Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-02-09

Is Anact aHnrorria!ingt epublic reveno
l6 an act To amend ths Sc veral act
concerning the county and other iaferiof
-ourts OF this commonv cath. ~ TIN.
,ct authorizes the county and corporation
;ourts, to award wrts of NJ exeat, in tbs,
,ame manner as thu judges of the superior
;ourts OF Chancery. j, also gives s,milar
covers to twojustices of the peace, in va,
alton. The practice, rs prescribed b.
his law, is assimila,ed as nearly as posi-
,le, to that pursued by the superior courss
It chancery but the details are too lengthy
inr Insertion
II An act Lesalizing certain official acts
performed ny Ewd. C.. Davis as Register
pf the Land offi:e and for other purposes
u This act authorises the execu i've to
employ some person to bring up the Land
,fhce, as it respects the recording OF plats
md certificates OF survey.
Several bills, on subjects Of general ma /.
ture, which had occupied much of the
time OF the Legislature, we're finally los
either in the House Of Delegates or the
Senate.
/. A bill. which had for its object an
increase of the number of judges in the
Court ofAppsals, from three to five and
which was Called for by petitions from Va.
rious parts of the state, passed the House
# Delegates. The bill provided that the
Court of Appeals should commence its ses-
sion. at certain time, and sit till the
business was gone through with pow er
10 adjourn or short periods only-provi.
led that the Judges should sit at least 200
lays, in the year, if business required it.
The salary which before was $500 dollars
year, was reduced TO 1000 dollars. The
Senate proposed an amendment, SO as &c
i've the former salary OF $500 dollars.
The House of Delegates disagreed to the
tnendment The Senate insisted on 1t
md proposed a free conference.-the House
of Delegates then insisted ON sheIr dsa-
..reement, and passed a. resolution agreeing
20 free conference. The confsrees hlv-
iAg met, the chairman of the committee
from the House Of Delegates reported tina,
he was instructed TO recommend to the
honse that they adhere 10 taeir disagree
ment to thu Senate's amendment, winch
was accordingly done By a m fJority OF 10
votes. The Senate in like m anner, add
hered to their amendment, by large ma
iori,y. A proposition was afterwards made
by tae House of Delegates, (Which was de-
clartd TO be parliamentary, IN important
cases,) for another conference with the
Senate. The conlerees from the House of
Delegates proposed modification Of the
bill, so as to make the salary case dolars,
these from the Senate would not agree to
any reduction land the bill was finally
lost neither house agreeing 20 recede from
the ground they had originally taken.
2. A bill TO permit the intr oductioR of
slaves in this state, where they had been
acquired by marriage, descent, or devise,
or where persons were removing hiuhsr
with an intention to remain, passed the
Hous Sc of Delegates A. 90, n 70. but
it VS. lost in the Senate by majority Of
one vote. This b Ii grew cut of a nu noer
of petitions, praying that in certain cases
which presented peculiar hardsnips, the
petitioners might bring in their slaves.
s An unusual number of petious for di.
vorces having been presented, an attempt
was made to provide, by a general law,
tor the taking of evidence, uadcr the direc.
ton OF court, so as toguard against those
exparte representations winch often occur
before the iegisia,ure. But 1t was lost in
che Honse OF Delegates,