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| CHAP. L. | ||
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| I. WHEREAS it is a represented to this present general assembly that the land set apart for a glebe in the parish of Dettingen, in the county of Prince William, is very inconveniently situated for that purpose; and it would be very advantageous to the minister of the said parish, as also to the inhabitants thereof in general, if the vestry of the said parish are impowered to dispose of the said glebe, and to lay out the money arising from the sale thereof, in purchasing other land for a glebe: Be it therefore enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, That the said glebe land, with the appurtenances, be, and the same is hereby vested in the present vestry of the said parish for the time being; In trust, nevertheless, that the said vestry, or the greater part of them, shall, by deeds of bargain and sale, sell and convey the said | Vestry of Dettingen parish in Prince William, authorised to sell their glebe. |
| glebe, with the appurtenances, for the best price that can be got for the same, to any person or persons who shall be willing to purchase the said lands, to hold to such purchaser or purchasers, his or their heirs and assigns, forever. | ||
| II. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the money arising by the sales of the said glebe, shall be, by the said vestry, laid out and applied for and towards purchasing a more convenient glebe, for the use and benefit of the minister of the said parish, for the time being, for ever. | ||
| III. Saving to the king's most excellent majesty, his heirs and successors, and to all and every other person and persons, bodies politic and corporate, their respective heirs and successors, other than the persons claiming under the said vestry, all such estate, right, title, or interest, claim, as they, or any of them, should or might claim if this act had never been made. | ||
 CHAP. LI. | ||
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| I. WHEREAS it is represented to this present general assembly that the glebe land belonging to the parish of Saint Mark, in the county of Culpeper, by reason of the smallness of the quantity, and the length of time it has been in cultivation, is, for the most part, worn out; that the small proportion of the land, belonging to the said glebe, which still remains uncleared, is so destitute of timber that it is not in the minister's power to make the necessary repairs, either with respect to the houses or fences thereon, without purchasing of timber for those purposes; nor is there wood sufficient for fuel for more than some very few years; and that it would be very advantageous to the minister of the said parish | Vestry of St. Mark's parish in Culpeper, authorised to sell their glebe. |
| if the vestry of the said parish are impowered to dispose of the said glebe, and to lay out the money arising from the sale thereof, in purchasing other land for a glebe: Be it therefore enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, That the said glebe land, with the appurtenances, be, and the same is hereby vested in the present vestry of the said parish of Saint Mark, for the time being; In Trust, nevertheless, that the said vestry, or the greater part of them, shall, by deeds of bargain and sale, sell and convey the said glebe, with the appurtenances, for the best price that can be got for the same, to any person or persons who shall be willing to purchase the said glebe, to hold to such purchaser or purchasers, his or their heirs or assigns, forever. | ||
| II. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the money arising by the sale of the said glebe, shall be, by the said vestry, laid out and applied for and towards purchasing more convenient land for a glebe, for the use and benefit of the minister of the said parish of Saint Mark, for the time being, forever. | ||
| III. Saving to the king's most excellent majesty, his heirs and successors, and to all and every other person and persons, bodies politic and corporate, their respective heirs and successors, other than the vestry of the said parish, all such estate, right, title, or interest, demand, as they, every, or any of them, could or might claim or demand if this act had never been made. | ||
| CHAP. LII. | ||
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| I. WHEREAS by an act of assembly made in the twenty-second year of the reign of his late majesty king George the second, intituled An act for establishing a town near Warwick, in the county of Henrico, it is among other things enacted, that certain lands lying | Additional trustees of the town of Warwick appointed. |
