The Statutes at Large: Being a Collection of All the Laws of Virginia, from the First Session of the Legislature, in the Year 1619 : Published Pursuant to an Act of the General Assembly of Virginia, Passed on the Fifth Day of February One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eight ...Samuel Pleasants, junior, printer to the commonwealth, 1819 - Law |
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... Majesty's reign , and in the year of our Lord , 1738 . Wm . Goochi , esq . Govern- or . CHAP . 1 . An Act for further continuing and amending the Act , For amending the Staple of Tobacco ; and for pre- venting frauds in his Majesty's ...
... Majesty's reign , and in the year of our Lord , 1738 . Wm . Goochi , esq . Govern- or . CHAP . 1 . An Act for further continuing and amending the Act , For amending the Staple of Tobacco ; and for pre- venting frauds in his Majesty's ...
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... majesty's quit - rents , or of any public , county or parish levies , or of any offi- cers fees . commend . IV . Provided also , That if any county court shall County courts fail fail to nominate and recommend , as aforesaid , the go ...
... majesty's quit - rents , or of any public , county or parish levies , or of any offi- cers fees . commend . IV . Provided also , That if any county court shall County courts fail fail to nominate and recommend , as aforesaid , the go ...
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... majesty's reign , he shall be liable to the action on the case , of the prosecutor , for his neces- sary costs and expences in such prosecution ; in which the prosecutor shall also recover his full costs of suit . XII . And whereas ...
... majesty's reign , he shall be liable to the action on the case , of the prosecutor , for his neces- sary costs and expences in such prosecution ; in which the prosecutor shall also recover his full costs of suit . XII . And whereas ...
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... Majesty's Customs ; and the three other subsequent acts , For ex- plaining , amending , and continuing that Act , for so much of the same as is not repealed , or altered , shall continue in force ' till the ninth day of November , in ...
... Majesty's Customs ; and the three other subsequent acts , For ex- plaining , amending , and continuing that Act , for so much of the same as is not repealed , or altered , shall continue in force ' till the ninth day of November , in ...
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... majesty , intituled An Act , for making more effectual provision against Invasions and Insurrections , which was ... majesty's good subjects , who live in the remote coun- ties , and are summoned to serve as jury - men at the said ...
... majesty , intituled An Act , for making more effectual provision against Invasions and Insurrections , which was ... majesty's good subjects , who live in the remote coun- ties , and are summoned to serve as jury - men at the said ...
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acres of land act of Assembly appointed authority afore authority aforesaid bond Burgesses cause certificate CHAP clerk collector colony copy costs Coun Council county court court of record deed defendant directed dominion duty execution executors fee simple fee tail feme covert fieri facias forfeit and pay further enacted George Eskridge governor hath heirs and successors hereafter hereby enacted hereby impowered hogshead hundred acres hundred pounds inhabitants inspectors intituled Jethro Sumner John John Belfield judgment jury justice justice of peace King levy Lieutenant-Governor majesty majesty's reign Mann Page manner ment oath offence owner paid paiment parcel parish party peace penalty pence person or persons persons whatsoever plaintiff pounds of tobacco present General Assembly Provided purchase quit-rents recovered repealed river seised sembly sheriff shillings slaves suit summoned testator thereof thereupon thousand seven hundred tion tithables town tract twenty vestry warehouses whereas William writ
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Page 64 - ... the oaths appointed by an act of parliament made in the first year of the reign of our late royal father, to be taken instead of the oaths of allegiance and supremacy...
Page 443 - Representatives of the people so to be summoned as aforesaid, to make, constitute, 'and ordain laws, statutes, and ordinances for the public peace, welfare, and good government of our said colonies, and of the people and inhabitants thereof, as near as may be agreeable to the laws of England...
Page 443 - An Act for the further security of His Majesty's person and Government, and the succession of the Crown in the Heirs of the late Princess Sophia, being Protestants, and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, and his open and secret abettors...
Page 469 - The condition of this obligation is such, that if the above bounden administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels, and credits of the deceased, do make, or cause to be made, a true and perfect inventory of all and singular, the real estate, goods chattels, and credits, of the said deceased...
Page 314 - ... an act, made in the first year of the reign of king William and queen Mary, intituled, An Act for exempting their Majesties' Protestant Subjects, dissenting from the Church of England, from the Penalties of certain Laws...
Page 434 - ... the one half of the said forfeiture to be paid to the treasurer of the state, for the use of the state, and the other half to...
Page 467 - ... were present at the making thereof; nor unless it be proved that the testator, at the time of pronouncing the same, did bid the persons present or some of them, bear witness that such was his will or to that effect...
Page 466 - ... or unless the same be altered by some other will or codicil in writing, or other writing of the devisor, signed in the presence of three or four witnesses declaring the same; any former law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding.
Page 240 - ... the sum of five pounds, to be levied by distress and sale of his and their goods, by warrant of any two justices of the peace, where such waggoner or carrier shall reside, in manner aforesaid, to the use of the party grieved.
Page 236 - Warrants under the Hands and Seals of such Justices, together with the reasonable Costs of such Distress and Sale ; and in case it shall appear to the Satisfaction of such Justices...