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| CHAP. CI. | ||
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| BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That fifty acres of land, being part of a large tract belonging to Landon Carter, gentleman, lying at a place called Norman's Ford, in the county of Fauquier, be, and the same is hereby vested in John Blackwell, Humphrey Brooke, George Fitzhugh, William Pickett, and Thomas Helm, 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 Carolandville: That so soon as the said fifty 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 same 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 on each a dwelling house, four hundred square feet at least, with a brick or stone chimney, to be finished fit for habitation within four 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 the money arising from the sale thereof to the said Landon Carter, or his legal representatives. The said trustees, or any three of them, shall have power from time to time, to settle and determine all disputes concerning the bounds of the lots, and establish such rules and orders for the regular building of houses thereon, as to them shall seem best and convenient; and that in case of the death, removal out of the county, or other legal disability, of any one or more of the said trustees, it shall be lawful for the surviving or remaining trustees to elect and choose others in the room of those dead or disabled; which trustees so chosen, | Town of Carolandville, in Fauquier county established. |
| shall, to all intents and purposes, be vested with the same powers and authority as any other in this act particularly appointed: That the purchasers of the lots in the said town, so soon as they shall have built upon and saved the same, according 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, not incorporated, hold and enjoy. If the purchasers 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 sell the same again, and apply the money for the benefit of the inhabitants of the said town. | |
 CHAP. CII. An act for giving further powers to the trustees of the town of York. | |
| I. BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That the trustees for the town of York be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered, to lay out, allot, and dispose of, certain lands added to the said town of York, as a common by an act of assembly, passed in the year one thousand seven hundred and thirty-eight, and to dispose of the said lands in such a manner as they, or a majority of them, shall judge most for the benefit and advantage of the said town; and that the said lands shall be annexed to and considered as a part of the said town of York. | Trustees of town of York empowered to dispose of certain lands, held as common. |
| CHAP. CIII. | ||
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| I. WHEREAS, George Taylor and James Madison, gentlemen, with the approbation of the other trustees, by virtue of two acts of assembly, the one passed in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty-five, and the other in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty-six, sold fourteen thousand acres of land, lying in the county of Orange, whereof Harry Beverley, gentleman, was seized in fee-tail, and from the money arising therefrom purchased a number of slaves, which were to be annexed to his other intailed lands: And whereas the said Harry Beverley departed this life some time ago, leaving Robert Gaines Beverley, his eldest son and heir, and there being yet several sums of money due for the sales of the said land, which the said Robert Gaines Beverley chooses rather to receive, than that the same should be applied to the purchase of slaves agreeably to the directions of the said acts, which cannot now be intailed: | George Taylor and James Madison discharged from the trust, in relation to the lands of Harry Beverley. | |
| II. Be it therefore enacted, That Charles Porter, French Strother, and Oliver Towles, gentlemen, or any two of them, are hereby authorized to settle the accounts of the said George Taylor and James Madison, respecting the trust aforesaid, and to make them such allowance for their trouble as shall appear reasonable: Whereupon it shall be lawful for the said trustees to assign to the said Robert Gaines Beverley, any securities which may remain unsatisfied for the purchase of the said lands, and upon paying him the balance, if any, of money in their hands concerning the said trust, shall thenceforth be discharged therefrom. The said commissioners shall cause the accounts so settled to be recorded in the court of the said county of Orange, the expence thereof to be paid by the said Robert Gaines Beverley. | Their accounts, how settled. |
| CHAP. CIV. | ||
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| I. WHEREAS it has been represented to the general assembly, that Alexander Wodrow, with sundry others, were seized in common of a certain lot of land in the borough of Winchester, distinguished in the plan thereof by the number 2. which they sold, for a valuable consideration, to William Scott, but before a conveyance was made, the said Scott died, leaving Elizabeth Scott, his only child and heir at law, who has since intermarried with William Eskridge; and that the said Alexander Wodrow is also dead, and his heir at law not being a resident of the state, a legal title to the said lot cannot be obtained: | Administrator of Alexander Wodrow authorized to convey a lot, in Winchester to Elizabeth Eskridge. | |
| II. Be it therefore enacted, That it shall be lawful for the administrator of the said Alexander Wodrow, at the costs and charges of the said William Eskridge, to convey to the said Elizabeth Eskridge in fee-simple, the said Alexander Wodrow's undivided part of the said lot of land, which shall be as effectual to all intents and purposes as if the said Alexander Wodrow had conveyed the same himself. | ||
