commerce, so long as the said restriction shall be continued on the part of Great Britain. Provided, That this act shall not be in force until all the states in the union shall have passed similar laws.

[Chapter CXCII in original.}

Fairs in

CHAP. VI

An act concerning fairs in the town of Fredericksburg, and the court of hustings thereof and for other purposes.

I. BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That Fredericks the act, intituled, "An act for reviving and amending burg revied the acts for allowing fairs to be kept in the towns of

Continuance of act.

Court day altered.

Fredericksburg and Richmond," so far as the same relates to the said town of Fredericksburg, shall be, and the same is hereby revived; and that from and after the last day of February next, the fairs shall be held in the said town of Fredericksburg on the first Tuesday in June and October annually, any thing in the said recited act to the contrary notwithstanding.

11. And be it further enacted, That the said recited act, except so much thereof as is contrary to this act, shall be, and the same is hereby continued for the term of seven years.

III. And be it enacted, That from and after the said last day of February,` courts of hustings in the said town of Fredericksburg shall be held on the first Monday in every month; and the said court, and the court Jurisdiction of hustings in the town of Alexandria, shall have cogof bustings nizance of all actions accruing within the respective Fredericks. jurisdictions thereof, not exceeding twenty pounds, or burg and two thousand pounds of crop tebacco; any law to the Alexandria. contrary thereof notwithstanding.

courts of

Charter of Richmond

JV. And whereas so much of the act, intituled, "An act for giving certain powers to the corporation of the explained. city of Richmond, and for other purposes," as empow ers the mayor, recorder, and aldermen, of the said ci

ty, to elect by ballot two of the common councilmen of the said city to the office of aldermen; and that in all triennial elections, as directed by the act for incorporating the town of Richmond, there shall be elected six aldermen, requires explanation and amendment;

council men

men how chosen..

V. Be it therefore enacted, That the house-keepers Additional and inhabitants of the said city, qualified by law to vote common for common councilmen, shall meet at the court-house men to be e. in the said city, on the first day of January next, and lected, addithen and there elect by ballot four persons, being free- tional alder-! holders and inhabitants of the said city, as common Councilmen, in addition to the present common council; and that the mayor, recorder, and aldermen, shall meet on the next Monday thereafter, and then elect by ballot two of the common councilmen to the office of aldermen, who, upon taking the oath directed by the said act, shall have the same power and authority as the other aldermen of the said city.

Mayor, recorder, 6

VI. And be it further enacted, That at the triennial. aldermen, elections of the said city, there shall be elected in man- 8 common ner directed by the said act, a mayor, recorder, six al- council men, dermen, and eight common councilmen; any law to the to be elect contrary notwithstanding.

ed at trian nial elec.. Lions.

CHAP. VII.

[Chapter CXCIV in

An act for altering the court days of original.] the counties of Pittsylvania, Boletourt, Montgomery, and Spotsylva.

nia.

Court days

1. WHEREAS the days established by law for hold ing courts in the counties of Pittsylvania, Botetourt, of Pittsylva Montgomery, and Spotsylvania, are found inconveni- nia, Boteent: For remedy whereof,

tourt, Mont. gomery, aud

11. Be it enacted, That from and after the first day Spotsylvania of March next, the court for the county of Pittsylvania altered, shall be constantly held on the third Monday in every month; the court for the county of Botetourt on the se

cond Tuesday in every month; the court for the coun ty of Montgomery on the fourth Tuesday in every month; and the court for the county of Spotsylvania on the first Tuesday in every month; any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

(Chapter CXCV in u

riginal.j

Presley

CHAP. VIII.

An act for admitting certain persons to the rights of citizenship.

Thornton, I. BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That Philip Tur Presley Thornton, Philip Turpin, and John Wormepin,andJohn Wormley ley, shall, upon taking the oaths of allegiance to this admitted ci state, respectively be entitled to, and have and enjoy tizens, on ta- all the rights, privileges and immunities, which the ciking the oath of alle tizens of this state hold and enjoy. Provided never

giance. But theless, That the said John Wormeley shall not be eliJohn Worm-gible to any office of trust or profit, within this com ley ineligimonwealth, for and during the term of four years.

ble to any

office of

trust or pro.

fit, for four

years.

[Chapter CXCVI in original.]

Act con

cerning pensioners revived and continued.

CHAP. IX.

An act to revive an act entitled An act concerning pensioners.

I. WHEREAS the act of assembly passed in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty two, intituled, "An act concerning pensioners," expired in the month of May last, and it is expedient and necessary that the same should be revived,

II. Be it therefore enacted, That the act, intituled, "An act concerning pensioners," be revived, and shall continue and be in force from and after the passing of this act until the end of the next session of assembly.

CHAP. X.

An act for further continuing an act intituled An act to ascertain the los ・ses and injuries sustained from the depredations of the enemy within this commonwealth.

[Chapter CXCVI in original.]

I. WHEREAS the act of assembly passed in the Act for as year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and certaing los. eighty two, intituled, "An act to ascertain the losses ses, by deand injuries sustained from the depredations of the predations enemy within this commonwealth," which was contin- during the ued by a subsequent act, will expire on the first day of war further December next, and it is expedient that the same should continued. be further coutinued,

11. Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly, That the act, intituled, "An act to ascertain the losses and injuries sustained from the depredations of the enemy within this commonwealth," shall continue and be in force from and after. the expiration thereof, until the end of the next session of assembly, and no longer.

of enemy,

CHAP. XI.

[Chapter CXCVIII in

An act to authorize the sheriff of Mo. original.] nongalia to hold elections of a senator and delegates for the said county at two different places within the

same.

1. WHEREAS from the great extent of the county of Monongalia, it is difficult and inconvenient for the freeholders to attend the election of representatives: II. Be it therefore enacted, That it shall be lawful and the sheriff of the said county of Monongalia is

Separate elections in the county of Monongolia authoriz.

ed.

hereby empowered and required, to hold an election of a senator for the district of West Augusta, and of delegates for the said county, at the following places, and in manner herein after directed, that is to say, on the court-day for the said county in the month of April annually, a poll shall be taken at the court-house thereof, and on the Monday following another poll shall be taken at the house of George Jackson, at the place called Boush's Fort, on Buchannon river, in the said county; the time and place whereof shall annually be advertised by the sheriff, at the most public places therein, at least one month before every such election, and after adding up the number of voters upon each poll, to proclaim and return the person having the greatest number of votes as a senator, and the two persons having the greatest number of votes as delegates, in the same manner as is directed by law for the elec tion of senators and delegates in other districts and counties.

[Chapter CXCIX. in original]

[Chan. Rev. p. 212.]

Preamble.

CHAP. XII.

An act making certain receipts and warrants payable in taxes.

1. WHEREAS by an act of assembly passed in October, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-two, intituled, "An act to amend and reduce the several acts of assembly for ascertaining certain taxes and duties, and for establishing a permanent revenue, into one act," tobacco, hemp, flour, and deer-skins, were, under certain restrictions and limitations, made commutable with specie in the payment of the taxes imposed by the said act. And whereas by one other act passed in May, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, intituled, "An act to amend the act, intituled, An act to amend and reduce the several acts of assembly for as certaining certain taxes and duties, and for establishing a permanent revenue, into one act," so much of the first recited act as makes tobacco, hemp, flour, or