The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-21

dies. Chat size las been informed lie has conycyed!
TO certain persons all his right to whatever property |
he may acquire in right OF his being her husband.-l
Resoirrd, that the petition OF the said Ann Dllnrxi,
PRAYING to be divorced from her said husband, &c re-
jected.
The said resolution being twice read. and tie qucs-
ton put thcrcupon, was agreed to by the house.
I'D. StaRdyd, (of Spottsylyania, y from thr same
committee, made Il further report, rs toi.ows-Ii,c|
commiitec for Courts of Justice have, according TO
order, had under consideration the petition CT Aina
Giilas,y, praying to be divorced from her husband
John Ciliapsy, have agreed on a report, and come to
u rcso!ution thereu;.ou, as fol;cws-ft ap cars to your
committee. that the petitioner intermarricd with her
said husband in the yc;Y 1896, with whom She dis
charged her duty asa wife in the mos, aifectionatc
manner HAT few months after their said marriage,
the said John became habituatcd To intoxication, To-
tally regardless OF the welfare of his family, and; 10
the great terror of the petitioner, finally threaten.
eel her 'tc-tliat in less than a year afterwards,
he entirely abandoned her, and that ne had not seen
him since-ahd that seven oreight cars past, he sent
information TO her OF his intention to marry again,
Which iaS4t,t ua She confidently, believes he has put
in execution. Resolved, notwithstanding, as the OPT.
MON of Ibis committee, that the said petition be re-
jected.
The said resolution being twice read, and the ques-
ton put tiereupon, was agreed to by the house.
On motion OF .iGr. Robertson, ordered that leave
be granted to bring in a bill CT provide a temporary
residence, for the Governor or Chief Magistrate Of
this commonwealth, and for other purposes - and
that Messrs. Robertson, Watkins, Sanford, Cole
mth lh T aiTtaNJ fI5ic, Sartl, oarrCtt, DAN, Ilack-
well, Stevenson, Lee (of Westmoreland) Jones (of
Caro!ine) Hill and Shearman, do prepare and bring
in the same.
Various petitions were presented and read, and-a-
mong others,
Apetition Of John Finn Formerly of the Kingdom
OF .reiand) for a relinquishment of the common
wcaltrs right to forty three acres OF land, in tho
county of Wood, whcrcon he now resides, and has Il
considerable improvcment-having bought the same,
and received n deed of bargain and sale, from a GER
tain joel Dewey of said county, but which land has
eschcated, notwithstanding the said petitioner is now
a legal citizen OF the U. - petition of
VIM. Gill, late of the state of North Carolina, but
now OF the county OF Mecklenburg, in Virginia,
praying to be permitted to bring into and hold there.
in, certain slaves, which he acquired by the will Of
his father, and by intermarriagc with his wife in this
state-wliicll were referred to the Committee for
Courts OF Justice.
A petition of John Campbell, of Washington coun.
ty, was presented and read, praying to be authorised
to keep up a mill-d dam across the North Fork of tIol-
ston river, at a place where the said river is too small
for navigation, being only sufficient, at common wa
ter, to answer the purpose OF an ordinary grist mill
Referred to the Committee of Propositions & GREY
ances.
Petitions were presented and read from the coun-
ties of Pittsylvania and Halifax, praying that mea-
sures may be taken by the legislature for calling a
convention, to amend the constitution or form OF go
vernment of tins commonwealth-Ordered, that the
sail petitions be referred to the committee of the
whole house on the state of the commonwealth.
\ petition WIS presented and read OF sundry free
holders of Mecklenbdrg county, residing on Che south
side of Roanoke river, representing the great incon-
venicnces they encounter in attending their county
elections, and praying that n separate election be ap.
pointed 10 be annually held, ut the house of Niichae,
Tarwater, on the south side of the said riTcr, under
such regulations as the legislature may deem proper.
-OrA@red, that the said petition be referred to a Sc
lect committee of Messrs. Field, Goode, Randolph,
Epas, MacIin, Spencer, Rudd, Fontaine, Hair.ton,
Cargii and Hopkins, with leave to report by bill or
otherwise.