Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-12-18


From Campbell county, praying To-
the removal of the seat of Justice il
said coanty-From John Bryson. fo,
\ opening road thru the Blue Ridge
in GRAY From the inhabitants oil
E.. City county, tor erecting by sub
scrip.ion bridge across Back river
agreed 10 and bills ordered to be
brought in. -
Petitions were received, read and
referred From Campbell, SIC. for an
encrease and extension of the capital
stock of the Bank of Virginia, and es-
tablishing a Branch Bank at LYNCH
burg---From 6. Rust, on the subject
OF introducing Siaves--From Gerard
Pusey, praying that the fines inflicted
on E.. Withus, T. Withus, +. Brumitt
and t. Harrod,by Stafford court, for
The commission pf an enormous out.
rage on the bedyapf said Pusey, may
be Appropriated tPsfls use, to satisfy
his physicians, Sd &S l-.F From the in.
habitants of St. M hry parish in Caro-
line county. From humber of the
inhabitants. of NMontgomery. PRAYING
for town to. be>called Newbern, on
the land of Adam Hance - From Lou
don, PRAYING for town to be called
Millsville---From Harrison and Mo-
nongalia, praying the Legislature to
appropriate money 10 improve road
in said contradictions Goochland,
&c. stating injuries received by per-
sons on James river from the Water
men navigating said river and PRAYING
for law subjecting them TO certain
restrictions From Thomas Mathews,
com missioner of revenue in Essex
cnunty---From Jesse Corn, deputy
Sheriff of Patrick county.
A petition was presented and read
from john Jeter, of the county of A
melia, praring compensation for SER
vices rendered as captain of pa.
troll under the orders of the executive
in the winter of 1903;
Also petition of Richard Murphy
of the county of Buckingham, stating
that he is very inhrm in consequence
ofinjuries done his constitution whilst
serving in the militia during the revo-
lutiouary war, and praying some pro.
vision for his necessities from the le-
gislature
! And the question being put on the
reference of the said petitions, it pas
sed in the negative.
| Resolved, That the said petitions
be rejected.
| Ordered, That leave be given to
bring n bill, "To amend an act en-
titled an act, to prevent the destruction
| of oysters within this commonwealth"
and that Messrs. Seawell, DAVE, Rice,
/ Goodson, Blunt, Corbin aud Perrin
do prepare and bring in the same.
\ Ordered, That leave be given to
bring in bill concerning William Tin
gle and others, and that Messrs. Bee.
son, Prunty, Coplln, Nicklin, Booth,
Evans Cot Monopgalia) and Currin do
, prepare and bring in the same.
t Ordered, That leave be given tc
bring in bill I" Concerning the supe.
| rior court Of Law for TIE fourteenth
circuit, composed of the counties o.
. Accomack and Northampton anc
/; that Messrs. Parker (of Accomack
, Parker CT Northampton Dunton
) Corbin, Shield, Newton, Finnie, John
l son (ofI. WighD Mallory & Hoomes
: do prepare and bring in the same.
f. Ordered, That leave be given e
| bring in bill "ts incorporate com
papy in the boroush Of Norfolk 70
j marine Insurance. and for other pur
r poses," and that N1essrs. Newton
n Holt, Lee (of Norfolk borough) DASH
i ell, Parker (of Northampton johnson
: of Isle of Wight Graves, SCANNED
J, Stith, Jarrott and Seawell, 90 prepar
e aud bring in the same.
!. Ordered, That leave be given t.
n bring in bill, "To amend The pena
d laws of this commonwealth, and Civ
e further jurisdiction to the county ant
c superior courts in Ger ain ca es, ant
v for other purposes" and that Messrs
h Kelly, Smith (of Greenbrier) Clai
e borne, Ball, Preston [of Montgomery
Stith, Standard [of SFottsylvania
y Richie, Egmon, K. Christian ant
1t Taylor [of Botetourt] do prepare ant
II bring in the same.
y On motion, Resolved, That tn
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