drink, or other reward, in order to be elected, or for having been elected, shall forfeit and pay fifteen hundred dollars for each offence; to be recovered with cofts, by action of debt, to the use of any perfon who will fue for the

fame.

IX.

AND be it further enacted, 'That the sheriffs and other officers, shall Allowarce to fheriffs, receive for their trouble and expense in conducting the faid elections, one dol- &c. conducting electi lar and fixty-feven cents for the day on which they shall attend to compare ons.

the different polls, together with an allowance of ferriages, and four cents a mile for travelling to and from the county, in which they shall meet for that purpose, to be paid in the fame manner as the electors, who are to vote for a Prefident and Vice-Prefident of the United States are paid.

X. PROVIDED always, That no perfon entitled to fuffrage in pursuance No elector to vote more of this act, shall during the fame election vote more than once for the fame can- than once for fame candidate, under the penalty of one hundred dollars, to be recovered by action of didate. debt, in any court of record, by any perfon who will fue for the fame, nor fhali any fuch person be admitted to vote in any fuch election, at the courthouse or other place of holding the election in any county, city or borough in a district, unless the freehold or other eftate in right of which he offers to vote, fhall lie in that county, city or borough in which he gives his vote,

XI. BE it further enacted, That in cafe of the death or abfence of any perfon hereby required to hold an election, the fenior magiftrate in each county, city or borough refpectively, and in his abfence, inability or incapacity by being a candidate, the fecond, and fo on in fucceffion to the junior magiftrate, is hereby authorifed, empowered and required, to perform the duties of the perfon fo dying or being abfent-And the faid magiftrates in cafe of refufal, thall be fubject to all the penalties to which any fheriff or other perfon required to hold an election, is liable, and fhall be entitled to the fame compensation.

Magiftrates to perform duties of theriff's in cettain cafes.

XII. SO much of every other act, as prescribes the time of electing repre- Repealing claufe: sentatives to serve in the congrefs of the United States, and regulates the arrange

ment of the counties of this commonwealth for the faid purpose, shall be and

the fame is hereby repealed.

XIII. THIS act shall commence and be in force, from and after the fifth Commencing claufe. day of March, one thoufand eight hundred and three.

I.

BE

CHAP. CCCVII

An Act to fix the Salaries of certain Officers.

[Paffed the 2d of February, 1802.]

E it enacted by the General Affembly, That the officers hereafter men- Salaries of certain offitioned, shall be allowed annually the following falaries: The keep. ce fixed. er of the Penitentiary houfe, the ium of one thousand two hundred dollars; the turnkey to the Penitentiary houfe, the fun of two hundred and fixty-fix dollars and fixty-fix cents; the clerk of the Penitentiary houfe, the fum of lix hundred and twenty-five dollars; the door-keeper of the capitol, and of the council, whofe duty is to keep the capitol clean, and obey the orders of the Executive, the fum of three hundred dollars; and the keeper of the keys of the capitol, the fum of two hundred dollars; to each of the under clerks in the Regifter's office, five hundred collars; to the keeper of the public feal, three hundred dollars; to the affiftant clerk of the council, one thousand dollars, which feveral fums fhall be paid quarterly out of the treasury, on warrants to be iffued by the auditor of public accounts.

II. AND be it further enacte, Thit the following officers fhall be allowed Salaries of others fixed, annually, the falaries herein after mentioned, to be paid quarterly, and to com- but not to commence till mence as foon as the Executive adjudge that their services are neceflary-The fervices required. fuperintendant of the manufactory of arms, the lum of two thousand dollars; the mafter armourer. the fum of one thousand dollars; the affiftant armourer, the fum of one thousand dollars; the clerk to the manufactory of arms, the fum of five hundred dollars; and the commiffary and tore keeper to the manufactory of arms, the fum of five hundred dollars; which feveral fums lalt mentioned, fhall be paid in the fame manner, that the other falaries allowed by this aft are paid; that until the laft mentioned flaries commence, thofe who are employed in the armory by the Executive hill be paid as heretofore.

liable to, in the roll.

Until they commence,

mory to be paid as here

perfons employed in ar

tofore.

Excentive not to fix falary of any clerk.

Commentement and

continuance of this act

U. THAT all acts or parts of as which authorised the Executive to fix the fairies of any clerk, fhall be and the fame are hereby repealed. IV. THIS act shall be in force from the paffing thereof, and fhall continue in force until the end of the next feftion of the General Aflembly.

CHAP. CCCVIII

1 reamble.

Re publication of pubs .cects fanctioned.

Commencing slaaf

An Act authorifing Jofeph Caldwell to re-publish the Public Acts of this Com

1.

monwealth.

[Paffed the 28th of January, 1802.]

