The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-12-31
Iu,gania Legislature.
house DELEGATES
TUESDAY, December 90.

no USE or ID Ell L ATES,
TUESDAY,, December o.
Mr.. Barbour from the committee appointed to
enquire into such laws require amendment or
revisal, presented
A bin Concerning lapscd legacies;''
A bill" To amend an act concerning rents :" and
A bill &c Concerning sheriiis - which were Sc
verally received and read the first time, and or
dered to be read second time.
A petition of Mary Jeter (Which lay on the ia
ble) was taken up and read, PRAYING that she NAV
tc exempted from any penalty which she may have
incurred by bringing into this state certain slaves
from N. Carolln,, and that she may be permitted
TO retain the SAID slaves in BONDAGE in this state
Also petition Of BALDWIN Dade and Catla-
r5ncins VIE, praying the passage Of law autho-
r.siiiS &c.Siic OF a certain tract of land in Fair
tax county conveyed i'll trust BY the petitioners,
for reasons ~ .ilc said petition stated;
Also Il memorial of Archibald Mccall of the
city OF Philadelphia, piaying relief against the
con ict,u- noes OF tic ACT of Assembly for collect
ing the arreI ages of taxes die on lands as far rs
the same affects certain lil;Cl5 held by the memo
riaiist and the other nes md legal representatives
OF his father Archibald Mccall, deceased.
a petition WAS presented and read from George
Pickett and others, aumrs Of John PcnIlleton
deed. praying provision for the discharge OF GER
III certificates OF the commonwealth held bv the
sud Pcndlcto", AID that they may be permitted
to discharge & certain claim oithe commonwealth
against said Pcndleton III said certificates at their
nonnm,l value, provided such claim should be de-
tenn ned in favor OF the commonwealth by the
court beioyc which ii IS depending;
hlsc Z petition Of James Scrnrie and Ioana his
VT, praying that tie commonwealth would re-
iNquish TO the petitioners any right which it may
haze to certain lots and Land formerly the prope
~ Oh David Black, decd. living in and adjoining
tnat parl of Petersburg called Biandford
Also petition Of Tie heirs of George Gil
n N.,.i,s
n"y DC authorised to sell two tracts of land in the
county OF fiuvaira md lot in the CITY of Rich
Ii md, belonging 10 the estate Of the said G:lmer
Also petition Of Henry LYME Of North Care
INIT stating ms wish TO remove into this sratc, and
pray Ms tiat he niay lie authorised TO bring with
hiin certain slaves
Also petition from q number of the inhabitants
OF Amherst county, praying that tie said com y
may b" annexed to the district for which supc
IL ~ couut OF chanccry is holden Ill The town Of
Staunt)n
orl1eA, That the said petitions be referred to
the committee for courts Of justice.
a petition OF the president aud directors Of the
Potowmac company, praying that they may be
allowed tho further time of three years for COM
ple;ing the navigation of the Shenandoah river;
Also petition of number OF TIE inhabtants
OF Norfolk and Princess Anne counties, PRAYING
the p ssage Of q Law suthorising the srcction OF
a toll bridge across Tanners creek, from the land
Taylor
hlso petition Of q number Of the inhabitants
of Spot;sylvara county, praying The passage of a
law Incorporating a company for opening q turn
pike road from Fredericksburg 10 the Blue Ridge
Craere3, THAT the said petitions be referred to
the committee Of propositions ard grievances.
y petition OF Thomas Davenport, late sheriff
OF iialifax COUNTY prsyiHG that certain sum of
money may he ridnded 10 HIM from tie public
treasury, il being much InG,e than the claim of
the commonwealth against him
Also petition Of JOHN Hope, of Hanover coun-
t., praying the remission Of :: fine inflicted Oh him
b court martial in The said county
Also petition OF John II. Allen, PRAYING the
remission Of fire inflicted on him by the dis.
tlict court Of williamsburg, for rot attending as
witness, IN certain prosecution depending in
the said court
Ordcrei, Th4tth said petitions be referred to
the committee Of claims.
A petition presented and read from snum-
Der of tue inhabitants OF Rockbridgc County, pray
lnE the passage OF law authorisng the appoint
mcnt OF inspectors IF wiiskcy
ordered, That the said petition be referred TO
M-ssrs. Preston, Tucker, J.runty, Strickler, w.
Fousbee, Rutherford, Morgan, Irvine, Gholson
and II. Crrs that they do examine the matter
thereof and report The same with their opinion
thereupon TO the house
The following petitions were received, and on
motion, ord red TO lie lid upon the taA,le-to wit
a petition Of Joseph c. Baldwin aud Cyrus p
Baldwin, petition Of David HuntcI--a petition
OF Dryan COrnlcv and Daniel Desmond, and a
petition Of William l. Lewis.
On motion, Ordered, That the committee ofpri.
v'lcges and elections be discharged from further
consideration Of the petition Of John Pittlnan, to
them referred and That the petitioner have leave
to withdraw his petition.