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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... justice of the peace , who , if he shall see cause , is to order every such slave , servant , stroller , or other disorderly person , as aforesaid , to re- ceive any number of lashes , not exceeding twenty , on his or her back ; and in ...
... justice of the peace , who , if he shall see cause , is to order every such slave , servant , stroller , or other disorderly person , as aforesaid , to re- ceive any number of lashes , not exceeding twenty , on his or her back ; and in ...
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... justice within this common- wealth have proved ineffectual , and the various kinds of business cognizable by the county courts , render it necessary that certain sessions of the said court should . be set apart for the trial of suits ...
... justice within this common- wealth have proved ineffectual , and the various kinds of business cognizable by the county courts , render it necessary that certain sessions of the said court should . be set apart for the trial of suits ...
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... justice to adjourn the court from day to day , not exceeding three days , until a sufficient number can attend to ... justice when the court is Special bail . not sitting , may take recognizance of special bail in any action therein ...
... justice to adjourn the court from day to day , not exceeding three days , until a sufficient number can attend to ... justice when the court is Special bail . not sitting , may take recognizance of special bail in any action therein ...
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... justice thereof in vacation , may , on request of either party , direct a commission to be issued by the clerk of the court , for taking the deposition of such witness , de bene esse , to be read as evidence at the trial , in case the ...
... justice thereof in vacation , may , on request of either party , direct a commission to be issued by the clerk of the court , for taking the deposition of such witness , de bene esse , to be read as evidence at the trial , in case the ...
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... justice , in a civil or criminal case , or shall attempt to defraud creditors by removing his property , such person , or any property so removed , may be taken on any part of Chesapeake bay , or the rivers aforesaid , by process of the ...
... justice , in a civil or criminal case , or shall attempt to defraud creditors by removing his property , such person , or any property so removed , may be taken on any part of Chesapeake bay , or the rivers aforesaid , by process of the ...
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