| between the top of the river bank and low water mark, be vested in Peter Randolph, John Bolling, Samuel Cobbs, George Carrington, Archibald Cary, Thomas Tabb, Alexander Spiers, David Bell, and Philip Mayo, gentlemen, forever, to the intent and purpose that they, or the major part of them, may, from time to time, grant the same, or any part thereof, to such person or persons, being proprietor or proprietors of any lot or lots in the said town, as shall be willing to build warehouses and wharfs thereon, upon such conditions as to the said trustees, or the major part of them, shall seem best. And whereas the major part of the said trustees are either dead or removed out of the colony, whereby the surviving trustees have no power to grant any of the lands intended as aforesaid, for building warehouses and wharfs thereon: Be it enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act, George Carrington, Archibald Cary, and David Bell, the surviving trustees aforesaid, with Richard Randolph, Alexander Trent, William Randolph, Robert Goode, Edward Osborne, and Seth Ward, be constituted and appointed trustees to the said town, and they, or any five of them, are hereby impowered to grant any of the land aforesaid (not already granted) to such person or persons, being proprietor or proprietors of any lots in the said town, as shall be willing to build warehouses or wharfs thereon; and in case the proprietors as aforesaid shall not within three months apply for and obtain grants from the said trustees of the land aforesaid, then it shall and may be lawful for the said trustees, or any five of them, after advertising the same three times in the Virginia Gazette, to grant the said lands in such manner as they shall think fit, to any other person or persons who shall be willing to build warehouses and wharfs thereon. | |
| II. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That in case of the death, removal out of the country, or other legal disability of any one or more of the trustees before named, it shall and may be lawful for the surviving or remaining trustees, from time to time, to elect and choose so many other persons, in the room of those so dead or removed, as shall make up the number of nine; which trustees, so chosen, shall be, to all | Vacancies how supplied. |
| intents and purposes, vested with the same power as any other in this act particularly nominated and appointed | ||
| CHAP. LIII. | ||
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| I. WHEREAS it is represented to this general assembly by Patrick Ramsay, gentleman, that he is seized in fee simple of twenty acres of land, adjoining the town of Blandford, which he is desirous may be added to and made part of the said town: Be it therefore enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, That the said twenty acres of land, so soon as the same shall be laid off in lots, and the said lots shall be respectively built on and saved, agreeable to the directions of the act of the general assembly passed in the third year of his present majesty's reign, intituled An act for appointing directors and trustees of the town of Blandford, in the county of Prince George, and to prevent hogs running at large therein, be added to, and made part of the said town: And the freeholders and inhabitants of the said lots shall than be intitled to and enjoy all the rights, privileges and immunities, granted to and enjoyed by the freeholders and inhabitants of the said town, and shall moreover be subject to the same rules and government with the other inhabitants of the said town. | Certain lands of Patrick Ramsay added to the town of Blandford. |
| CHAP. LIV. | ||
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| I. WHEREAS it is represented to this general assembly, by the vestry and inhabitants of the parish of Hungars, in the county of Northampton, that the Gingaskin tribe of Indians, inhabiting within the said parish, are possessed of a valuable tract of land, containing six hundred acres, which the said Indians neglect to cultivate; and by pursuing their ancient custom of hunting, fishing, and fowling, leave their aged, sick, and disabled, t languish in distress, and to become a charge and burthen to the said parish, which is unreasonable: For remedy whereof, Be it enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, That two hundred acres, part of the said tract of six hundred acres, and not in the actual occupation of the said Indians, be, and the same is hereby vested in the churchwardens and vestry of the said parish of Hungars, upon trust, nevertheless, that the churchwardens of the said parish, with the approbation of the vestry, or the major part thereof, shall and may, and they are hereby impowered, by good and sufficient deed or deeds, duly proved and recorded, to demise or lease, for a term not exceeding twenty-one years, the said two hundred acres of land, reserving on such lease or demise the highest rent that can be got for the same, after public notice shall be given by the said churchwardens of the time and place of letting the same. And the said churchwardens and vestry shall set apart fifty acres of the said two hundred acres, to be constantly kept in timber, for the term aforesaid, for necessary buildings and repairs on the demised premises. | Part of lands of Gingaskin tribe of Indians, in parish of Hungars, in Northampton county, to be rented out by the churchwardens. | |
| II. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the rent of the said two hundred acres of land shall be annually paid to the said churchwardens, or the churchwardens of the said parish for the time | Rents applied to relief of aged, sick, and disabled Indians. |
