clerk clerks of circuit made to clerk of by clerk of chan ble to a fine of twenty dollars. And for the additional ser- Fee of clerk vice hereby imposed on the clerk of entering satisfaction on his judgment docket, he shall be entitled to charge a fee of twenty cents, to be paid by the judgment debtor. And if Penalty on the clerk fail to do anything required of him by this section, he shall pay a fine of not less than thirty, nor more than three hundred dollars, to any person who will prosecute therefor: provided, however, that it shall be the duty of the Returns by clerk of the circuit court of the city of Richmond, and of the and of hustings clerk of the hustings court of the city of Richmond without courts to be delay, to deliver to the clerk of the chancery court of the chancery court city of Richmond, instead of the corporation court of said city, an authenticated abstract of every judgment rendered To be docketed in court or office, to be docketed by the clerk of the chancery court in the manner provided, in a well-bound book to be kept by him in his office for the purpose, and to index the same in the name of each defendant. And it shall also be the duty of the clerk of the hustings court of the city of Richmond to deliver to the clerk of the chancery court of the city of Richmond the judgment docket of his court, to be preserved among the records of the said chancery court: and provided, further, that where any judgment is obtained Judgments out in this state, outside the said city of Richmond, and the judg- be docketed in ment creditor seeks to make the same a lien on lands within chancery court said city, it shall be docketed within the time prescribed by law in the chancery court of the city of Richmond, and not in the said hustings court." 2. This act shall be in force from its passage. cery court of Richmond to Commencement CHAP. 49.-An ACT for the Relief of Sheriffs in the Service of Civil Approved February 17, 1874. compelled to paid 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That no sheriff Sheriffs not or other officer shall be required to execute any order, notice, serve process in summons, or other process in a civil case, except a writ of civil cases befieri facias sent him from any court or other source beyond his county unyond limits of the limits of his county, unless the fee for the service thereof less his fee be and necessary postage accompany the same. If said sheriff Writ of fieri or other officer fail to execute such process from any cause, he shall return it and return therewith the amount of fee Penalty on offisent him, otherwise he shall be liable to the same penalty, to be enforced in the same manner, as now prescribed by law, for failure to return process. 2. This act shall be in force from its passage. facias excepted cer for failing to execute process Commencement Preamble Time allowed the auditor of CHAP. 50.-JOINT RESOLUTION giving Further Time to the Auditor of Public Accounts within which to Qualify. Approved February 17, 1874. Whereas, William F. Taylor, who was duly elected auditor of public accounts, by a joint vote of the general assembly, on the sixth day of January, eighteen hundred and seventyfour, has failed through misapprehension to qualify within the period prescribed therefor by law; therefore, Resolved (the house of delegates concurring), That Wilpublic accounts liam F. Taylor, auditor elect as aforesaid, be allowed the additional period of five days from the passage of this resolution within which to qualify. to qualify CHAP. 51.-JOINT RESOLUTION Appointing a Joint Committee to whom shall be Referred all Matters Relating to the late Defalcation in the office of the Secretary of the Board of Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. Approved February 17, 1874. Resolved (the senate concurring), That a joint committee be appointed to consist of three members on the part of the house and two on the part of the senate, to whom shall be referred so much of the communication of the governor as relates to the late defalcation which has occurred in the office of the secretary of the board of commissioners of the sinking fund, and all matters connected with said defalcation, and that said committee be authorized to employ an expert (if they deem it necessary), and to send for persons and papers. CHAP. 52.-An ACT to Provide Artificial Limbs for Soldiers Maimed in War, and for other Purposes. Approved February 20, 1874. Whereas, the sum of money heretofore appropriated for artificial limbs and commutation therefor has been exhausted, and several soldiers entitled to limbs or commutation therefor have not received either; therefore, 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the sum of six thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the public revenues, to be paid out to such soldiers as apply and are entitled to the same under section seventeen, chapter seventy-six, Code of eighteen hundred. and seventy-three. 2. The auditor of public accounts is hereby required to pay such claims as are presented, and are properly allowable under section seventeen, chapter seventy-six, Code of eighteen hundred and seventy-three. 3. This act shall be in force from and after the first day of Commencement March, eighteen hundred and seventy-four. CHAP. 53.-An ACT for the Relief of the late Sheriffs of the Common wealth. Approved February 20, 1874. allowed time to fee bills and 1870 lection against sheriffs 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the late Sheriffs and colsheriffs of the counties of this state, or their deputies and lecting officers township collectors, be and are hereby authorized to receive collect taxes, and collect taxes, fee bills and county levies, where parties county levies have not been returned delinquent, which accrued and fell for 1869 and due in the years eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, and eighteen hundred and seventy, and are still unpaid; and they Their rights and shall hereby possess the same legal rights in the collection powers for colof the same they had or possessed at the periods hereinbefore mentioned. Said right shall continue six months from the approval of this act: provided, that no sheriff shall be All accounts entitled to the benefit of this act, who shall not, prior to the and liabilities first of April, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, have fully and officers required to have paid and discharged all accounts and liabilities charged been settled against him upon the books of the auditor of this state, and with auditor all sums due from him to counties on account of the collection of county levies: provided, further, when a sheriff hav- When personal ing such taxes and fee bills and county levies due him shall representative have departed this life, it shall be lawful for his personal act representatives to place them in the hands of the sheriff, who shall collect the same according to the provisions of this act; and when the sureties of any defaulting sheriffs