Co-operation from land and na- val force from France expect- ed 257. Provision for re- cruiting the continental army, in consequence thereof 257. Deserters from army or navy of our allies, how apprehend- ed 267.
FREDERICKSBURG. Town of Fredericksburg incor- porated 439. Officers, how elected 439. Designation of officers 440. Style of corpo- ration 440. Corporate pow- ers 440. Officers, how quali- fied 440. Limitation of office of mayor 440. Territorial limits of jurisdiction 440. Ju- dicial and ministerial powers 441. Civil jurisdiction limit- ed 441.
Powers of corpora- tion to erect public buildings, to pass by-laws, to assess tax- es 441. Market days 441.- Penalties for refusing to exe- cute office 442. Officers, how removed for misconduct 442. Vacancies, how supplied 442. Common council, how con- vened 442. Property bereto- fore vested in trustees, parti- cularly the donation of Ar- chibald McPherson, transfer- red to the corporation 442. FRONTIERS. Regiment for defence of western froutiers 215. Act for putting eastern frontier in a posture of defence 296. Further act for defence of eastern fron- tiers 379. Regiment under col. George Rogers Clarke to be completed for defence of western frontiers 389.
From justice in other states, how apprehended in this and de- livered up 130.
Two gallies to be built, of the same construction as those at Philadelphia, by order of con- gress 385.
GAMING. Contracts to pay money, &c.
won by gaming void 205.- Conveyances to secure money, &c. so won, enure to the ben- efit of the loser's heir 205.-- Penalties on those who play at games or wagers 205. Pe- nalty on tavern keepers per- mitting gaming at their hou- ses 206. Power of justices of the peace to bind gamesters to their behaviour 206. Lot- teries and raffling prohibited 206. Charge to grand juries. 207.
GENERAL COURT. When to sit at Richmond 89.-- Salary of judges of 118. Fees of clerk 127. Act appointing place for holding general court further continued 128. General court to sit at Rich- mond 152. To have direc- tion of public jail, and make allowances to keeper 156.- Sheriff of Henrica to summon a grand jury for general court 228, Salary of judges rated in tobacco 277. A jury to es- timate the value of the tobac- co in money 277. Allowance to clerk of general court for ex officio services 378. Grand juror dying or taken sick, af- ter sworn, so that he cannot
attend, his place may be sup- plied by a by-stauder 401.- One judge or more of gene- ral court may adjourn 402. Provision in case of the grand juror being taken sick during the present term 402. Go- vernor empowered to rent a house for confining certain prisoners 402. One judge of general court may qualify the auditors of public accounts 402. Special courts may be constituted by governor and council, with same powers as general court, as to criminal matters 415. No discontinu- ance of general court or its proceedings in consequence of a failure to hold a term 421. Terms of, altered 455. Salary of judges, in specie
Citizens of South Carolina and Georgia authorised to remove their slaves into this state 307. How long to remain, & under what circumstances they may be sold 307.
GLEBES. Vestry of Russell parish, in county of Bedford, authorised to sell their glebe 109. Glebe of parish of St. Anne, in Al- bemarle to be sold, and mo- ney divided between parishes of St. Anne and Fluvanna 112. Glebe of Drysdale in Caroline and King & Queen counties to be sold, and mo- ney divided between parishes of Drysdale and St. Asaph, in proportion to the value of the two churches 210. So
So much of an act as imposes a penalty for asking more for any article, in paper money, than in gold or silver, repeal- ed 125. What proportion of land tax payable in gold or silver 508.
GOOD BEHAVIOUR. Justices may bird gamblers to the good behaviour 206. GOODS:
Sale of perishable goods, when ordered in court of admiralty 109. Sale of goods condemn ed, in what cases ordered 101. Duty on goods imported 511. Various regulations for col- lection of duties 511,512.
GOVERNMENT. Seat of government removed to Richmond 85. Ground ap- propriated for public build- ings 86. Capitol for the gen- eral assembly 86. Halls of justice for the courts 86.- House for executive boards 86. Governor's house 86.— Directors of public buildings 86. Land, how acquired and paid for 87. Richmond to be enlarged 88. Temporary houses to be provided 88.- Jail of Henrico to be enlarg ed 88. Proviso as to contracts
and expenditures 89. When the courts and general assem- bly to sit at Richmond 89. GOVERNOR.