| being, to be by them accounted for to the vestry, and applied to the relief and maintenance of such aged, sick, and disabled Indians, of the said Gingaskin tribe, in such manner as the said churchwardens and vestry, or the major part of them, shall think most proper. | ||
| CHAP. LV. | ||
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| I. WHEREAS William Meldrum, clerk, late minister of the parish of Frederick, in the county of Frederick, by judgment of the honourable the general court, hath recovered against John Hite, John Greenfield, John Bowman, Thomas Speake, John Lindsay, William Cocks, Robert Lemen, William Crumley, Cornelius Riddell, Isaac Hite, Thomas Swearingen, and John Funk, gentlemen, late vestrymen of the said parish, the sum of one hundred and forty-nine pounds twelve shillings and one penny, for the balance of his salary as their minister; and also three pounds and nine pence, and four thousand six hundred and fifty-five pounds of tobacco, for costs; and whereas the said vestry were also at some charges in their defence; and it appearing to this present general assembly, that it is reasonable that the said vestry, or such of them as have actually paid the said judgment, costs, and charges, should be reimbursed the same, and such commissions as they, or any of them, may have paid for having the same levied on them: Be it enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, That the present vestry of the said parish shall and may, and they are hereby authorized and required to levy and assess, upon the tithable persons within their parish, the amount of such judgment, costs, charges, and commissions, with an allowance of six per centum, for collecting of the same, to be levied for such person or | Vestry of Frederick parish, in county of Frederick, reimbursed the amount of a judgment and costs, recovered by the rev. William Meldrum. |
| persons respectively, who shall have paid the same, and collected and paid in the same manner, and under the like penalties, as in and by an act, intituled An act for the support of the clergy, and for the regular collecting and paying the parish levies, is directed. | |||
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[Vid. ante chap. 48.] | ||
| I. WHEREAS by an act passed in the former part of this session of the general assembly, intituled An act to reimburse the counties of Hanover and King William the expence of clearing Pamunkey river, it is among other things enacted, that a duty of four pence per hogshead shall be paid for every hogshead of tobacco passed and shipped for exportation, at and from the warehouses called Meriwether's, in the said county of Hanover. And whereas it is represented that no expence hath been hitherto incurred by the said counties of Hanover and King William, for clearing the said river, below the said warehouses, and it is unreasonable that the expence that hath arisen, for the purpose of clearing the upper part of the said river, should be assessed on the tobacco brought to the said warehouses, which have not occasioned, nor are likely to occasion, any expence to the said counties: Be it therefore enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, That so much of the said recited act as relates to imposing a duty on all tobacco passed and shipped from Meriwether's warehouses, for the purpose of reimbursing the said counties of Hanover and King William the expence of clearing the said river Pamunkey, shall be, and the same is hereby repealed, and made void. | Act reimbursing counties of Hanover and King-William, for clearing Pamunkey river, amended. |
| CHAP. LVII. An act for establishing a town in the county of Pittsylvania. | |
| I. WHEREAS it hath been represented to this present general assembly that James Roberts, of the county of Pittsylvania, hath laid off fifty acres of his land, where the court-house for the said county now stands, into lots and streets for a town, which would be of great advantage to the inhabitants of that county, if established a town for the reception of traders: Be it therefore enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act the said fifty acres of land, so laid off as aforesaid, shall be, and are hereby established a town, to be called and known by the name of Chatham. | Town of Chatham, on lands of James Roberts, in Pittsylvania county established. |
| II. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the freeholders and inhabitants of the said town, so soon as they shall have built upon and saved their lots according to the conditions of their deeds of conveyance, shall then be entitled to, and have and enjoy all the rights, privileges, and immunities, granted to, or enjoyed by the freeholders and inhabitants of other towns, erected by act of assembly in this colony. | |
| III. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That it shall not be lawful for any person whatsoever, to erect or build, or cause to be erected or built, in the said town, any wooden chimney; and if any person shall presume to erect or build, or cause to be erected or built, any wooden chimney in the said town, he or she shall forfeit and pay twenty shillings current money for every month such wooden chimney shall be used; to be recovered before any justice of the peace of the said county of Pittsylvania, by any person shall inform or sue for the same. |
