The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-01-11

Iot their labour, to erect Substantial toll.
bridges over Broad Run and Goose Greek
where the contemplated road will cross those
streams. is reasonable.
z. Resolved, as the opinion of this com
miiee. That the petition of suntry inhabi-
tants OF the Counties o. Grayson and Pat
rick, praying that all that portion of the said
county OF Patrick contained in the following
oounds, to wit :-Ecgnnins where Wards
gap road crosses the North Carolina line,
thence up said road to Elk spur old road.
thence along said road to the Gray son line,
may he added to and made a part of the
couay OF Gravsou, is reasonable.
. Resolved. as the opinion of this COM
m'ttee, That the petition of sundry inhabi-
tants OF the County OF Rockbridge, PRAYING
that an act may pass increasing the reward
for killing wolves within the said County, is
reasonable.
9. Resolved rs the opinion of thi. CONS
mutee, That the petition OF Thomas Purdue,
praying hat lie may be authorized by law
to erect a toll bridge from Ware House
! Point, i'll the town Of Smithfield, across the
Pagan Greek, to the land OF John Cunning.
ham, on ghe opposite shore, is reasonable.
| The 1st. Cd, Sd, Ash. 5lh. OH, 9Th and 9th
resolutions being severaliy read a second
| time, were agreed 10 Dy the House
| The eighth resolution being read n second
time, was. on motion, ordered to be laid up.
on the table.
| MIR. M'Farlane. from the committee of
Claims, made the following report.
The COMMITTEES of Claims have, according
to order, had under their consideration the
memorial of John Warden to them referred,
and have come to the following resolution
thereupon:
Resolved. as the opinion of this committee
That the memorial of John Warden, prac
rising attorney in the supreme and superior
courts OF this state, praying that he may be
allowed an adequate compensation for servi
ces stated by him to be rendered the com
monwealth IN attending, at the request of
John Pend!eton. late auditor of public &C.
counts, to the suit then depending against it
in the late high court of chaGcery, in the
name af Caron de Beaumarchais. and in ut
tending, at the request OF the attorney gene
RAJ 1T that time, to the suit depending
gainst icip the court of appeals in the name
OF Christopher Roanc and others, officers of
the state line in the revolutionary army, be
rejected.
The said resolution being read'a second
time, was, on motion, Ordered to be laid up
OH the table.
| Mr.. Peytou. from the committee for Courts
of Justice, reported, that the committee had,
according to order had under their consde.
ration, the resolution on the petition of Arm
istead Smith. rector of Kingston Parish, in
the county of Matthews, to them committed.
and had agreed upon an amendment to the
said resolution, which he handed in at the
Clerks table, where the same was twice
read, and agreed to by the house.
Ordered, that bill be brought in pursu-
ant to the said resolution, as amended. and
that the committee for Courts of Justice do
prepare and bring in the same.
Mr. Peyton from the committee for Courts
OF Justice, made the following report The
committee for courts of Justice have, acCor-
ding to order, had under their consideration
the petition of William Coleman, to them
referred, and have come to the following re-
solution thereupon: 10
Resolved, as the opinion of this commit
tee, that the petition of the said William
Coleman. praying that the legislature re
lnquish to him the right of the common
wealth to certain tract of land lying in
James City County, purchased by him Of
William Taylor. and which is supposed tc
have become escheatabe to the common
wealth by the death of certain Peter De
la CroiX, is reasonable.
The said resolution being read second
time, was agreed to by the house.