Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-01-16
Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
FsIDAY, December 18th, 1911
(Continucd from our las,.)

tract OF land, lying in Surrv county. com. sin.
ing three hundred and fifty acres. which hath
escheated to the commonwealth, may be rcleas
ed TO them, is reasonable
10 Resolved, rs the opinion of this commit
tee, that SO much ofthe petition ofthc Overscers
OIL the fcor OF the county OF Prince William.
as prays that q law may pass regulating the an
piicatson OF a fund, mentioned in the said pcti-
ton, as being vested in them for the benefit and
education OF the poor children of the said coun.
y establishing some additional and sufficient
responsibility OH the present and all f,.ur.
oer'eers OF the Poor of the said county in re-
gard to the application of the said fund pro-
fidmS mode for sur>inarily compelling such
present and future Oyersecrs the Poor of tL.
said county to account for tlicir application
thereof, and enforcing the performance of the
duty OF such future and present Oversoers in
TINS respect by suitable penalties is reasonable.
IL. Resolved, as the opinion of this commit.
tee, that the residue of the said petition. pray.
ing that law may pass making it the duty Of
the Attorney OF tic Commonwealth Of the said
county, TO institute proceedings against the for
ner oVerSeers OF the Poor of the said county,
VINO may have been delinquent IN pc,forminp-
their duty in regard to the said fund, lie reject
ed. = = - 49,.
The LIST, I'd, 4th, 5th, Sth, 9th; 10th and 1Ith
resolutions being twice read, and the Questions
scveraiiy put thereupon, were agreed toby the
House. 80 -. y Wy
The I'd, 9th and 7th resolutions, ON motions
made TO that effect, were ordered to- be laid up.
on the table. -s-'. II
Ordered, that bills be brought in. eonear,n,.
biy TO the 81, 18th, 9th, 9th and 10th re galatians.
anu That the committee for Courts ofJustice do
prepare and bring in the game l- 81
Nir Noiand from the committee of Prorosi.
tons and Grievances, presented the following
report 80 o
The committee of Propositions and Gr;eyan-.
Ses nave according to order, had under consi-
Iteration snndry petitions to them referred. and
nH's come 10 the following resolutions thercup-
on
J. Resolved, as the opinion of this comm If.
tee, that the petition Of the commissioners ap
pointed to open road from the Hot Springs in
direct course to Fincastle, PRAYING that an
act may pass granting them the sum OF five hum
dred dollars from the revenue collected in the
county OF Bath during the next year, TO be an
Piieu towards opening the said road, is reason
able :
9. Resolved, AS the opinion or this committee.
THAT the petition OF Newton Ford and a,bers
praying that an act may pass establishing q
town on their land on Appamottox river, in the
county OF Cumberland, is reasonable
o. resolved, as the opinion Of ills committee.
that the petition Of sunday inhabitants of tl,e
lower end Of the county OF Louisa, and the un.
per end of the county of Hanover, PRAYING that
all that part of the county Of Louisa which /,
bounded on the south by the county Of Gooch-
land, on the cast b. part of the county of Han
oyer, on the north by Sou,hanna river. and ON
the west hy 4 line running from said river, CON-
mcncing at the corner between the lands of Ed.
ward Garland and Joseph Shelton on said river.
Just below said Garland's Mill, due southwest
to the dividing line between Goochland and
Louisa counties; and all that part of the coun-
~ OF Hanover which is bounded on the south by
the cosnty OF Goochiand, on the west by the be-
icre mentioned part OF the county VI Louisa, on
the north by the Southanna river, and on the
eat by a'line running from the mouth of the
.ast branch OF Aliens creek, thence UP said
branch to the Goochand county line, or from
up said branch to Nuckol's Westinghouse, NAV
be added to, and made part Of TIE county of
Goochland, i, reasonable
The 1st aud 81 resolutions, being twice read,
and the questions sevcrally put thcreupon, were
agreed to by the House.
Thc'3 Sd resolution was, on motion, ordered TO
be laid upon the table.
Ordered, that bills be brought in, conforma-
bly, to tho LIST and ID resolutions; and that tEc
committee Of Propositions and Grievances do
prepare and bring i'll the same.
Mr.. Robertson, from the committee to which
the petition of BENJAMIN Brsach's administers
tors was referred, presented abl concerning
benjamin Branch and Edward Branch, admins
traitors of Benjamin Branch, deceased" which
was read the first time, and ordered to be read
second time. -
Mr.. Jackson; from the committee 10 which
the petitions OF the inhabitants Of sundry coun-
ties, complaining of the present organization of
the superior Courts of Chancery, iwere referred,
presented a bill, concerning the Chanccry
Courts" which WAS read the first, and, on mo-
ton, the second time, and ordered to be com
mitted to the whole House on the state of the
commonwealth t>H
On motion, ordered, that $50 copies of the
said bill be printed for the information of the
members of the GeAcral Assembly
Apetition was presented and read, of the in
habitarits' of Saint Paul's Parish, in the county
OF hing George, praying Chat the proceeds OF
the sale of the Glebe Lands in the said Parish,
be appropriated to the establishment ofascllool.
or schools tIerein-Also
A petition of James Govan, Of the county OF
Hanover, attorney in fact for James Anderson,
Of Georgetown, in thestate of South Carolina,
setting forth that the said James Anderson is
The nearest Of kin Of any person within the Uni
ted States OF America to William Manson, late
OF Hanover Town, being bis first cousin Of full
blood that the said Manson was =. native of
Great Britain, but citizen OF Virginia, and
lately died intcstatc leaving no relation nv
blood, OK affinity within this commonwealth !;
ana tncrelHrc, praying That an act may pass Tor
vcsting IN the said anderson so much OF the ss-
tate late oFthc sad " illiam Manson, deceased,
as may exceed what may be necessary for the
payment of his just debts--And
memorial OF John Mayo, of the county of
HenrieC, representing tiat in or about the year
1870, he was commissioned as justice of the
peace for the said county that he forthwith
took the oaths Of Office, and proceeded to dis
charge the functions oil u magistrate with. zeal
and fidelity that in the year 1877, he was elect
cd 20 seat IN tie executive council, in which
he remained for three years that his seat at