| CHAP. LVIII. | ||
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| I. WHEREAS an act, intituled An act for reviving and amending the acts for allowing fairs to be kept in the towns of Fredericksburg and Richmond, as to so much thereof as relates to the said town of Fredericksburg, will expire at the end of this present session of assembly, and it is necessary that the same should be further continued and amended: Be it therefore enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, That from and after the last day of July next, the fairs shall be held in the said town of Fredericksburg, on the Monday next after the third Thursday in May and September annually; and thing in the aforesaid act, to the contrary, notwithstanding. | Act for allowing fairs in town of Fredericksburg and Richmond, continued and amended. | |
| II. And be it further enacted, That the said act, except so much thereof as is contrary to this act, be, and the same is hereby continued for the term of seven years, and to the end of the next session of assembly. | ||
| III. And whereas doubts have arisen touching the privilege of persons attending the county court of Spotsylvania, during the time of holding the said fairs: For removing such doubts, Be it enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That nothing in the said recited act shall extend to the suits depending in the said court, but the justices thereof may hear and determine all causes, enforce the appearance of jurors and witnesses, and accept the surrender of principals in discharge of their bail, during the sitting of the said court; any thing in the said recited act, to the contrary, notwithstanding. | ||
| IV. And whereas by an act passed in the thirty second year of his late majesty's reign, intituled An act for enlarging the towns of Fredericksburg and Winchester, the city of Williamsburg, and town of Dumfries, one hundred and twenty poles of land were added | Lower boundary line of town of Fredericksburg, extended. |
| to the lower line of the town of Fredericksburg, which are since found not sufficient to include a whole square of lots: Be it therefore enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the present lower boundary of the said town of Fredericksburg, be extended so as to complete the lower square of lots, as now laid off by the surveyor of the county of Spotsylvania, under the direction of the said last recited act. | ||
| V. Provided always, That nothing herein contained, shall be construed, deemed, or taken, to derogate from, alter, or infringe, the royal power and prerogative of his majesty, his heirs and successors, of granting to any person or persons, body politic and corporate, the privileges of holding fairs or markets, in any such manner as he or they, by his or their royal letters patent, or by is or their instructions to the governor or commander in chief of this dominion, for the time being, shall think fit. | ||
| CHAP. LIX. | ||
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| I. WHEREAS it hath been represented to this general assembly that the justices of James City county have entered into an agreement with the mayor, recorder, aldermen and common council, of the city of Williams burg to build a new court-house at their jont expence, and for their common use and benefit, but it so happens that no convenient place can be found, whereon to erect the said court-house, except on that part of the market-square which lies on the north side of Duck of Gloucester-street, in the said city, and which by the present dividing line between the said county of James City and the county of York, is contained in the said county of York; Be it therefore enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General | Part of county of York, in Williamsburg added to James city, for the purpose of erecting a court house. |
| assembly, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, That so much of the said market-square as lies on the north side of the said street, as far as Nicholson street, and between the line of Hugh Walker's lot, on the west, and the paling where Haldenby Dixon's store stands, on the east, be, and the same is hereby added to and made part of the said county of James City; any thing, in any former law, contained to the contrary thereof, notwithstanding. | |
| II. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the said justices of James City, be, and they are hereby impowered to sell, at public auction, for the best price that can be got for the same, the land whereon their present court-house and prison stand (being part of a lot in the said city) together with the court-house, and that they, the said justices, or any four of them shall and may convey the same to the purchaser or purchasers in fee simple, and shall apply the money arising from such sale towards discharging their proportion of the expences of building the new court-house. | Justices of James city anthorised to sell land on which present court house stands. |