shall have Power of sure-paid and satisfied all claims and liabilities aforesaid, it shall ties of defaultbe lawful for such sureties to place them in the hands of the acting sheriff, who shall collect them according to the pro- Compensation visions of this act, and be entitled to the same rates of com- for collections pensation as are allowed to collectors for like services: pro- Ate a lien on vided, that this act shall not create any lien upon the real real estate for estate of the taxpayer for the taxes hereby authorized to be taxes to be colcollected, nor shall the personal estate of the session of such lands, other than the taxpayer, be liable the tax on the said land. 2. This act shall be in force from its passage. person in of sheriffs may ing sheriffs not to cre lected pos- in hands of sion of lands Commencement 6 Preamble When treasurer of Chesterfield to proceed to collect taxes · and county levies for Manchester township, for 1873 Time limited for collection When taxes and to be collected by collector Additional per centum for collection Proceedings and his sureties CHAP. 54.-An ACT to Provide for the Collection of Taxes and County Levy in the Township of Manchester, Chesterfield County, Assessed for the year 1873. Approved February 20, 1874. Whereas, it has been represented to the general assembly of Virginia, that no assessor's books, assessing the taxes for the year eighteen hundred and seventy-three, in the township of Manchester, Chesterfield county, have as yet been made out, and consequently no state, county, or other taxes have been collected in said township; and whereas, to collect said taxes, it will be necessary for this general assembly to extend the time for the collection thereof; therefore, 1. Be it enacted, That the treasurer of Chesterfield county shall commence to receive the state, county and other taxes, as soon as he may receive copies of the assessor's books, and for this purpose, shall advertise for at least ten days, at the voting places in said Manchester township, and in such other manner as may be necessary to give publicity thereto, upon what days he will be at some convenient place in said township to receive taxes, and shall, at the time specified, go to said place so designated, and remain there not less than five days, for the purpose of receiving said taxes, and shall receive the same, whenever tendered in said township, up to the first day of April, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and shall have all other powers for the collection thereof conferred upon him by general law. 2. All taxes and levies not paid to the said treasurer by the first day of April, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, shall be by him placed in the hands of the collector for the said Manchester township, with five per centum on the amount thereof added; and said treasurer shall take from such collector separate receipts for said taxes and levies. 3. If said taxes and levies are not paid, and the insolvent against collector lists returned certified according to law by the fifteenth day of July, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, it shall be the duty of the said treasurer to proceed against the said collector, and his sureties upon his bond, as is now required by existing general law Settlement of auditor 4. The said treasurer shall be allowed until the first day treasurer with of August, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, to make his final settlement with the auditor of public accounts, in regard to the taxes received from Manchester township, but in reference to all other taxes, he shall settle at the times and in the manner now prescribed by law: provided, the consent of the sureties of the treasurer and township collector may be given to the extension of time herein provided for in person before the county judge, in term time or vacation, by a writing signed by such sureties, said writing to be duly recorded by the clerk of the county court, and certified to the auditor of public accounts. Consent of sureties required Commencement 5. This act shall be in force from its passage. CHAP. 55.-An ACT to Incorporate The Atlantic Bridge Company. Approved February 20, 1874. porated ties of company 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That Atlantic bridge I. Carey Weston, R. H. Chamberlaine, Marshall Parks, B. F. company incorTebault, H. E. Culpeper, and their associates, successors and assigns, be and they are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of The Atlantic Bridge Company, for the purpose of erecting and maintaining a Location of bridge from the west end of York street, in the city of Nor- bridge folk, to the village of Atlantic City, in the county of Norfolk. The said company shall have all the rights, powers Rights, priviand privileges conferred, and be subject to all the laws im- leges and liabili posed by the Code of Virginia: provided, that the capital stock of said company shall not be more than five thousand dollars, divided into shares of ten dollars each: and provided Navigation not further, that navigation shall not be impeded by the said to be obstructed company: provided, that all children resident in Atlantic Children atCity and attending school in Norfolk city may, in going to tending school and from school, pass the said bridge free of toll; that the rate ing from Atlantic city exempt of toll, required from foot passengers shall not exceed one from toll cent for each passenger, and that the rights of the company Rates of toll in the said bridge shall cease and determine, and the said When tolls to bridge become free of toll at any time from and and after three years after the passage of this act whenever the city of Norfolk and the county of Norfolk, or either of them, shall pay to the said company the value of the said bridge, to be ascertained by the award and determination of appraisers, one of whom shall be selected by the said company, and the other shall be selected by said city and county, if they shall concur in making a joint payment, or by the said city, or by the said county, if either of them shall determine to make such payment without the concurrence of the other. 2. This act shall be in force from its passage. in Norfolk pass cease Commencement CHAP. 56.-JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing and Directing the Removal of the State Library. Approved February 20, 1874. Resolved (the house of delegates concurring), That the Books in state library to be resuperintendent of public buildings, under the supervision of moved therethe secretary of the commonwealth, be and he is hereby from authorized and directed to rent a proper building, convenient to the capitol, and to remove thereto, without delay, all the books, papers, documents, records, &c., now in or belonging to the public library of the state, or to remove the said books, &c., to a lower story in the capitol; and also to arrange the heating apparatus so as to diffuse the weight of the same. Heating appa ratus |