The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-01-25
S 1851 Al
1905 "a

treasury counted by
your committee 1856 Is
Amounting in the whole
TO Che ike sum of 8 91s,3is 81
A report from the committee for Courts
OF Justice. was taken up, and read, as fol-
love- The com'nittce for Courts of Justice
have, according TO order, h ID under cons Ge
ration several petitions to chem referred &.
have come to the following resolutions there
upon:
1. Resolved, as the opinion of this com
mittec, that the petition ofZebulon Kankev, oe
the State OF Maryland, stating his intention
Oh renoving to this state, and praying to he
per nitted to bring with him, and to hold
therein, certain slaves, be rejected.
.. Vfs0iUed, as the opinion of this COM
mittee, that the petition OF James Merry, O
the county OF Charlotte, praying that he
ma De per nitted to bring and hold within
this commonwealth three slaves, which
were carried ont of the same few wears
past, to the State of Tennessee, be elected
5. He95iutd, as the opinion of this commit
tee that the petition of Ann Freeman, pray
ing to be permitted to bring and mold within
this commonwealth two slaves, which we're
Carried out of the same by herself, be re-
jected.
The said resolutions being read. were. on
motion, ordered to be laid upon the table.
n further report from the same commit
tee was taken up, and read as follows -
L he committee for Courts Of Justice have
according toorder, had under consideration
the petition ofWilliam Howard, to them re-
ferred, have agreed on report, and come
TO resolution thereupon, as follows:
1t appears 70 your committee, that the said
William Howard intermarried with GER
tain Elizabeth Dean, about eight years past,
whom he treated with tenderness and affcc-
ton, till he caught her in bed with a nulat-
TO man soon after which she el,ped with
SAID mulatto man, by whom she mas one,
child, and is now living in adultery with
him.
RESOLVED therefore, That the petition -
tho said William Howard, praying t, be d
vorced from his said wife, is reasonable
And the said resolution being twice rea
was, on the question put thereupon agre If
to by the House.
report from the committee of Propositi-
ems and Grievances was taken up, and read,
as follows The committee of Propositions
AM Grievances have, according to order.
hasi under consideration sundry petitions 20
them referred, and have come to the follow
ing resolutions thcreu2on:
]. ResoiUcd, as the opinion of this com
mittce, that the Pc:i-Ion OF sundry lnhdul-
tants OF the county OF Hardy, praying thai
an act may pass, changing the time of hold
ing the Superior Court of Law for the said
County, IS reasonable.
9. Rcsoived, as the opinion Of this con-
Tnittce, that the petition of srndry inhabi-
tants of the county of Albemarle, prayinq
that an act may pass TO protect and enconr-
age the raising OF sheep, by imposing a tax
on dogs, is reasonable.
3. RcSoiUsd, as the opinion Of this chm
uittee, that the petition o. The Association OF
mechanics in the town of Lexington in the
county of Rockbrldge, praying that an act
may pass, Incorporating them into a cGnpa-
ny, for purposes therein set forth, is rea-
sonable.
4. Rrs2iped. as the opinion of TIL. com
rnittce, that the octition Of sun,lry iAhabi-
tants Of the Borough Of Norfolk, Drawing
that an act may pass, authn~isng thu cxten-
sion OF Bermuda Street i'm the said Borough,
is reasonable.
And the said resolutions being twice read.
We're, on questions scverally put Jtncreupon,
agreed to by the House.
A report from the committee Of Claims,
was taken up and read, rs follows The
committee OF Claims have, according to or
der, had andei their constellation sundrv
petitions 60 them referred, and come to the
following resolutions thcrcupun:
/. ResofVed, as the opinion of this COM
mittec, that the petition of James Brown.
Inspector Of the seventh Brigade OF Militia,
praying to be rcmunerated For certain extra
ordinary SERVICES rendered the said brigade
by him in tie years 1907 and 1905, is rca-
sonablc.
=. Pe$ofucd aiyo, rs the opinion If this
committee, that the petition of David Camp
bell, stating that he was summoned 20 It.
tcHd The Comfy Court Of Prince Edward. IS "a
witness in a prosecution against cerfair
Peer Fore that the subpoena was execl-
ted on him ffty-two miles distant from tho
Gourt-House, on the Saturday evening pre-
vious to the Mo11ay he was To apnelr
that he endeavourcd to proc.re horse to
obey the summons, bat conid not, aud was
unable to perform the journey on foot in
time that he was in consequence thereof
fined in the sum OF sixteen dolars watch
he has since paid that some time after
wards he gave testimony in the same
prosecution and praying that the aforc-
said sum of sixteen dollars be refunded to
him, is reasonable.
" 8. Fes2iUed aEso, rs the opinion Of thi
rSumttee, that the petition Robert W
RSqS, praying the Legislature would Glio;y