| CHAP. CV. | ||
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| I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That it shall be lawful for John Mayo, the younger, his heirs and assigns, to erect or build a bridge across James river, from any part of the lands on each shore, between | John Mayo, jun. authorized to build a toll bridge across James river. |
| the upper end of Broad-Rock island and the upper end of Coutt's ferry landing: | |
| II. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That the damages which the persons holding lands may sustain by means of building the said bridge, adjoining to or upon their lands, as well as damages that persons holding lots adjacent to the said bridge may sustain by opening a way to the same, shall be previously valued by a jury, in the same manner as is directed by law in the case of the public squares in the city of Richmond, and such valuation paid to the proprietors: Provided also, That this act shall not be construed to give the said Mayo, his heirs or assigns, a right to take any part of an improved lot or lots adjacent to the said river. So soon as the said bridge shall be completed, it shall be lawful for the said John Mayo, his heirs and assigns, to demand and receive the same toll or rates for the passage of any person or thing as is allowed at Coutt's ferry. The said John Mayo, his heirs or assigns, shall begin to erect the said bridge within two years, and complete the same within seven years thereafter; or if the said bridge after it is erected, shall remain unfit for the passage of any person or thing by the space of seven years, on failure in either of the said cases, the lands valued pursuant to this act shall revert to and be vested in the former proprietors. The said bridge shall be so constructed that the navigation of the said river may not thereby be injured or affected, nor shall any stops or other obstructions to the passage of fish be placed or fixed at or near the said bridge, under the penalty of one hundred pounds, to be recovered by action or information in any court of record within this commonwealth, one half to the use of the informer, the other to the use of the commonwealth. | Conditions. Tolls. |
| CHAP. CVI. | ||
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| I. WHEREAS it appears to the present general assembly, that Samuel Du Val, late of the county of Henrico, by his last will and testament, devised the one-fifth part of the Deep Run coal pits, lying in the said county, to his sons, William and Claiborne Du Val, intrust, for the support of Samuel Du Val, junior, and his children; that the rent of the said pits is very inadequate to that purpose, and it would be greatly to the advantage and interest of the said Samuel Du Val, junior, and his children, if the said trustees were authorized to sell the said coal pits in fee simple, and to vest one thousand pounds of the money arising from such sale in other lands, and the residue in slaves, for the benefit of the said Samuel, and the children that he now has, or may hereafter have: | Trustees of Samuel Du Val, jr authorised to sell his interest in the Deep Run coal pits. | |
| II. Be it therefore enacted, That the said William Du Val, and Claiborne Du Val, as trustees of the last will and testament of Samuel Du Val, deceased, are hereby authorized and empowered the sell the said one-fifth part of the Deep Run coal pits so devised, in trust as aforesaid, and to convey the same by a deed or deeds, to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, in fee simple, and to vest one thousand pounds of the money arising from the sale of the said one-fifth part of the said coal pit lands, in the purchase of other lands, and the residue to be laid out in the purchase of slaves, between the ages of eight and twenty-five years, and that one-fourth part of the number of the said slaves to be females; which said lands and slaves are to be vested in the said trustees, for the benefit of the said Samuel |
| and his children, pursuant to the limitations and restrictions contained in the said last will and testament of the said Samuel Du Val, deceased. | |
| III. And be it further enacted, That the said trustees shall give bond and security, in the penalty of three thousand pounds, for the faithful performance of the said trust reposed in them, and payable to the sitting justices of Henrico county court, for the benefit of the said Samuel Du Val and his children, which said bond shall be recorded in the said court, and may be put in suit by any person or persons, who may be injured by the said trustees not faithfully performing their said trust. | |
| CHAP. CVII. An act for establishing a town in the county of Lincoln. | |
| I. WHEREAS it is represented to this present general assembly, that the laying off the village or township, known by the name of Harrodsburg, in the county of Lincoln, into lots and streets, and establishing the same by law, will be of public utility. | Town of Harrodsburg in Lincoln county, established. |
| II. Be it enacted, That the six hundred and forty acres of land allowed by law, including the said village or township, shall be, and the same is hereby vested in William Christian, John Brown, Robert Mosby, Samuel Lapsley, Peter Casey, John Smith, Samuel Taylor, John Cowan, John Gilmore, James Harrod, Abraham Chaplaine, William Kennedy, and Benjamin Logan, gentlemen, trustees, to be by them, or any seven of them, laid off into lots, with convenient streets, and established a town, by the name of Harrodsburg. | |
| III. And be it further enacted, That such of the inhabitants of the said township who were residents therein on the first day of June, in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine, and have resided there ever since, or who have not obtained a certificate for a settlement and pre-emption from the commissioners |
