Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-01-08
VIRGINIA LEGIsLATuRE.
HOUSE or DELEGA TES.
SATURDAY, Dec. 60.

a,iouio agree 10 tue f5liCwinE prcam-
BILE and resc,u,ian
Whereas HE congress Of the United
States did, by an 81 passed on the
Esd day of March ao4, declare and
enact 9 that the @an under the
direction of tins. s,sAssor general of
shs y. States, sron, the source of the
Little Mtsali,towards the Source of
the Sciotn, and which lands en the east
the Surveys of the lands of the. United
States, shall together with its course
oontinued roche S.;ato river, be con.
sidered and held as the westerly boun-
Diary line, north of the source of the,
Little Miami, ofthe territory resery-
ed by the state of yirgisia, between
the Little Miami and Scioto rivers, for
the use OF the officers and soldiers OF
the continental line of that state /:
Provided, that the state Of Virginia
shall within two years afser the pas
sing OF this act, recognise such line
as the boundary of She said territorv.''
AND whereas the general asse mbly
OF tins stase have passed no act re-
cognizing the line run as aforesaid /:
And whereas it is important to the
officers and soldiers Of The scontinental
line of THIS state, as well as to the u
nlted States, that ahne separating the
said reserved territory IRON the ada
cent lands of the United States, should
be accurately run, according to the
true intent and meaning OF the deed of
cession made by the commission rs
OF this state TO the United States, on
the 1st March 1884, OF the territory
north west of the Ohio.
Resolved, That the senators repre-
sentlng this state in the congress of the
United States be instructed, and mat
the delegates from this state in the
house Oi Representatives, be requested
TO adopt such measures as to them
may appear most expedient, to procure
a line to be run according 10 the true
intent and nearing of the deed of ces
sion aforesaid, by commissioners duly
empowered to act on the part of the
United States, Jointly with an equal,
number ofcommissioners appointed ON
the part of this commonwealth.
On motion, Ordered, That the said
preamble and resolution be commit
ted 20 Messrs. Monroe, Otev, Tayior.
Preston [of Montgomery Stevenson,
Bowyer, Smith Tof Gresnbrierl caper.
ton [of Mon oeJ and MsFarlane.
A petition (which lay on the tablet
from number ofpersons praying GER
tain alterations in the law incorpora.
ting company for the Improvement
OF James river;
Also petition of Reuben Bradley.
the remission Off fine impo.
sed on him by the superior court of
law, tor the county Of Washington,
were taken up and read, and the ques-
ton being put on the reference of the
said petitions, it passed in the mega
tive.
Resolved, That the said petitions be
rejected.
Ordered, That leave be given to
bring in bill +" To alter the court
days OF the counties OF Berkeley and
efferson," and that Messrs. Tate, Il.
Morgan, d. Morgan, Porterfeld,
King, White, Madeira and Evans (of
do prepare and bring in
the same.
Ordered, that leave be given TO
BRING in bill +" Making provision for
paying William Moss, witness sum.
noned to attend the Committee oil
Privileges and Elections, in the con
tested election from Fairfax county"
and that Messrs, Peake. Minor, Hen |
y, Jennings, Dave and Gibson do
prepare and bring in the same.
Ordered, That leave be given TO
ring in bill " Concerning the town
'f Beverley, in The county Of Ran.
lolph," aud that BIessrs. NIar,enev.
Booth, Nicklin, Evans (of MonobgaHa)
Wilson, Eeeson, Fisher, Simon aud
ylayPool do prepare and bring in he
iame.
Ordered, That leave be given to
,ring N a oil " Toexplaia and amend
IN act, entitled an act to appropriate
certain eschests, penalties, confscati-
ms and forfeitures to the encoaraqe-
uent of learning" ard that Messrs. |
Taylor, Berkeley, Vashon, Lee (ofl
Norfolk boroughl Ball. Claibafne