[Ch. LVII. in original.]

to have ex-.

ries and re

gulating

them.

CHAP. XVII.

An act to empower the court of hustings within the borough of Winchester to license and regulate ordinary keepers.

Court of hus- I. BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That the tings of court of hustings for the borough of Winchester shall Winchester have the sole and exclusive power of granting licenses clusive pow- to keep ordinaries within the said borough, regulating er of licens- the same, and restraining of tippling houses, in the ing ordinasame manner and under the like rules and regulations as are prescribed for the justices of any county court within this commonwealth by an act intituled, "An act for regulating ordinaries and restraint of tipling houses " And that the court of the said county of Frederick shall not exercise any jurisdiction in that case as hath been formerly done. Provided always, That nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive the court of the said county of Frederick of their jurisdiction where any indictment is or may hereafter be found, any information filed, or action of debt brought against any person for retailing liquors without license. II. And be it further enacted, That the clerk of the up list of li- said court of hustings shall, on the first Tuesday in sensed ordi- May and November annually, set up in the court-house nary keep- of the said county a list of all licensed ordinary keepers within the said borough, for the information of the grand jury.

Clerk to set

ers.

Ordinary

III. Provided always, and be it further enacted, keepers in That all ordinary keepers shall be incapable of being elected or acting as judges of the said court of hustings

capable of

acting as judges of hustings

court.

CHAP. XVIIL

An act to amend an act intituled, An act for suspending in part the operation of the act concerning escheats and forfeitures from British subjects.

(Ch. LVIII in original.)

Slaves of

escheated &

1. BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That all the slaves formerly belonging to Walter King, which Walter King were escheated under the act concerning escheats and purchasedon forfeitures from British subjects, and purchased for the behalf of use or on account of this commonwealth, be restored to wealth, reWalter King Cole, and be vested in him and his heirs stored to Walter King and assigns forever.

common

So much of

sation, ex

II. And be it enacted, That so much of the act of Cole. assembly intituled, "An act to suspend in part the ope- former act as vation of the act intituled, An act concerning escheats gives Walter and forfeitures from British subjects," as gives the said King Cole, Walter King Cole, or any other person, a right to de- any compenmand any kind of price or compensation for the sale cept reasonof the said slaves, (other than reasonable hire for the able hires, time they remained in the public service, which is here- in public by directed to be accounted for and allowed to the said service, reWalter King Cole) shall be, and is hereby repealed: pealed. Saving to all persons, other than the said Walter King and all persons claiming under him, all the right, title. and interest they would or might have had if this act bad never been made.

while slaves

Recital of

from John

his estate

III. And whereas by a deed of bargain and sale from John Harmer, esquire, of Great-Britain, to George conveyance Harmer, esquire, now a citizen of this commonwealth, Harmer to all the estate both real and personal of the said John George Har Harmer, lying and being in this commonwealth, is con- mer of all veyed to the said George Harmer, in fee simple, and real and perother parts of the said estate beside that situate in the sonal in this county of Henry, has remained unsold under the es- commoncheat and forfeiture act, and the operation of the said wealth. act is only suspended so far as relates to the lands in the said county of Henry:

All the es

IV. Be it therefore enacted, That all the other es- tate formertate, of what nature or kiud soever, which formerly be- ly belonging

mer declar ed not subject to escheat.

to John Har- longed to the said John Harmer, within this commonwealth, and which now remains unsold by virtue of the escheat and forfeiture act, and which is conveyed by the said John Harmer to the said George Harmer, by the deed aforesaid, is hereby declared not to be subject to the said act concerning escheats and forfeitures from British subjects. And the said George may, and George Har- he is hereby authorized and empowered to sue for and mer author- recover any estate either real or personal, to which the ised to reco- said John Harmer was entitled, in this commonwealth, ta'e and sub- in the same manner as he, the said John Harmer, ject to debts might or could have done were he now a citizen of John Har- this commonwealth. And the said George Harmer shall be, and he is hereby made subject to be sued and proceeded against in law or equity for any debts or transactions of the said John Harmer, in this commonwealth, in the same manner as he, the said John Harmer, might or could be if he was now a citizen thereof

ver said es

mer.

[Ch. LIX in original.]

Town of Ste.

CHAP. XIX.

An act to establish a town on the lands of William Bradley, in the county of Culpeper.

I. WHEREAS it hath been represented to this prevensburg in sent general assembly, that the laying off fifty acres of Culpeper land whereon William Bradley now lives, in the county established. of Culpeper, in lots and streets for a town, will be of great utility:

county.

II. Be it therefore enacted. That fifty acres of land, being part of a larger tract, the property of the said William Bradley, and whereon he lives, be, and the same is hereby vested in Burkett Davenport, John Wharton, Robert Slaughter, junior, Robert Pollard, Richard Waugh, James Duncanson, and French Strother, gentlemen, trustees, to be by them, or any four 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 Stevensburg: That so soon as the said fifty acres of land shall be so laid out into lots and streets, the said trustees, or any four 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 one month in the Virginia gazette: The purchasers to hold the said lots respectively subject to the condition of building thereon a dwelling-house sixteen feet square at least, to be finished fit for habitation within three years from the day of sale. And the said trustees, or any four of them shall, and they are hereby empowered to convey the said lots to the purchasers in fee simple, subject to the condition aforesaid, and to pay the money arising from the sale thereof to the said William Bradley, his executors, administrators or assigns.

III. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That after the said lots and streets shall be laid out as aforesaid, such and so many of the lots whereon any house or houses already built by the said William Bradley may happen to be, shall not be sold by the said trustees, but shall be and remain to the said William Bradley, his heirs or assigns for ever.

IV. And be it further enacted, That the said trustees, or any four of them, shall have power, from time. to time, to settle and determine all disputes concerning the bounds of the lots, and to settle and establish such rules and orders for the regular building of houses. thereon, as to them shall seem best; and that in case of the death, removal out of the country, or other legal disability of any of the trustees before named, it shall be lawful for the surviving or remaining trustees to elect and choose so many other persons in the room of those dead or disabled as shall make up the number seven, which trustees so chosen, shall, to all intents and purposes, be vested with the same powers and authority as any other in this act particularly nominated and appointed.

V. 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 then 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, hold and enjoy. If the purchaser of any lot shall fail to build thereon within the time before limited, the said trustees, or any four of them, may thereupon enter into such lot and sell the same again, and apply the money for the benefit of the inhabitants of the said

town.

(Ch. LX. in original ]

[Chan. Rev. p.159.]

So much of act of last session as discontinues

CHAP. XX.

An act to repeal so much of an act of the last session of assembly as discontinued Lynch's ferry.

I. WHEREAS it hath been represented, that the discontinuing of the ferry from the lands of John Lynch, in Bedford county, across the Flavanna to the Lynch's fer opposite shore in the county of Amherst, has proved ry repealed. inconvenient to the public: Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly, That so much of the act of assembly passed at the last session, intituled, " An act for establishing a new ferry," as discontinues the said ferry, shall be, and the same is hereby repealed.