The Statutes at Large: Being a Collection of All the Laws of Virginia, from the First Session of the Legislature, in the Year 1619 : Published Pursuant to an Act of the General Assembly of Virginia, Passed on the Fifth Day of February One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eight ...editor, 1823 - Law |
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... patents till 20th October , 1688 . Nathaniel Bacon continued president all April court Bacon , Pre- 1690 : and the 16th of October , 1690 , Francis Nichol- son , esq . Lieut . Governor was present . sident . Francis Nich- Nicholson ...
... patents till 20th October , 1688 . Nathaniel Bacon continued president all April court Bacon , Pre- 1690 : and the 16th of October , 1690 , Francis Nichol- son , esq . Lieut . Governor was present . sident . Francis Nich- Nicholson ...
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... patent , as the habitants of this dominion for the obteigning pattents for habitants of the said land , and yett have not obteined any , whereby Virginia . the said lands might be secured to them the said inhabi- here comp'd tants ...
... patent , as the habitants of this dominion for the obteigning pattents for habitants of the said land , and yett have not obteined any , whereby Virginia . the said lands might be secured to them the said inhabi- here comp'd tants ...
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... moneth , and so proportionably for a longer or shorter time . And forasmuch as by a clause of the 8th act of as- sembly , made at James Citty , October the tenth , 1665 , the south side said lines . Patents for lands , 84 LAWS OF VIRGINIA ,
... moneth , and so proportionably for a longer or shorter time . And forasmuch as by a clause of the 8th act of as- sembly , made at James Citty , October the tenth , 1665 , the south side said lines . Patents for lands , 84 LAWS OF VIRGINIA ,
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... Patents for lands , with- it is enacted that the bounds of the Indians on the south Boundaries of side James river , be from the heads of the Southern Indians on branches of the Black water to the Appomatuck Indi- of James ri- ans , and ...
... Patents for lands , with- it is enacted that the bounds of the Indians on the south Boundaries of side James river , be from the heads of the Southern Indians on branches of the Black water to the Appomatuck Indi- of James ri- ans , and ...
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... patent al- ready creat- bly , and the authoritie thereof , and it is hereby enacted , ed , not to be That where one or more tract or tracts of land have forfeited for been taken up and added to a pattent already seated , want of seat ...
... patent al- ready creat- bly , and the authoritie thereof , and it is hereby enacted , ed , not to be That where one or more tract or tracts of land have forfeited for been taken up and added to a pattent already seated , want of seat ...
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act of assembly action of debt allowed appointed authority afore authority aforesaid barrel Bee it enacted better support Beuerley bond cask certificate CHAP clerk collector colony and dominion commander in chief contingent charges thereof contrary coun councell and burgesses council county court court of record dominion of Virginia duty essoin fees feme covert Ffor forfeit and pay forfeitures further enacted gesses granted half acres hath heirs and successors hereafter hereby enacted hereby impowered horse house of burgesses Indians intent and meaning intents and purposes James Citty justice land levy liquors majesties majesty's colony mulatto Northb notwithstanding oath offence paid parish patent Penalty pence person or persons persons whatsoever plaint port pounds of tobacco pounds sterling Preamble present generall assembly Provided repealed river servant severall sheriff shillings ship or vessel six pence slaves therein thereupon thousand pounds tion tithable town tryall wager of law writ
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Page 311 - Defender of the Faith, &c. To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting ; We have inspected the Charter of Lady Elizabeth, late Queen of England, &c.
Page 383 - ... beyond the seas, that then such person or persons shall be at liberty to bring the same actions, so as they take the same •within such times as are before limited, after their coming to or being of full age, discovert, of sane memory, at large, and returned from beyond the seas, as other persons having no such impediment should have done (6).
Page 505 - further Security of His Majesty's Person and Govern"ment and the Succession of the Crown in the Heirs of "the late Princess Sophia being Protestants and for ex"tinguishing the Hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales "and his open and secret Abettors...
Page 360 - subjects dissenting from the Church of England from the penalties of
Page 382 - ... all actions of debt grounded upon any lending or contract without specialty...
Page 382 - ... shall be commenced and sued within the time and limitation hereafter expressed, and not after ; (that is to say,) The said actions upon the case, (other than for slander ;) and the said actions for...
Page 372 - ... who shall have any estate by the settlement of the intestate, or shall be advanced by the intestate in his lifetime, by portion or portions equal to the share which shall by such distribution be allotted to the other children to whom such distribution is to be made...
Page 304 - Be it enacted, by the governor, council and burgesses of this present general assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same...
Page 288 - An Act for the further security of His Majesty's person and Government, and the succession of the Crown in the Heirs of the late Princess Sophia, being Protestants, and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, and his open and secret abettors...
Page 372 - ... by portion not equal to the share which will be due to the other children by such distribution as aforesaid, then so much of the surplusage of the estate of such intestate...