The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-11
tU.gl'sic Legislature.
HOUSE or DELEGATES.
Jfert!ay, Fekruary 3

-1forGdy, Fe6Tlary a.
communication from the Senate Ly thlir clerk
The Scnatotls,e passed the following bills to Wit
IS ar act enls-;iny the town of llampto, $50 an
act confirming m act of the county court oil Prince
George, and declaring certain records thereof TIC
vat'l'-.Aud" an act appropriatns OF money.
for opening snd improving the road therein ncn,io.i-
Engos,ca bills 6: Making further provision fer fer,
nising hc public officers OF this com monwealtls viii,
the laws thcrcof;"--" an act placing aaron Weaver
anu others on te pension lis. and for other purpo-
ses"--" Va - incorporating a company TO estal-
Ish sturnpikc :s'n aatpers ferry to Chaies,own in
"esounty q 'eserson respectively read II
81 time and passed.
IN engtuss.d bill "o amend act entitled an act
20 amend the several sets prescribing the mode OF
pertaining the taxable property within the common
wealth. and for collecting the public revenue, AMI for
ether purposes, rcsd thir, time, cad several
blanks therein flied "A nd the question being
put ON the passage of the same, was determined in
t'e negative ;--Resolved, That the said bill be re.
,eetcd.
Tuesday, February l.
communication from the Senate Ls their clcrl.
The Senate have passed the Hill &c establishing a
town on the Ian - OF Alexander BOYD al the court
house of Mcskcnburg county.''-'rbcy have also
passed the bill (" establishing public landing on Big
Bird Creek in the county OF Gooc.land" the
bill Incorporating companies to open the ma CATION
OF Bnin!oe and Tye rivers, within certain ,is,ances
therein prescribed, and declaring the same public
highways, amendments, in which they re-
quest the concurrence OF the House o1 Delegates =
And they rece'e from their amendments proposed
70 the biil to incorporate company for the pur-
pose Of cutting navigable canal from Roanoke river
- sieher1u riser, aud from the oil Chowan RI
fe.' IN n Caroius, to some of the waters of James
Fsr IN this state, or to Tie Dismal Swamp Canal -
to which the House Of Delegates disagreed.
ihe House prOccetled to consider the said amend
Incnto proposed b. the Senate whercupon, the ~
nendn:eut, 20 the bill &c csablshinga public landing
Oh Ia, bird Greek in the county of Goochland," be-
mig twice read, we're, questions severay put there
upon, agreed 10 by the House.
On motion Of Mr.. Lee, (of Norfolk borough)-An
s"Srosscd bill concerning Robert Brough and Viii
son Bousi,, which lay the table, was taken up |;
u was finally nesativcd.
a report from the committee OF Propositions and
&rie'anceS was aiken MP ans, read as follows
The Committee OF Propositions and Grierances
hive, according to order, had under consideration
Tie petition of sudry inhabitants of the county Of Nor
folk, to them referred, and have TO the follow
inS resolutions thcrcupof--
i. Resolved, sthc opinion of this committee that
so much of the rc,ition of suny inhabitants of the
county of Norfalk, prays that may pass. au-
thorising the court OF the said county establish
pubic ferry from ,ths town OF Portsmouth,, to the
town of Hampton, is reasonable.
2. Resolved, as the opinion of this committee,
mat co much OF the aforesaid petition prays that
by law to establish public ferry from tbs borough of
Ncrfolk to the town of Hampton, be rejected
The said resolutions being twice read, werc oS the
questions severaly put thereupon, agreed TO by the
house.
An engrossed hill declaring that persons giving G.
violence in certain shall be exempted from, all
prosecutions for the Offence relative to which they
may give evidence, was read third time, and pas
scd.
Enerossed bills concerning John Overall agent
for Carr Wilson Lane" An act establishing several
TOWNS An act concerning Charles Wooe,son"-
{" An act concerning Edwin Starkc"-And " an act
extending the powers of the trustees of the town of
aiane!'estcr'-werc respectively read Sd time and
passed.