| appointed in that country for adjusting claims to unpatented lands, agreeable to law, shall retain their just possessions; provided that such possessions shall not exceed half an acre for each family, for an in-lot, and ten acres each for an out-lot; and the said trustees, or a major part of them, shall convey to such claimants their possessions aforesaid, without any other consideration. | |
| IV. The said trustees shall cause an accurate survey to be made of the said township, and after ascertaining the claims of the several persons who may have a right to lots, according to this act, shall proceed to sell the residue thereof, on twelve months credit, giving sufficient notice of the time of such sale, taking bonds with sufficient security, payable to themselves, as trustees aforesaid, and convey the said lots to the purchasers in fee; and that after deducting the surveyor's fees, and other incidental expences, together with five per centum for collection, shall settle their account on oath, before the supreme court for the district of Kentucky, and pay the balance into the public treasury, Upon the death, removal out of the county, resignation, or other legal disability of any of the trustees, the remaining trustees shall proceed to appoint others to such vacancies, as often as the same shall happen; and the said trustees so appointed shall individually be vested with the same powers, to all intents and purposes, as any one in this act particularly mentioned. | |
| V. And be it further enacted, That the owners or purchasers of lots in the said town of Harrodsburg, shall, within three years from the day of sale, erect and build thereon a dwelling-house, of the dimensions of twenty feet by sixteen, at the least, with a brick or stone chimney, or on failure thereof, it shall and may be lawful for the trustees, or a major part of them, to re-enter and possess the same again, with full power to dispose of such lots so forfeited, for the best price that can be got, and apply the money arising therefrom to the use and advantage of the said town. The trustees aforesaid, or any seven 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 building of houses thereon, as to them shall seem best and most |
| convenient. And the owners or purchasers of lots in the said town, so soon as they shall have built upon and saved the same, according to the directions of this act, shall be entitled to, and enjoy all the rights, privileges, and immunities, which the freeholders and inhabitants of other towns in this state, not incorporated, hold and enjoy. | ||
| CHAP. CVIII. | ||
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| I. WHEREAS it hath been represented to the general assembly, that John Campbell hath laid off one hundred and fifty-six lots, with convenient streets, opposite the lower falls of Ohio river, in the county of Jefferson, for the purpose of a town; and whereas, it hath also been represented, that it will be agreeable to the purchasers of the said lots, and an encouragement to settle thereon, if the same was established by law: | Campbell Town, in Jefferson county, Kentucky, established. | |
| II. Be it therefore enacted, That the said one hundred and fifty-six lots, so as aforesaid laid off, be established a town, and called Campbell Town; and that Richard Taylor, Edmund Taylor, James Sullivan, Alexander Breckenridge, and Robert Breckenridge, gentlemen, be, and are hereby appointed trustees of the same; which said trustees, or a majority of them, are hereby authorized to make such rules and orders for the regular building therein, as to them shall appear most conducive to the good and convenience of the inhabitants, and have full power to settle and determine all disputes about the limits or boundaries of the said lots, and for the clearing, cleansing, and keeping in good order the streets thereof. In case of the death, resignation, removal out of the county, or any other legal disability, of any one or more of the said trustees, it shall be lawful for the remaining trustees, |
| to elect and choose so many other persons in the room or stead of those deceased, resigned, removed, or disabled, which trustees so elected, shall be to all intents and purposes, vested with the same power and authority as any other in this act particularly appointed. | ||
| III. And be it further enacted, That so soon as the purchasers or owners of lots within the said town, shall have built thereon a dwelling-house of sixteen feet square, with a brick or stone chimney, such purchaser or owner shall be entitled to, 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. | ||
| IV. And be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful to build wooden chimnies within the said town; and if any person shall build, or begin to build, any wooden chimney or chimnies within the same, the trustees thereof may direct all such to be pulled down and demolished. | ||
| CHAP. CIX. | ||
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| I. WHEREAS it has been represented to this present general assembly, that Charlotte, the wife of Samuel Dalton, was, previous to her intermarriage, entitled to a moiety of a tract of land in the county of Caroline, containing about one hundred and fifty acres, the possession whereof has lately been recovered by a suit at law; and whereas the said Samuel Dalton, and Charlotte his wife, being residents in the state of North-Carolina, derive little or no benefit from the said land, but it being contiguous to a tract belonging to a certain David Chevis, who, from that circumstance, | Trustees to convey a tract of land of Charlotte Dalton to David Chevis. |
