The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-30
VIRGINIA LEGISLH7'URK.
EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNALS or
TIKI HOUSE, OF DELEGATES.


Fp,pAY, Tee. %.
Nr. Cahs"f'h the coriiniuee ,or Courts Of
Jas.ce made the following repor,
The committee for Courts Ut Justice have; ac-
corI'ng TO order. had under their consideration
s~Te al petitions TO them referred, and have
IL tue following resolutions there upon.
j. Resolved, as the opinion OF this committee,
hat the petition at Tarlctom Moore, nravins t,,at
Ac may be relieved by the Legislature from the
effect OF CERTAIN proceedings OF tne Superior
Court OF law for iiiax county, upon an insi Ct
'ne't preferred against him tor unlawful gaming,
with false dice, be rejected
3. Resolved, as the opinion of this committee
That so much OF the petition OF morgan Crn,-
kies, late sheriff OF Gloucester county, AZ prays
th't the damages, SIC. paid by him in consequence
az Judgment recovered agans, MN for the rev
e",G takes OF the SAID county, which were paya-
o,s INTO the Treasury iii tue year 1907, and TIA,
ie may he allowed :, credit therefor, aud aso tor
h'5osVents and non residents, against judgem-
Obtained against him Tor tire revenue taxes ot the
sal'l county, which were payable into the trcasu-
ry Tor the year 1903, is reasonable.
.. Resolved as the opinion of ti,ls committees
mat the residue OF the sad petition, praying
Tat the petitioner may be authorised by law 20
collect on recover the balances due hin, in the
said county, as late sheriff thereof in such nj an
h~r As the Legislature may seem best, is rea,on-
au,e.
fac said resolutions being severally read Sc.
cond time, were ust,o., ordered TO be lsi,, up
on the table.
Mr. Otey, from the committee onpointed 20
examine the Land Office, made the fo,oyyrls re-
port:
The committee appointed to examine the state
" the Liant Ofhce, nave, according 10 order u, l.
'"'"iva That "aiy, prepared report, and come 10
RESOLUTION thereon
II appears tn your committee that there IRE
Contained III tiis Land Office
Forty two large folio books, c0n,ai Ming the re-
cotis ofpatents issued from 1923 10 l77s, AN IN
good order, with particular INDEX 10 each D,.ok
she q general index to the whole ;-E,yi,tv
two large toto books, Containing the record. nr
grahts issued since the establishment OF this
Once, all IN good order, with PARTICULAR index To
eaeh DOCK, and general index To the whole -
lhiity one large iolio books, conta irs the re-
cords OF deed. issued from te late prspri. ,or's
Once OF the Eorthern Neck, and grants Issued
IRON the lanu office, on surveys Of the Nortn, IN
Neck, all IN good order, with a partic,lar ind,x
70 each book, and general index TO the whole I;
-ihrty one large folio books containing ,i,,. "a
CORDS OF surveys, on which grants hay, Issued
mot including the surveys the Norle ri,
Neck) from The establishment of tho: land. Office
TO inc year 1877, ali IN good order, with partc-
uiar h'deA to each book, but no general muck -
"o presses, Containing the oilgis2l FLATS and
ceftihcates vi surveys, u. which giants have IS.
SUED since the establishment OF the land Office
HE'D III neat and regular order "A press, con
tanning the original pats aGu Certificates of sur
veys, ON which deeds have issued from, the late
PfoprIet0rs oftice Oi the Northern Neck IT wo
presses, containing the original piats and certi6-
cates OF surveys, on winch grants have isau. q
from TINS Office, for lands in the Northern Neck
district, hied IA neat and regular order "A press
containing four books, in winch a.e recorded eur.
Veys on which gratis have issued from this of.
hce, tor lands IN the Norihern Neck, and %
DOCKS containing entries maae ~ the late proDrie
wi oiiiCS - n press, cOI,,IInng vouchers Oh
winch war; ants of different dissertations nay, *
sued, also The original caveats that have been en-
tered IN TINS Office, ali fled in neat regular orter
"A press, containing original grants issued III
"'S of1cc "A press, Containing the plats and
c<ftlhcates OF surveys, on which grants have is.
s"eo IN the present year and all the surye,s of
every description remaining in the office for
grants TO issue Oh, also sundry public papers -
90 Books, containing the registers of warrants
Oh inherent descriptions, records OF caveats mil
itaiy certificates, &c.
1t appears TO your committee, that the bushes.
done IN the land. office ~, the Ear ending the All,
day OF The present month, is as fooweln to wit
-4OU4 Grants issued Ill 90 Grants recorded ia
1888 pages OF large folio BOOKS, with the Indexes
brought up and examined complete ;--538 Pats
shd cert,hcates received ~ Treasury war
rants Tor 35,b4e acres issued ;---i17 Exchanged
Military bounty warrants for 5jO29 acres iss,,
eel i-s77 Certificates for military bounty war.
rants recorded and examined with particular
notes referring to the vouchers filed ;--Copi,.
and searches made, on wlich tile ices received A.
mount TO 3 243 So "A complete general index
L" the record OF military certfca, cs---and-A
x neral iadeX to ID record books Of patents, i,su
cd under the regal government.
This has been work Of considerable labor
which II IS supposed, has occupied the-time Of
one clerk nearly the whole year, aud is consider
ed book OF great importance, in az much as it
facilitates the business OF searching in the OF
nee, and preserves the only evidence there is Of
titles TO tlIe greater part OF the lands OH the Has
tern Waters.
IL also appesrs 90 your committee, that the
fees received IN tie and .oIiice, in the year
euding the LIST of OCTOBER last, are as folsws, to
VIZ
On Plsts and certificates received, s 1864 50
! Treasury wArrsHls issued. I24 5;1.2
Exchanged Treasury warrants, do. iiU
hIIts,j warrants, 90. go 90 l.
Caveats esses,a, 10