Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-03
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELBGATBS.
Friday. December az, 1905.


act, entitled AN act, concerning the town
of AbiDgdon," and
A bill, Providing for the erection OF
Offices for the district courts, and for re-
! Ibursing certain expenses incurred by
he clerks thereof" were severally read
the third time and passed. :.
Mr.. Ayiett from the committee for
courts of justice, reported the following
resolutions:
Resolved, that Il is the opinion Of this
/ committee, that the petition Of sundry
persons, praying that ain aSt may pass,
au.horsing The sum of four thousand, dol.
lars to be raised by lottery, for the pur-
pose ofbuiIding a toll bridge across Cheat
river, al the bunker bottom, and THAI the
rent or toll of the said bridge may be ro,
! ever applied towards educating poor child
rem in The county of Monongalia, under
such regulations is NAV be deemed pro-
per by the legsla ure, is reasonable.
Resolved, that the petition of sundry
inhabitants Of the town Charlo esyiil,,
praying that The aet which authorizes the
inhabitants of the said town TO elect ,rus
tees ther -of, may be explained, and tina,
| the powers OF the said trustees may be
enlarged, so far a, least, as to authorize
the establishment of q school in the said
! tow, is reasonable. r @
Received, that the petition Of sundry
inhabitants ofthe city of Richmond, pray
! ing that the court OF hastings of The said
cily, may be authorised 10 establish i'm
speef'Ons of bu ter and lard, and that the
same may likewise be authorised in other
| towns, and also in he counties of this
com moBweal,h, is reasonable.
Resolved, that the petition Of Susan
Peyton, John. Morrow, Addison Bowles
.ArIiis,ead, Mary IL. krmistead, Henry
j.. Peyton and John Brown, praying that
an ACT may pass, authofising the petition
ers, or some of them, TO dispose of such
OF thc real estate whereof John Peytob
died seized. intcsta'e, as may be designar
cd by commissioners to be appoint, d ard
in order to prevent sale of certain real
property mortgaged by the decedert IN
his LIFETIME, TO secute dsbt due from
him tina, The proceeds Of the said sale
may DC applied towards discharging the
debt Aforesaid, is reasonable.
Tine said resolutions beng twice read,
were agreed 20 by the house. .
Ordered that the committee for courts
OF justice do bring in bills pursuant to the
said resolutions.
Mr.. Tazewell from the committee fo
courts Of justice, reported the following
resolutions:
Resolved, that il is the opinion Of this
COMMITTEES, that SO much Of the petition
oi Charles Iahcey and Jeremiah Yancey,
stated 10 have been signed by them at
the request IF a numbeT Of he inhabitants
OF hlbemarle county as prays that en- aet
may pass. making Unnecessary hat ma
| jority OF the magistrates Of county should
be presen' when a levy of considerable
amounts LAID by the court, is reasonable.
Resolved tha SO much Of the said Pc
ti,ion as prays that fine may be impose d
on magistrates of counties, for failing to
at,eGd a The times Of laying levies after
being notified of the times appointed for
that purpose, be rejected.
Resolved, that the residue OF the said
| petition, praying that in future d majority
oil the magistrates Of county shall be
present when Recommendation are made
by the county courts to the executive, is
reasonable.
Resolved, that such part of the petition
oil snndry inhabitants Of the town OF New
Market IN the county of Shenandoah, as
prays, that so much OF the aet establishing
the said town, as appoints trustees there
Of may be repealed /; and that an aet may
be passed aothorising the freeholders end
housckeepers of the said town to eie6to
ther trustees thereof annually; that the
said trustees be empowered to regulate
the building Of houses in tie said town
to remove nuisances therein; to impose
penalt'', not exceeding one dollar, upon
every person running horse, or playing
at the game called Long Bullets, in the
streets and alleys OF the said town; and to
levy tax, not exceeding eighty dollars
annually, upon the housekeepers and in
habiants thereof, to be applied towards
keeping the streets, sc. in repair, is rea-
sonable.
Resolved, that the residue OF the Petit
on last mentioned, PRAYING that the trus-
tees to be elected as aforesaid, may be au-
ihorised to settle all diputes concerning
the bounds Of lots in the said town, and to
make such bye laws, rules and regu.
istions, not contrary to the constitution .Sc
laws OF this state. OF Of the United States,