| III. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the justices of the said county of James city, and the mayor, recorder, aldermen, and common council, of the said city of Williamsburg, shall, at all times hereafter, maintain and keep in repair the said court-house at their joint expence, and for their common use and benefit. | Court house to be kept in repair at joint expence of county of James city, and city of Williamsburg. |
| IV. Saving to the king's most excellent majesty, his heirs and successors, and to all and every other person and persons, bodies politic and corporate, their respective heirs and successors, other than the said justices of James city county, all such right, title, interest, claim, and demand, as they, every, or any of them, could or might have to the said parcel of land and court-house, if this act had never been made. |
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| I. WHEREAS it hath been represented to this present general assembly that the honourable William Byrd, esquire, hath lately laid out a parcel of his lands at Rocky Ridge, at the falls of James river, in the county of Chesterfield, in lots and streets for a town, and hath also laid out another parcel of his lands, on the north side of James river, adjoining to the town of Richmond, at a place called Shoccoes, in the county of Henrico, in lots and streets, and hath made sale of most of the said lots in both places to divers persons, some of whom have since settled and built thereon; and whereas it would tend to the more speedy improvement and settling the same, if the freeholders and inhabitants thereof should be intitled to the like privileges enjoyed by the freeholders and inhabitants of other towns in this colony: Be it enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, That the said first mentioned piece of land, lying and being at the falls of James river, on the south side thereof, in the county of Chesterfield aforesaid, be, and the same is hereby constituted, appointed, erected, and established, a town, in the manner it is already laid out in lots and streets, agreeable to a plan and survey thereof made by Benjamin Watkins, surveyor of the county of Chesterfield aforesaid, containing the number of three hundred and twelve lots, as by the said plan and survey, relation being thereto had, may fully and at large appear, and shall be called and known by the name of Manchester; and that the freeholders of the said town shall forever hereafter enjoy the same rights and privileges which the freeholders of other towns, erected by acts of assembly in this colony, have and enjoy. | Town of Manchester established, at Rocky Ridge, in Chesterfield. | |
| II. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the said piece or parcel of land, at Shoccoes aforesaid, on the north side of the falls of James river, in the county of Henrico aforesaid, be added to | Lots on Shockoe hill, added to Richmond. |
| and made part of the said town of Richmond; and that the freeholders and inhabitants thereof shall be intitled to and enjoy all the rights and privileges granted to and enjoyed by the freeholders and inhabitants of the said town of Richmond, and be subjected to the same rules and restrictions. | |
| III. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the honourable William Byrd, esquire, and Archibald Cary, Richard Randolph, Richard Adams, Alexander Trent, Thomas Mann Randolph, Peter Field Trent, James Lyle, and Robert Goode, gentlemen, shall be, and they are hereby nominated, constituted, and appointed, directors and trustees of the said town of Manchester; and they, or any five of them, shall and may, and they are hereby authorized and impowered to make, from time to time, such orders, rules, and directions, for the regular and orderly placing and building the houses in the said town of Manchester, as to them shall seem expedient: And that in case of the death, removal out of the country, or other legal disability of any one or more of the directors and trustees before named, it shall and may be lawful for the surviving or remaining trustees, to elect and choose so many other persons, in the room of those so dead or disabled, as shall make up the number of nine; which trustees, so chosen, shall, to all intents and purposes, be vested with the same power and authority as any other in this act particularly nominated and appointed. | Trustees. |
| IV. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That it shall not hereafter be lawful for any person whatsoever to erect or build, or cause to be erected or built, in the said town of Manchester, any wooden chimney, neither shall it be lawful for any person whatsoever, after the expiration of six months from the passing of this act, to make use of any wooden chimney already erected in the said town; and the owners or proprietors of all such wooden chimnies, as now are in the said town, shall, before the expiration of the time aforesaid, wholly destroy and disuse the same, or cause them to be pulled down, otherwise it shall be lawful for the sheriff of the said county of Chesterfield, and he is hereby required to cause all such wooden chimnies to be pulled down and demolished; and in like manner it shall be lawful for the said sheriff, and he is hereby required to cause to be pulled down and demolished, all other | Wooden chimnies not to be built. |
