The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-17
Pugini0 Legislature.
no USE oKDEL ATES
TUESDAY. Dec. 10.

TUESDAY, Dec. 10.
Engrossed bills Authorizing Abraham
Britton and Starke. persons OF color, to enjoy
the benefit Of freedom in this commonwealth, 50
And " releasing to John Heaton the right of
the commonwealth to a tract of land therein
mentioned" were read u third time, and
Eassed.
Mr.. holland, from the committee of Pro-
positions and Grievances, made report as
follows The committee of Propositions and
Grievances have, according to order, had
Under consideration sundry petitions to them
solutions thereupon
1. Resotued, as the opinion Of this commit
tee, That the petition of sundry inhabitants
of the counties of kenawha, Greenbriefsand
Randolph, praying that all that portion OF
the said counties contained within the follow
Ihg bounds-( Here the bounds are recited as
i'll neutrality-suspicious. form one distinct
and new county, is reasonable.
9. Resolved, as the opinion of this commit
tee, That the petition OF sundry inhabitants
Of the town of Winchester and its vicinity, in
the county of Frederick, praying that an act
may pass establishing a Bank in the said
tswn, lis reasonable.
3. RESOLVED, as the opinion of this COM
pittee, That the petition of William 3. Wal
lace, proprietor of Dixon's ware house, in the
town of Falmouth, in the county of Stafford,
S~U 'h.s GA sASS hioy ReASS
to sell and convey any part Of the land
whereon the said warehouse stands, under
Certain restrictions, is reasonable.
The said resolutions being twice read,
were severally agreed to by the House.
Mr.. S.anard (of Spottsylvania) from the
committee for Courts of Justice, presented
the following resolutions from the Committee
for Courts of Justice -
l. RESOLVED, as the opinion of this COM
mittee, That the petition of John Bradshaw,
OF the county of Bath, praying remission of
fine imposed OIL him for retailing spirituous
liquors without licence, be rejected.
2. RESOLVED, as the opinion of this COM
Ipittee, That the petition of Joseph Kincaid,
Hraying that an act may pass vesting III him
the right of the commonwealth to tract of
land III Monongalia county, containing As "a
cres and As poles. which he purchased of Jo-
seph and Hugh Wisbey, and which was con-
vcyed to him, before he became lawful CT
tizen Of the said commonwealth, is reasona-
bic.
8. Resolved, as the opinion of this COM
Inittec, That the petition of Gloucester Stew
art, a free black man, III behalf or himself
and his wife Nancy, stating that they have
heen cmancipated by John Clarke, their late
master, i'll consideration of their meritorious
services; and praying that they may be per-
nitted to enjoy their freedom in this COM
nfonwealtl, is reasonable.
a. Resolved, as the opinion of this commit
tee, That the petition of Richard Walker,
praying that he may be permitted to bring
INTO this state, to which he has lately remov-
ed from the state of Tennessee, four slaves,
viz: two males and two females, who are
particularly valuable to him, and of whom
lie became possessed during his residence in
that state; on condition that he shall export
in lieu of them four young female slaves, is
reasonable.
S. RESOLVED, as the opinion of this commit
tee, that the petition of Michael Cortney
Holm Cortney and Robert Cortncy, all of the
county of Monongalia, stating that they are
Z all emgrants from Ireland: that not know.
ing certain legal proceedings were requisite
before they could be permitted to enjoy the
rights of citizenship i'll this country, and be-
lieving themselves to be actual citizens, they
by purchase and conveyance became seve-
rally possessed of the following tracts of land
IN said county, to wit: the said Michael 81
100 acres by deed from Grafton White; %
acres by patent from the commonwealth
and 119 acres by deed from Samuel Hanway
The said John, of $50 acres by deed from
Benjamin Reeder; also 118 acres by deed
from said Hanway: And the said Robert oil
81 acres and sixteen poles by deed from
James Tucker: That certain Thomas
Gortney also emigrated from Ireland, and
Under the same circumstances became pos
from said Recder, which he resided till
MS death, when by his viii he devised Sc
vcnty acres thereof to the said Robert. An,
praying that the right Of the commonwealth
to the said tracts of land of which they are
severally possessed as aforesaid, may be re-
.s.ased to them respectively, is reasonable.
6. Resotved, as the opinion OF this COM
Jnittee, that the petition of Thomas Cortney,
stating that his father Thomas Cortney, by
his viii devised to him 36 and a fourth a.
cres Of land, Iyingin Monongalia county, be-
ing part of a larger tract of $50 acres, pur-
chased by his said father (before he became
a citizen OF this economically of certain
SBcnjamin Reeder and praying that the RICH,
CT tho com Faonw ealth to the said land so de-
vised, may be released to him, is reasonable
Z. Resolved, as the opinion OF this commit
Gee, that the petitions from a number of the
inhabitants of the borough OF Norfolk, and Of
the county of Princess Anne, praying that an
act may pass, Incorporating Bank in the
said borough, to be endowed with capital Of
one million of dollars, and upon such terms
and conditions as to the Legislature may
seem proper, is reasonable.
The said resolutions being twice read
We're sevcrally agreed to by the House.
II Resofved, That a committee be appointed
10 examine into the present state of the Pub
ih Jail and Penitentiary; and committee