The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-01-07
.Vsrgi,lia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGA7 TIES,
50 ..- tTuEspAY. December 90.

The Senate have passed the bill, Authorizing
the counties of Caroline and Hanover, to convert
the bridge az Littlepage's, across Pamunkey river
Into a toll bridge" with amendments, to which
they request the concurrence Of the House of De-
legates.
The house proceeded to consider the said a
mcndments and the same being twice read, were
agreed to by the house.
An engrossed bill concerning the road from the
upper navigation of the Kanawha to the upper ma
vigation of James river, read third time and
several blanks therein lledup, and the bill passed
Mr. Brockenbrough (of Hanever) presented
according to order, bill concerning the chance
ry court for the Richmond district.
A report from, the committe for courts of JUS
tee which lay or the table was taken up and read
IN the following words
!. Resolved, that it is the opinion of this com
mittec, that the petition of James Scmple and Io-
anna his wife, praying that the right of the com.
monwealth to certain lots and l.nGs lying within,
and ad DINING to, that part of Petersburg called
Hlandford, and whereof David Black the young-
er, died seized, under the age of twenty one
years, may be vested in tie petitioners, t,. said
Joanna being the next OF kin within the United
States To the said David, is reasonable.
9. Resoived that it is the opinion of this COM
mittce, that the petition OF a,ndry persons, pray
ing that an act may pass appointing trustees OF IL,
Scaderny established for the instructions of &c.
males, iii the town of Lexington, and vesting the
s'uei trustees Will proper powers lCr
the said institution, is reasonable.
3. Resofvea, thrt it is the opinion of this COM
mittcc, that the memorial of Archibald McCall,
on behalf of himself, and nf the other heirs and
Legal representatives OF his father Archibald
Mccall, decd. praying, th..t on payment of the
arrcarages of taxes due certain lands held by
them, they may be relieved against the penalty
and forfeiture incurred by the non payment Of the
saiti taxes, is reasonable
The 1st and Cd resolutions being read second
time were agreed 60 by the house.
The Sdresoution being read second time was
on motion, ordered to be laid upon the table
Vi Mr.. Johnston (ofP. EdwG) from the commit
tee of propositions and grievances, made the fol
lowing report:
l. Resoivsd, as the opinion of this committee
that the petition of sndry inhabitants of the coun
tyof Brooke, praying that a law may pass ncorpo
rating company to establish turnpike road
from Charleston the Ohio river, TO the state
Zine of Pennsylvania and Virginia at near the
farm OF Major Francis Mcclure on the road tc
Washington, is reasonable.
g. Resoived, as the opinion of this committee,
that the petition of sIrdry inhabitants OF the coun-
ty of Spottsyivania, praying that Il law may pass
incorporating company to establish turnpike
road from fredericksburg to the Blue Ridge, is
reasonable.
Oydered, that bills be brought in pursna Mt to
The resolutions and that the committee of proposi
tons and grievances do prepare and bring in the
same.
Mr.. w Foushee, from the committee of claims,
made the following report
Resdloed, the opinion of this committee.
that the petition Of Edwd jackson, PRAYING that he
may be allowed to receive from TIE public treasu
~, the sum of 9 226, out of the arrearages oftax
es, whichhe wac authorised By law to receive, of
the sheriff of Harrison county, for opening road
from the Mason county line to George Corneuys
on Poke Greek of which said ARE arages. the
sum of S 754 and 10 cents have been paid bv the
said sheriff into the public treasury and such
other additional sum as the Legislature nav deem
a sufficient compensation for his labor and trouble,
Is reasonable,
eessioed also, as the opinion of this committee.
that the petition of Patsy Oliver, stating thai her
husband Ackais Oliver, in an afffay, when intox
fc4Ieft unfortunately killed man by the name of
Joseph Gholson, and fed from this state tn. t
the coroner ofthe county Of Halifax has entered
upon and taken possession of his property, both
real and personal and praying the legislature
would pass law releasing the said property to
her children and herself, is reasonable
These being read second time, were agreed to
by the house.
Ordered, That corrmittee be appointed to ex
amino the enrolled bills ; and a committee was
sppointed of Messrs. Lightfoot Baytop, Coleman,
Cheatham, Reeder, Watts, White, Slaughter,
Jones (of Warwic) Anderson Daniel, Read.
congleton, Joyncs, Upshur and Jones (of Clouces.
ter)