On Rappahanock River.

From Mrs. Jael Johnson's in Spotsylvania county, to Thomas Harwood's in King George county, the price for a man, half a bit, and for a horse the same.

From John Taliaferro's plantation of the Mount, in Rates of ferthe county of Essex, in the occupation of Anthony riages. Seale, over the said river, to the land of Joseph Berry, in King George county, in the occupation of Anthony Seale, junior, the price for a man, half a bit, and for a horse the same.

From the land of William Pulliam, in Hanover county, over Northanna river, to John Holliday's in King William county, the price for a man, three pence, and for a horse, three pence.

And, from Archer's Point, in Henrico county, over Appamatock river, to the county of Prince George, the price for a man, two pence, and for a horse, two pence.

ed.

III. And be it further enacted, by the authority afore- Licences, said, That the licences for keeping the said ferries, how obtainshall be obtained after such manner, and the keepers thereof be under such regulations, advantages, and restrictions, as are mentioned, prescribed, and comprised, in and by one act of Assembly, made in the fourth year of our late sovereign lady queen Anne, intituled, An act for the regulation and settlement of ferries; and for the dispatch of public expresses.

IV. And, for the encouragement of the keepers of the said ferries, to provide convenient boats, for the transportation of coaches, carts, and waggons,

Wheel-car

V. Be it enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That where ferries are hereby established, it shall and may riages, rates be lawful, to and for the courts of the counties wherein of. the said ferries are kept, at any time, when they shall find it necessary, for the conveniency of travellers, and transportation of goods and merchandise, to direct and appoint proper boats to be kept at the said ferries, for the convenient transportation of coaches, waggons, and other wheel carriages. And when such boats shall be provided and kept,

VI. Be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful, for the keeper or keepers of the said ferries, to demand and take, for the ferriage and transportation of such wheel carriages, after the rates following, that is to say: For every coach, chariot, or chaise, with four wheels, or waggon, the same rates as for the ferriage of six horses: And for every two wheel chaise, or cart, the same rate as for the ferriage of four horses, and no more.

CHAP. IX.

An Act for raising a Public Levy.

CHAP. X.

An Act to make the Secretary of the Colony of Virginia, for the time being, a person capable in Law, to take and hold certain Lands therein mentioned, and to make Leases thereof.

CHAP. XI.

An Act for erecting a Courthouse in Spotsylvania County.

CHAP. XII.

An Act for dividing the Parish of Saint Paul, in Hapover County.

CHAP. XIII.

An Act to prevent Swine running at large within the Limits of the Town of Gloucester.

CHAP. XIV.

An Act to confirm the Title of Richard Randolph, to certain entailed Lands; and to settle other Lands of greater value, and two Negro Slaves, to the same

uses.

Signed by HUGH DRYSDALE, ESQ. Governor.
JOHN HOLLOWAY, Speaker.

Wm. Gooch, esq. govern

or.

AT A

General Assembly,

BEGUN AND HELD AT

Williamsburg, the first day of February, in the first year of the reign of our sovereign lord George the second, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, &c. and in the year of our Lord, 1727.

CHAP. I.

Enactedwith a suspending elause and not assented

to by the king.

An Act for laying a Duty on Slaves imported; and for appointing a Treasurer.

The same.

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CHAP. II.

An Act for erecting a Light-House on Cape Henry.

CHAP. III.

1733.]

[From edit. An Act for preventing delays in Courts of Justice; for expediting and better settling the proceedings in the General Court: and for the more speedy and easy recovery of small debts; and for repealing an act for obliging attorneys, prosecuting suits in behalf of persons out of the country, to give security for paying all costs and damages; and declaring in what manner such security shall be hereafter given.

Preamble.

I.

HEREAS it hath been found by experience,

WHEREAS

that the present method of proceedings in the several courts of justice within this colony, is the occasion of very great delay in the determining of suits (See ch. 19. commenced and prosecuted in the said courts; and the ì705.) laws now in force for regulating and establishing the

said courts, have been found very defective: For remedy, whereof,

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of every

clerk.

II. Be it enacted, by the Lieutenant-Governor, Coun- Process issucil, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, eral court to and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, be returnaThat all original process, either by writ, summons, or ble to the 1st any other manner or means, and all subsequent process or 17th days thereupon, to bring any person or persons whatsoever, ' term. to answer in any action, real, personal, or mixt, suit, information, bill, or plaint, in the general court, and all attachments awarded by the general court, at common law, and all subpoenas to answer in chancery, which shall be sued out from and after the fifteenth day of April, which shall be in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and twenty eight, shall be returnable on the first or seventeenth days of every general court, and on no other days or times whatsoever: And Writs to all such writs and process, as aforesaid, as thereafter teste by goshall be issued and made returnable, at any other days vernor, and or times, than herein before directed for the return there- signed by of, shall be null and void: And all such writs and process shall bear teste by the governor, or commander in chief, for the time being, and be signed by the clerk of the said court, and may be executed at any time before the day of the return thereof: And if any writ or How execuprocess shall be executed so late, that the sheriff hath not reasonable time to return the same before the day of appearance herein-after mentioned, and thereupon an alias capias, pluries capias, attachment, or other process shall be awarded, the sheriff shall not execute such subsequent process, but shall return the first process by him executed; and thereupon the plaintiff shall declare and use the same proceedings as herein after directed, and as if such writ or process had been returned to the secretary's office, on or before the day of appearance, after the return thereof; any law, usage, or custom to the contrary thereof, in any wise, notwithstanding.

ted and re

turned.

III. And be it further enacted, That from and after Bail, when the said fifteenth day of April, when any writ shall is- engagement sue, whereby the sheriff is commanded to take the bo- of an attorney may be dy of any person or persons to answer unto any plain- taken intiff or plaintiffs in the general court, in any personal stead of. action, and no debt or damage shall be mentioned in such writ, or if bail shall not be by law requirable, in