Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-12-16


A petition of David Rawson, OF Wood County. |
was presented and read setting forth that hc
obtained grant from tAe Commonwealth, bear
Ing date the nth OF February, 1899, for 200 a.
ores of tanl that the Register omitted 10 Ger.
III! to the Commissioners of the Revenue that
such grant had issued and tina; the petitioner
never got possession ofsaid grant until the land
became forfeited to the Commonwealth for non-
payment OF taxes PRAYING, therefore, The Com
mcn~ ealth's RICH, 10 be released TO the said
| iand.
Ordered. That the said petition be referred to
the Committee To whom The subject OF the land
| tax has been referred.
| a petition q many inhabitants of the Coun-
ties % iialiiax, Charlotte, Prince Edward, Cum
| bertrand, &c was presented aud read, complain
intS OF the bad condition of the principal public
roads, and praying such alterations IN the laws
lrci:dNc to roads generally, IS may be eiicctuai
I to keep them in good repair.
! Ordered, That the said petition be referred
TO Messrs. Daniel, (of Cumberisnd,) holland,
Mercer, Aiachir, Jackson, otey, Wooding, Ma
gill, Leigh, + of Dinwiddie, Purnall, Woo,!son.
and Scott, OF Fairfax that they DO examine the
subject thereof, and report by bill or other
| Wise
| A petition wss presented from the County of
Halifax, respecting defects in the laws relating
TO th3Supcror Courts OF Chancery; and order
! Cd 70 be referred to the select Committee to
which other petition, on the same subject have
bccnrctcrrcd also
Ordered, that Mr.. CampbcM be added 70 that
| committee.
\ petition was presented and read of Samuel
| peasants of the city of Richmond, representing
the necessity of n new edition of the lst and ID
volumes of the Revised Code OF Laws, and of
| the Acts OF public and generally interesting
nature, passed since the session.of 1897; that
| the petitioner, At great expense, has common
ced the printing OF such an edition, with consi-
derable improvements and is willing to fur
nish for the use Of the commonwealth, any
number of copies which the Legislature NAV be
disposed 10 take, on certain terms proposed in
| the said petition.
Ordered, that the said petition be referred to
the oomr.ittce appointed to brine in bill, on
the subject of supplying the magistrates and
other public officers with the laws of this com
! Donwealth; and that Mr. jackson be added to
that committee.
A petition was presented and read from
NUMBER OF inhabitants OF Grayson county and
a petition from Il number Of inhabitants of
washington county, complaining of many iniu-.
| ries and inconvenience resulting from the laws
| relative to the forfeiture of lands for non-pay-
ment oftaxes, and for falling to enter the same
with the commissioners Of the revenue
Ordered, that the said petitions be referred
| to the select committee to which other petitions
on the same subject have been referred ; and
| that MIR. Campbell be added 70 that committee
| n petition was presented and read of Noses
Shepherd and Benjamin Mills, of the county
OF Ohio, securities of Jacob Whitzel, late She
riff oil the SAID county, praying to BE relieved
from judgment obtained against them by the
| commonwealth for the tax of 1898; on the
ground that, in fact, they were not bound for
has collection, and payment into the treasury of
| the tax OF that year, but only for that of the
year 1902 and that the Judgment was obtained
against them, without opposition, in cOnse-
quence OF their bsing ignorant of the true ex-
I tent of their liability
| Ordered, that the said petition be referred 10
the Committee of Claims that they do exa-
| mine the matter thereof, and report the same
with their opinion thereupon to the house.
A petition was presented and read, of Will
ham Skinker, praying thata conveyance ofthree
acres of land granted w him for the purpose of
| erecting public buildings for the accommodate
| ton OF the late district court holden at Hay
market may be annulled; or that compensation
may be made him for the said land the consi-
| Iteration which induced him to make the grant
thereof having failed and for other reasons
expressed in the said petition also
| n petition OF the freeholdcrs and house-kee-
| pers of the town of Martinsburg, in the county
of Berkeley, that law may pass, authorizing
| an election ola board of trustees for said town.
at stated periods, and vested with proper DOW
| ers
Apetiton ofthe First Martinsburg Artillerists
to be furnished with powder and ball for the
purpose Of Improvement in military skill by
practical use of artillery
A petition from the proprietors of certain
coal lands, and ether inhabitants of GcochIand
and Henrico counties, praying that Tuckahoe
creek may be declared public highway
| a petition from the commissioners of a road
IN Bath county, praying an appropriation of mo-
ney, by the Legislature, to the amount of FIVE
hundred dollars, for their assistance in openinc
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said petition and In another Herewith exhibi.
ted, signed by great number of the inhabi-
| tants Of the said county aud
y petition of the President, Directors and
Company otthc Swift-run gap turnpike, praying
an alteration of the direction of the said road,
SO that 1t may pass by place called the Viii
dernesS ; and that the company may DC enabled
to erect toll-gatc so soon as ten miles of the
road shall be completed and also PRAYING an
explanation OF the law concerning tho rate of
tolls.
ordered, that the said petitions DC referred
TO the committee Of Propositions and Grievan.
ces that they do examine the matter Thereof
and report the same with their opinion therein,
on TO the House
The order Of the day, for the House to resolve
itself into committee of tho whole House on
! the state OF the Commonwealth, was postponed
until tomorrow
And then the House adjourned until to.mor-
row ~ o'clock
TUESDAY, December 10th, 1871.
Ordered, that Messrs. Hopkins, Smith (of Green.
: biicTl Simons, Pcgram and Lee (of Westmoreiand)
&c added to The committee Of Propositions aud
Grievances aud Claims
Ordered, that Mr.. Parker be added TO the oom.
,n''tce on the subject Of the Superior Courts OF
Chahcery' and Mr.. Strobe 20 thc committee on The
|, | subject OF Public Roads.
Anengrossed bill" Autlorsing Abraham Britton
and Sarkc, persons Of colour TO enjoy The benefit