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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0589 and id is 1 raw text is: Inspection& of Vessels. 61
ever, to the accused any other legal exception to any or all of the
counts in such indicament.
2. This act shall be in force from the first day of September next. conmencement.
CHAP. 72.-An ACT amending the act, entitled an act to prevent the ci-
tizens of New York from carrying slaves out of this commonwealth,
passed March 13th, 1841.
[Passed February 18, 1845.]
1. lie it enacted by the general assembly, That the powers and Powers and du-
duties of all insp etors appointed under the act passed the thirteenth 'a of Inspectors
tinder act of 1841,
day of March eighteen hundred and forty-one, entitled an act to wben to cease.
prevent the citizens of New York from carrying slaves out of this
commonwealth, and to prevent the escape of persons charged with
the zommission of any crime, shall cease and determine on the first
day of March next.
2. And be it further enacted, That the executive of this state be, wien executive
to appoint new
and he is hereby authorized and required, on or before the first day Inspectors.
of March eighteen hundred and forty-five, to appoint one or more in- Were tobe lo-
specters at or near the mouths of such of the rivers and creeks ofCaotd,
this commonwealth as empty into Chesapeake bay or the Atlantic
ocean, as lie may deem expedient for the due execution of the provisions
of the above recited act; and the inspectors so appointed, shall exer- Their powers
cise all the powers conferred, and discharge the duties required by and duties.
tihe provisions of the aforesaid act; and that in all cases where an when vacancles
exist, who to act
inspector shall be so appointed, and shall thereafter die, resign, or .. inspectors.
his office become otherwise vacated, the sheriff or sergeant of the
county or corporation in which such inspector resided, shall perform
the duties and be entitled to the emoluments of the office so vacated
until the executive shall make an appointment to supply the va-
cancy.
3. And be it further enacted, That for every inspection under Feesor ;.Ipec-
this, and the before recited act, the inspector shall be entitled to de- tors.
mand and receive the sum of five dollars, and no more ; for the pay- ilowv recoverable.
ment of which, the vessel inspected shall be liable, and the inspector
or other officer may seize and hold her until the same is paid, together
with all charges incurred in taking care of the vessel as well as in
enforcing payment of the same.
4. And be it further enacted, That if any such inspector shall be Penalty on in-
found guilty of malfeasance in office, or culpable negligence in the specters for Inal-
M feasance or nle-
discharge of the duties thereof, upon presentment or indictment by a glect of duty.
Inow proceeded
grand jury, or upon information filed by the attorney for the comn- aga1-iot.
monwealth in the county, corporation or superior court of the county In what court.
or corporation where such inspector may reside, at the lime of in-
stituting such proceedings, lie shall be fined at the discretion of a Fine and hinprl-
jury ; and the court before whom such inspector shall be found guilty
of a malfeasance or negligence in office, by a jury as above set forth,
may, in their discretion, imprison such inspector in the jail of the
county for a period not exceeding three months, and it shall also be Removal frout
the duty of the said court to remove the said inspector from office. office.
5. And be it further enacted, That where any vessel liable to be Bond and secu-
inspected under this, and the before recited act, shall come into this rity reqired of
state, the master or owner, or some other person for him or them, of vessel.
may, in lieu of the bond required by the third section of said law, see Acts 18.10-41,
execute a bond payable to the commonwealth of Virginia, (with two c. 72, , p. s0.
or more sufficient securities, residents of this commonwealth, satis-
factory to the officer taking the bond, who may examine said securi-
ties under oath as to their sufficiency,) in the penalty of one thou-](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsva0589&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)