The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-12-13

! Rcfoheed, That agrecshly 10 the nsefent laws
relative to conteited elections th- Individual A.
CAN'T whom the complaint -. IN undue clectis n
IS lodged, is entitaled to ne by the treaker,
! IT ne ne abieut, before the iuhie9 can be iuvei-
tg''ed by the committee of privilege and cleo
tons.
motion was then made 10 amend the riid
refcluton, by in,ertng the word, "not," be-
tore the word, " cntituied," 10 as 90 make it
read, " is not enttulcd," &c. which paGld in
tbs affirmative:
And the quefion being put upon the refolu.
ton AS amended, it paIed in the affirmative.
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a
bill, TO amend the feveral laws concerning
appeals, and 20 extend the power of the rupr-
nor courts in granting writs Of tuperfedeas :"
and That Mefrs. DaviFoh, HeninC, Mallory,
Campbell, Johnfcn, Burwe and Cabcll, do
prepare and bring in the fame
Ordsre6, That the committee to whom, was
referred the memorial Of George lackiUn & o.
theirs, on the fuhiett Of The claim ofthe Indian,
Company, be difcharged from the further conf
deration of the faid memorial, and that the fame
be referred to committee Of the whoIe houf;,
or Monday next.
! Petitions on the fubiect of extending the ca.
Ptai ttock % the bank Of Virginia, from the
counties OF WcHncreland aud Auguta wer-
received and referred TO the committee to whom
was referred the petition on the fame iubied
from Fairfax and other counties.
! "A petition from number of the Inhabitants
OF the town Of Lyochburg, was prefented and
read, praying tina, the faid town may be incor-
porated:
Alfn petition from John lynch and others.
inhabitants of the town OF I.ynchbury. pravipr
that certain lots adjoining the iaid town which
nave been laid OFF by faid John Lynch NAV be
1 annexed TO the Tad town, and that there NAV
be no time limited for the improvement of the
iaid lots
petition Of Louis A. Pauy was prefented
| and read, ftating that he has obtained rudg-
ment againf the Commonwealth IF Virginia in
the court Sfappeals, and praying that an appro-
Pration may be made TO difcharge the fame;
Alfo petition of Edward Bureefs, itatine
/ that he was committed To the Penitentiary for
tour years, which term of confinement he has
Undergone and under the then exiting law,
created debt againft the Commonwealth of
one hundred and feventy feven dollars; but
that on his diicharee b. received only thirty
dollars, the fun allowed by the law of the lai
itIhon of Ahembly, repeating the former Law,
on that flbject, and praying that he may be al
lowed the balance Of the fun of III dollars,
deduSting the thirty dollars, as the debt was
actually created, before the repeal of the law.
| Monday, Drcen,ber 10.
! On motion--RejolUc4, That a committee be
appointed Whoie duty 1t hall be to enquire in.
to the revenue and expenditure of the laft wear.
! 70 aicertan how much of the public debt las
| been redeemed fnce the firlt of October, 1908.
and to prepare an climate of the expences and
reiourieS of the entuing year; and committee
was appointed of Mefii-s. Miller, Powhatanl z.
Han1fon, billiard, Barbour, Madilon, Simons.
L. Boyd, Ker. Lightfoot, Mercer and SempIe.
On meteorological, That the Executive
be recuefted TO lay their Journal before the &C.
neral Afembly.
On meteorological, That a committee
be appointed whole dutyit ihall BE- to enquire
whether the falary or compensation, allowed
by law to the phyiican for attending the public
guard, and the conyi6ts in the penitentiary, is
adequate to his fervices, and that they reoo,f
thefeupoh to this houfe by bin or otherwjfe
ard committee appointed of Mefrs.
Semple, Peake, Blake, Jones, (Nottowavl Snv-
Ger, Putdic, S2iany, Ker, Halves anu DaliI,. =
| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in b, ls
10 amend IN act, entitued an act REDUCING
VITO one the ieveral acts of aflemby for the in,
lpect'rn OF tobacco; Concerning Jailors their
fees and duties; For making allowance 10 wiz.
1ehes attending on the part of the Common.
wealth IN civil iuits; To amend the feveral laws
concerning proceedings in chancerv, in The
county and other inferior courts, and for Other
pnrpoies o amend the act, entituled an al
concerning the high court OF Chancery: To
authorize widows In the counties of Nanfemond.
lie OF Wight and Southampton, to get tar and
! tnrpentme on their dover lands To amend the
act enttuled an act, reducing into one the Ep-
yeraI acts concerning wills, the dhribution of
Intettates' eftates, aud the duty of executors
and administrators.