CHAP. XXXIX.

An act for farther suspending the payment of the salaries heretofore given the Clergy of the church of England.

ministers of

WHEREAS by an act of general assembly, passed Salaries of in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy church of six, entitled "An act for exempting the different socie- England furties of dissenters, and for other purposes therein men- ther contin tioned;" it was enacted that so much of an act of as- ued. sembly made in the year one thousand seven hundred and forty eight, entitled "An act for the support of the clergy, and for the regular collecting and paying the parish levies," or any other act providing salaries for the ministers, and authorizing the vestries to levy the same, except as in the cases excepted by the said act, was suspended until the end of the then next session of assembly; which said act hath been farther suspended by several other acts until the end of this session of assembly, and it is judged reasonable that the said suspension should be farther continued: Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly, That so much of the said act entitled "An act for the support of the clergy, and for the regular collecting and paying the parish levies," as was suspended by the act of 1776, shall, and is hereby declared to be farther suspended until the end of the next session of assembly.

Act prohibiting distillation of spirits from

CHAP. XL.

An act to repeal an act entitled An act to prohibit the distillation of Spirits from corn, wheat, rye, and other grain, for a limited time.

BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That the act of assembly, passed in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight, entitled "An act to prograin repeal- hibit the distillation of spirits from corn, wheat, rye, and other grain for a limited time," be, and the same is hereby repealed.

ed.

Glebe of parish of St. Anne, in Al

CHAP. XLI.

An act for disposing of the glebe in the parish of St. Anne, in the coun ty of Albemarle, and for other purposes.

WHEREAS it is represented to this present general assembly by the inhabitants of the parish of Flubemarle to vanna, in the county of Fluvanna, that by a late divibe sold, and sion of the parish of Saint Anne, in the county of Almoney divi- bemarle, the glebe lands and improvements which parishes of belonged to the parish of Saint Anne before the diviSt. Anne & sion, now remain in the said parish of Saint Anne,

ded between

Fluvanna.

and it is just and right that the inhabitants of the said parish of Fluvanna should receive their proportionable part of the value thereof: Be it therefore enacted, That the said glebe with the appurtenances, be, and the same is hereby vested in Thomas Napier, George Thomson, John Cole, and John Harris, or any three of them in trust, that they sell and convey the same for a valuable consideration to be bona fide received to any person or persons willing to become purchasers

thereof, to hold to such purchaser or purchasers in fee simple; that the money arising from such sale shall be equally divided between the said parishes of Saint Anne and Fluvanna, in proportion to the number of tithables in each parish, and the vestries of the said parishes respectively, shall apply the money when received in the purchase of other lands for a glebe for the use of their respective ministers for the time being for ever.

CHAP. XLII.

p. 106.]

An act to restrict the delegates of this [Chan. Rev. commonwealth in congress from engaging in any trade either foreign or domestick.

stricted from

I. BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That every Delegates to delegate hereafter to be chosen to represent this com- congress remonwealth in congress, shall before he departs this engaging in state, take the following oath or affirmation, to be ad- trade. ministered by any member of the privy council, or justice of the peace within this commonwealth, to wit:

IA. B. do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am not directly or indirectly engaged in any merchandize, either foreign or domestick, except for commodities of my own growth or mänüfacture; and that I will not engage in any such merchandize so long as I continue a delegate in congress. So help me God.'

feet.

II. And be it farther enacted, That each of the dele- Their oath, gates heretofore chosen, and now representing this to that ef 'state in congress, shall take the said oath or affirmation, which shall be administered to them by any one of the delegates hereafter to be chosen, he having previously taken the said oath or affirmation.

Part of the county of Augusta added to Mo nongalia.

CHAP. XLIII.

An act for adding part of the county of Augusta, to the county of Monongalia, and other purposes.

FOR adding part of the county of Augusta to the county of Monongalia: Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That all that part of the said county of Augusta that lies to the north west of the following lines, to wit: Beginning at the dividing ridge between the waters of Elk and little Kenbawa rivers, and running thence till it intersects the ridge between the western fork of Monongalia and Elk river, thence with the said dividing ridge to the ridge dividing the waters of Tygers Valley and Buchanan prongs of the Monongalia, thence with the said ridge to the intersection of the said Tygers Valley prong by the said ridge, thence with the said ridge to the old line on the ridge between the waters of Tygers Valley prong and those of Cheat river, and thence with the said ridge that divides Cheat river and the waters of Potowmack shall be added to, and made part of the county of Monongalia.

Provided always, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to hinder the sheriff or collector of the said county of Augusta from collecting and making distress for any levies, taxes,. or officers fees which may be due and unpaid by the inhabitants thereof, but such sheriff or collector may collect and distrain for the same, and be answerable for them in like manner as if this act had never been made.

Provided also, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to hinder the court of the said county of Augusta from laying their respective levies for this present year upon that part of the inhabitants of the said county hereby added to the said county of Monongalia, and that the sheriff of the said county of Augusta shall collect and account for the same in like manner as if this act had never been made.

CHAP. XLIV.

An act for the manumission of a certain Slave.

WHEREAS a negro man slave named Kitt, the Kitt, a slave, property of a certain Hinchia Mabry of the county of the properBrunswick, hath lately rendered meritorious service ty of Hinchia to this commonwealth, in making the first information Mabry emancipated, and discovery against several persons concerned in for his mericounterfeiting money, whereby so dangerous a con- torious services, in disfederacy has been in some measure broken, and some covering of the offenders have been discovered and brought to counterfeittrial; and it is judged expedient to manumit him for ers of money such service; Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly, That the said Kitt be, and he is hereby declared to be emancipated and set free; any law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. And it is ther enacted, That the treasurer of this commonwealth may; and he is hereby required to pay to the said Hinchia Mabry, on producing the auditors warrant, which they are hereby directed to grant, the sum of one thousand pounds out of the publick treasury, as a full compen sation for the said slave.

CHAP. XLV.

An act concerning escheators.

From Revi

sed Bills of

1779, chap.

XXIV. p. 22.-Chan.

Escheators,

except in

I. BE it enacted by the general Assembly, That there Rev. p. 106.] shall be one escheator commissioned in every county by the governour, on recommendation from the court Northern of the same county, except the counties in the Northern Neck, how Neck, who shall execute his office in proper person, appointed. and not by deputy; and shall before the court of the county be bound in the penalty of two thousand pounds with security, to be approved by the same court, duly to perform the duties of his said office. The said escheator shall sit in convenient and open places, and shall take his inquests of fit persons, who