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An Act to prevent the Escape of Slaves in Tide Water Counties. 1861 104 (1861.12)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0790 and id is 1 raw text is: MISCELLANEOUS. CHAP. 8.-An ACT to prevent the Escape of Slaves in Tide Water Counties. Passed March 31, 1862. Powers of 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, that the county courts county courts of all the tide water counties shall have power, upon the application of any three freeholders of their respective counties, to adopt such measures as in their opinion may be necessary to prevent the escape of slaves in boats to the public enemy:' and for this purpose may direct all boats to be removed from the water and secured in some nosts, how de. safe place; and when necessary may order the said boats to be de- stroyed stroyed, after having them valued by three discreet and disinterested citizens. The value of said boats, upon proper proof exhibited, shall Justices to be be paid to the owners thereof, out of the county levy: provided, that summoned before any proceedings by the county courts under this act, all the justices of the peace of said counties respectively shall be duly sum- moned for that purpose, and a majority shall be present. Commencement 2. This act shall be in force from its passage. CHAP. 87.-An ACT providing for Annual Sessions of the General Assembly. Passed Mlarch 27, 1862. Preamble Whereas annual instead of biennial sessions of the legislature are ordained' by the amended constitution of Virginia, proposed by the late convention, tnd ratification of said constitution at tile late elec- tion may be ascertained and proclaimed by the governor, whereby legislation may become necessary: Therefore, Act of 185 1'. Be it enacted by the general assembly, that the first section of amended the act passed the fifth of April eighteen hundred and fifty-three, entitled an act to amend the first section of chapter fifteen of the Code of Virginia, fixing the time and place for the meeting of the general assembly, be so amended and re-enacted as to read as fol- lows: When general The gpneral assembly shall meet on tile first Monday in Do- assembly to moot comber in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and every year thereafter. It slall sit at the capitol in the city of Richmond, but may, during a session, or at the end thereof, adjourn to meet at any other place. Commencement 2. When the governor, in pursuance of the schedule to the amended constitution and form of government for this common- wealth, proposed and submitted by the late convention of Virginia

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