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 ...Samuel Pleasants, junior, printer to the commonwealth, 1822 - Law |
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Page 12
... five pounds per poll shall be paid for all negro and mulatto servants and slaves ; but where any slave , through old age or bodily infirmity , shall be incapable of labour , and be- come a charge to the owner , the commissioners shall ...
... five pounds per poll shall be paid for all negro and mulatto servants and slaves ; but where any slave , through old age or bodily infirmity , shall be incapable of labour , and be- come a charge to the owner , the commissioners shall ...
Page 14
... five hundred pounds for his de- Fines , how fault . The fine or penalty incurred by this act , in any appropria- instance , shall be one half to the informer , or him who will sue for the same , the other half to the common- wealth , to ...
... five hundred pounds for his de- Fines , how fault . The fine or penalty incurred by this act , in any appropria- instance , shall be one half to the informer , or him who will sue for the same , the other half to the common- wealth , to ...
Page 18
... five hundred and sixty volunteers , in- cluding non - commissioned officers , to serve within this commonwealth for the defence thereof during the pre- sent invasion , who are to be regimented , officered , and accoutred , in manner as ...
... five hundred and sixty volunteers , in- cluding non - commissioned officers , to serve within this commonwealth for the defence thereof during the pre- sent invasion , who are to be regimented , officered , and accoutred , in manner as ...
Page 20
... five hundred and six- ty men as speedily as may be , and as the situation of the state seems to require . The said volunteers to be continued in service for the space of one month after the enemy shall have withdrawn themselves from the ...
... five hundred and six- ty men as speedily as may be , and as the situation of the state seems to require . The said volunteers to be continued in service for the space of one month after the enemy shall have withdrawn themselves from the ...
Page 24
... five shillings by the pair , rum or brandy at ten shillings by the gallon , whisky at five shillings by the gallon , brown sugar at one shilling by the pound , coffee at two shillings and sixpence by the pound , and such other imported ...
... five shillings by the pair , rum or brandy at ten shillings by the gallon , whisky at five shillings by the gallon , brown sugar at one shilling by the pound , coffee at two shillings and sixpence by the pound , and such other imported ...
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