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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... James River ing the navigation of James and Potowmack rivers , " and Potow- and reciting , " that whereas it is the desire of the re- nies in Geo . presentatives of this commonwealth to embrace every Washington , suitable occasion of ...
... James River ing the navigation of James and Potowmack rivers , " and Potow- and reciting , " that whereas it is the desire of the re- nies in Geo . presentatives of this commonwealth to embrace every Washington , suitable occasion of ...
Page 47
... James river shall from and after the passing of this act , extend from Back river point op James ri- tret of Eliza ver , including the several creeks and inlets thereof ; and beth river as that the district of Elizabeth river shall ...
... James river shall from and after the passing of this act , extend from Back river point op James ri- tret of Eliza ver , including the several creeks and inlets thereof ; and beth river as that the district of Elizabeth river shall ...
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... James river companies , in behalf of the state , as the several dividends may from time to time be applied for by the president and directors of the said companies , out of the surplus of any public mo- nies arising under the several ...
... James river companies , in behalf of the state , as the several dividends may from time to time be applied for by the president and directors of the said companies , out of the surplus of any public mo- nies arising under the several ...
Page 61
... river , within stops to be removed , un- the limits aforesaid , made or placed therein ( mill - dams der a penalty ... James river , and at the confluence of the North and South branches of Potowmack , in the forks of the said river , on ...
... river , within stops to be removed , un- the limits aforesaid , made or placed therein ( mill - dams der a penalty ... James river , and at the confluence of the North and South branches of Potowmack , in the forks of the said river , on ...
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... James river , in the county of established . Campbell , and at the Point of Fork , in the county of in Fluvanna Rules for Fluvanna , on the lands of David Ross ; and that the proprietors of the said lands are willing to build conve ...
... James river , in the county of established . Campbell , and at the Point of Fork , in the county of in Fluvanna Rules for Fluvanna , on the lands of David Ross ; and that the proprietors of the said lands are willing to build conve ...
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act concerning act of assembly aforesaid appointed attend auditor authorised bail bond certificates CHAP clerk commissioners commonwealth convenient coun county court court of chancery court of record day of January debt defendant delivered detinue directed district court duties election Elizabeth river entered escheator established a town execution executors expences fees fieri facias forfeit and pay fund further enacted governor granted hath hereafter hundred and eighty inspectors intituled An act issue James James Mercer James river John judges judgment jury justice Kentucky river land lots manner ment money arising months naval officer neral oath owner paid party Passed payment penalty pence person or persons Potowmack Potowmack company Provided purchasers receive recited act recovered respective river session shillings slaves surveyor taxes therein thereof thereupon thousand seven hundred tion tobacco treasury trustees vessel vested Virginia Gazette warehouse warrants WHEREAS witnesses writ
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Page 781 - Provided, however, and it is further understood and declared, that the boundaries of these three States shall be subject so far to be altered, that, if Congress shall hereafter find it expedient, they shall have authority to form one or two States in that part of the said territory which lies North of an East and West line drawn through the Southerly bend or extreme of lake Michigan.
Page 85 - ... that it is time enough for the rightful purposes of civil government, for its officers to interfere when principles break out into overt acts against peace and good order...
Page 84 - Almighty God hath created the mind free, and manifested his supreme will that free it shall remain by making it altogether insusceptible of restraint; that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments, or burthens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion...
Page 84 - ... all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments or burthens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the Holy author of our religion, who being Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do...
Page 780 - The western State in the said territory shall be bounded by the Mississippi, the Ohio and Wabash Rivers ; a direct line drawn from the Wabash and Post Vincents due north to the territorial line between the United States and Canada; and by the said territorial line to the Lake of the Woods and Mississippi.
Page 143 - The Condition of this Obligation is such, that if the above bounden Administrator of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of Deceased, do make or cause to be made a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits...
Page 85 - ... truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict, unless by human interposition disarmed of her natural weapons, free argument and debate, errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them.
Page 781 - And whenever any of the said States shall have sixty thousand free inhabitants therein, such State shall be admitted, by its delegates, into the Congress of the United States, on an equal footing with the original States, in all respects whatever ; and shall be at liberty to form a permanent constitution and State government ; provided the constitution and government, so to be formed, shall be republican, and in conformity to the principles contained in these articles...
Page 780 - That the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact between the original states, and the people and states, in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent, to wit: ARTICLE I.
Page 186 - No freeman shall be taken, or imprisoned, or be disseised of his freehold, or liberties, or free customs, or be outlawed or exiled, or any otherwise destroyed ; nor will we pass upon him, nor condemn him, but by lawful judgment of his peers, or by the law of the land.