The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-17

were ON questions severally put thereupon,
agreed to by the House.
A petition was presented and read, OF
sundry inhabitants of the counties of Gooch-
land and Henrico, praying that a law ma,
pass declaring Tuckahoe creek public
highway, and Incorporating company for
the purpose of rendering it na>igable, I'M
der such limitations and restrictions us TO
the Legislature shall seem equitable and
4 petition of 4 number OF residents & land
holders in the town of Petersburg, praying
the General Assembly 10 pass Al law, en-
powering the Common Hall of said town to
cause the streets thereof to he paved, in the
manner, and under the regulations specified
In the said Northumberland to the conf
mittee of Propositions and Grievances.
A petition was presented and read of sun
dry inhabitants of the city of Richmond,
town of Manchester, & their vicinites, prav-
ing the establishment of a Bank i'm the said
city, to be called - the Mechanics Bank
of Richmond;" the capital thereof to be
100000 dollars at the least And the ques-
tion being put on the reference thereof, was
determined in the negative :-Resolved
that the said petition be rejected.
Mp.day, Dec. Z.
Mr.. holland from the committee of Pro-
positions and Grievances, presented a re
port. which vas received and read as fol-
lows The committee of Propositions and
Grievances, have. according to order, had
under their consideration, sundry petitions
to them referred. and have come to the fol-
lowing resolutions thereupon IL. Resolv-
ed, as the opinion of this committee. that
the petition of David Pugh, of the county of
Brooke, praying that an act may pass esta-
blishng town on his land lying on the wa
tiers OF romiIston's run, is reasonable
=. Resolved, the opinion of this commit
tee, that the pc .iiion OF snndry inhabitants
OF the County at Cabell, praying that an act
ma pass, establishing 4 town On the land
now held by W'li1n Merritt, At the Court
House Of the said county, is reas ,nable -
). Resolved, as the opinion of this Com nit
tee; that the petition OF sundry inhabitants
OF the county of Washington, PRAYING that
all that part OF the said county, contained
within the following bounds, to wit: begin
ning at the head OF Reedy Greek, and run
ming thence down It to the Tennessee line,
aud with tito the tep OF Ciinch mountain,
ans! with the top OF SAID mountain To Tate's
Gap. and thence to the beginning, so as to
include Stephen Jett's plantation, may be
i.'id oil Mto a dlstrIC;, and that they NAV be
au .h"riss q by law - hold 4 separate election
on a! nee essary occasions, within the said
district, rs reas nable.-4. Resolved as the
opinion otlhis committee, that the petition
OF sundry nhabit uts of the county of Rus
sell, pray ing that the operation of the seye-
respect The ounty OF Russell, may be sus
pended for the term of ten Years, is reason
aole.-5. Resolved as the opinion OF this
coH'mtee, that the petition oT sundry in
habiants o! lie County 1T Russell, praying
repeal Of SO much of the second section
OF an act, entitled "an act concerning tith-
abies i; directing the mode OF LAYING and
collecting the county levy" as exempts the
persons OF Constables from being Chareea-
BILE with county levieS and fNo0r -.
sonabie.--6. Resolved, as the opinion of this
Committee that the petition of the Sinking
Spring Congregation in the county of WASH
ilgton, praying that An act may pass for
exemptins the Glebe lands belonging to the
said Church, from future spoliations of sur
Vey ors of roads, in cutting and carrying "a
way large quantities of timber, be rejected
The list, ID, Sd, 9Th and 5th resolutions, be-
ing twice read, we're on questions severally
p thefeupon, agreed to by the House.-Thc
ON resolution, was on Mr.. Preston's motion
ordered TO be laid upon the table.
M. Johnson, (of Isle of Wight,l from the
committee of Privileges and Elections, pre-
sented report, which was received and
twice read, as follows The committee of
privileges and Elections, have, according to
O der, had under their consideration a me-
mort If John Taylor, returned to serve as
a delegate in this present General A ssemblv.
from The county Of Lunehburg, and have
come 10 the following resolution thereupon ::
Resolved, as the opinion of this commit
tee, that the memorial Of John Taylor
praying that the House If Delegates, wmId
tax into their consideration, now far the
oath imposed by the act, commonly called
the duellIng act, be Consistent with the ge-
MUS and spirit OF our constitution, and that
such resolution may be adopted in relati- 4
on thereto, as may not only afford him re-
let from the oath aforesaid, but cause tho
Tree and respectable citizens of the county
OF Ldnenbnrg. to be represented in this
present General Assembly, by a member
chosen almost unanimously by them, be re-
jected.
Il motion was made by Mr.. Robertson
and seconded by MIR. Archer, (of Amelia
to amend the said resolution, by striking |
out the whole thereof, from the word Re
solved" and Inserting the following
that it is not an Indispensable essential |
qualification, to enable any person, duiy |
returned to serve for any county. CITY or |
borough, as delegate in the General AS |
sembsy, to take his seat in this house. that |
such person should previously take the |
oath prescribed by the Sd section of the |
act, entitled -" an act to suppress duellng," |
passed ON the Goth day of January 1910" |
And the question being put upon the said |
amendment was decided in the negative |
Ayes 19-Noes 148.
he question was then put, on concurriup !
with the committee in their said resolution,
and determined in the affirmative.