The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-15
EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
THURSDAY, Dec. 6.

After some other petitions, was presented,
petition of Thomas Hord and Robert Bay
ior or Essex county, praying to he relieved
from fine inflicted on them under the present.
msnt OF grand jury in the court of the said
county:
Also petition which lay on the table, from sun
dry owners of lots in Planters Town, in Buck
lnBham country, praying an extension of the time
for improving ssd lots
Also apetition from certain officers & soldiers
OF the first battalion ofthe 47th reg't. of Virginia
| militia, praying that the commandments of reg'ts.
may be authorized, in certain cases, to appoint
suffers
Also a petition Of Elizabeth Sponsler, &liss
kimberlin, praying to be divorced from her Ius-
band Martin Kimberlin:
Also petition from sundry citizens of JefIer-
son county, praying the passage Of a law, autho-
ring the Executive to commission the officers ola
company OF cavalry, voluntarily associated in the
SAID county:
Also petition from the administrators of John
Pendleton, deceased; praying provision TO be
made, by law, for the payment of certain
tihcates found among the papers of their intes-
tate
Referred to the committee for Courts of JUS
ticc
a petition was presented and read from John
Ashln, OF Fiuvanna county, praying that he may
be authorized, under certain restrictions, to erect
| !" il-dam across the Rivanna river.
Also petition of number of the inhabitant,
OF Harrison county praying for division of the
SAID county
Also petition of number Of the Inhabitants
OF Campbell county and the adjacent counties,
praying that the inspection Of tobacco in the town
oil Brookneal, in the said county, may be revived
and that the further time Of five years may be
granted to the owners OF lofts in the said town. to
improve the same
Also q petition of number Of the inhabitants
OF Hampshire county, praying the passage OF
law authorizing reward to be given for killing
wolves in the said county, the mycy TO be paid
by the said county:
Referred tOthc committee Of Propositions aud
Grievances.
a petition was presented and read from sun
dry inhabitants OF the town Of fredericksburg
and other places, praying the passage of law to
Incorporate company to open turnpike road
from Fredericksburg to Swift Run Gap, in the
hiuc Ridge, Ur such other point, IS commonissi-
ers TO be named in the said law may fix upon.
CS!@red That tIe said petiiio: hc referred 10
ms'sTs. Stsrard tof Srsttsylyana) Crutchfeld,
5.:cticr, WYATT (of Gharintlc) Roberts, Barbour,
Mallory COT Osausc,) Watson, Harris, Garland,
Hill and Madison.
4 petition was presented and read from Saral,
de Pass, at present in Tie city OF lcbmond, pray
IN; the passage Ola law, authcrisips her TO re-
tain in bondage negro giri slave, whom the pc
li'iDnsf Brought jns. tbs STATE from So';th-Ca-
,iina, being ignorant Of the law OF Virginia upon
that .iicct
C'rhtrL 1qla, &c said petition be referred 70
u ssrs. Writ. VERIFY, Ay.ctt, Pope, Es.id, No
ErG and Smth OK. I. 81
Cisd-red, That ,cavc hc givento bring in bill
" Allowing persons arraigrcd OF misdc meanor IN
certain cases, the right of challenge :" and that
Messrs Thompson, Preston, l. Robinson, j.