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aol'nesdihl rlnom inheriting tind t'ansrnititbg ifiibr~thho in tho
Neither party to s ailes i tizsaet ]ad h never been patssed ; :and that
interml.arry with:
8 lyoer enol ting herein contained shall h6 so construed as to utIthor'
d4o.ingthe life ize cither the said Annii P.'P. Cowper or William Cowpic,
time of thel during the lifotime of tle other, to interm'arry with ,any
other. other person.'; and if eithertf tfhein shall s6 interrar,he
or- sie so uffending shall be deemed guilty of' bigamy,. snd
shall lI punished in tho same ranner as if this act had no-
Net, passed. i
Oommencernent. 2. This act shall be in rt-cc from the passing thereof.!
[1'a~sed Janual 'ry/ i,1 /, 1817.]1
CIiAPIEi 120,-An Act divorcing Abraham Newton from hia -wife Nancy.
Preamle. WHEREAS it appears to the General Assembly that,
solic tinel in thle year eighteen iundred and fillteen, Abra-
iami Newton of the eounty of Fauquiet was minarried to a
Certain Nancy Gray ; anld that, in about live monlhs ale'r
the said marriage, the said Nancy was delivered of a intuhit-
to child ; and in eonsideratitn thereof', the baid Abrahaut
having prayed I',i a divorce ;
1. .e it theefom'e euact'd by the Gencral Assembly, That
drria e totally the n'arz.age solemnize'd 5, ineen the said Abraham Newtonl
and Nant'y Gray shall he, and the same: is hereby dissolved,
and fhe Said Ahilahai lo'evei. divoice(l from ithe said Nancy
and that the powee and authority fitr he said-Abrahan over
the person andt property of the said Nancy shall henlcefortl
entirely Cease.
mmenvcment. 2. This r.cet shall be in force f'roin the passage thereof*
[PIassesd Jatnuary 101h, 1817.)
CIIAP. 121.-An act extending Catharine street in the borough of Norfolk.
ourtofNrfolk ' I* Be it cntcted lby the General AJssembly, That the court
borough author. of the borough or Noiiolk shall he and they are hereby an-
ized t) cause thorized and emipowered to cause the street in the said ho-
Cathariue btreet
to be extended, rOugh, called Catharine stieel, to be opened and extended till
to Maina street. it intei'seeln with Main street at sote point to the east of
the present bankief house of tie Virginia lank.
Commissioners 2. Be it fualhe: enacted, That lobert B. Tay'lor, 'Moses
appointed. lYc'Cl'S4oha Southgatr, 'I'hoinas .\hliamison, George New-
tl, Luke Wheeler. and Richard W. Green. or any three of'
Ilheni, shall be commissioners fot- laying the said street,
attended by a suiveyor to lie appointed by the court For that
'Thei power purpose, whoso duty it shall be, after having perforated file
and tuty. services hereby required Q' thein, to make report ol' their
proceedings, accompanied with a plan and survey of said
Vritof ad uod steect, to tie court.. That, after tile plan and survey is re-
danoUn to be turned to the Crt, it shall florthwith be their duty to have
isued , . a writ of ad quod dinmniton issued, directed to the sergeanlt,
to summon twelve freeholders to meet on the lands through
ivht.li the said street is to be opened, on a certain day'to be](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsva0253&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)