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, 1821 |
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Page 55
... sheriff or mayor , or clerk of the com- mittee , shall have the same privilege of preferring and returning any delegate , regularly elected , as by law is given to the sheriff in the election of burgesses , in case any two candidates ...
... sheriff or mayor , or clerk of the com- mittee , shall have the same privilege of preferring and returning any delegate , regularly elected , as by law is given to the sheriff in the election of burgesses , in case any two candidates ...
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... sheriff or collector of the county where the lands lie , or the sheriff or collector of the county where the proprietor lives , to levy the said tax upon the estate of such proprietor , wherever the same can be When paya- found . And ...
... sheriff or collector of the county where the lands lie , or the sheriff or collector of the county where the proprietor lives , to levy the said tax upon the estate of such proprietor , wherever the same can be When paya- found . And ...
Page 67
... Sheriffs to And be it farther ordained , That the sheriff's or col- lectors in their several county courts , to be held next af- give bond . ter the first day of December next , shall give bond , with sufficient securities , in ...
... Sheriffs to And be it farther ordained , That the sheriff's or col- lectors in their several county courts , to be held next af- give bond . ter the first day of December next , shall give bond , with sufficient securities , in ...
Page 92
... sheriffs . WHEREAS by an act of assembly made in the twenty second year of the reign of his late majesty king George the second , intituled An act prescribing the method of ... sheriff of that county for 93 ORDINANCES OF CONVENTION .
... sheriffs . WHEREAS by an act of assembly made in the twenty second year of the reign of his late majesty king George the second , intituled An act prescribing the method of ... sheriff of that county for 93 ORDINANCES OF CONVENTION .
Page 93
... sheriffs , and refusal ma , tial law ; according to the directions of the said recited act , to grant whereby justice is and may be greatly delayed and hin- commissions dered . to sheriff . of ding to the governor . For remedy whereof ...
... sheriffs , and refusal ma , tial law ; according to the directions of the said recited act , to grant whereby justice is and may be greatly delayed and hin- commissions dered . to sheriff . of ding to the governor . For remedy whereof ...
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act of assembly allowed appointed attend authority aforesaid battalions bond captain cask certificate CHAP clerk colony commanding officer commission commissioners committee of safety commonwealth of Virginia continental convention coun county or corporation court of chancery court of record court-martial defendant delegates directed district duty election enlisted ensign execution farther enacted farther ordained fee simple fees forfeit and pay governour and council hath hereby empowered hereby required hogshead hundred and seventy hundred pounds inhabitants inspec inspection inspectors intituled An act judge judgment justice land levy lieutenant manner ment militia minute-men naval officer necessary oath offence owner paid parish penalty person or persons Preamble privy council proprietor Provided purchase raised receive refuse regiment respective second lieutenant serjeant session of assembly sheriff shillings ship or vessel soldiers taxes therein thereof thousand seven hundred tion tithables tobacco treasurer trustees twenty vestry WHEREAS writ
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Page 111 - That in all capital or criminal prosecutions, a man hath a right to demand the cause and nature of his accusation, to be confronted with the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence in his favor, and...
Page 111 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Page 111 - That general warrants, whereby an officer or messenger may be commanded to search suspected places without evidence of a fact committed, or to seize any person or persons not named, or whose offence is not particularly described and supported by evidence, are grievous and oppressive, and ought not to be granted.
Page 109 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Page 281 - Virginia, as a free and independent state, and that I will not, at any time, do, or cause to be done, any matter or thing that will be prejudicial...
Page 94 - York in Common Council convened and it is hereby ordained by the Authority of the same That from...
Page 44 - All crimes not capital, and all disorders and neglects, which officers and soldiers may be guilty of, to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, though not mentioned in the foregoing articles of war, are to be taken cognizance of by a general, or a regimental, garrison, or field officers' court-martial, according to the nature and degree of the offense, and punished at the discretion of such court.
Page 112 - Virginia, had endeavored to pervert the same into a detestable and insupportable tyranny, by putting his negative on laws the most wholesome and necessary for the public good ; by denying his governors permission to pass laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation for his assent, and when so suspended, neglecting to attend to them for many years...
Page 38 - Every officer commanding in quarters, garrison, or on the march, shall keep good order, and, to the utmost of his power, redress all abuses or disorders which may be committed by any officer or soldier under his command...
Page 110 - That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection and security of the people, nation or community; of all the various modes and forms of government, that is best, which is capable of producing the greatest degree of happiness and safety...