The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-01
Virginia Legislature.
EX1R aCTS FROM TIE JOURNALS.
HOUSE OF DELEG ATES,

NI.HQQus Dec. 30.
Mr.. Gray presented a r.po, I, which = 81, received
and rval nc foiiows-The commute, of L opos to. :
and Grey ancss, havv according to order, sd uri.
der eors eration sunday petitions to them ref l.,
and havoc meto the following resolutions thereup-
OIL. hSsp vei, as the opuiua o. his committee
that the petition Of tie Upper Appoh.aox Cont s-
ny, pr9,ns that a. &C, may pass allowing hem
ther TIM to ebn's. the state the ioa cd
by the Commonwealth. and tor TIE estab ishment
OF an inspection OF IL eco and -Four al e c pub.
lie warehsuss in the town OF Petersburg. is reasona
b'e.-2. Resolved, the opnion Of t,4is comntte e.
that the petition OF sundry inh bitsnts az eouu<
Ties ct Cuieper, Fauqu er Y i'rirce.N lian pray
ing that an act may pass, appointing comnis sionei
10 lay on and open road Ia rs direct lire as the
nature Of the & ound will admit, from Norman
fo to the town OF Oecoquan, aud that The Courts
OF the several eonnt'' ) thro' which the may
PASS authorised aud required lay sue le9i,s ss
b. ri, cted.
The said resolution, being twice read. were on
questuns seversiiy put thereupOn, agreed to by tie
House.
Mr.. Gray, from tie same committee, presented
farther. report, which was received aud read as
follow tt con nsittee Of Propositions End GREY
ances re, aceur ing to order, hac under consi,.
erat sny t,s e,ilions to then RETIRED aud have
com :" he - o~i"g esoiu' ons and report:
'o.vetl, s<t'e opinion OF this committee that
Che petition OF Edward w. Trsut, praying that an
act may pass authorsrs him to erect Atoll.lriIee
ON lbs land n the county Of Chesterfield, acy s,
james r'vr to SOME point on the opposite shore be
IN. T.
tes, trst the measptial of John Niayo sDd Patrick
Cours. IN opp sition thereto. is Reasonable
cur com mtee, on The application Of the p tition-
or no the memrcsists proceeded TO the exar,ins
soa OF testimony An beg leave to submit the foloa
5ng iarS C;c ~ aud Sinlpsoo, hein< du-
~ sworn, say th.t John Mayo had iost,uctr,i toe
tai Witnesses, at the time they acted tog gath
at the said Mayors bri t. dernqnd & rec Give
ct passengers seventy -sve cents tul! for Wagon
three horses snd driy and seventy Eve cents toll
for wagon with four horses and that they as y
gents % Aforesaid, did according To such instruct n
In all c;se7 dsmaV' and receive the toll atoresst &
paid the sare toEol. John Msvo- U-.coet
ls 'g sworn, III that he had always paid toll at
Z rats fore mentioned and that he ad paid
70 Col. VAC himself (who demanded III seveaty
i've ctrts toll for wagon and team of ko,s $ &
ariver.-Janies Clarke, jr. Ellis, Iuck,.
'ore, being severay swcrn all concur in the above
st@tements - Hicks being sworn, saith, that he
ssways paid seventy five cents toll, on his vsggnn
which generally erosstd the bridge with FIVE and six
horses, never less than five Benjsmn Fla cher.
samu ] Myers, Joseph Myers, John Murebie VIM.
rsnw,sk, being all FRI sworn say, that they ire
qusnty have crossed Mayo. idge, and have never
seen or known any improper conduct either in Col
Eiayo or bis ents in d. Wauding or rcccivn no - or
{ an tn toll allowed ~ law for passig sa bid. G.
