The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-12-29
Virginia Legislature.
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SATURDAY, December

An engrosscd Bill For opening new. street
III the town CT PeterslmI e." was read Third time
and several blaEks therein flied I'D.
heSoHvea, That the BIZ do pass, and that the IT,
.le Dc AN act Ter opening new street in the
town Of PeteraLurg.'
petition rom number of the inhabitants of
norfolk county, was presented artrsejd, pra.yne-
sundry amendments to the act passed n, the Last
SESSION OF the general assembly, for ascerta;nin,
the northern boundary OF the borough of Norfolk
OFa@ed: That The sand petition be referred to
the committee for courts Of Justice
MIR Johnston (of p. Edward) from the conn
mittee OF propositions and grievances, made the
following report
The committee of propositions and grievances
nave, according to order, had under their consi-
oerapoii, the petition Of the president and direc-
tors OF The Little River turnpike company to them
referred, and have come to the following resolu-
ton tliGrcupOn
RCSoire'|, as The opinion of this committee that
the petition Of the president and directors of the
Little RIVER turnpike comrany, praying that the
!" Incorporating the sad company may be so a.
mended as to aulnprisc them TO erect a gate on
the completion every five miles Of the SAID road
and 70 receive tolls P.oporionate to those at Dre.
sent allowed by Ia ", IS easonable.
The SAID resolution being twice read, WIS, ON
inc question put thereupOn, agreed to by the
house.
The committee of c-isileres and elections have
according to order, lad under their cons dtrstio,,
the petition Of John H. Foushee, complaining of
the undue election of George VIM Smith, return
ed 70 serve n; delegate fer the city of Ri,lncnd
| 10 them referred, agreed upon arepDrt and come
TO the following lcsolutions thereupon;
ttppears 10 your committee from the deposi.
ton OF Thomas NicolsOn, that William Nicolson.
who is nephew Of the said Thomas, was under
the age OF twenty-One years At the time of the C
lection thatin the notice furnished BY Iol,n III
Foushee, to George WIN. Smith, the particular
objection Of the want of age, was not made tn
the said William Nicol5cn that only the general
objection OF " not being freebooter according
to law, entitled TO vote for member of the Gene.
raj Assembly," was made that therefore vour
committee refuse to hear testimony upon the non.
age OF William Nicolson, and that he voted for
George VIVA. Smith
/. ResofUed, therefore, as the opinion ofthis COM
mittee, that the vote Of William Nicolson is le-
gal vote.
1t appears also TO your committee, thai Iobn
tnGe's voted IN right of certain lot he held by
deed, in fee simple that he had been in posses
sion OF the said lot six months before the election
that there at tho time of the election ON the
said lot, house, not framed but formed by D ,gts
liked in the ground, closed & covered with plank
that the said building is in the shielded form, and
contains more than twelve feet clear in the area
that the greatest height of the said building is A.
bout ten or twelve feet sloping to about seven or
ig.It feet and that he voted for George VIM
Smith.
2. Resoived therefore, as the opinion Of luis COM
mi'tee, that the vote Of John Enders is legal
vote.
II appears also 70 your committee, that Sewall
Osgood voted in right of lot with leg improve,
mcnts thereon, conveyed 70 him ~ q, q! VI the