| wooden chimnies which shall be erected or built in the said town, in breach of this act. | |
| V. And whereas there are five tenements in the town of Manchester, and six adjoining the said town of Richmond, which are included in the surveys of the said towns, and are part of the same, which are vacant lands, and were allotted to sundry tenements known by the names of Lyle's, Buchanan's, Stuart's, Gunn's, and Todd's, in the town of Manchester, and M'Pherson's, Coutt's, Ross's, James Buchanan's, M'Dowell's, and Younghusband's, adjoining to the town of Richmond, and it may be of advantage to the proprietors of the said tenements to lay off the same into half acres: Be it enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That if, at any time hereafter, the proprietors of the said tenements shall lay off the said vacant tenements into lots and streets, agreeable to the other streets and lots in the said towns, in manner before directed, in that case the owner or owners of such half acre lots shall be intitled to the same privileges, and subject to the same rules and regulations, as the other freeholders of the said towns are and shall be. | Certain tenements in Richmond & Manchester may be laid off into half acre lots. |
| VI. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the said proprietors shall not be at liberty, at any time hereafter, to erect any house on any of the said tenements, so as to obstruct the prospect of any street which terminates at the said tenements, that may hereafter, when the same shall be laid off in lots, stop the said streets. | But not to build so as to obstruct the prospect of streets. |
| VII. And whereas it hath been represented to this present general assembly that the establishment of towns on the lands of John Fox, gentleman, adjoining the lands whereon the court house of the county of Gloucester is erected, and on the lands of Thomas Ley, gentleman, at Layton's warehouse, in the county of Essex, will be advantageous to the respective inhabitants of the said counties of Gloucester and Essex: Be it therefore enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful, to and for the said John Fox and Thomas Ley, respectively, to lay off sixty acres of their lands, at the places aforesaid, into lots and streets, for towns, the first to be called and known by the name of Botetourt town, and the other by the name of Beaufort. | Botetourt town at Gloucester court-house, and Beaufort at Laytons warehouse, in Essex established. |
| VIII. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the purchasers of the lots, in the said towns |
| respectively, 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 intitled to, and have and enjoy all the rights, privileges, and immunities, which the freeholders and inhabitants of other towns, erected by act of assembly, in this colony hold and enjoy. | |
| IX. And whereas it is represented to this general assembly by the inhabitants of Tappahannock Town, in the county of Essex, that they are often in great danger of having their houses and effects burnt, by reason of wooden chimnies in the said town: Be it enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That it shall not hereafter be lawful for any person whatever to erect or build, or cause to be erected or built, in the said town of Tappahannock, any wooden chimney, neither shall it be lawful for any person whatever, after the tenth day of November next, to make use of any wooden chimney already erected in the said town; and that the owners or proprietors of all such wooden chimnies, as now are in the said town, shall, before the expiration of the time aforesaid, wholly destroy and disuse the same, or cause them to be pulled down, otherwise it shall be lawful for the sheriff of the said county of Essex, and he is hereby authorized and required to cause all such wooden chimnies to be pulled down and demolished; and in like manner it shall be lawful for the said sheriff, and he is hereby authorized and required to cause to be pulled down and demolished all other wooden chimnies which shall be built or erected in the said town, in breach of this act. | Wooden chimnies not to be erected or used in Tappahannock. |
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| I. WHEREAS the parish of Frederick, in the county of Frederick, by reason of the great extend thereof, is very inconvenient to the inhabitants, who have petitioned this present general assembly that the same may be divided into three distinct parishes: Be it therefore enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the last day of December next the said parish of Frederick shall be divided into three distinct parishes, in the following manner, that is to say, on the north, by a line beginning at Williams's gap, where the road intersects the line of Loudoun and Frederick counties, proceeding thence, in a direct course, so as to pass seven miles to the north eastward of the town of Winchester, till int intersects the line of Hampshire