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CHAP. XII.

An act to establish a town at the courthouse in the county of Buckingham.

[Chap LI in original.]

Town of

at Bucking.

1. WHEREAS it hath been represented to this ge neral assembly, that the laying off ninety-six acres of Greenvil e land in lots and streets for a town at the court-house ham courtin the county of Buckingham, will be of great utility: buse esta II. Be it therefore enacted, That ninety-six acres of blished. land, lying on the public road leading from the said court-house down the country, and uninclosed, being part of a large tract of land the property of John Cox, be, and the same is hereby vested in John Nicholas, Joseph Cabell, Thomas Miller, Charles Patteson, and Thomas Anderson, gentlemen, trustees, to be by them, or any three of them, laid out into lots of half an acre each, with convenient streets, which shall be, and the same is hereby established a town, by the name of Greensville: That so soon as the said ninety-six acres of land shall be so laid off into lots and streets, the said trustees, or any three of them, shall proceed to sell the said lots at public auction for the best price that can be had, the time and place of which sale shall be previously advertised for three months in the Virginia gazette, the purchasers to hold the said lots respectively subject to the condition of building on each of the said lots a dwelling-house sixteen feet square at least, to be finished fit for habitation within five years from the day of sale; and the said trustees, or any three of them, shall, and they are hereby empowered to convey the said lots to the purchasers thereof in fee simple, subject to the condition aforesaid, and pay nine-tenths of the money arising from the sale thereof to the said John Cox, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, and the remaining one-tenth to apply towards repairing the court-house and building a prison for the said County: Provided always, That four of the said lots in the centre of the said town shall be, and they are hereby reserved for the public use of the said county.

Commons.

III. And be it further enacted, That one hundred acres of land, the property also of the said John Cox, and adjoining the said town, be, and the same is hereby vested in the said trustees, to and for the common use and benefit of the inhabitants of the said town. The said trustees, or the major part of them, shall have power from time to time to settle and determine all disputes concerning the bounds of the said lots, and to settle such rules and orders for the regular and orderly building of houses thereon, as to them shall seem best and most convenient; and in case of the death, removal out of the county, or other legal disability of any of the said trustees, it shall be lawful for the other trustees to elect and choose so many other persons in the room of those dead, removed or disabled, as shall make up the number; which trustees so chosen shall be, to all intents and purposes, vested with the same power and authority as those in this act particularly mentioned:

IV. And be it further enacted, That the purchasers of the lots in the said town, so soon as they shall have built upon and saved the same, according to the conditions of their respective deeds of conveyance, shall be entitled to, and have and enjoy all the rights, privileges and immunities which the freeholders and inhabitants of other towns in this state not incorporated by charter have, hold and enjoy. If the purchaser of any lot shall fail to build thereon within the time before limited, the said trustees, or the major part of them, may thereupon enter into such lot and may sell the same again, and apply the money towards repairing the streets, or in any other way for the benefit of the said town.

CHAP. XIII.

An act for altering the place of holding courts in the county of Lunenburg.

[Chap. LIII, in criginal]

ding courts

I. WHEREAS it is represented to this present ge- Place of hol. neral assembly, that the situation of the present courthouse in the county of Lunenburg is inconvenient to the inhabitants thereof:

II. Be it therefore enacted, That the justices of the said county of Lunenburg, or a majority of them, shall provide for building, as soon as may be, a court-house, prison, pillory, and stocks, on some convenient place at or near the centre of the said county; and that after such buildings shall be compleated, a court for the said county shall be constantly held at such place, and that in the mean time, and until such buildings shall be compleated, the justices may hold their sessions at such place as they may think most convenient.

in Lunen. burg county removed.

CHAP, XIV.

{Chap. LIV in original.]

p. 158.]

An act to amend the several acts of as- [Chan. Rev. sembly for appointing and support. ing our delegates in congress.

158 Vol. 10,

p. 163.

I. WHEREAS by an act intituled, "An act to a- See vol 9, p mend an act intituled, An act limiting the time for continuing the delegates to general congress in office and making provision for their support, and for other purposes," it is enacted, that no person shall thereafter be Limitation to eligible to or capable of serving in congress for more 3 years serthan three years in any term of six years; and since vice to dele. the passing the said law the confederation of the Uni- gates to con. gressrepeal. ted States hath been compleated, whereby it is decla- ed. red, that no person shall be capable of sitting in con

vision for delegates.

gress longer than three years at any one time, and thereby so much of the said recited act is become un

Future pro necessary. And whereas the present mode of supporting the delegates in congress is inconvenient: Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That so much of the said recited act as limits the time of continuing the delegates in congress from this commonwealth, shall be, and the same is hereby repealed. And for providing a more certain and adequate mode of supporting and paying the delegates in congress from this state, in lieu of the former pay and allowance heretofore made them, they, and each of them, shall have and receive the sum of eight dollars per day for every day they shall be travelling to, attending on, and returning from congress, to be paid them quarterly out of such public money as shall hereafter be set apart and apRepealing propriated for that use. All and every act or acts that come within the purview and meaning of this act shall be, and the same are hereby repealed.

clause.

[Chap. LV in original [

CHAP. XV.

[Chan. Rev. An act for the speedy recovery of debts

p. 159.]

against per

or effects due and belonging to the United States.

1. BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That it. Judgment, shall be lawful for any court within this commonwealth, by motion, and they are hereby required, upon motion and legal sons, indebt- proof to them made, to give judgment against every ed to, or ha- person or persons for the amount of all such sums of ving effects of, U, States. money as he or they shall owe or be indebted to the United States; also upon motion and legal proof, to give judgment against all and every person or persons possessed of any of the effects or property belonging to the United States for such effects and property, together with costs in either case, and to award execution thereupon: Provided ten days previous notice be

given to the defendant or defendants of every such motion, and the party making the same producing to the court a proper power and authority to receive such money, effects or property, in behalf of the said United States.

CHAP. XVI.

[Ch. LVI,

in original.]

[Chan. Rev.

An act giving certain powers to the commissioners appointed to settle the p. 159.] accounts between this state and the

United States.

States, au

I. BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That the Commissioncommissioners appointed or to be appointed by autho- era appointrity of congress to settle the accounts between this state accounts be and the United States, as well as the accounts of the tween this quarter-masters and commissaries, the hospital, clothier state and U. and marine departments, shall be, and they are here- thorised to by empowered to call before them and examine, upon summon wit oath or affirmation, any witnesses they may think ne- nesses. cessary respecting the settlement of the said accounts. Every person called upon and refusing or neglecting Penalty on to appear before the said commissioners and give tes- witnesses. timony, not shewing good cause for such refusal or neglect, to be adjudged of by the court, shall forfeit and pay the sum of thirty pounds, to be recovered by motion in any court of record, with costs, and applied to the use of the commonwealth; Provided the party hath ten days previous notice of such motion. thought necessary shall attend in consequence of a sum- ange. mon from the commissioners, and those residing within the same county shall be allowed the same pay as witnesses attending the county court, and such as live in other counties shall be allowed the same pay as witnesses attending the general court.

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