| was induced to contract, and is willing to give for the same the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds, which is the full value thereof, but no legal sale or conveyance thereof can be made, the said Samuel Dalton prior to, and ever since the recovery of the possession of the said land, having been insane and incapable of transferring his property; and the said Charlotte Dalton, his wife, hath petitioned this assembly to confirm the title of the said David Chevis to a moiety of the said lands, upon payment of the purchase money: | ||
| II. Be it therefore enacted, That the moiety and right of the said Charlotte Dalton in and to the said tract of land, shall be, and the same is hereby vested in Samuel Dalton, William Dalton, Archelaus Hughes, and William Martin, gentlemen, trustees, and that they, or a majority of them, shall convey the same to the said David Chevis in fee, upon his paying the aforesaid sum of one hundred and fifty pounds to the said Charlotte Dalton, or other person authorized by him to receive the same. | ||
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| I. BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That the lot numbered "Fifty," the property of Robert Mackey, and the lot numbered "Forty-nine," the property of John Peyton, in the common of the town of Winchester, as the same are bounded and described in the plan of the said common, are, and shall be forever hereafter, added and annexed to the said town; and it shall and may be lawful for the said Robert Mackey and John Peyton, their heirs or assigns, to lay off the same into convenient lots, and to sell and convey such lots | Robert Mackey and John Peyton permitted to build on certain lots in the commons of Winchester. |
| to any person or persons; and the purchasers shall hold the same freed and discharged from all restrictions or conditions in the deeds from the late proprietor of the Northern-Neck, prohibiting the erecting buildings thereon, or declaring the same inseparably annexed or appendant to certain lots in the said town: | ||
| II. And be it further enacted, That the inhabitants and proprietors of the lots so annexed to the town shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the court of hustings and commonhall thereof, and shall have the same privileges and immunities as the other inhabitants of the said town enjoy. | Lots annexed to town. | |
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| BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That it shall and may be lawful for the minister and elders of the German Lutheran Church, in the borough of Winchester, to raise by way of lottery, a sum of money not exceeding five hundred pounds, to be by them applied towards completing a church in the said borough. And it shall also be lawful for the vestry of the parish of Elizabeth River, in the county of Norfolk, to raise by way of lottery, a sum of money not exceeding seven hundred pounds, for the purpose of rebuilding a church in the said parish. | Lotteries authorised for building a church in Winchester and in Norfolk county. |
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| BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That it shall and may be lawful for the society of Free Masons in the city of Richmond, to raise, under the direction of the commonhall of the said city, a sum of money not exceeding fifteen hundred pounds, by way of lottery, for the purpose of erecting and completing a Free Mason's Hall in the said city; any law to the contrary thereof, notwithstanding. | Lottery authorised for erecting the Mason's Hall in Richmond. | |
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| BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That fifty acres of land, the property of Smyth Tandy, lying at the place called and known by the name of New-Glasgow, in the county of Amherst, be, and they are hereby vested in Hugh Rose, Gabriel Penn, Samuel Meredith, John Wyatt, Charles Rose, and Samuel Jordan Cabell, gentlemen, trustees, to be by them, or a majority of them, laid out into lots of half an acre each, with convenient streets; which shall be, and is hereby established a town, by the name of Cabellsburg: That so soon as the said fifty acres of land shall be so laid off into lots and streets, the said trustees, or a majority of them, shall proceed to sell the same at public auction, for the best price that can be had, the time and place of which sale shall be previously advertised for | Town of Cabellsburg, in Amherst county, established. |
| one month in the Virginia Gazette. The purchasers to hold the said lots respectively, subject to the condition of building on each a dwelling-house, sixteen feet square at least, with a brick or stone chimney, to be finished fit for habitation within three years from the day of sale; and the said trustees, or a majority of them, shall convey the said lots to the purchasers in fee, subject to the condition aforesaid, and pay the money arising from the sale thereof to the said Smyth Tandy, or his legal representatives. 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 lots, and to establish such rules and orders for the regular building of houses thereon, as to them shall seem best: And in case of the death, removal out of the county, or other legal disability, of any one or more of the said trustees, it shall be lawful for the remaining trustees to elect and choose other persons in the room of those dead or disabled; 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. The purchasers of 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 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 a majority 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. Provided always, That nothing herein contained shall be construed or taken to give the said trustees a power to lay out into lots, or dispose of such parts of the said fifty acres of land, on which there are any buildings, orchards, or gardens. |
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