Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-15
VIRGINIA. LEG IsEATy5RE 3.
ACTS OF "A PUBLIC MATURE
Passed at the Present Sessiaa.
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~. An &C, legal; ling certaia oizisiat act.
performed by Edw. c.: Davis 40 Register
Il .hs Land of6ee, and for other pm.
Thi. &C. ass;hori.e. The executive 70 su,.
ptoy'some person 10 briss up the Land Of.
fee, as it respects the recording Of p,a,,
and certificates of survey! f''> 3
Several bits, on snhjrcts Of A general ma.
ture, which had occupisdmueh Of Ne
], time Of the legislature, were finally lose
either in the House Of Delegates or the
Senate. SAX ~
Il. A bill which had for It's object an il.
crease Of the number Of judges ia the. Cour
of Appeals from three to five, and which
wa. called for by petitions from various
parts Of the state, passed by the House q
Delegates. The bill provided tina. tho
Court of Appeals shoald commence il.
session alta certain time and sis till the 5u.
siness was gone through, with power to
adjourn for short periods enly---provided
tina. the, judges should sit at least 200 day.
in the year, if business required it. The
salary, which before was 2sOo dollars . year,
was reduced 10 1000 dollars. The Senate
proposed IN amendment, % as to give The
10, mrr salary Of $500 dollars. The House
o: Delegates disagreed 10 the amendment:
the Senate insisted on it, aud proposed u
free CONFERENCE.-THE House Of Delegates
then insisted on their disagreement, and
passed resolution sg' eeiug to FREE con-
t:rence. The conferees having ns., the
chairman OF the committee from the House
OF D,leSutss reported that he was instruct
cd 10 recommend 70 the house that they al.
here 10 their disagree nent to the Senate's
'amendmsat, which was accordingly dous
by majority Of 10 votes. The Senate in
like manner, adhered 70 their amendments
by large majority. A proposition was
afterwards made by the House Of DrIesases
(Which was declared 10 b. parliamentary,
in imporsan. eases,) for another confer, nee
with the Senate. The confsress from, the
House If 'Ds. gates proposed q fn,oslifsa.
.ioa Of the bill, SO IN ~ make the salary
1850 dollars, ,hoss from The Stnxfe .woulA
net agree to any rr9uc.ion-aud the biz
was finally o'.-nei,h., i,ou.e agreeing to
rcssdc from !as gruuad they had originally
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2. A bill to permit. III. Introduction II
slaves in this state, where they had besa
acquired by mar'ias', descent, or devise,
or where PERSONS were removing hitler
with an intention 10 reman, passed tho
house Of d1ieg:s $; ayes %, noes zs. Bas
i. was lost in The senate by q majority Of
one vote. Thi, bill grew out Of nvmber
Of petitions, playing tina. in eer,a;n cases
which press n,ed .p.csliar hsrdships, The
petitioners misht.bsing ia their slaves.
8. An unusual number Of petitions for
divorces having been presented, an attempe
WAS n'ade - provide, By general Isx, for
the taking Of evidence, under the direction
OF court, SO IS 10 guard against those ex-
parte representations which often occur be-
'"rs ia: legislature. But it was, lost il
the house of de,eSates. ,....
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