The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-01-28
toslnia Legislature.
HOUSE or DELEGATES.
Friday, Jan,,ary II.


An act concerning Charles Carter, Clerk OF the
county court of Lee"
They have also passed the bill " Concerning john
Nugent"--and the bu appro;,riating sum of mo-
ncy for opening and improving the ROAD from Clarks-
burg TO Point Pleasant, and for other PURPOSES" with
amendments in which they request tlc concurrence
OF the House ut Dclcgates.-rhe House concarrca.
Engrosscd bills 50 Establishing separate election, az,
the south! sie of the River Roanoke the co,nty OF
MecSlenburg -" An act authorship, the county
courts of this Commonwealth III appoint proccssio,,-
of lands in certain cases." were read 81 time
AMI passed.
The LIST retoution proposed by the select conr,it.
tee, to which committed the bills for establish
ing banks at tle towns OF Winchester, Lynchbu,rg *
Norfolk, and to which referred the petitions
from teinaSitants ut the several OF Rich mont,
nnd Portsmouth, ami the ,icnitics thereof. for banks
60 be established therein, (Which resolution law on
the table) was motion. taken mp aud twice read
On motion, the SAID restitution amended hy FL
ling the blink tllerein and the same, amended, is
as follows" Reso!ped, That it is expedicnt tn en-
crease the banking capital of this COMMEMORATE to
the amount Of two millions of dollars''
Satnrddr, January %.
A communication from the Senate by their clerk
The Senate have passed the following bills to " Z
s An act to amend an act entitled to i,,cot-
porate Library Company in the City of Ricl,-
nondH--and {" An vesting in Joseph Kincal the
Commonwealth right to attract of land therein
Goncd.''
A Report WAS presented by the Committee If Pri-
vileycs and Elections, on the petition of Edmund
klcCnnis, COMPLAINING of the undue election of Tho
mas Ward-it winds an with the following Resoiu-
tons:
Resolved therefore, as the opinion of this commit
tee, fst the poll ought TO stand thus, for Thomas
Ward, thirty seven votes; and for Edmund Nc
Ginnis, foIty-hyc.
Resolved also as The opinion of this com mittee that
6,c petition ct Edmund McEinnis. complaining of
the undue election OF Thomas Ward, returned to
Delegate from the count, OF Cahell, in this
present General Assent y, aud praying that he be
% m.
Resolved also the opinion OF this mmitee, tina,
Edmund McCinns daily elected to represent the
county of Cabeii in this present General Assembly.
The said resolutions being twice read, were,
questions severaiy put thereupo, agreed to by the
House
Mr. jackson, from the select committee to which
the bill Concerning Chanceiy Conrts' was conn
m,tted, reported the same with an amendment by
way of substitute The said amendment, being
twice read, was, the question put thereupon,
greed to by the iIouse--Ordercd, That the said BILL
az amended, be engrossed and read Il third time =
An engrossed bill, "Concermng George William
Smith,, was, on motion, ta>en up; sur,li'y blanks
therein were flied; and the title thereof amend
edaesoved, That the bill do pass aud that the Ii
Tie be 90 An act concerning the widow and children
OF George William Smith, deceased."-Aycs Ile-
Noes H. The Noes were,
Messrs. Thomas Branch, Silas Garrett, Thomas
Spencer, and James Sergeant.
!" On motion, the LIST resolution OF the select
committee to which sundry bills for estab-
l!<.llIlr, OdIlhS WIS tsihGn up
aud amended b. the house.-The said reso-
luticu. as amended, is as follows 80 Re
sofued, That it is cXpetlient to increase the
banking capital OF this Common wealth. -
The said resolution was, on the question put
rtereupon, agreed toby the house.--Ayes %
Noes 81.
On motion of Mr.. Leigh, Of Dinwiddie,-
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in
bill " To amend and reduce into one the Sc
yeral acts for establishing, Continuing, and
regulating the publick guard in the City OF
Dinwiddie) Otey, Joseph Selden, holland,
Sranard, (of Spottsyivania,) Coleman, (of
Pittsylvania,) Jackson, Yancey, Branch,
Winston. and Holt, do prepare and bring
IN the same.
On motion of Mr. bson,-Crdered, That
leave be given to bring in bill g To amend
an act concerning the Court of Chancery
for ;he Richmond District, passed January
30th, 1903 - and that Messrs. Gibson, john
son, Stith, .Wooding, Joseph Seiden. Leigh,
(of Dinwiddie,) Stanard, (of Spottsylvania,)
Randolph, Rasland, Branch and Jones, (of
Essex do prepare and bring in the same.
Mr.. Cantrill moved for leave to BRING in
a bill g Dividing the 5th brigade, and form
ing new brigade out of certain parts there
Of - And the question being put Gil the said
melton, was decided nthe negative.
Engtossed bills Concerning Edward
Scott %
g An act authorizing the Overscers of the
Poor, of the Counties OF King and Queen, &
Essex, to recover certain Plate belonging to
the several Parishes IN said Counties -
"Allowing further time to the owners Of
lots in the town OF hyuchburg to improve
the game ;"
= Concerning tho town of Harrisonburg,
in the county ofRockingham
e For altering the time of holding quar-
terly court for tie. county Of Fauquier )"
I" Concerning john Campbell were, res
pectively read a Sd time and passed.
t.ngrossed bills---viz. d bill /;
Amendatury OF an act, entitled, An
act to amend M act, entitled, an act for re-
sulatisg convcyanccs and also 10 amend an
act, entitled, an act reducing into one the
several acts concerning wills, the distri5nt-
or OF intestates' estates, and the duty of eX
ecutors & administrators ;"--as also a bin
{" Authoiising the court of Grayson coun-
~ to appoint persons to solcmnize maria
yes IN the said county las also bill
TO amend an act concerning pilot" were
respectively read a ,hrd time and passed.
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BY AUTHORITY.