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An Act to prevent free negroes and slaves from owning dogs in the counties of Essex, King and Queen, James City and New Kent. 1857-1858 152 (1857)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0731 and id is 1 raw text is: COUNTIES. , after deducting the delinquents and a commission of five per contam; and ho shall moreover be liable for the tax assessed upon every dog enumerated in said list, as ho shall fail to return a satisfactory account to tbh court. Liability of 8. In collecting and accounting far the dog tax of the said county, the sheriff sheritY, shall be allowed the like compensation as is allowed for collecting coounty levies, and be liable oi his oflicial bond in like manner tiherelor. Compensation of 9. The said sleriff and commissioners of the revenue shall each be allowed a sheriffs and com- reasonable compensation for the services required of thems by this act, to be fixed missioners. by the county court, ..oid paid oit of the dog tax. Proceeds of tax, 10. All money arising from the said tax on dogs in the said county shall, after how applied. paying il reasonable expensOs and comtissions attending the oxecaLtill of the said law, be paid over and applied to the payment of the county levies for tbo said county. Penalty against 1 I. 'The sheriff of the said county shall annually, at the January term of stid Elieriliffur failare court, mae a return oC the mtannier in which lie has discharged the dity required of duty. ofr him by the sixth section ofr this act; and for any failuro to discharge the duties required or. him lby this act, lie shall be fined a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, to be fixed at the discrotion of ilie court, and recoverable with costs. Against commis. 12. The comnissioiers of the reveniie for the said county, npolt a failure to sloners. discharge any of the dluties required of them by this act, shall be finied, at the discretion of the said court, for every such failure, a sum not exceeding fifty dollars. Fines, how dls. 13. Any fines that may be recoverable under this act, shiall be applied and ac* posed of, counted fur in the same ianer as the tax imposed by the said act. Commencement 14. This act shall be in orce from its passage. CItIAI. 245.-An ACT to prevent free negroes and slaves from owning dogs in time counties of Essex, King & Queei, James City and Now Kent. Passed tarch 29, 1858. Slaves and fieo 1. Be it enacted by the general ussembly, that it shall not be lawfrl, under tiny negroes i cer. prelenco whatever, fir a slave, free ticro or oiiulatto in the coaltiies of Essex tate COunt~ies not0 aiuthorizet to and Kiig & Queen, James City and New Kent, to keep or own it (log ov lly Own dogs. descri ptioi; tllr shall ally sucb slave, free negro or uilato lie permitled to pass throagh tilly part of said counties, lavig a dog with hint or theil, w thouit tile permission in writing from thia owner of the slave or dog; and ill case (or Caniy violation of this section, it shall be lawful for liny jtstice if the leaice for sh[Il Collnties, upOl ti1 cinhtilaint of all) person, to punish such slave, free negro or mlatto with any anumher of stripes not exceeding tirty-nine; atnd also to impose a file not exceeding live dollars for every sach violaion, to be paid iy such free nogro or nulatto ; and ill Ibo cise of a slave, by his owner or hirer. pnes under this 2. All money aridieg from fines iltposed iy Iis nt shall, after payilg all aet, bow dis. reasonable COlnimeis0ion s sli1 expenses, be pail over to Ile s periittedeats of posed of. schools of the said counties, and 1 a ll constitilte a portion of the school find of the said coities of Essex, King & Qiteen, James City and New Kent. Commencement 3. This act shall be in force from its passage. CtAr. 216.-An ACT to amend and reenact the second and third sections of an lct establishig .the colltly of Calh1ouni, passed the fifth of Mlarch eighteen hndred and fifty six, so as to authorize tile voters to select by vote tile county Hati . Passed March 29, 158. Acts 1835-50. 1. Be it enacted, that the second. and third sections of nin act pas~ed the ith of march eLighteen handred and tifty.six, 10 establisl tile COllty ofr Caihotunt, be almended and re enacted so 11s ito read tis follows : Poll to be opened § 2. Be it enacted by the general assembily, that it shall be the duty of the for selection of a oflicers conductilg elections il lea colnty of' Callhoun, at the places of holding courtiiouse. elections itt the said county for sheriff und olher countly olicers, nli the fourth 'lhursday ill May next, to open it poll flor the pnrlrse of us erta iioinig tlhe sense of file voters of said collnty of' Chioun, as to %viat point or ptlace tley ntly Places voted for. prefer 1as t site for the permanent seat of justice for said county. The said p,oll shall contain one column, Jeaded For Yellow Creek, tnd also another colllnU to bo headed For Arnoldsburg ; and the laies of til) voters rhall lie written ill that colanii headed will, the lo of the place voted for. Tilo oflicors coll. dulcting said election slhlli poll the vote of every person aplyihg to vote, who is itialified according tO the constitution and laws of this CotLllotiweaitll to Vote Ior a delegate to tie general assembly. Proceedings In § 3. The said officers conducting said election shall Ieep the said poll open the election as long as it is ke lit open for til election of said sheriff and other olliceors, and therefor. shall proceed with ald certify and return the salie to the clerk of the county court in the sattie manner that they are required by law to proceed with, certify and'return the poll taket by thein for a delegate to the general assembly ; and

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