county, thence with the said Hampshire line to the intersection of a line, to be run in a direct course west north west from the mouth of Cedar creek, and from the mouth of Cedar creek a direct course to the mouth of Flint run, thence east south east to the line of Culpeper county, thence with the Culpeper and Loudoun lines to Williams's gap, the beginning; and all that part of the present parish of Frederick, within the said boundaries, shall be one distinct parish, and retain the name of Frederick; and all that part of the present parish of Frederick, which lies between the first mentioned line, running from Williams's gap, and Potowmack river, shall be one other distinct parish, and be known by the name of Norborne; and all the remainder of the present parish of Frederick shall be one other distinct parish, and be known by the name of Beckford. | Frederick parish, in county of Frederick divided, and Norborne and Beckford parishes formed. | |
| II. And whereas the parish of Cameron, in the county of Loudoun, by reason of its large extent, is convenient to the inhabitants thereof; Be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the last | Cameron parish, in Loudoun county divided, and Shelburne formed. |
| day of December next, the said parish of Cameron shall be divided, as follows, that is to say, by Goose creek, beginning at the mouth thereof, and running up the same to the mouth of Little river, thence up the said Little river to the intersection of the line dividing the land of James Mercer, esq. and John Evans, thence along the said line, and the several lines dividing the lands of the said Mercer, and Wilkinson and Hunter, Charles West, and Robert Burwell, esq. to the line of Fauquier county; and all that part of the present parish of Cameron, which lies to the southward to the said Goos creek, Little river, and the said several line between the said Mercer, Evans, Wilkinson and Hunter, West and Burwell, shall be one distinct parish, and retain the name of Cameron; and all the remainder of the present parish shall be one other distinct parish, and be known by the name of Shelburne. | |
| III. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the present vestries of the said parishes of Frederick and Cameron, be, and the same are hereby dissolved; and that the freeholders and housekeepers of the said parishes of Frederick, Norborne, Beckford, Cameron, and Shelburne, respectively, shall meet at some convenient time and place, to be appointed, and publicly advertised by the sheriffs of the said counties of Frederick and Loudoun, respectively, at least one month before the first day of March next following, and then and there elect twelve of the most able and discreet persons, being freeholders, and resident in their respective parishes, to be vestrymen thereof, who, having in the courts of the said counties of Frederick and Loudoun, respectively, taken and subscribed the oaths appointed by law, and taken and subscribed the oath of abjuration, and repeated and subscribed the test, and also subscribed to be conformable to the doctrine and discipline of the church of England, shall, to all intents and purposes, be deemed and taken to be the vestrymen of the said parishes respectively. | |
| IV. Provided always, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to hinder the collector or collectors of the said parishes of Frederick and Cameron, respectively, as the same now stand entire and undivided, from collecting and making distress for any parish levies which shall remain unpaid by the inhabitants of the said parishes of Frederick and Cameron, at the time the said division shall take place; but such collector |
| or collectors, respectively, shall have the same power to collect and distrain for the said levies, and shall be answerable for them in the same manner, as if this act had never been made; any law, usage, or custom, to the contrary thereof, in any wise, notwithstanding. | |
| V. And whereas by the division of the present parish of Frederick, the glebe land will lie in that part of the parish which retains the name of Frederick: Be it enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the said glebe land, with the appurtenances, be, and the same is hereby vested in the vestry that shall be elected for the said parish of Frederick, in pursuance of this act; In Trust, nevertheless, that the said vestry of the said parish Frederick, when elected, or the greater part of them, shall sell the same, at public auction, on twelve months credit, taking bond, with sufficient security, for the purchase money, and convey the same, with the appurtenances, to the purchaser, his heirs and assigns, forever; a proportion of which purchase money, when received by the vestry of the said parish of Frederick, shall be paid to the vestries of the said parishes of Norborne, and Beckford, according to the number of tithables in the several parishes of Frederick, Norborne, and Beckford, respectively, at the time the said division shall take place, and apply the residue thereof towards purchasing another glebe, and erecting buildings thereon, for the use of the minister of the said parish of Frederick, for the time being, forever. | Glebe land of Frederick parish to be sold. Proceeds, how to be appropriated. |
