The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-02

established, in Tact the property oil the rcuuon
cr aud in the aiote sneuto"ed the name OF Austin
x Co. was crroneousy inserted and pra, ing such
an alteration i'm the law AS that The right may be
legally vested in him, he rcjevted-6 Resoi'ed, as
the opinion OF this committee, that the nemoriai oil
David Pierce and Thomas Jackson, IN opposition tn
the last mentioned petition, and praying All EXPOSE
item OF the ae giving TO the county courts authority
To establish opposite ferries To those which haze
besn established by law, be rejected.-lhe LIST, Sd,
18th, 5thk 9th resolutions, being twice read, were,
ON questions seyeraliy put thcreupon agreedto by
the House.
The eth resolution was, on motion ct Mr.. Scott,
of Moncngalia, ordered to be laid upon the table.
On motion oil MIR. Blackburn,-Ordered, That
leave DE given bring in bill, authorship sep
arate election for that part OF Bath county, lying
west ct the Allegheny moaitain aud for otter pur-
poses"
MONDAY Dec. elst.
Engressed bills concerning Cuthbert Powell
I" concerning Sarah James"-''reirasing to Maria S
Anne Bispham the commemorative right to GER
tain lands giving further time To the oi
surveys in Grays county. to return their pats \
certificates into the Land Oiiice'-' concerning
HoratiO T.. Ha''-'' conc erning Archibald Stuart
jun. and Nancy STUART" concerning Armstead
Long,: were successfully read third time and pas
sed.
Mr.. Stanard (of Spottsyvania, } from the commit
tee Tor Courts vi Justice, presented certain Rcso!u
tions which were received and read as follows
1. Resolved, the opinion OF this committee,
that the petition OF Richard Robinson, praying be
OF land, lying in the county OF Prince William,
oceasoned BY accidental tai.ul to have the same
entered for taxation, in the books Ut the commss
oner OF the revenue, is reasonable-2. Resolved,
the opinion of this committee, that the Petition vi
Robert Greenwood stating that, iu discovering
ct his negro boys great mechanical turn, without
the knowledge recollection OF the effect OF the
law prohibiting the introduction OF slaves into this
eOmufonwe wealth, he unfortunately bound him to a
blacksmith, living little way the line dividing
Virginia from North Carolina; and therefore pray
ing that he may bring the said slave into This state
without nerrrng any forfeiture or penalty thereby,
is reasonable--5. Resolved, as the opinion of this
committee, that the petition nj Decker Thompson
cizen OF the state Of Maryand,) stating, that he
is desrous TO remove to small tract OF land whcli
lac has owned for seventeen or eighteen years in the
county OF Fauquicr in this state and praying be
permitted to intodcce ms many Slaves rs will be
deguste To tie culture OF the said land, be rejected
-. Resolved, ,le opinion OF this committee, that
the petition of Daniel Xix, stating, that about egh-
teen or twenty years ago, lie removed from the
county of New-Kent, ia this state, To the state OF
Kentucky, carr, ing with him four slaves, that his
only has within few years past, married s
settled in the said county, which the petitioner
now extremely anxious OF returning, and therefore
pray Ing that lac may be permitted TO bring back the
said slaves into this commonwealth without incur
ring ANY penalty thereby, be rejected-5 Resolved,
AS the oinon of this committee, that the petition OF
the trustees of Anne Smith Academy. praying for
The creation OF fund for the benefit OF the said
deny, is reasonable6. Resolved, as the opinion OF
this committee, that the petition of the trustees of
the RappahannocS Academy, praying that the trust
property Of said academy, be specified and fixed by
law; the powers the trustees over it defined that
their conduct i'll preparing the buildings and obtain
ing the real property be confirmed, and that they
be empowered to use much of the pecuniary CAPT.
tai as may be necessary for finishing and furnishing
the buildings that sales of ardent spirits to children
i resident at the said academy, may be prohibited !;
that fund may be appropriated by the Legislature
10 the annual enlargement OF library and that the
said trustees be enabled establish rules for the
preservation of the books, houses, maps and nstru
meats, lie reasonable-Thc said resolutions being
twice read, were, on questions severely put there
upon, agreed to by the house.
On motion of MIR. Irwin-Ordered That leave
be given to bring in bill, q" incorporate a Libra
ry Company IN the town of Wheeling, in Ohio
County"
On molten of Mr. Wiison-Ordered, That leave
be given to bring in bill, +" amend an act, emit
tied an act reducing into one, the several
corning the terms and manner of granting waste Il
Incorporated lands for settling the titles and
bounds of lands directing the mode of procession
ing and prescribing the ddty of Surveyors
On motion of MIR Otey, Ordered, That $50 copies
OF the Letter from the Accountant of the War De-
psrtment, 10 the Governor, and of the statements
relative 80 tbs between this commonwealth
and the United States, therein referred to, be print
ed for the use Of the General Assembly.
Tuesday,, December %.
The house, according to the order of the day,
solved itself Into committee of the whole house,
the state of the commonwealth, Mr.. Neland in the
chair and after some time spent therein, Mr..
Speaker resumed the chair, and MIR. holland re-
ported that the committee of the whole house had
had under consideration bill. "arrangng the
ties OF this commonwealth into districts to choose
representatives Congress :" but, having time
To go through the same, had instructed him TO ask
leave to sit again whereupon, Resolved, that this
house will, on TO morrow, again resolve itself into
committee of the whole house, to take under it's
consideration the state of the commonwealth.
An engroSed bill, " requiring the owners of dam
across the Monnngaiia river to Locks therein
was read third time and passed.
Certain resolutions were read from the Commit
opinion of this committee, that the petition
OF Ann H. Khisbt, praying, in consequence of ex
oesslye Entertainment from her husband, Walter
Knight, that law may pass for restoring to her
| the property whic!, lac acquired by his marriage
with her, and for enabling her to hold the said pro
perry, and all that she ioay hereafter acquire in
the same manner rs IT she were unmarried wo-
man, he rejected-2. Resolved, as the opinion of this
committee, that the petition of the Mutual 4ssnr.
snce Society against Fire buildings in the state
OF Nirpnia, PRAYING that law may pass aInendato.
ry OF the laws relative TO the said Society is reason
, abe---The 2nd resolution was ordered to he laid on
the tabe-'-The LIST was agreed to by the House. m
On motion of AR. Magil--.The rule of thi, honse
limiting the time for presenting petitions was sus-
pended. for the purpose of receiving petition Of
Samuel ReynSlds; which was thereupon received
and laid upon the table
On rnnton or NJ n.r----p-..,---, -:
this house adiourns Thursday the 24t, instant il
will ADJOURN until Monday the 2Sth ipstant,
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