House for governor, to be e- rected at seat of government, in Richmond 86: Governor and council authorised to lay embargoes, 105, 140, 306:- Acts giving certain powers to governor and council further continued 106: Act empow- ering governor and council to superintend and regulate the public jail further con- tinued 106: Act to enable the governor and council to supply the armies and navies of the United States, and their allies, with grain and flour, further continued 107,142:- Salary of governor 118, 219. Acts giving further powers to governor and council further continued 141: Governor and others indemnified for acting under a resolution prohibiting the exportation of salt 150. Salary of gover- mor rated in tobacco 278.- Value of tobacco estimated by grand jury 278. Extraor- dinary powers given to the governor and council 309; Power to call out militia and appoint officers of experience 310: To march the militia out of the state 310: Gover- nor and council authorised to confine or remove disaffected persons 310: In case of inva- sion or insurrection, those who assist the enemy subject to martial law 310:
not to be carried into exeċu- tion, until approved by the governor and council 311:- Articles of war to be publish- ed 311: Powers of governor and council as to a supply of provisions extended 312- Governor and council au- thorised to establish a press, with an able editor, firmly attached to the independence of the United States 313:- Act giving further powers to the governor and council, re- vived and continued 386:- Empowered to call out mili- tary force to suppress mutiny, or resistance to the laws for recruiting this states quota for the continental army 387: May constitute special courts for trial of treasons, &c. in case of invasion or insurrec- tion 387: Governor & coun- cil may by proclamation change the time and place of holding courts 407: Exten- sive powers of governor and council in calling out the forces and resources of the state 413: To impress pro- perty 413: To order out par- ticular officers 414: To ap- prehend disaffected persons, who are denied bail, main- prize or habeas corpus 414:- To send such persons within the enemy's lines 414: To banish others 414: Felony without clergy to return from banishment 414: Persons op- posing the laws for calling out military force, declared civil- ly dead 414: Special courts may be constituted by go-
vernor and council, with same powers as general court, as to criminal matters 415, 460: May discontinue state quar- er masters and commissaries, and transfer their powers to continental staff 415: Rules in impressments under this act 416: Governor & council authorised to fix the value of provisions impressed for the use of the army 437. Act empowering governor and council to lay embargoes re- pealed 443. Governor and
council authorised to fit out a naval force of four gallies. 458. Governor Nelson in- demnified 478. Salary of go- vernor, in specie 493.
Act to enable governor and council to supply armies and navies of United States and their allies with grain and flour further continued 107, 142,426. Act prohibiting dis- tillation of spirits from corn, wheat, rye, and other grain repealed 112. Poll-tax, pay- able in grain 490.
GRAND JURY. At general court to estimate price of tobacco payable to members of general assembly 30,104. To be charged on the act concerning ordinaries &c. 145. Act to suppress ga- | ming to be given in charge to grand juries 207. Sheriff of Henrico to summon a grand jury for the general court 228. Grand jury to fix the value of tobacco salaries and
fees, in money 274,278.- Grand juror dying or taken sick, after sworn, so that he cannot attend, his place may be supplied by a by-stander 401. Provision in case of the grand juror taken sick during the present term of the gene- ral court 402. Grand jury to settle value of salaries of offi- cers of government 433. Va- luation of tobacco fees, by grand jury, repealed 489. GRANTS.
Under what rights, and in what manner grants shall be made for lands surveyed previous to the establishment of the commonwealth's land office 37. Form of grant or patent How executed and re- corded 61. Grants to heirs & assignees 61. Inclusive pa-
tents how obtained 63. Quit- rents and reservations in the royal grants abolished 64.- Grants for escheated lands, how obtained 68. The issuing of grants suspended 422. Tax on patents for land, exceed- ing 1400 acres, except boun- ties to officers 510.
GRAYSON, WILLIAM Certain lots of William Gray- son, severed from the town of Dumfries 102.
GREAT BRITAIN. Punishment of those asserting that the United States ought to be dependent on the crown or parliament of Great Bri- tain 268. Or acknowledging their sovereignty, or himself a subject 269.
GREENBRIER. County court of Greenbrier au- thorised to have a waggon road opened from their court house to the eastern waters 367. Act suspended 444.
GREENSVILLE. County, formed out of Bruns- wick 363. Boundaries 363. Court days 363.
HABEAS CORPUS. Suspended as to disaffected per- sons confined by order of the executive 414.
HALF-PAY. Half-pay, for life, promised to generals, field officers, cap- tains, subalterns, chaplains, physicians, surgeons, and sur- geons' mates 25. Half-pay to widows and children of offi- cers dying in service 374.- Officers to have half-pay for life 374.
HALLS OF JUSTICE. For superior courts, to be erect-
ed in Richmond 86. Land, how acquired and paid for 86.
HAMPTON. The court house in Hampton being occupied by the troops of our allies as a hospital, the justices of Elizabeth City county authorised to hold their courts at any other place in the county 495. HARMER, JOHN & GEORGE Act concerning escheats & for- feitures from British subjects suspended, as to lands in Henry and Amherst convey ed by John Harmer to Wal- ter King Cole and George Harmer 300. Slaves sold as
Jail of Henrico to be enlarged 88. Sheriff of Henrico to summon a grand jury for ge- neral court 228.
HIGH COURT of Chancery. When to sit at Richmond 89. Salary of judges of 118. Act. appointing place for holding high court of chancery, and empowering it to appoint ser- jeant at arms further continu- ed 128. High court of chan- cery to sit at Richmond 152. Salary of judges rated in to- bacco 277. A jury to esti- mate the value of the tobacco in money 277. Terms of, al- tered 455. Salary of judges, in specie 493.
HORSES. Horses belonging to this state, or United States, how reco-
« PreviousContinue » |