The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-16

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I 'hewx. Mectlenhurg, Nansemond. Nelson and
Pendleton, not IN the FORM pre- scribe by law.
| The first resolution being read second tia,e,
vas agreed to by the Heuse.
| The second resolution being read a second
time, was, ca motion, ordered to be laid upon the
table.
| Dir. Wooding from the committee of priv;ler.
es and Elections n.asle the following report
The committee ct Privileges and Elections
have, according TO order, had under their consi.
Iteration the petition Of Dudley Evans, complain.
ing ut the undue election Of John Fairfax, re-
turned 60 serve az 4 delegate for the county OF
Monongai;s, TO them refvrred, agreed upon q re.
port and come to the folio wing resolutions there
upon:
Itappears 10 your committee, that the nstice
furnished by Dudley Evans, the contesting can
diis,e, to John Fairfax, the returned member
for the county aforesaid, Is illegal iaasmuch rs
the said Dudley Evans did not, at the same time
that he delivered list of those persons to the
said John Fairfax, to whose votes he had an OBJ
lection, distinguish his several objections sgainst
the names OF the voters, except as to one, whom
he stated % have voted twice.
1. Resolved therefore, as the opinion Of this
committee, that the notice aforesaid furnished by
Dudley Evans, 20 John Fairfax, is illegal.
2 Resolved also, as the opinion of this CON-
mittec. that the petition of Dudley Evans, CON-
planning OF the undue election of John Fairfax,
returned to serve delegate from the county
ct Monongaiia. for this present General Assem-
bly,, be rejected.
The said resolutions being read second time,
were, on motion, ordered to be laid upon the ia
BILE.
Mr.. Cahell from the committee for Courts of
Justice made the Following report:
The committee for Courts of Justice have,
according to order, had under their cons Iteration
he petition Of Richard ~. Walker, guardian Of
Edmund H Vaughan, to them referred, and have
IN, he ,il
Resolved, as the opinion of this committe e.
That the said petition setting forth. that in the
year 1897, the petitioner, who resides near the
state of North Carolina; hired out in that state
certain slaves, the property of the said Edmund
seevins tiat he rot prohibited by law from
bringing back such slaves into this state, and
praying that an act may pass authorising the ne.
titoner to bring back the said slaves, is reasona.
bic.
The said resolution being read n second time
WAS, on notion ordered to be laid upon the Ia
BILE
a petition was presented and read from Mary
Webb, widow and Administrative of William
webb, decd. praying the passage Of a law att
,horisng her to sell certain real estate belonging
TO the estate Of her deceased husband, for pur.
passes IN the said petition mentioned Also n
petition of Armistead Smith, rector Of Kingston
parish IN the county of Matthews, praying that
the glebe land of said parish, which, with the
and the money arising from SUI ch sale vested in
some fund or loaned on good security, and the
interest thereofpad to tie petitioner during his
lite or iucuSbency, at the expiration whereof the
principal may be disposed of by a majority Of the
pensioners ALSO petition OF Elizabeth Sta
cey, praying to be divorced from her husband
jonn Stacey - Also petition of MARY Barbara
Hoover, praying to be divorced from her husband
Henry Hoover ALSO a petition of Elizabeth
Dowdan praying To be divorced from her lus
band John Dowdali ALSO 4 petition from sun.
dry inhabitants of Henry county, praying certain
alterations in the law relating to the appointment
| of sherfls Referred to the committee for
Courts of Justice.
petition was presented and read from the
president, directors and members of the Lower
APpomstoX company, praying extension of
the time allowed them for completing their work,
and also praying certain notifications and alte-
| rations of the original law incorporating said
Company;
Also petition of Charles Yanccy and Of Will
liam Watkins and William Womack, of Execu-
| tors of Nicholas Cabell, decd. praying the pas
sage OF law to revive the inspection of tobacco
| at Swami Creek Warehouse Also 4 petition
| OF sundry persons, praying the passage of law
| to establish a town at Fauquier Court House !;
Also petition of sundry inhabitants of Lou.
doun county, praying the passage ola law laying
| tax upon dogs ALSO petition of Randolph
Harrison OF Cumberland county, and Of sundry
persons inhabitants of the town of New Canton
and its vicinity in the lower end of Buckingham
county, stating, that the said r Harrison is pro-
prietor of two mills on Bear Garden creek in Ga.
lower cad OF sand county, one Of which he means
to convert into Manufacturing mill and the O.
| thcr 10 be applied to the purposes of grinding
common grist, which is amply sufficient for grin.
ding all that is now brought to both mills, and
praying that the manufacturing mill may be ex
empted from the necessity Of grinding common
grist ALSO a pctition of Richard p. Rich.
| ardson and William z, Richardson, praying the
passage ofa law authorsing town to be laid
OH on their lands in the county of Fauquier.-
Referred to the Committee of Propositions and
Grievances
Apetition was presented and read from nun.
her OF the inhabitants of Caroline, praying that
the jail in the town of fredericksburg, belonging
to the district, the court whereof was FORMERLY
held IN said town, and which Jail was built by
an assessment on all the counties composing said
district, may be sold, and the money arising from
such sale divided amongst the different counties
IN proportion to the sums originally advanced
by them ;-Referred to select committee
petition was presented and read from the
Lutheran Congregation in the county OF Loudoun
praying that they may be authorised to raise by
way OF Lottery, sum OF money for completing
a church begun by them and the question hav.
ing been put on the reference of the said petition
it passed in the negative.
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in bill
s. to amend an act, entitled an act appropria.ipe
The proceeds OF the sale Of the Glcbe lands in
the county Of New Kent and for other purposes
and that Messrs. II. Christian, J. III. ChristioD
Stevenson, Seaweli, Egmon, John Christian and
Selden, do prepare and bring in the same.
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