Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-01-13

- N'"'"', 400 dc remaining IN the
othce, unacte;; upon, to wit, III ca
veateds GO defective, requiring tk,tes.
the NAMES OF heirs, &c. GAO made I'M
der the LOYAL company's order of
council, and 2i9 surveys under the
Gre rnhrier companv's order.
1t iorther appears to your commit
tee that irori good caraes shewn by
TIE Register, the recording Of The
P!a:s and certificates of survey has been
nnavoidaLly kept back to the year
1877. TIN: is, no plat and certificate on
which a grant has issued since iuae
zo7, h1s been recorded.
1t also appears 20 YOUR committee
Tat the present number of clerks en-
ploycd in the lind Office, are made.
qnatc to the discharge of the duties,
and that it will require an additional
clerk to bring up the records Of sur
vcvs and grants.
Resolved. As the opinion Of his
committee, that there should be an
0dtli,ional clerk employed in the Re-
Sister's Office.
The said resolution being read Sc
cond time, was on the question put
thereupon disagreed to by the house.
A bill, Authorizing the Little ri
YER turnpike company to receive tolls
on every five miles that NAV be finish
ed OF the road therein mentioned. :"
(Which lay on The table, was taken
up, and the question being put on the
second reading Of the bill, it passed
in :he negative.
Resolved, that the said bin be re-
iected.
AIR. Baker, from the committee to
whom was referred that part of the
Governors communication which re.
ates 30 the mandatory of arms, made
the following report:
1. Rrsr.ved, as the opinion OF this
committee, that the conduct OF the
executive in continuing the operation
of the manuflctorv of arms through
ont the last year, although by so doing
they exceeded the appropriation made
ny law for that purpose, merits the
appreciation of this committee.
2. ReSoi0cG, as the opinion of this
committee, that it is expcdient that
the Executive should distribute the
pubic arms among the militia Of the
state, by having them forwarded 20
the Colonel Commandant Of each re-
giment, except one thousand stand.
which shall be kept in the manufactor
Of arms in the city Of Richmond,
8. PsS7!rcd, that each non-comrnis-
stoned officer or private, who shall
nave been or NAV be armed by the
public, should be fined twenty FIVE
cents for each article Of his accoutre-
n1or;7 which shall be out of order, or
which he shall fill to bring with him
on parade: And it shall be the duty
OF the captain or commanding officer
OF every company armed as aforesaid.
to note down each and every violation
of such regulation, and make report
Ct the same TO the battalion court Of
enquiry.
d. PesotUc6, that 1t shall be the duty
OF every captain, in the hands Of whose
company there are or may be public
arms, at the next April muster, and
at any subsequent mrgter, to examine
the same, and make report of such
arms as are ont of order 10 the colo
mel commandant, whose duty II shall
3eto nav" the same repaired. & to trans.
nit IN account Of the expense of su. y
repairs to the Executive, 70 he paid
or OF my monies in the Treasury
arising from militia fines.
And where the colonel conmandant
shall not BE able to procure a fit per-
son to make such repairs, he shall for
ward them to the manufactorc farms,
to be repaired.
Or rotion, Ordered, ,iat The said report
be laid upon the table.
A resolution from the committee NJ
CLAIMS, on the petition Or Adam BEARD and
Andrew Hosea, the consideration Of which
was postponed from Saturday the 9th Of
December 1906, to Saturday tbe Sd Of Ja-
nuary following, was taken UP and read in
the following words:
ReSoIVed' as the opinion of this commit
tee, that the petition Of Beard and Hosea.
praying the Legislature would appronr;ate
a fund for the purpose of discbarFinp q
Judgment obtained by them in the district
iected. '''''' "e 'S-
motion was made N rostpone the nv
tlpr confederation Is 81. 80,