The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-31

sembly.-ordered, thai the clerk cary the said
resolution to the Senate, and desire their concur.
| renee.
report from the Committee for Courts OIL
Justice (Which lay on the table) was taken up s
read in the following words
The committee for courts OF justice have, &C
cording to order, had under their consideration
several petitions to them referred, and have come
to the following resolutions thereupon
1. Resolved, AS tie opinion of this committee
That the petition OF Armistead Long, setting
forth, that in the year 1901, he sent number o
| slaves from this state, to work on a plantation
state of Maryland and praying that he may be
permitted to bring back the said slaves into this
state, is reasonable.
3. Resolved, as the opinion of this committee,
That the petition of John Mason, setting forth,
that in the year 1908, he went from this state to
the state of Tennessee, & carried with him two
negroes that without intending to become a
resident of that state, he remained there and
kept the said slaves with him till tine year 1910.
when he returned and brought back the said
slaves to this state, and praying that he may be
permit ted to hold them therein without incur
ring any penalty therefor, Is reasonable.
8. Resolved. as the opinion of this committee,
That the petition of Absalom Boring, praying
that he may be permitted to hold in this state,
boy whom he brought with him in the year
1907, from the state of Maryland, is reasonable.
4. Resolved, as the opinion of this COMMITTEES,
That the petition of John Austia Meadows, set.
ting forth, that in 1903, he carried negro from
this state to the state of Tennessee, where the
said negro remained with him four or five months,
that lie has since returned to this state, and
brought back the said slave, and praying that he
may be permitted to hold the said slave in this
state without mourning any penalty therefor, is
reasonable.
S. Resoirea, as the opinion of this committee,
That the petition of Robert Dupuy, guardian of
Polly Dupuy, praying that he may be permitted
were carried therefrom into another state by the
administrator ofthe estate of the said Polly's fs
ther, is reasonable
6. Resolved, as the opinion of this committee,
That the petition of John Grepshaw, praying
that he may be- authorised to remove into this
state, from the state of North Carolina, n slave
who has been loaned to the petitioner by his ia.
thcr, is reasonable.
4 Resoived, AS the opinion of this committee,
That the petition of James C. Haden,prayng that
he may be authorised to remove into this state,
from North Carolina, sundrv slaves who were
given to him by his father, previous to the year
1906, as reasonable.
3. Resotped, as the opinion OF this committee,
That the petition of Sarah Miller, praying that
from Maryland, negro girl who was IN the
year 1909, given to the petitioner by her mother,
is reasonable.
9. Resolved, as the opinion ofthis committee,
That the petition of Ann Crawford, setting forth,
| that in the fall of the year 1903, she removed
sundry OF her slaves from VI rylaad into this
common wealth, and delayed removing the resi-.
due of them in consequence of the passage of
the law prohibiting the removal of slaves into this
| state /; that in the year 1910 believing that the
said law was repealed, she brought the residue
of her slaves into this commonwealth, and pray.
ing that she may be permitted to hold them
therein, without mourning any penalty in conse-
quence thereof, is reasonable.
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a bill
" Authorising bail to be taken in certain crim-
nal cases." and that Messrs. Prunty, Blsckburne,
Caperton, (of MOnroe,) Smith (of Greenbrier)
Taylor, Noiand, Hopkins, Lee (of Westmore-
land) and Claiborne do prepare and bring in the
same.
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in bill
Appropriating certain taxes due prior to the
year $780, to the establishment ofthe turnpike
road leading from Fredericksburg to Swift Run
Gap, and for other purposes" and that Messrs
Cru,chfeld, r. Stsnnard, Davis, Madison, L.
Preston, Green, Strobe, Madeira, Evans (of
SHENANDOAH Anderson (of Augusta) Fulton &
Simon do prepare and bring in the same.
Ordered. That leave be given to bring IN a bill
to restrain the practice of negroes gong at i.rgz
and for other purposes" and that Mes,rs. Ga.
borne, Berkeley, J. Selden, Saunders, Hill, (oi
King William) Blunt, Corbin, Smith, Cot Mat.
thews) Fnny and Temple do prepare and bring in
the same.
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in bill
" Authcrising the magistrates OF the county Of
Chesterfield to fix the assize of bread in the town
OF Manchester" and that Messrs. Clark, Stan.
nard (of Chesterfeid) Archer, Mayo, Hatcher
Jones (of Cumberiaud) Bernard, LealSe and Fer.
guson do prepare and bring in the same.
THURSDAY, January 81.
Communication from the Senate by. their
Clerk-The Senate have passed the bill /" Esta
blishing several towns"
They have also passed the bill " Incorpora-
ting company for improving the navigation OF
Rivanna river :" and the bill Concerning les
sc Corn" with amendments, in which they re-
quest the concurrence of the House of Dele
gates.-The House concurred.
The Speaker laid before the house letter
from the Governor covering certain documents
relating to the eschcators, attornes and sheriffs
oftbe counties of Wood and HARRISON, for the
consideration Of the General Assembly, and thu
said letter being read, was with the said docu-
| ments ordered to be referred to the committee
appointed to bring in bill relating to the escheat
, laws of this commonwealth,
FRIDAY, January IS.
Communication from the Senate by their
Clerk
The Senate have agreed to the resolution 10