CHAP. XXXI.

p. 428, 462,

[See vol. 9, An act for continuing an act entitled An act for giving certain powers the governour and council.

477.]

Acts giving

nor and

council, further contin

ued.

to

WHEREAS the act of assembly, passed in the year certain pow- one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven, entiers to gover- tled "An act for giving certain powers to the goverour and council," which was continued by an act entitled "An act for continuing an act for giving certain powers to the governour and council," which was farther continued by an act entitled "An act to extend the powers of the governour and council," will expire at the end of this present session of assembly; and it is expedient that the same should be farther continued; Be it therefore enacted, That the act entitled "An act for giving certain powers to the governour and council," shall continue and be in force from and after the expiration thereof, until the end of the next session of assembly, and no longer.

p. 478.]

CHAP. XXXII.

[See vol. 9, An act for continuing an act entitled An act to empower the governour and council to superintend and regulate the publick jail.

nor and

Act.empow WHEREAS the act of assembly, passed in the year ering gover- one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight, entitled "An act to empower the governour and council Council to superintend to superintend and regulate the publick jail," will exand regulate pire at the end of this present session of assembly, and the publick jail, further it is necessary the same should be continued; Be it continued. therefore enacted by the General Assembly, That the

said act shall continue and be in force from and after the expiration thereof, until the end of the next session of assembly, and no longer.

CHAP. XXXIII.

An act for continuing an act entitled [See vol. 9 An act to enable the governour and p. 584.] council to supply the armies and navies of the United States and of their allies with grain and flour.

vernor and

vies of Uni.

WHEREAS the act of assembly, passed in the year Act to ena one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight, enti- ble the gotled "An act to enable the governour and council to council to supply the armies and navies of the United States and supply arof their allies with grain and flour," will expire at the mies and naend of this present session of assembly, and it is ne- ted States & cessary the same should be continued; Be it therefore their allies, enacted by the General Assembly, That the said act with grain & flour, further shall continue and be in force from and after the expi- continued. ration thereof, until the end of the next session of assembly, and no longer.

CHAP. XXXIV.

An act to increase the salaries of the clerks to the auditors of bndlick acFublick

counts.

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WHEREAS the salaries allowed to the clerk of Salaries of accounts and the assistant clerk, by an act entitled clerks of au“An act for establishing a board of auditors of pub- creased. lick accounts;” have been found inadequate to their

ditors in.

services; Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly, That the said former salaries shall cease, and in lieu thereof shall be paid to each of the said clerks the sum of eight hundred pounds by the year.

Justices of Stafford

county empowered to ascertain centre of

county, by

actual sur

vey, for pur

pose of erecting

court house.

CHAP. XXXV.

An act to empower the justices of Staf ford county to fix on a proper place for erecting their courthouse.

WHEREAS it is represented to this present general assembly by the inhabitants of the county of Stafford, that the place fixed on by the justices thereof for building a courthouse at or near Mr. William Garrard's, is neither central nor convenient; Be it therefore enacted, That the justices of the peace for the said county, or a majority of them shall, on or before the first day of October next, having first by actual survey ascertained the centre thereof (provided such survey be by voluntary subscription) fix on some place as near such centre as convenience will admit, for buildng their courthouse.

Further time allowed purchasers of lots in

town of Bath to improve them.

CHAP. XXXVI.

An act for giving a farther time to the purchasers of lots in the town of Bath to build thereon.

WHEREAS by an act of assembly, entitled "An act for giving a farther time to the purchasers of lots in the town of Bath to build thereon," the period therein limited for that purpose, will expire on the

first day of September next; and from the difficulty of procuring materials for building, it is necessary a farther time should be allowed; Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly, That the purchasers of lots in the said town of Bath shall be allowed until the first day of November, one thousand seven hundred and eighty two, as a farther time to build upon and save the same; any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

CHAP. XXXVII.

An act for disposing of the glebe of Russell parish, and for other purposes.

WHEREAS it is represented to this present gene- Vestry of ral assembly that it would be of great advantage to Russell pathe minister of the parish of Russell, in the county of rish, in county of BedBedford, as well as to the inhabitants thereof, to sell ford, authorthe glebe lands of the said parish, and to lay out the ised to sell their glebe. money arising from such sale in the purchase of other lands for a glebe; Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly, That the said glebe lands, with the appurtenances, be, and the same are hereby vested in Richard Stith, William Laftwitch, James Callaway, Jeremiah Early, and John Quarles, gentlemen in trust; that they, or the major part of them, shall sell the lands aforesaid at publick auction, for the best price that can be got, and convey the same to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, his or their heirs and assigns for ever. And be it farther enacted, That the money arising from such sale shall be by the said Richard Stith, William Laftwitch, James Callaway, Jeremiah Early, and John Quarles, laid out and applied towards purchasing a more convenient glebe for the use and benefit of the minister of the said parish for the time being for ever.

Justices of

Xansemond

appoint a place for

courts;-the

been burnt

by the ene

CHAP. XXXVIII.

An act to empower the Justices of Nansemond county to hold courts at such place as they shall appoint, and for other purposes.

WHEREAS by the burning of the town of Suffolk, authorised to in the county of Nansemond, by the enemy in a late invasion, the courthouse of the said county was also destroyed, whereby the justices of the said county will holding be hindered from holding courts if not remedied: Be Town of Suf- it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of the comlk, having monwealth of Virginia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall and may be lawful for the justices of the said county, after publick notice given, to meet and agree upon a proper place for erecting a courthouse and prison, and to appoint some person or persons to agree with an undertaker for performance of such work, and the expense thereof shall by the court of the said county be levied and assessed on the inhabitants thereof, in the same manner as other claims against the county are by law directed to be levied and assessed.

And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the justices of the said county shall have full power and authority to hold courts at the courthouse so to be erected, and to hear and determine all matters cognizable before them; and until such courthouse can be erected, it shall and may be lawful for the said justices to hold courts for the said county at such convenient place as they shall appoint, and to hear and determine all matters cognizable before them without the formality of a writ of adjournment, and shall have power to adjourn from the place so appointed to the said courthouse, when the same shall be erected, without suing out a writ of adjournment; any law, custom, or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. And be it farther enacted, That the sheriff of the said county shall cause publick notice to be given of the place appointed by the said justices for holding courts, until such courthouse shall be built.