---jessee Whrrry hem. swOri, test s 10 tn sa,e
fact Samuel Jones Icing sw.ti saith th,t AZ, &C
teo 9s " satherer st the said bridge fu- sevp,ai
years ard has FTpwn Colonel Mayo % =. cs,v SO
toll thRn lie might 'sV IN }! isve demanded; Hat e
has known eaty FIVE cents o. " 20 Lave been re
ccivsf, pttn .venty eight mi b. have been
leg y demanded. That the hlus diff erce,.
foIAttie IN de m tie reception y. foIl, arose .lo,
The d N ri'y OF obtain ne the precise chang Tia,
he has b. VI SIM u, OF peop.c ami 50 s7Al.crs
= t. pass the bridge toll Tree. Thgt he has know .
douaie oNd put into wnggen N1d conveyed scross
Tie said hrdgs ~ten tol! received on, f., on.
foae. iha ne never knew wagaor and sx ofses
g. ras1 the ssd hrg for the same to q ri al.g
b Oh ei' To- Wa Poa asd four horse -Sarnuer
~ u the p s-rt ecter of toll at Mayo's br.dg
te,og az. n ssi.' that he mas ReT kao.vn more
oil esQ r'ztsr -
y la, That the tollkeeper is as freque tIy COM
pele % receive 'ool.ttie TOO much toll, on sc.
com; o. the ditSfulty Of coming at ,he precise
chance. That for wa gon. GE horses aud t,o
crVer5 ne demands and receives seventy fge cen :
toll, and for Wagon, four horses sni on driver
sixty two snd ia,t cents, Thst Col. MAYO give
l'm positive Gstruci0ns when be comu7sneas col.
ieetiog, not to 'xeced the legal rates and AZ n.
same tim9 urged him to regulate his claryes bv a
pfifted rat ss ixld by law. That ghene7ir toll
rcd ceen received Ct roor travel RS, Co Mpyo
MSS ore TED him 20 return the rron~y--snd that
marker e'its coming to Richmond had never b, en-
tharSsd ~ .to! The ct cs06L on being twice
issds motion was made, by Nj Thw ~ 10 a aenJ
tn came b, sr,h'rs out the words he rejected -
snd Inserting, lieu thereof. the WORKS is rc,-
fonshe And the question put upou the sid 81. q.
tor We determined The gsj;vs-1'Ie question
~ss then put upon bee resolution reported by The
committee, and ater.ninedin tho affirmative
20 moi on Of IL: ) srnard,- Ordered, that the
2 resouti0n b. la ~ n the table.
MIR. ROne''s from the ccmmttee on the sub
jest ~ the militia sys.eD:, presented re, rrt ~
lar, whicJ was received sad read as f1ifows--The
'cmm tie e whsh va5 referred the cove rnor's
communication of the 18Th inst on tire subject of
further requisition nf troops from This state beg
leave to report IN part that il be5had the said COM
inunicaton under its consideration, and has agreed
10 the following resolutions. wig
i. Owed, ss the opinion or lis committee that
IN IS much 20 any Ieqisition made by the Presid IT
or the United Sta;es upon this commonwealth TO,
q detachment OF militia, over and above the numbe.
cd for ufv
the set % Congress Of the f0ih o. AnrI. 1919 nss
ts made in virtue Of the act of Cory ,ss bic
passed the 2sth day OF February, 1895 vLieb pre.
teFbes three months the term of service of such
requiTtons Il 10 not competent for the G neral AS.
temhy ~ Frsnla 10 extend such term of s.ryee
beyond the period ebresaid.
Resolved. as The opinion of this committee
that Il would be in Ipcdi NJ IN restrain tie Exeeu.
i've, by law, 10 tn exercise Of sounl discretion in
the seiscuop OF the offs appointed TO eo,rmenI
any deiae m ut of militia where IT, l.ps Of the IT,
Sta es or the reqnsiioAs Of The Presi Int under
ttose laws, lsave discretion In the Executives of
the avcrpi ia
TIE Isl rrso.aton being VIC - sd v,.s IN y 2
qrss7on put htfeup lgrest /, ~ T.. Hour.
TIE secord - uton, was on Nv Bsl?s motion.
laid upon the t'bie
a pet finn was pr sest nd read If several
clerks Of eou Is, praying pal Of he Ah section
o the Aet, uas d on VEG ooh Of Eeb;uary fas,
ecmpel'tac the clerks a. ale vef.i courts IN IN :
p mon ea;f ~ pav irtp 81 30. .iry certain a
mount - cir fees rsc-.Y or ckatg d IN the wear
1913 also prqyins repral % 3d.. i6t sect On Of
fn9et pa'iso m te 20 f Februs y i5i3--rr that
the isw ne 81 md fed or chan Ell 20 To n he The
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