CHAP. XVII.

An Act for erecting a new County on the Heads of Staf ford and King George Counties.

I.

HEREAS divers and sundry inconveniences Prince Wilattend the upper inhabitants of the said coun- liam county ties, by reason of their great distance from their re- formed. spective court-houses, and other places, usually appointed for public meetings: Be it therefore enacted, by the Lieut. Governor, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, That from and immediately after the twenty fifth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and thirty one, all the land, on the heads of the said counties, above Chopawansick Creek, on Potomack river, and Deep run, on Rappahannock river, and a south-west line to be made, from the head of the north branch of the said creek, to the head of the said Deep run, be divided and exempt from the said counties, and from all dependences, offices, and charges, for, or in respect thereof; and also discharged from all duties whatsoever, relating to the same; and be made a distinct county, and shall be called, & known by the name of Prince William county. due administration of justice, Be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, and it is hereby enacted, That after the time aforesaid, a court, for the said county of Prince William, be constantly held by the justices thereof, upon the third Wednesday in every month, in such manner, as by the laws of this country, is provided, and shall be, by their commission, directed. And whereas, the said counties have considerable claims from the public for killing of wolves, Be it also enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That each of the said counties respectively, shall contribute their proportions of the said claims, to the inhabitants taken out of the said counties, into the county of Prince William, according to their number of tithables.

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CHAP. XVIII.

An Act for making a new Parish, on the head of Overwharton Parish, in Stafford County.

I.

HEREAS many inconveniences attend the

ty of Stafford, by reason of the great length thereof: Be it therefore enacted, by the Lieut. Governor, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, That from and after the first day of January, which shall be in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and thirty, the said parish of Overwharton be divided into two distinct parishes, by Chopawansick creek, & a south-west line to be made from the head of the north branch of the said creek, to the parish of Hanover; and that all that part of the said parish, which lies below the said bounds, shall, forever thereafter, remain, be called and known by the name of Overwharton: And that all that other part of the said parish, which lies above the said bounds, shall thereafter be called, and known by the name of Hamilton: And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the freeholders and housekeepers of the said parish of Hamilton, meet at the church above Occoquan ferry, in their said parish, on the said first day of January, and there elect and choose twelve of the most able and discreet persons of their parish. to be vestrymen for their said parish; which vestrymen so chosen as aforesaid, having taken the oaths appointed by law, and subscribed to be conformable to the doctrine and discipline of the church of England, shall, to all intents and purposes, be deemed and taken to be the vestry of the said parish. whereas, the inhabitants of the new parish have born a great part of the charge and expence of the building and repairing of the glebe of the parish of Overwharton, and other houses belonging thereto; and now, by the division thereof, must be at the charge of purchasing land for a glebe, and building convenient houses on the same, Be it enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the vestry of the said parish of Overwharton, as it shall be, after the division, at the laying their next parish levy, shall raise a levy, for the use of the said new parish, the sum of ten thousand pounds of tobacco,

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and cask, towards the purchasing them a glebe; and shall cause the same to be paid convenient to some navigable river or creek, within their said parish.

CHAP. XIX.

An Act for dividing the Parish of Saint George, in the County of Spotsylvania.

1. W WHEREAS many inconveniences attend the parishioners of Saint George parish, in the county of Spotsylvania, by reason of the great length thereof: Be it therefore enacted, by the Lieut. Governor, Council and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, That from and after the first day of January, which shall be in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and thirty, the said parish of Saint George, be divided into two distinct parishes: From the mouth of the Rappidan, to the mouth of the Wilderness run; thence up the said run, to the bridge; and thence south west to Pamunky river: And that all that part of the said parish, which lies below the said bounds, shall forever thereafter remain, be called, and known, by the name of Saint George parish: And that all that other part of the said parish, which lies above the said bounds, shall thereafter be called, and known, by the name of Saint Mark. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the freeholders and housekeepers of the said parish of Saint Mark, meet at the church in Germanna, in their said parish, on the said first day of January, and there elect and choose twelve of the most able and discreet persons of their parish, to be vestrymen for their said parish; which vestrymen, so chosen, as aforesaid, having taken the oaths appointed by law, and subscribed to be conformable to the doctrine and discipline of the church of England, shall, to all intents and purposes, be deemed and taken, to be the vestry of the said parish. And whereas, the vestry of the parish of Saint George, have lately levied a considerable quantity of tobacco, towards purchasing land for a glebe, and building houses thereupon; Be it enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the vestry of the said parish, as it shall be after the division, shall repay to the inP 2

habitants of the new parish, their proportion of the said tobacco, according to their number of tithables.

CHAP. XX.

An Act to enable the Justices of Peace of the County of Elizabeth City, and the Minister and Churchwardens of the Parish of Elizabeth City, in the said County, for the time being, to take, and hold, certain Lands, given by Thomas Eaton, to charitable uses; and to lett leases thereof.

CHAP. XXI.

An Act for vesting certain Lands belonging to the Church of Westover Parish, in Trustees, to be sold; and for laying out the Purchase Money in other Lands, for a Glebe for the said Church, and for improving the same.

CHAP. XXII.

An Act to oblige the Court of Caroline County, to levy on the tithable persons of the said County, a proportion of the wages of the Burgesses of Essex, King and Queen, and King William Counties, due for the last Session of Assembly; and also a proportion of the last Public Levy.

CHAP. XXIII.

An Act to prevent Swine running at large, within the limits of the Town of Hampton.

CHAP. XXIV.

An Act to exempt certain German Protestants, in the County of Stafford, from the paiment of Parish Levies.

CHAP. XXV.

An Act for vesting certain entailed Lands, in William Randolph, an infant, which were purchased by his father, Thomas Randolph, gent. deceased, of John Sutton Farrar; and for settling other Lands and Negroes, given in lieu thereof, of greater value, to the same uses.

CHAP. XXVI.

An Act to confirm the title of Richard Randolph, gent. in and to certain entailed lands, purchased by him, of William Ligon; and for settling other Lands, and two Negro Slaves, of greater value, in lieu thereof, to the same uses.

CHAP. XXVII.

An Act to enable Henry Cary, to sell certain entailed Lands, in the County of Warwick; and for settling three hundred and six acres of land, with the appurtenances, in the County of Henrico; and the moiety of three thousand nine hundred and forty two acres of Land, with the appurtenances, in the County of Goochland, of greater value, to the same uses.

CHAP. XXVIII.

An Act for vesting four hundred and twenty acres of Land, with the appurtenances, in the County of Westmoreland, (being entail'd) in George Turberville, gent. in fee simple; and for confirming a settlement of one thousand acres of land, with the appurtenances, in the County of Stafford, of greater value, to the same uses,