The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-01-02
VIRGLNIA LEGISL.ITURE.
EXTRACTS FRoNI THE JOURNALS OF
THE House OF DELEGATES.
SATURDAY, Dec. GS.
N'onf;u,tey !

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Mr.. Cabeil, from the commi tee for Courts
of Justice, made the following report:
The committee for Courts OF Justice have.
according to order, had under their cous:ie-
ration, seveia. petitions 60 them referred,
and have Cone to the following resolutions
thereupon:
l. Resolved, as the opinion OF this com.
mttee, that the petition # Samue! Holmes
praying thar ne may BE- perluitted t. dis
charge by instruments the amount 81 a iudg
ment recovered against hin, as security for
Isaac Holmes, upon 4 recogri2anoe entrreI
in o by him for the appearance Of the said
Isaac. before the late disr;c, court he'd IA
Richmond, to answer charge OF forgery,
and which recognizance became forfeited
by the failure of The said Isaac 20 Appear BE-
fore the said court, is reasonable
2. Resolved, as the opinion of this CON-
miitee, That the petition of Thomas Moss.
PRAYING that provision may he made by tn
legislature, tor paying the amount Of q ce..-
tifca-e which was isanea in his favor mailer
On order of The county court OF Fauquier. for
certain articles taken during the late wsr,
and which certiGcate hath been accidental.
ly lost. is reasonable.
8 Resolved, as the opinion of this c,1-
mi!tee, That the petition Of Geo. F. ,sras
aud Martha his wife, formerly Aiereha
SouhaIi, widow and relict of Stephen south
all. deceased, also 81 Lucy Henry S ithalI,
William Wood Sou,haIl, Philip Turner
sjouthall, Valentine Wood Sourhali and Lou
isa Jane Southall Che five last being children
and distributes Of said Stephen Saut:,all,
deceased, and the four last being infants ,n-
der the age of 81 years, by the sid q eorCc
F. Stras, their next friend) praying that an
act NAV pass, authcriSing the superior court
OF chancery for the Richmond district, if it
shall be of opinion that 1t wilt be Best for
| the Interests of those concerned, to direct p
sale of the real estate of which the said
| Stephen died seized, upon such credit. and
| lii such manner as to the said court :hali
seem best, and that the proceeds of the sale
may remain till decision is had in the
court OF appeals, on an appeal therein de-
| pending from a decree of the said court Of
| chancery. in suit instituted for the pur-
pose Of subjecting part Of the said real es
| tate to the payment of the debts of the said
Stephen and that such proceeds be then
distributed in such manner as the lands
would have been liable TO distribution. If the
| same had remained unsold, u reasonable.
The said resolutions being each read st =
cond time. were agreed to by TIC House.
A motion was made that the House should
| come to- the following resolution
| Resolved. That the cfice of Common
wealth's Attorney, either IN the inferior or
superior courts of this commonw eiith. is ?
| lucrative cfhce; and tina. ali persons holding
such an Office, are disqualified by the cons;i
tuition from holding seat IN this House.
On motion, Ordered, Tina. the said res-
luton be laid upon the table.
Ordered, That leave be given the mechaa-
les Of Norfolk borough to Withdraw their pc
tition, which was presented and rejected the
present session
Ordered, That leave be Civcn 10 b ing in
a bill Toincorporate the GoochlGnd Mas
ufacturing Society,"" and that Messrs FerRU.
son, Garter, Anderson, (of Louisa,) SheltOn,
Wake, Seawel, M'Fariape, Craig. Fitz-
! gerald, Brent, (of Frederick Rutherford
Simon and Bilups. do prepare and bring IN
the same.
Ordered that leave be given 10 bring in a
| bill "to amend and reduce iHto enc act. al
! the acts now in force concerning oversees,
of the poor, SO far rs relate to the las ing the
poor levy, and providing For The support 81
the poor within the Scveral counties apd CO
porations within this commonwealth" AID
that Messrs. White King, N,'ys, See. Cnit
mill, Thompson jniiuso,, (cf GiIe5) l"s~s
| Dashiell, Parker ard johnson lot p0~G..tnnj
do prepare and bring ~ the same.
| WEDNESDAY. G@~ u
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