Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-12-11
VIRGINIA. LEGISLATURE.
HoUSE or DELEGATES
THuRspAY, Dec. 6.

AuS1ci,CdkrI t1tQ before the mouse
a letsee from the Governor. with sun.
dry id nents, --ordered to be laid
upon the liable.
Ordered, that 500 copies of the go
vernor's letter be printed for The use of
the legisl.t,,re, = 80 ls
q a resolutionwas offered FIR the ap-
pointment ola chaplain, which was dis
agreed to by the house.
The house agreed % procred on the
10th instant, to. the slpointment Of two
councillorsto supply TIE places Of Iotn
Heath, Esq. deceased. and w. w.
Hepipg, Esq. resigued Also. 10
the choice oi a S 'basor in Congress 70
FILL the vacancy therein, which will be
occasioned by the expiration xof the
term of service Of w. b. Giles, ESQ.
on the Sd day Of March next.
A petition was presented and read
from George Minor, of F airfax county.
complaining of the undue election. and
return of Richard Coleman, one of the
Delegates returned 10 serve in this pre-
sent General Assembly, from the said
county-RSferred to the committee of
Privileges and Elections.
A petition was presented and read
from Hezekiah Ford, of Cumberland
county praying to be divorced from his
wife Nancy; and the question being
put on the reference OF the said petit
tim, it passed in the negative.
Resolved, That the said petition be
rejected.
Ordered, That leave be given 10
bring in a bill " To amend an act, en-
titled an act concerning public roads -
and that Messrs. holland, Mercer,
Ssrode, Monroe, Blackburn, Johns tone
(of PEinee Edward) Preston (of Rock
bridge) $aunders, Otey, Randolph (of
Amaia) Cru,ch6eld, Prunt} and /. ew-
is, doprepare and bring in the same.
Petfions we're received from 81 per-
sons, on the subject of introducing and
holding certain slaves in this state, and
referred to the committee of courts of
justices
APst4ticns were received from sundry
members of TIE Mutual Assurance So
ciety against FIRE on buildings of the
state OF Virginia, and referred to the
Committee for Courts of Justice, to
which are referred o.her petitions on
the same subject.
Petitions from the. inhabitants of
Monongalia snd supdry other counties
were received, stating certain defects
inthc presentosganization Of the Chan
Gerry Courts, and praying such altera-
tons therein as the wisdom of the Lee
gisla,nre may devise, and referred to
the Committee for Courts of Justice,
to wt Ke referred sundry other Pc
ti'iot| pc same SUBJECT.
A klon was pres nted and rad
from James Compton, John Dixon,
Samuel Holmes and Hamilton Morri-
son, of Wood county, praying that the
right of the Commonwealth to certain
lands, in which the petitioners are 10.
.tsrested, may be released in their fa-
vor.
Petitions were also received from
Edward SHELTON, George Towers, vii.
liam ellis, Mary Anne NJ. East, Will
liam Campbell, James Summerville and
Charles Catherwood, with prayer of
a nature similar TO the prayer Of the
foregoing petition;
A pc iticn was also presented and
read from James, otherwise called
James Butler, man Of colour, Drawing
that his present master, John Osborne.
to whom he has paid the sum of one
hundred and eighty pounds for his
freedom, may be permitted to enanci-
pate him, With the privilege of his re
naming in this state;
Also petition of Johnson Freeman,
an emancipated man Of colour, PRAYING
that he may be authorised to remain
in tfiis9 state
Also, a petition from Toney, Phillis
and Phoebee, persons of colour, who
have been emancipated by the las,
will of Levi Mills, praying that they
may be permitted to remain 10 this
state
Ordered, That the said petitions be
referred to the Committee for Courts
Of Justice, that they do examine the
mater thereof, and repors the same
with their opinion thereupon TO the
House.
"A petition was received from sundr,
uoerCharf~ .n1 a ~.I~~. . L.