2135. A Bill to Prevent the Circulation of Private Bank Notes, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that it shall not be lawful for any person to offer in...
2241. A Bill for Preventing Infection of the Horned Cattle, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that the driving of cattle into, or through, the...
23108. A Bill for Speedy Recovery of Money Due from Certain Persons to the Public, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that when any person, who hath received or shall receive...
2476. A Bill Prescribing the Punishment of Those Who Sell Unwholesome Meat or Drink, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that a butcher that selleth the flesh of any animal dying,...
25114. A Bill Declaring When the Death of Persons Absenting Themselves Shall be Presumed, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that any person absenting himself beyond sea, or...
2616. A Bill for Apprehending Deserters, and Preventing the Loss of Arms and Other Things Delivered to Soldiers, 18 June … (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that the commanding officer of the militia of every...
2761. A Bill to Enable Guardians and Committees to Perform Certain Acts for the Benefit of Those Who Are under Their Care … (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that where any person under the age of twenty-one years,...
28105. A Bill for Reforming the Method of Proceeding in Writs of Right, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that, for trial of disputed titles to lands in a more...
2959. A Bill Directing the Mode of Suing Out and Prosecuting Writs of Habeas Corpus, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that whensoever a habeas corpus shall be served, by...
3021. A Bill concerning Wills; the Distribution of Intestate’s Estates; and the Duty of Executors and Administrators, 18 … (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly that every person aged twenty one years or upwards, being...
3180. A Bill for Amending the Constitution of the College of William and Mary, and Substituting More Certain Revenues for … (Jefferson Papers)
Whereas a scheme for cultivating and disseminating useful knowledge in this country, which had...
3283. A Bill for Saving the Property of the Church Heretofore by Law Established, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that the several tracts of Glebe land, the churches, and...
3368. A Bill for the Employment, Government and Support of Malefactors Condemned to Labour for the Commonwealth, 18 June … (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that malefactors condemned by judgment of law to hard...
344. A Bill Empowering the Governor, with Advice of the Privy Council, to Lay Embargoes, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that it shall be lawful for the Governor, with advice of...
3586. A Bill Annulling Marriages Prohibited by the Levitical Law, and Appointing the Mode of Solemnizing Lawful Marriage … (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that marriages prohibited by the Levitical law shall be...
36115. A Bill Prescribing a Method of Protesting Inland Bills of Exchange and Allowing Assignees of Obligations to Bring … (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that if a bill of exchange, for the sum of five pounds, or...
3738. A Bill for Preservation of Vessels Wrecked, or in Distress, and of Their Crews and Cargoes, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that a person descrying a vessel wrecked, or in peril, or...
38122. A Bill for Enforcing Performance of Awards Made by Rule of Court, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that by consent of parties, either personally declared by...
3979. A Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Whereas it appeareth that however certain forms of government are better calculated than others...
4015. A Bill for the Enlistment of Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly that every able bodied freeman who will enlist to serve...
4193. A Bill Constituting the Court of Appeals, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that a Court of Appeals, for hearing and determining suits...
4295. A Bill Constituting Justices of the Peace and County Courts, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that the Aldermen to be elected for every county, who by...
4362. A Bill for the Restraint, Maintenance, and Cure of Persons not Sound in Mind, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that the present directors of the hospital for reception...
4427. A Bill concerning the Dower and Jointures of Widows, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that a widow after the death of her husband, shall tarry...
4533. A Bill for Ascertaining the Salaries and Fees of Certain Officers, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that the salaries and fees, ascertained by the table...
4690. A Bill Constituting the High Court of Chancery, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that the Court of Equity, called the High Court of...
4792. A Bill Constituting the Court of Admiralty, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that the Court of Admiralty, to consist of three Judges,...
4820. A Bill Directing the Course of Descents, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that henceforth when any person having title to any real...
4932. A Bill for Support of the Poor, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that the Aldermen of every county wherein such provision,...
50103. A Bill Directing the Method of Proceeding against, and Trying Free Persons Charged with Certain Crimes, 18 June … (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that any free person, brought before a Justice of the...