the settlement of the intestate, or shall be advanced by the intestate in his lifetime, by portion or portions equal to the share which shall by such distribution be allotted to the other children to whom such distribution is to be made...
Page 304 - Be it enacted, by the governor, council and burgesses of this present general assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same...
Page 288 - An Act for the further security of His Majesty's person and Government, and the succession of the Crown in the Heirs of the late Princess Sophia, being Protestants, and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, and his open and secret abettors...
Page 372 - ... by portion not equal to the share which will be due to the other children by such distribution as aforesaid, then so much of the surplusage of the estate of such intestate...