the value of such salt, and the bounty received, to be recovered in any court of record, by action of debt, or upon the case, by any person who will sue for the same, with costs; the said certificates to be granted by the court of the county wherein such salt shall be made, on proof thereof appearing to them.

And be it farther enacted, That an ordinance intituled "An ordinance for erecting salt works in this colony, and for encouraging the making of salt," shall be, and the same is hereby repealed.

Salaries of

church of

CHAP. XVI.

An act for farther suspending the payment of the salaries heretofore given to the Clergy of the Church of England.

BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That so ministers of much of an act of assembly, made in the year one thouEngland,fur- sand seven hundred and forty eight, intituled "An act ther suspen- for the support of the clergy, and for the regular col

ded.

lecting and paying the parish levies," or any other act or acts providing salaries for the ministers, and authorising the vestries to levy the same, except in the cases directed by one other act, passed in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, intituled "An act for exempting the different societies of dissenters from contributing to the support and maintenance of the church as by law established, and its ministers, and for other purposes therein mentioned," shall be, and the same is hereby suspended until the end of the next session of assembly.

CHAP. XVII.

An act for regulating and disciplin Chan. Rev ing the militia of the city of Wil- p. 56.] liamsburg and borough of Norfolk.

Militia of

folk, and

1. FOR forming the citizens of Williamsburg, borough of Norfolk, and the professors and students of WilliamsWilliam and Mary college, into a militia, and better burg & Nordisciplining them: Be it enacted by the General Assem- professors & bly, That all male persons between the ages of sixteen students of and fifty years, within the limits of the said city or bo- William and Mary colrough, except the persons exempted by an act passed lege, how this present general assembly, intituled "An act for re- organized. gulating and disciplining the militia," and such of the professors and students of William and Mary college as would otherwise be part of the militia of James City county, in which the college is situate, shall, by the commanding officers of the said city and borough, be enrolled and formed into companies of not less than thirty two nor more than sixty eight, rank and file; and each company shall be commanded by a captain, two lieutenants, and an ensign, and the whole by a colonel and major, who shall reside within the said city, or shall be a freeholder of the said borough, and before they enter upon the execution of their office shall take the following oath: "I do swear, that I will be faithful and true to the commonwealth of Vir- Their oath. ginia, of which I profess myself to be a citizen, and that I will faithfully and justly execute the office of

in the militia of

according to

Officers.

subject to

militia laws.

the best of my skill and judgment. So help me God." II. And the militia of the said city and borough, with the professors and students of the said college, the general shall be mustered, trained, and employed, at the same times, and in the same manner, and the officers and privates thereof respectively shall be armed with the same weapons, and be subject to the same orders, regulations, and penalties, as the militia of a county, and the officers and privates thereof are, and ought to be, by the before mentioned act, and by another act also, passed this present general assembly, intituled "An act for providing against invasions and insurrections." VOL. IX. P 2

And all former acts and ordinances relating to the mi litia of the said city and borough are declared to be repealed.

Preamble.

Commission

ers for laying off Norfolk, more regularly.

CHAP. XVIII.

An act for the more regular laying off the borough of Norfolk.

WHEREAS the irregular manner in which the borough of Norfolk was laid off rendered the streets and lots inconvenient, and prejudicial to the health of the inhabitants, and the buildings therein having lately been totally destroyed, it is now practicable to lay out the same in a more regular and commodious manner.

Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly, That Richard Kello, Edwin Gray, Joseph Prentis, Robert Andrews, and Daniel Fisher, gentlemen, shall be, and they are hereby appointed, commissioners for the more regular laying out the said borough, who shall, before they enter on the execution of their office, take the following oath before the mayor, one of the aldermen of the said borough, or some justice of the peace for the county of Norfolk, that is to say: "I do swear, that I will, to the best of my skill and judgment, well Their oath. and truly, without favour, affection, or partiality, discharge the duty of a commissioner for laying out the borough of Norfolk agreeable to an act of assembly intituled An act for the more regular laying off the borough of Norfolk. So help me God." And the said commissioners, or any three of them, shall and may proceed, with all convenient speed, to the execution of their said office, and employ a clerk, who shall be sworn by one of the commissioners, well aud truly to demean himself as such, without favour, affection, or partiality, and shall be allowed such sum as the commissioners may think adequate to his services. And the said com→ Their pow. missioners, together with the surveyors, chain-carriers, and other persons by them employed, shall have full power to enter on any of the lands in the said borough, and cause a survey thereof to be taken, as it is now laid

ers.

