Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-12-25

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roline and Hanover To convert the bridge
at Littlepage's across Pamunkcy river ln~
to toll bridge" was cad 4 serou, me.
and ordered to be engrossed and Ie4u
third time.
A bill "For altering the place for hold
ing courts in the county OF Ohio" was 1ead
second time, amended at the clerks ta-
BILE, and as amended ordered TO be engros.
scd and read third TINE
4 bill "CCncerning Thomas Turgle,"
was read a second time, aud the question
being put on engrossing the SAID bal and
reading il 4 third time, 1t passed in the nee
gatIve.
| Resoived, That the said bill be reject
! ed.
A petition from q number of the inhabi-
tants of Norfolk county, was presented and
read, praying sundry amer dmeuts TO tnc
act passed at the last scss, OF of the goneA
raj assembly, for ascGr ;aii- ns the northern
| boundary OF the borough Of Norfolk
Ordcrcd, That the said petition be re-
| ferred To the committee Tor Courts OF Jus
ticc.
MIR. Johnston Cof p. Edwar1) from the
| committee of Propositions and Grievances,
made the following report:
ReSolOed, as the opinion cf;his commit
| tee, that the petition OF the prcsiGent and
directors of the Little River turnpike CON-
pany, praying that the law Incorporating
the said company may be amended as 10
al hHrIse them 10 erect gate on the com~
pletion Of every Eve miles of the sand road,
and To receive tolls proportionate TO those
at present a. lowed by law, Is reasonable.
The SAID resolution being twice read.
was, on the quc stiOn put tn @reupOu, agreed
to by the house.
Crdcred, That bill be brought in pur-
Suant to the said resolution, and that the
committee OF propositions and grievances
do prepare aud bring in inc same.
Mr.. breckenridge from the committee Of
! privileges anu elections, reported that the
committee hau, according To order, had
under their consl teration. the petition of
John Il. Foushee, complaining OF the I'M
due election Of Geo. VIM auUh, returned
to serve as delegate for the Cay p. Rich
mond, and had Come to suGdry resolutions
| thereupOn.
! After several amendments 20 the resolu.
lions reported by the committee on mo-
ton, Hc8oLUed, Tina, John II. Fcushee was
duly elected, that the name OF Geo. WIN.
| smith he erased from the certificate OF Ie-
! turn made by the Sergeant Ct Richmond,
| and that the name OF John II. FCushee Le
! inserted in stead thereof
| The following petitions were received
and ordered to be laid upon the table, 10
wit:
A petition of Baldwin Dadc and Catha-
rlnc his wife, praying that they may he
authorised TO make sale OF the tract OF nd
| therein mentioned, for the reason. in tile
said petition stated;
Also, petition of Mary Jeter Formerly
Mary FhilliPs,) praying, .or the reasons
therein mentioned, init she my se cxcus-
, ed from the payment of certain Rn.s in
Cured by her IN bringing certain slaves
from the state of Sou,h-Caronaa, into this
state;
! Also, a memorial and petition of Arch.
: bald M'Cali, ON hehalf of himself and the
other representatives of ArChIDalU M'CaN,
dec stating that certain lands to winch the
said representatives were en,tied, have
become forfeited To the commonwealth Tor
the non-payment Of the taxes, and PRAYING
that they may BIZ allowed to redeem the
same upon payment thereof.
On motion, RcSoivcd, Tha. ESQ copies
of the bill emitted, "a bill, providing for
the defence OF The eastern frontier OF THIS
commonwealth" be printed for the use OF
the members Of the Genera Assembly.
On motion, Crdrred, That u writ Of e.
lection issue to the county Of Hcntic1, to-
supply the vacancy occas.oued by the q, ath
of Nathaniel Wilkinson, Esq returned 20
serve IN this present General Assembly.