The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-12-25
JD:g1nia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGITES.

Fngrosssd bills sc Exoneratng J,cob p ok
Ftow tie payment Of n Judgment therein men
t'oned"-----'' Concerning the town of R'unney,
in the county of Hampshire"--" Authoris'ng
John Bry son to open road through the Blue
1Gnge liz dee county of Gray SOM" Concern
ing William Tiri-lc and others"-" To incor.
porste comp.,.y in the borough of Norfolk
Tor mari',e insursoees, and for other purposes"
Were reat: third time and passed.
Petitions were presented and read from Bar
thoomew NJ Carly, clerk OF the superior court OF
Richmond county, praying that he may be Per
mttedto keep the officc OF SAID court AT his own
seat called windsor, till tic justices of said
Coun,y shall bull an Office ut the court house
from VIM. Miller, clerk of the superior count for
the county OF Gooc,,land. with prayer similar
to that ct The last mentioned petition ;----Erom
Mary Bee, for herself and her infant children,
Milly Bee and Elz abeth Bee, & of William Bee,
praying the passage of n law appointing commits
sioners to sell certain real estate in the City of
Richmond, in which the said Mary has life es
tate, with remainder to her children above nam
ed, which real estate formcri, the property
Ufcapt Richard Bowler. deceased and further
praying that the said commissioners may vest he
proceeds of such lie in other real property,
more e!igibly situated for the use IF the peti
toners from James Winfree, of Chesterfield
county, PRAYING the remission ola fine nhcred
ON HIM by the county court OF Chesterfield 49,
from anu.!iber OF the inhabitants oil the town Of
Petersburg, pray ing the passag, Of IA law to e.
mancipste Emanuel slave belonging To the re
picsentatives OF Lin Stone deceased /; a volunta
~ subscription having been raised to pay his va
jie to the said representatives the said Eman
iiei having rendered services highly meritorous
20 the Inhabitants of safd town, in making known
the intentions OF an incendiary who Intended to
set fire TO said town, and thereby preventing the
accomplishment thereof from sundi'y inh abb.
tants OF the town OF Petersburg, praying the pas
sage OF 4 law authorsing Major Ecios ok, tree
nan ot colour, and his wife 1lagdaen & their
children TO remain in this state, they being at
this time subject to the operation ofthe laws pro-
hibl.iug persons of certain descriptions from mi
grating INTO this commonwealth ;-from sundry
5hisb,tsnts OF Wood county, praying the passage
al law to establish an inspection of -four at TIE
town OF Parkersburg, an the Said county from
sundry inhabitants ofthe counties of AlDemarle
Louisa & Fiuysnna, praying the passage of law,
tn incorporate a company for improving the ma.
vigN,ion of the Kivanna river, from The Point of
Fork Ia Milton from Thomas Richardson
&anol Couch and others, in opposition to the Pc
StiOn from sundry ini abitants of the counties OF
Louisa and Soochlsnd, praying the Passage ola
3s<S to open public road nom the river road to
James river, on the dividing line between the
lands of Daniel Couch and Thomas Richardson,
and also the establishment ola public landing
where the said road shall terminate on the river
which petition referred to the Committee
81 Propositions and Grievances, to which are re
1erred other petitions the sau,e subiect.-
brunswick court house, praying that provision
may be made for paying to him u cisim for sersi-
ces, as keeper OF the JaJ of the former district
court al the same place.
A petition was received from sundly nhabi
fants of MeCslenburg and other counties, on the
subject OF opening road from the North Caro-
lima line TO the city of Richmond, and referred TO
che committee to which are referred other petit
mons on the subject.
n petition presented and read from sun
dry citizens, residing OH the w@yers OF Kappa
hammock river, about and above the falls of said
river, praying the passage of law, to incorpo,
rate company for rendering navigabe the bran
ches of said river, & referred to Messrs. Strobe,
Green, Henry, Jennings. Mercer, holland, Davis,
Rutherford, Bryan, Coles, Monroe, Ragland and
Daniel
The following resolutions, which we're here
iofore laid upon the table, were taken up, read
and agreed to by the House:
Reserved, as the opinion of this committee, That
the petition of John Lynch, senior, OF the coun-
ty OF Campbell, praying that an act may pass au
thorIsipg him TO erect toll bridge across lanes
river, opposite the TO vn of I.ynchbTg, at place
called RoswelPs landing, or 1t place where the
said I.ynch's ferry IS kept, is reasonable.
Res .Ued, as the OPINION of this committee,
That the petition OF sundry Inhabitants OF the
county of Amherst, praying That an act may pass,
TO incorporate a company to erect a toll bridge
across Jemcs river, from the bank directly op
posite the lower bridge over Black Water and
terminating on the Amherst shore, ON the land
OF John Lynch, be rejected
Ordered, That leave, be given to bring in a
bill 10 establish an inspection of aalt, in the
county Of K.nawha.' pnd that Messrs Toylor,
Rowland, Csperton (Of MoRrOe) Reynolds, Bus.
ter, M'Cuiiock, M'Comas, Spurlock, Nealc.
Johnston (of Giles) and Ward. do prepare and
bling in The same.
MONDAY, Dec. II.
Engrossed bills " Authorizing John Ward to
erect toll bridge across Stsunton riyer,"-
g. For altering the place of holding courts for the
county Of Cabel! -" Concerning Tony, Phillis
and PhG1e, persons of colour. - Concerning
Pompey Branch, a free black man, were read
third tine and pas sed.
Nj. johnston (of Prince Edward) from the
Committee fr Courts Of Justice made the toll
ing report
The Committee for courts of Justice have,
according to order, had under their consideration
several petitions to them referred, and have come
TO the following resolutions tnerQupon
I Resolved, as the opinion OF this commit
Tee, That the petition OF sund,y nhabitants of
Greenbriey County, setting forth that they were
fined on warrants by l4gstrate for not work
irg on certain road in the said county, at
time when they were employed ~ keeping in re.
pair another road, 10 which they had oeen previ
ously assigned, and on which they believed they
we're compelled to work, and praying that an
Act may pass sxonerqtiDg them from payment of
the said fines, be rejected.
9. Resolved, the opinion of this commit
tee, That the petition Of Mary Webb, widow,
u - 80 ..x.s.. -EN III