Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-12-30

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passed in the negative. s.-
On motion Of Mr.. Irwin,
Ordered. That leave be granted to bringg
in bill " To release to Samuel Mcclure,
John White ard William Roberts, the com-s
monwca th's right 70 certain lands in Ohioi
county :" and that Messrs.Irwin, Morgan (ofi
Ohio) Young Wilson, Evans, Hinr, SNYDER
Morrow, Cop'in. Morgan (ofJcfierson) Hans
ford and Rufner, do prepare and bring in the:
sa,re.
Ordered, That the report cf certain COM
missioners appointed by the Executive to iii /
spect the Capitol, and report what repairs
ave required to be made thereto, (i3eing no
- Of the Documents accompany. ny the Lieu
tenant Governors communicative To the pre- i
sent General Assembly, be rcicrr; d to . Sc,
lect committee, consisting of Mess,s. holland /
Preston, Qnarlcs, Stevenson, Nathaniel Sell
den, Stith, Eanocy, Armistead, Mschir, Jackss
son, O.cy, Wedding, Parker, Shield, Holt 81
Lee (of Norfolk borough) with leave to re-
port by bin or otherwise.
Mr.. Dunton presented, according to OF !
der,
A bill Authorising the courts &C certain
counties to allow reward tor killing Crows
within the same" which was read the Grs,I
time, and ordered 10 be rcysi: a second timed
Mr.. Stanard (of Spottsylvania) fro,a The;
committee for Courts Of Justice, presented !,
according to crler, bill, concerning the
town tStephcnsburg, in the county of Fred (,
erick -
A bill, concerning Gloucester Stewart,
and his wis Nancy"
A bill, permitting James L. Clowny to'
hring and hold certain Slave within this
STATE; ;"
n bill, vesiing IN joseph I,incaiei the com
monwealtl.'s right to- tract Of land therein
mentioned !" and
A bill, concerning Eve, the wife of Rob-
in Justice, and their Children Bowman and
Peggy"
Ahe said bills wecc.scvcrally read the first
tin 2, end ordered to be read second time
On motion If Mir. Otev,
Ordered, That leave &c granted to bring
in q bin "to amend an act, passed the 25th
Of January, 1906, entitled IN act TO amend the
eevcral laws concerning slaves and tha;
Mcssrs. Otey. Mercer, Gibson, Gootle, Tur-
cr, Bceson, Tavlor, White, Scott (of Fair
HX) Buckner, Simon, Fulton and jackson do
i"epare and bring in the same.
y petition was presented and read of les
7 &C Boone, Of Greenup County, and State
4 Kentucky, stating that he has embarked
the manufacture os salt 1T TIC Kcnawha
lalt Works, in which he has expended very
considerable sums OF money, and per
prmed immcnse labor; and praying to be
ermittcd 10 employ q competent num-
er of his kentucky Slaves, in his establish
,cnt aforesaid, without b.ing subjected to
he forfeiture Of such s.ayes or that the act
to amend the several laws concerning
aves," passed the 25th Of January 1906, be
n1ended'so as to exempt persons engaged in
manufacturing salt, from the penalties there
t-Also,
A petition cf John Osborne, in favor of James
James Butler, slave, purchased by him Of
ichard Williams, of Prince George county, fJi
G sum Of one hundred and eighty pounds
which the said James has paid from his own
tor and exer,.oDs) onthe express end solemn
ust that thc petitioner WAS 30 crnarScipatc him
= SAID Ja!nes, upon bis paying the sad sum
'Taoney; praying Chat upon being emancipa
d, The said James may be permitted by law tc
side % this state as free man;
A petition of Thomas Brewster, a free mar
colour, in tine City of Richmond, praying
be permitted TO reside as free man IL
lis state, on the ground that he had acguir-
I his right of freedom long time before
&c passing of the act Of the 25ih January
s06; bat owing to causes which he coule
OF prevent, had not been able, until yer,
.tely, to perfect that right by deed !;
"A EDITION of Jacob, man Of colour, ii
usscx county, Of similar nature
a petition from the citizens of the town O
ivansharn, praying to lie authorised to elect
annually, trustees for the said town, with Ger
hin powers menticaed i'll the said petition
md
a petition Of sundry persons praying tba
an act may pass. directing that the Count
Courts, q; their next March quarterly terms
shall class the justices into six classes, an
direct tNat each justice shall attend, at least
ne Two terms OF which he may be assigned
l!iat the Costs be authorised. from time {
time, TO make new arrangements ~ thci
glasses, when Il majority OF all the actin
justices are present: and ;hat, VIXEN any ma
Bstrate shall hereafter produce 10 the Exe
rWtiye Recommendation ofhis ccu1ty cour
las Sheriff, he shall, before he is commission
I'd, also produce certificate of the cler
thai he has attended to the terms to whic
he was allotted, or that he has offered to tn
Court who made the recommendation, or I
some court after his failure, satisfactory ev
6ence Of his inal ility to attend.
Ordered, That the said petitions be refei
red TO the Committee OF Courts of Justice
that they do examine the matter thereof an
report the same with their opinion thcrcuI
on TO the House.
n petition was presented and read Of s.
mucl Ford, of the county Of Amelia, slatiF
thar his father Christopher Ford, furtEer
sheriff e said coanty, died indebted 10 q
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