CHAP. XXIX. An act for paying the wages of the members of this present session of Assembly. WHEREAS by an act entitled "An act for fixing Wages of members of the allowance of the members of general assembly,' general as passed at this present session by authority from the sembly, how body of the people, it was provided that the said al estimated and paid. timate the lowance should be of fifty pounds of neat tobacco by the day for attendance on assembly, two pounds of the like tobacco for every mile they must necessarily travel going to or from the same together with their ferriages, to be paid to them in money out of the publick treasury, at such rate as shall be estimated by the grand jury at the session of the general court next, before the meeting of each respective session of assembly, governing themselves in the said estimate by the worth of the said tobacco, and the competence of the same to defray the necessary expenses of travelling and attendance; but no mode was pointed out for estimating the said tobacco for this present session: Be Grand jury it therefore enacted, That the grand jury which shall at general be sworn at the first session of the general court after court, to es- the passing of this act, shall make the said estimate as price of to- well for the present, as for any session which may enbacco, paya- sue; and such estimation being made it shall be lawful ble to mein- for the several members to receive payment of the same of the treasurer, for their attendance at, and travelling to, and from, the present session, and their ferriages, observing the forms heretofore prescribed by law. No person shail henceforward be capable of serving on any grand jury in the general court while he shall be a member of either house of assembly or a candidate for a seat therein. The grand juries of the general court shall be sworn by the clerk to make the estimate directed by the said act, honestly, impartially, and according to the plain intention of the said act; and if they shall differ in opinion as to the price at which the said tobacco shall be estimated, the sum at which every of the said jurors estimates it, shall be distinctly noted in writing and the whole added together, and bers of as sembly. the amount thereof divided by the number of those who shall have given in their estimate, and the quotient or How, if they disagree. average value which shall result from this operation or such other sum near thereto as to avoid fractions, shall be approved by a majority of them, shall be the estimate at which the said allowances shall be paid. CHAP. XXX. An act for continuing an act entitled An act to empower the governour and council to lay an embargo for a limited time. Act empow ering gover. nor and WHEREAS the act of assembly, passed in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight, entitled "An act to empower the governour and council to lay an embargo for a limited time," will expire at council, to the end of this present session of assembly, and it is lay an embargo, fur necessary the same should be continued; Be it therether contin fore enacted, That the said récited act shall continue ued. and be in force from and after the expiration thereof, until the end of the next session of assembly, and no longer. VOL. A. CHAP. XXXI. p. 428, 462, 477.] [See vol. 9, An act for continuing an act entitled An act for giving certain powers to the governour and council. Acts giving nor and council, fur ued. WHEREAS the act of assembly, passed in the year certain pow- one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven, entiers to gover- tled "An act for giving certain powers to the governour and council," which was continued by an act ther contin. entitled "An act for continuing an act for giving certain powers to the governour and council," which was farther continued by an act entitled "An act to extend the powers of the governour and council," will expire at the end of this present session of assembly; and it is expedient that the same should be farther continued; Be it therefore enacted, That the act entitled "An act for giving certain powers to the governour and council," shall continue and be in force from and after the expiration thereof, until the end of the next session of assembly, and no longer. p. 478.] CHAP. XXXII. [Seo vol. 9, An act for continuing an act entitled An act to empower the governour and council to superintend and regulate the publick jail. nor and Act empow WHEREAS the act of assembly, passed in the year ering gover one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight, enticouncil to tled "An act to empower the governour and council superintend to superintend and regulate the publick jail," will exand regulate pire at the end of this present session of assembly, and the publick jail, further it is necessary the same should be continued; Be it continued. therefore enacted by the General Assembly, That the said act shall continue and be in force from and after the expiration thereof, until the end of the next session of assembly, and no longer. CHAP. XXXIII. An act for continuing an act entitled [See vol. 9 An act to enable the governour and p. 584.] council to supply the armies and navies of the United States and of their allies with grain and flour. vernor and vies of Uni WHEREAS the act of assembly, passed in the year Act to ena one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight, enti- ble the gotled "An act to enable the governour and council to council to 'supply the armies and navies of the United States and supply arof their allies with grain and flour," will expire at the mies and na end of this present session of assembly, and it is ne- ted States & cessary the same should be continued; Be it therefore their allies, enacted by the General Assembly, That the said act with grain & flour, further shall continue and be in force from and after the expi- continued. ration thereof, until the end of the next session of assembly, and no longer. CHAP. XXXIV. An act to increase the salaries of the elerks to the auditors of bndlick ac counts. WHEREAS the salaries allowed to the clerk of Salaries of accounts and the assistant clerk, by an act entitled clerks of au "An act for establishing a board of auditors of pub- creased lick accounts," have been found inadequate to their ditors in services; Be it therefore enacted by the General Assem bly, That the said former salaries shall cease, and in lieu thereof shall be paid to each of the said clerks the sum of eight hundred pounds by the year. Justices of Stafford County empowered to ascertain centre of actual sur CHAP. XXXV. An act to empower the justices of Staf ford county to fix on a proper place for erecting their courthouse. WHEREAS it is represented to this present general assembly by the inhabitants of the county of Statford, that the place fixed on by the justices thereof for building a courthouse at or near Mr. William Garrard's, is neither central nor convenient; Be it therefore county, by enacted, That the justices of the peace for the said county, or a majority of them shall, on or before the first day of October next, having first by actual survey ascertained the centre thereof (provided such survey court house. be by voluntary subscription) fix on some place as near such centre as convenience will admit, for building their courthouse. vey, for purpose of erecting Further time allowed purchasers of lots in town of Bath to improve them. CHAP. XXXVI. An act for giving a farther time to the purchasers of lots in the town of Bath to build thereon. WHEREAS by an act of assembly, entitled "An act for giving a farther time to the purchasers of lots in the town of Bath to build thereon," the period therein limited for that purpose, will expire on the |