Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-12-25

TIE 1st, Sd, 4ta, 5th and 9th reso-
buttons being read a second time, were
sgrccd 70 ~ the House.
Ordered, That bills be brought in
purslant to the Sd, Attn, 5th and 9th
resolutions. and that the committee for
Courts of Justice do prepare and bring
in the same.
A petition was presented and read
frou Sophia M'Caughen, praying to
be divorced from her husband Charles
M'Csughen
And the question being put on the
reference of the said petition, it pass
cd IN the negative.
Resolved, That the said petition be
rejected.
On motion, Resolved, That the
.Clrik Of. the House of Delegates be
directed to make an alphabetical sche.
tlule annually OF the several petitions
presented during the session, with
short analysis of each for the informal
ton of the next legislature.
The remainder of the sitting Was
occupied in the reading petitions, &c.
Tuesday. Dec. fs.
An engrossed bill " Incorporating
library company, in the town of Wa
terford, in Loudon county," was read
third time, and passed.
A report from the committee Of Pro.
positions ard Grievances (which Law
on the table was taken up and read in
the following words.
Tie committee ef Propositions and
Grievances have, according TO order,
had under their consideration sundry
petitions to the Al referred, and have
come to the following resolutions there
npon:
1. Resolved, as the opinion of this
committee, That the petition of sun
dry inhabitants Of the town of Darks-
vile, praying that ar act may pass ex-
tending the limits O. s..e said town, is
reasonable.
2. Re Owed, as the opinion of this
committee, That tie petition of sun
dry inhabitants of the counties of
Goochland, Powhatan, Cumberland &
Fluvanna, praying that an act may pass
preventing depredations committed on
the properly of persons residing on
James river and its dependent branch
es, by the navigators OF boats, is rea-
sunable.
8. Resolved, as the opinion of this
committee, That the petition of sun
dry inhabitants of the counties of She.
padoah and Rockingham, praying hat
all that part of the county of Shepan-
doah contained within the following
bounds, to witt. beginning at Passage
Greek, on the Frederick line, thence
with said line to the Culpeper line to
hetop of the Blue ridge (Chestef's
gap) thence with said ridge and Culpe-
per line, to point opposite the head
of Naked creek, thence in line eros.
sing the south river at Valentine Sny.
der's, to the top of the Massanutten
mountain, thence with said mountain
to Powell's fort mountain, thence with
the North fort mountain to the top
Of the TIRES top mountain near capt.
John Gatewood's, thence with said
mountain the Passage creek, thence
with said creek to the beginning, may
form Que distinct county, be rejected.
4. Resolved, as the opinion of this
commi tee, That the petition of sun
dry inhabitants of the county of She-
nahdoah in opposition thereto, is rea.
sonable. N
3. Resolved. as the opinion of this
committee. That the petition Of John
Seabrook, praying that an act may
pass authorising him to establish
public warehouse for the inspection of
tobacco in the city of Richmond, is
Reasonable.
6. Resolved at the opinion of this
conmittee, That the petition of sun
dry inhabitants of the county of Fair.
fax, praying that az act may pass es.
ta5lishing manufacturing society at
the town Of Occoquan is reasona-
bic.
Z. Resolved, as the opinion Of this
committee, That the petition of the
president and directors oi the Potomac |
company, praying that an act may |
pass allowing them the further time |
of FIVE years to complete the naviea-
tioD Of the Potomac end Shenandoah |