The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-31
V;y.gini0 Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGA7ES.
Thursday, Dec. 10.

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Formations prosecutions penal statutes, and Tor
preventing vexatios and malicious and
.noderating amercements, passed January 2ith,
allow reward Tor killing crows within the same Fl
were read Sd time and passed. /
"A preamble aud resolutions, (rcativc to the 70
reign affairs OF the United Statcs,) which lay on ,hc
table, were, motion, taken up. and ordered, to be-
Preferred to select committee of Messrs Roberr son.
i Armistead. jackson, Stevenson, Bowyer, Parked
l5Brockenbrough, Bali, Jesse, Preston Campbc Da,t
mel OF Cumberland, Lee, of Norfolk borough, Sta
nard, of Spottsylyana, Thompson, Da,le, Mcrccry
tsancey, Stanart, OF Chesterfield, Mag Grisss "a
Seawell. % .
g. On motion Of Mr.. Harston, Ordered, that ieayer
be given to bring in bill amen,latoiy "a AN act
entitled, an act to amend act, entitled, AN act for
regulating convcyances, and aso TO amend an act !
enutied an act reducing into one, the several act
concerning Wills the distribution of ntcstates estates
that Messrs Hairston, Fontaine, Currin. Blair.
Hughes, Baker, of Patrick, Claiborne, Garrett
Charlton, Fugate, Sergeant MacIin and Spencer d.,
prepare and bring in the same.
On motion of Mr.. JONES' of Essex, Ordered. tia,
leave be given to bring in a BILL further to amen,
an act entitled, act for further continuing, amend
ing the act entitled an act for reducing into one the
ivera acts concerning executions and for the relief
snsolvent debtors" that Messrs Jones. of f,
sex, Winston, Anderson, Jones, of Caroline lin
shaw, Aylett, Hill, 1hrustou, Jesse, blackwell
eoos, Broekenbroush, Bailey and White tto pref
pare and bring in the same
petition WAS taken up aud read, from the Com
mon Hall OF the City OF Richmond praying that anil
act may pas authorship the Common Hall to lease
or otherwise dispose ofn such way rs may be Thought
most beneficial to the City, certain land living there
IN which has been considered rs commons. 4 nett
HtIon OF William Fenwick, of the town OF NIanches
yer praying REIMBURSEMENT to him of the
"cath right to certain lands in the county of Cui
Hpepers under forfeiture for non -paymant of axesl
petition of Samel Smith, of the state of Mary
ma, proprietor OF several tracts Of Land wit hin
ms commonwe cath, which arc forfeited in consnt
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N commissioners ofthe revenue in the counties where
they he, praying that time may be granted him to1
ompete the said entries according to aw--At
petiton OF the court of the county OF Wesmoreland
|aoraying that the time of holding the quarterly cous
n the SAID county, may be changed from the months
ii February, May, July and October to those all
harcf, May, August, and November in each year!
petition from Portsmouth parish, i'm the county
4oi Norfolk, that law may pass directing the annual;
eiecon ofcertan trustees for the establishment of
|AaSademy IN the manner, and with the powers speJ
o,nea IN ths sad petitlon-A petition from sundr,
owhers and occupers of mills and dealers in flour
spraying certain amendments to the laws for rcpula
Hung the inspection of flour and bread, and the an
Hpontment tinspectors-Referred to the committed
II or courts II Justice
a petition from sundry inhabitants of the countyE
OF Hrecnbrer, praying repeal of an act passs JaH
nuary 18th, 1910, concerning the state road leadnp
nrouSh the said county, from the upper naygatione
James river, to the upper navigation of KcnawhaI
iver--
petition for the appropriation of sum of mo,eyI
TO be expended under the direction of such commiss
oners as the Legislature may appoint on the roadI
new laying out, from near the Monongalia pIades. A.
cross the Laurel Hill, to the mouth of Buaioe creek
on the Monongaa river, and from thence on the
road TO the mouth OF Fishing creek on the Ohio, and
on a road intcrsecting the same
petition ot number of the inhabitants of Peters,
burg, praying that certain street may be openedl
and established in the said town-And, q memorial
%. I'm. Haxall' IN opposition thereto-Refered to|
8the committee OF Propositions and Grievances
petition was taken up, and read, of VIM. Caru-|
hers, representing that he had undertaken to con-
strnSt fifty hed-I'iece carriages for the Common
Hwealth by contract with the Executive, (Which areI
nearly completely that In the month of Nav last heI
had the misfortune to have tilt-hammer shop con
sumed BY hre, in which part of the woodwork of
sma carriages was also eonsumed-and praying to bel
Undermined by tn Commonwealth for the loss sus J
tained-nd the question being put on the reference
OF the said petition, it passed in the negative.
Friday, Dec. 90. 7
petition was taken up, and read, from sundry in
habitants OF the city OF Richmond and county of Hem
rico, praying certain amendments to the laws reat-I
nS to the recovery of small debts and penalties-Ai
pettlon OF committee of the representatives of tbe
4members of the Mutual Assurance Societv apa;nstt
re on buildings of the State of Virginia by order OIL
late general meeting thereof; representing sndryl
kinconseniences arising from the present mode of
scohecuns monies due to the sud sooiety, and pray
Eng that the debts now due, which hereafter mayy
become due to the same, may be placed in the hands
So the sherifs OF the several counties and
Not the several towns, for collecton--succt TO such
S9t'Its anu inoulIcatl0ns as the General AsScbyE
dmay THINK proper--also soliciting general revisals
zand amendment OF the laws relative to the said soce
A y
A petition ofthc frceholders of the countyE
sot Fairfax, praying that a law may passs
Brestrictns freeholders to vote for delegatesE
ito the General Assembly in those countiese
sonly in which they reside - A petition oil
dCatharine Carlyle, free woman of color
aemancipated by John Davenport, esq., of thet
5county OF Jefferson, praying permission to-
1contlnue In this commonwealth, without be-t
ling deprived Of freedom.
O;dered, That the said petitions be refer.
cd to the committee for Courts of Justice {
petition was taken up and read, fromE
Qthe inhabitants of the town of Portsmouth II
athe county Of Norfolk, for the establishment
dof an independent Bank at that place, within
IA capital Of 250,OC0 dollars; or an extensio,
80 it OF a branch of the Virginia Bank, oil
tikc capital, under such regulations, and on
lsuch conditions as may be thought usS.-e
aordercd, That the said petition be referredt
POT the select committee to which the billf
l. authorship the President and Directors I'll
fthe Bank OF Virginia to establish an Office oil
sDiscount and Deposit in the town of Lynch-I
iburg, and for other purposes" was refer
Ired (; and that the said committee have Ieaych
Ito report thereupon by bill or otherwise.
n petition of snndry inhabitants of Ohitt
lcounty, and members Of the congregational
}of the reverend Joseph Stephenson, prayineE
fthat the said Stephenson, 81 regularly orr
llained minister of the gospel, whose piaita
Ice 1,rAt, q. & 81.