| VI. And whereas by the present division of the said parish of Frederick there will be a new church in each of the said parishes of Frederick, and Norborne, the charges of which have lately been defrayed by the inhabitants of the said present parish of Frederick: Be it enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the said vestries of the parishes of Frederick, and Norborne, when elected, shall respectively account for the said churches, according to their several costs, and refund and pay to the vestry of the parish of Beckford a proportion thereof, according to the number of tithables, in their respective parishes, at the time the same shall take place. | |
| VII. And whereas the glebe land, in the present parish of Cameron, will lie in that part of the said parish which retains the name of Cameron, but the same being inconvenient, and the inhabitants of the other part of the said parish having agreed to allow the said parish | Glebe land of Cameron parish to be sold. |
| of Cameron, when divided, the benefit of the sale thereof: Be it therefore enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the said glebe land of the present parish of Cameron, with the appurtenances, be, and the same is hereby vested in the vestry that shall be elected for the said parish of Cameron, in pursuance of this act; In Trust, nevertheless, that the said vestry of Cameron, when elected, or the greater part of them, shall or may sell the same at public auction, on twelve months credit, taking bond and sufficient security for the purchase money, and convey the same, with the appurtenances, to the purchaser, his heirs and assigns, forever, and apply the money, arising from such sale, when received, towards purchasing a more convenient glebe, and erecting buildings thereon, for the use and benefit of the minister of the said parish of Cameron, for the time being, forever. | |||
| VIII. Saving to the king's most excellent majesty, his heirs and successors, and to all and every other person and persons, bodies politic and corporate, their respective heirs and successors, other than the respective vestries of the said parishes of Frederick and Cameron, and the persons claiming under them; all such right, title, estate, interest, claim, and demand, as they, every, or any of them, should or might claim if this act had never been made. | |||
| CHAP. LXII. | |||
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[See ante chap. 45.] | ||
| I. WHEREAS an act passed the former part of this present general assembly, intituled An act to divide the parish of Hamilton in the counties of Fauquier and Prince William, wherein, among other things, it was enacted, that the churchwardens of the said parish of | Act for dividing parish of Hamilton, in counties of Fauquier & Prince William explained. |
| Hamilton should sell the glebe and buildings which did belong to the said parish of Hamilton, before the parish of Leeds was divided therefrom, and that when the said churchwardens had received such purchase money, they should pay to the vestry of the said parish of Leeds, for the use of the said parish, such part thereof as their proportion would have amounted to, at the time of the said division; and that the residue of such purchase money should be divided between, and applied to the use of the said parishes of Hamilton and Leeds respectively, in proportion to the number of tithables in each parish; which said distribution is unjust; Be it therefore enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, That so much of the said recited act as relates to the distribution aforesaid, be, and the same is hereby repealed. | |
| II. And whereas it is further represented to this present general assembly, that it would be of mutual advantage to the said parishes of Hamilton and Leeds, if the said glebe lands were sold on credit, and a more equal distribution made between them of the money arising from such sale: Be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the churchwardens of Hamilton parish shall, on or before the last day of September next, sell the said glebe lands on credit, for the most that may be got for the same, giving public notice thereof at least one month before such sale, and shall take bond, with sufficient security, of such purchaser or purchasers, for the payment of such purchase money, at the end of twelve months, from the day whereon such glebe lands were sold. | |
| III. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That when the said churchwardens of the said parish of Hamilton, shall have received the purchase money aforesaid, they shall pay to the vestry of the said parish of Leeds, for the use of the said parish, such part of the said purchase money as shall be proportionable to the number of tithables that was in the said parish at the time the said division took place, and the remaining part of such purchase money shall, by the vestry of the parish of Hamilton, be applied to the use of the said parish; any thing in the said recited act, to the contrary thereof, not withstanding. |
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