7HEREAS it hath been reprefented that a collection has been made

lic and permanent nature, as are now in force within this commonwealth; and the faid Jofeph Caldwell having petitioned the legislature to fanction a publication of the fame in fuch manner, as to give them legal authority:

II. BE it enacted, That Hugh Holmes, Charles Magill, Robert White, and Archibald Magill, gentlemen, or any three of them, be, and they are hereby authorifed to examine the collection of the aforefaid acts, and all the notes and references refpecting the fame, made and propofed to be published by the faid Jofeph Caldwell; and if the faid committee fhall be of opinion, that the faid laws have been carefully collated, that the notes are accurately made, and that an edition thereof will be of public utility, upon a certificate to that ef fect, figned by three at least of the aforenamed perfons, published with the faid laws, and alfo that they are truly and accurately printed, they fhall be received, adjudged and considered, or equal authority with the originals from which they are taken, in all courts and other places within this commonwealth.

ALL. THIS act fhall be in force from the paffing thereof.

.

APPENDIX.

At a General Assembly, begun and held at the Public Buildings,

in the City of Richmond, on Monday, the 21ft day of Octo

ber, in the Year of our Lord, 1782.

CHAP. I.

An Act for Equalizing the Land-Tax.

1. WHEREAS the land tax, as at prefent charged by the commiffion- Pream:bie,

ers of the feveral counties, is found to be very unequal, and from experience of the paft, it is certain that future valuations or affefliments (although attended with great expense and delay) will not produce that equality fo eifentially neceffary to the happiness of all the good citizens of this commonwealth: And whereas, by arranging the feveral counties whofe foil and fituation are nearly fimilar, into diftricts, a standard value is produced, whereby the accounts of every perfon within the faid district may be juttly regulated for all charges on land hereafter to be impofed, and a rule eftablished whereby in future the tax upon landed property may be laid with eafe and certainty, and collected with all poffible equality: Be it enacted, that the counties within this commonwealth fhall be laid off into four districts in manner following, that is to fay: The counties of Accomack, Northampton, Princefs dune, Norfelk, Nanfimond, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sax, Prince George, Dinwiddie, Greenfville, Brunfavick, Chesterfield, Henrico, Charles City, James City, New-Kent, York, Warwick, King Queen, Elizabeto City, Hanover, Gloucefter, Middlefix, Effex, King William, Caroline, Spotfylvania, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland, King George, Stafford, Prince William, Grecoland, Powhatan, Cumberland, Amelia, and Fairfax fhall compofe the first class. The counties of Loudoun, Fauquier, Culpeper, Orange, Louija, Fluvanna, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Prince Edward, Charlotte, Albemarle, Buckingham, Berkeley, Amberft, Campbell, Halifax, Bedford, and Frederick, fhall compole the second class. The counties of Pittsylvania, Henry, Botetourt, Shenandoah, Rockingham, Augufta, Rockbridge, and Hampshire, thall compofe the third claís: And the counties of Washington, Montgomery, Greenbrier, Monongalia, Obio,

Lands claffed by coun.

ties.

Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln, the fourth clafs. And John Pendleton, juaior, Commiffioners ap and Samuel Jones, gentlemen, are hereby appointed to examine the returns made pointed to regulate the of the valuations of the prefent year, and to afcertain the average price per tax by the affeffuente. acre of all the lands in each county, within the districts aforefaid, and (carrying all fractions of a penny to the benefit of the revenue) by comparing the fame with the standard or average value of each district herein after declared, fhall, and they are hereby empowered, directed, and required, by a just per centage, to apply the difference to the account of every individual within the district, and add to or deduct from the fame accordingly. And the faid examiners thall, before they proceed on the bufinels aforefaid, take the following oath, viz. I A. B. do folemnly swear that I will to the best of my fkill and nagment, afcertain the true average price per acre of the lands within the feve ral counties of this commonwealth, agreeable to the returns male, and by comparing the fame to the ftandard by law established, will make out a just account of the land tax of every perfon charged in the faid returns agreeable to this det, and tranjmit the fame as by law required. So help me God. And each of the faid examiners, for their fervices herein, fhall receive from the treafurer of this commonwealth, by warrant from the auditors (which upon receipt of the books herein after mentioned, they are and fhall be empowered to grant) the fun of three hundred pounds.

11. AND be it enacted, That the average or standard of the first ditrist is Standard tax of cach and shall be ten fhillings; the average or standard of the fecond diftrict is and clals.

fhall be feven fhillings and fix pence; the average or ftandard of the third

district five shillings and fix pence; and the average or fandard of the fourth

district three shillings. And that the tax upon land thus equalized may be Collection by their duly collected, the examiners aforefaid are hereby required to make out a book books.

of the accounts of each county, and on or before the firft day of May next tranfmit the fame to the commilioners of the tax for each county hereckter to be appointed, who fha 1 grant receipts for the same, and the faid county commiferers thall caufe a copy of the laid back to be delivered to the fhizi, cà