Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-12-30
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Il oUsE OF DELEG ArEs.
MONDAY. Dec. 10, 1898.

time to the owners Oflots IN Planters Town
to improve the same," was read a third
time and passed.
An engrossed bill, " Releasing James
Nimmo from the payment OF iudsmen
therein mentioned was read third time
and passed.
Mr.. Pope, from the committee to whom
were referred the resolutions proposing an
address to the government of the United
States, made the following report :-LFor
this able report, see last Argus
The first resolution being read Sc
cond time, was, on the question put
thereupon, unanimously agreed to by
the House.
The second resolution being read a
second time was on the question put
thereupon, unanimously agreed to by
the House.
The third resolution being read a
second tine, was, on the question put
thereupon, unanimously agreed to by
the House.
The question being then about to
be taken on the preamble to the said
resolutions, the same was, on motion,
ordered to be laid upon the table.
Mr.. Barbour from the committee
Tor Courts of Justice, made the fol-
lowing report:
The committee FOR Courts of Ius-
1tice have according to order, had un-
der their consideration the petition of
Edwin James Harvie, only acting ex-
ecutor of the testament and last will
OF John Harvie, deceased, to them
referred, and have agreed upon re-
port and come to resolution there
upon, as follow;
1t appears to your committee, that
the said John Harvie, former Re-
gister of the Land Office, was appoin-
ted in the year 1879, during good be-
havlour, and was allowed certain fees
of Office for performing the duties
thereof; that in the year 1885, he was
placed on the civil list establishment,
with salary of 100 per annum for
I himself and clerks, and the fees of
office appropriated in aid of the public
revenue, and he thereupon gave bond
with security on the 24th March, 1895.
for the faithful execution of his otfics.
AT that time, it appears to your COM
mittee, 1t was expected that -four clerks
would be sufi lent TO perform the du-
ties OF the Office, but that in conse-
quence OF the Northern Teck or late
iProprietor's office being added to, and
incorporated with the land-ofTice. by
an act passed at the o tober' session.
OF the year 1885, and from other caa-
ses, the business of the land-oHice, was
SO increased that six or eight clerks
were constantly and diligently en-
Ployed under the said Register in
THANKSGIVING the business of the Office.
1t appears further to your commit
tee, that previous to the passage of the
act last mentioned, the salary of the
Register was reduced 20 { 500 per
annum for himself and clerks.
Ii further appears to your commit
tee, that the books, documep. IS and pa
pers of the proprietor's office, when
delivered to the said Register, were
III very confused situation that BY
reason thereof, and the business a.
rising thereform, at least two additi-
onal and good clerks were required,
and actually employed in the Regis
ter's Office.
Il further appears to your commit
tee that considerable number of the
plats and certificates of surveys direc-
ted to berecorled, are of lands living
in the state of Kentucky, and that an
act OF 1898, directed the Register OF
the land-oaice to deliver the same to
such person as the executive should
certify to be officially appointed to re.
ceive the same.
1t further appears to your commit
tee, that no surveys of lands were e.
yer recorded in the secretarv's Office.
Il further appears to your commit
tee, that the words Of the certificate of
the survey, are in the grant delivered
to the owner Of the land, which grant
is recorded and that true copy is
retained in the surve or's Office, So
that without record Of the plat and
certificate in the Registers Office,
there are four authentic copies Of the
surveys.
1t further appears to your commit
tee, that the original surveys arc fill