off, from which they shall form such plan as to them shall appear most proper, distinguishing therein the particular parcels and quantities of land which may be taken from any of the proprietors to enlarge the present, or to make new streets, and also distinguishing the lands which it shall be necessary to take from one proprietor and give to another.

lands, taken for streets,

And for ascertaining the value of the lands necessary Value of to be taken for making new streets, and in order that a just assessment may be made, the said commissioners how ascer shall issue their order to the sheriff of the county of tained. Norfolk to summon an impartial jury of freeholders of his county, who shall obey the same, and attend at the meeting of the said commissioners on the day in the said order mentioned. And the jury so summoned, being first sworn by any one of the said commissioners, shall value the said lands, publick and private, within the said borough, and after such valuation return the same to the commissioners aforesaid, who shall cause such inquisition and valuation to be entered amongst their proceedings. And for defraying the expenses incurred, the said commissioners are hereby empowered reimbursed." Expenses, to assess every lot or parcel of land in the said borough in proportion to the value thereof, which assessment shall be paid by the respective proprietors to such person as shall be appointed by the said commissioners to collect the same, who shall give bond and security, payable to the mayor, or his successours, for the use of the said borough, faithfully to perform his duty.

others.

That each commissioner shall be allowed twenty five Compensashillings per day during his attendance, and sixpence tion to comper mile in travelling to and from the said borough, be- missioners & sides his ferriages. And the said commissioners shall settle the allowance to be made to the person employed to survey and plan the town, not exceeding twenty five shillings per day, and to the chain carriers not exceeding five shillings per day each. And the said sheriff shall be allowed twenty shillings per day for each day he shall attend; and each juryman shall be paid six shillings per day for his attendance. Which several allowances shall be by the said mayor, or his successour, paid out of the monies so assessed and collected. And Proceedings the said commissioners shall return an account of their to be reportproceedings to the next general assembly, and state ed to genetherein in what manner compensation ought to be made ral assembly.

Assessment

tors, how collected.

count and

pay.

to such persons as may become sufferers by laying out the town in the manner by them proposed.

That if any of the said proprietors shall delay or reon proprie fuse to make payment to such collector of the assessment with which his land shall be made chargeable, after the same shall be demanded, such collector shall cause the same to be levied by distress and sale of the Penalty on delinquent's effects. And if such collector shall fail or failing to ac- delay to account for and pay to the said mayor, or his successour, within six months after he shall be appointed, all such sums of money as shall be by him received, after deducting at the rate of five per centum, which he shall be allowed for his trouble, on motion made to any court of record by the said mayor or commissioners, such court shall give judgment, and award execution for the same, against such collector and his securities, their executors or administrators; provided such collector, or his securities, their executors or administrators, shall have ten days previous notice of such motion. That in case of the death, or other disability of one or more of the said commissioners, the governour, with the advice of the council, is hereby empowered and desired to nominate and appoint as many commissioners as from time to time shall be under the number of five; which said commissioners, so nominated and appointed, shall be vested with equal powers as those appointed by this act,

Vacancies,in commissioners, how supplied.

CHAP. XIX.

An act to confirm the Kentucky elec tion.

Election of WHEREAS it appears to this present general asdelegates, of sembly, that the commission appointing a sheriff for the Kentucky County con County of Kentucky, after the same was taken off the firmed, tho' county of Fincastle, did not arrive in time, so as to auirregular.

thorise his holding an election of delegates on the day appointed by law, but that the said sheriff, after the commission did come to hand, appointed and advertised another day for that purpose, on which most of the