Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-02-13

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REHMoND, February 7M, 1910.
SIR,
IN the course of few days, the
present session ofthe General Assembly
will expire, and the representative
the people, retiring from the seat of gof
yernment, into the country, will have to
render an account of their conduct to
their respective constituents.
We beg leave 20 submit to your in
spection, a concise sketch OF the pro-
ceedings of the session. For this pur-
pose, permit us to avail ourselves of
the accompanying view of the most i'm
portant acts, both local aud general,
which the present Assembly have added
20 our code of laws. This view, toge-
ther with the full copies Of the acts
themselves, which, us usual, will be
sent 20 the county, as soon as they shall
haxR been printed, will enable you to
judge of the services OF the present Lee
gisIature, considered as body. The
Journals which we have caused to be
deposited in four different places in the
county, for the perusal and examination
of our constituents, & which have also
appeared correctly copied in the public
prints, that have been dispersed through
the country, will give YOU faithful ac-
counts Of the manner in which we, your
immediate representatives, have. con-
Quoted ourselves, throughout the pro
ceedings Of the session.
We will take the liberty, however, of
drawing your attention particularly to
such of the laws as relate Immediately
to the iEerests of the county Of Nelson.
These are--the act establishing an in
specti9ff4of -four at the town of New
Waeket,, to be under the same inspec-
tSoa%ith that already established at the
t2tsa Of, Gteenway. The act appoint
ing additional commissioners to super
intend tleturnpike road over the South
mountain, at Rock6sh Gap-The act
9rp0inung commissioners to ascertain
the quantity Of tobacco burnt at Nj
clo!as's warehouse---The act rcvivinp
the inspection of Tobacco at the Swan
creek warehouse-I'he act concerning
the sheriff of Nelson county-And the
act altering the days Of holding courts
IN certain counties. The bills out OF
which these acts grew, were, in some
instances, introduced by ourselves
and in others, by members from neigh
boring counties, with whom we did not
fail to cooperate.
Besides these local acts, which, in
their operation, are limited almost ex-
clusively to the county of Nelson, there
are some laws of general nature. in
which our constituents feel deep inter
est, to which we would now beg leave
to invite your attention.
he act concerning the Suspension OF
executions, is the most important which
has passed during the present session.
BY this law, al the executions which
were suspended By the laws Of the last
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to issue on the 3fst of Nav. On this
subject, we were aware of the wishes Of
majority of our constituents. We
conceived it to be our duty, and we
made it point, TO attempt to carry
them into effect. We informed the as
sembly of the probable sacraice of pro
perry to great amount, which would be
the inevitable result OF sending out at
one time, such mass of executions "a
Is now suspended in the conrts. and
we brought forward bill, which provi.
ded that in cach case, an execution
should issue for only one half the amount
Of the debt at one period, and for the
other half, ut future period. This
bill was rejected by large majority.
The only furlh,r indulgence winch the
Assembly could be prevailed onto grant,
was To stay the issuing OF the executions
already suspended, till the S1st oil May.