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

ecu IRON iurther consideration OF the petit
on from sundry inhabitants of the county
OF Charlotte. and that the sane be referred
to the committee appointed to bring in bill
on the subject of amending the laws relating
public roads.
| WEDNESDAY,, Jan. s.
| communication from the Senate by their
Clerk.
| The senate have passed the bill f" Au,ho-
rising Samuel Holmes to discharge 4 certain
Judgment OF the common wealth in the man
ner therein mentioned ;-They have also
passed the bill "Giving further time for the
owners of lots in the town of Bethel to i'm.
prove the same" with amendments, to which
they request the concurrence Of the Honsc OF
| Delegates.
The House proceeded to consider the a.
mendnents proposed by the senate to the
said bill, and the same beiag severally twice
read, were agreed to by the House.
An engrcssed bill Incorporating a COM
pany toestablsh turnpike road from Ere
dericksburg to Swift Run Gap, in the Blue
Ridge" with ryder. to the said bill. which
lay on the table for the third reading, were
taken mp;
! Resolved, That the bill with the ryder, do
pass, and that the title be. an act, Z" Incor-
porating a company to establish a turnpike
road from Fredericksburg to Swift Run Gap
in the Blue Ridge;
| Mr.. White presented, according to order,
n bill " to continue in force for limited
time an act passed on the S1st day of Janu-
AIRY last, and for o.her purposes" which was
received and read the first time, and on mo
ton, read second time, and ordered to be
referred to committee of the whole house
on the state of the com nonwealth.
Mr.. Pegram presented, from the commit.
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sundry inhabitants of the town of Petersburg
| A bill Allowing the town of Petersburg
a representative in the House of Delegates.
| THURSDAY, Jan. 4.
| A communication from the Senate by their
Clerk.
| The Senate have passed the bill econ
corning Randolph Harrison -
An engrossed bill Appointing trustees
for certain purposes therein mentioned" was
read third time and passed.
The house according to the order of the
day, resolved itself iato a committee of the
whole house on the state of the common
wealth, and after some. time spent therein,
MIR. Speaker resumed ,he chair. and Mr..
Archer (of Norfolk borough) reported that
the committe had, according to order, had
under their consideration, a bill ito amend
an act, entitled, an act reducing into one the
several acts concerning the court of appeals"
end had made some progress therein, but not
having time to go through the same, had di-
| rected him to move for leave to sit again -
An engrossed bill Supple mental to the
act. entitled. All act Incorporating a compa-
ny to build a toll bridge over great Hunting
creek, in the county Of Fairfax" was read
a third time and passed.
An engrossed bill Making compensation
| e., ,J,a t,kn II r
| Nicholas's warehouse, and for other purpo-
ses," (Which lay on the table) was taken up
and several blanks therein filed Cp & pas
! sed.
| \ rePhrt from the committee Of PROPOSE
tions and Grievances (which lay on the table,
was taken up & read in the following words {:
| The committee of Propositions and G rie
vances have, according to order, had under
their consideration sundry petitions to them
referred, and have Come TO the following re-
solutions thereupon: 81.
l. Resolved, as the opinion Of this COM
mittee, That the petition of sundry inhabi-
tants Of the counties Of Culpepper Fauquier,
! Madison and Orange, praying, that an act
may pass. giving to Landon Carter, OF the
county of King George. the privilege to
re-huild the toilbridge over the North
Branch os Rappahannock river. at Norman's
| ford, wiCbin a specified time, aud in case of
his failing to do so, to grant that privilege
| to certain agents or commissioners, who
are willing to rebuild the said bridge in
consideration of being allowed to approDri-
ate all the tolls collected therefrom to their
own use, until they shall be reimbursed
all the money expended in rebuilding the
said bridge, which, together with all its tolls
and emolu nents, shall thenceforth be vest
ed III the said Laldon Carter, is reasona-
bic.
3. Resolved as the opinion Of this COM
mittee, That the memorial and petition of
Landon Carter, in opposition thereto, be re-
jected.
8. Resolved, as the opinion Of this com
mittee, That the petition cfsundry inhabi-
county, praying that al act may pass, au-
thorizing the trustees of Yeates's free.
school, in the said parish, to sell so much
timber from the land given by certain John
feates as a donation for the purpose OF esta-
blishing two free-schoolS in the parish of the
said parish, as will enable them 70 establish
another school i'll the limits aforesaid, is
reasonable.
D. Resolved, as the opinion of this com
mittee, J'hat the petition OF the President
and directors Of the Little River Turnpike
Company, praying that an act may pass
vesting in,theD the same powers with re-
gard TO the valuation of materials, for pairs,
as for making their road, and authorizing
them to augment their capital stock, is rea-
sonable.
3. Resolved as tho opinion Of this com
mittee, That the petition Of Joha Jordan and
Il q! "a y he