Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-11-30
e. Roiis. per ann m.

tise in that and al other courts OF til CON.
monwealth for one year ATTORNEYS prac-
Using in the Chancery District Courts to pay
the tax to the clerk in whose district they
may reside, taking receipt therefor. taxi
which shall entitle them to practise in all \
| the courts OF this commonwealth other than
| the Court of Appeals, for one year AT.
torneys practising in the Superior Courts Of
| law, to pay the tax to the clerk OF the couns
ty in which they may reside, taking receipt
therefor, which shall entitle them to pracs
tlse IN all the Courts of this commonwealth,
other than those mentioned commonwealth.
year ;-Attorneys practising in the County
| ana corporation courts. to paw 1.-The tax TO
1.-THE clerk OF the clerk Of the coun " or cor.
lporassca court wherein suS.a sssrorcs may
reside, which shall entitle himt practise in
all the county and corporation courts in this
! commonwealth. for one year.
lheres can be no doubt bat the tax on
physicians, apothecaries and druggists,
would be much more productive we're thew
returned BY the commissioners ofatbs reye,
nue., IN their lists of taxable property.
( AS clerks of county ard corporation
courts will hereafter have but little trouble
IN examining the commissioners returns Of
land tax. it would be well to fix the annual
allowance for this service For the wear
eighteen hundred and fourteen the allow
anees nave been very unequal, say from ten
| to fifty dollars
For want Of some line of distinction, by
law, between wholesale and retail mer.
chants, many who ought 20 paw for lcence as
wholesale merchants take out iicence as re.
tailets only.
An annual return Of all claims allowed
by Courts IT 'Enquiry, ought 10 be made to
| TINS ONCE before. any claim allowed by such
courts De an,hted Tor it is a fact that, in
many instances, certificates of claims for
the same service have been given more than
once.
The law now in force entities constable
and guard to one dollar and four cents pep
day, and four cents per mile, for conveying
a prisoner from committing to the Jail Of
| the county: Would it not be well to saw
how far they shall travel, to entjtle them to
the hundred and four cents for in many in.
stances they CONVEY them FIVE or ten>miIes.
and probably not SO far, and Claim one days
| attendance
BY the fifty fifth section of the act passed
| the twenty eighth Of January, eighteen hun
| dred and four, entitled An act to amend ard
reduce into one the several acts of the Ge-
neral Assembly, for regulating the militia Of
this commonwealth, the Courts Of Enquiry
have the power TO give persons conveying
i brtSscS .,Ts,efs what they may ta.Sk cc,rpe-
! tent to the service performed IA Law statr
| ing the allowance per mile..is desirable
I The Commissioners of the revenue vera
| given, by law passed at the last session Of
Assembly, until tie first OF September to res
tarn their books to this office they ought
TO be here by or before the first of June. to
enable the Auditor to prepare the accounts
| against the skeriffs. To shew that this all
iteration should be made, will refer you -
the STAG OF the books in this Office at this
L m In - - tt~<
having so long time to return their books.
IT was impracticable to have them stated by
| the time the sherifs began to settle We
we're compelled, therefore to settle, in mapy
instances by the calculations and additions
OF the commissioners, nine tenths of which
are wrong These facts taken in connec,;s
! on with the extraordinary pressure of bust,
| ness in this department. form the reason whv
general statement of the revenue does NOT
| ACCOMPANY this. ~
| have the honor to be, Gentlemen,
Your most o5edient anu
| Very humble servant
JOHN BURFOOT
| On motion, ordered, that the said com
munication from the Auditor. with the ac.
companying documents, be refsrred to the
committee of Finance.
| On rot o. Mr. Stevenson ofSpottsyiyan:s
| he report from the Committee on The
| subject of state defence, which on Ssturdov
last was received and laid upon the table.
was taken up and motion was made hy
him that the House agree 20 an amendment
| by way OF substitute for the said rey,ort -.
! which substitute he delivered in at tbs
Clerk'st.ble and the same was read az
| follows: -
Resolved, that it is expedient to rise by
classification of the militia, as is recon-.
mended by the first proposition of the mil,
tary report from the Secretary of War. or
! by some other Classification of the militia,
! thousand men, for the defence
of this common wealth, 20 serve wears.
or during the war Provided that the Co.
vernment Of the United States shall declare
that the said troops shall be paid, cIosthed
| and subsisted at the expence Of the u. S,
| On motion of MIR Stauard,
| Ordered, fl,at the report Of the said COM
mlttee, and the proposed Substitute, be laid
| upon the table.
| Mr.. Robertson, from the committee to
winch the Governors communication was
this day referred, presented
a bill authorizing loan for the support
| oi the troops IN the service of tbs Common.
wealth which bill was read the 6rst, and
| on Mr. Kobertson's motion, the second time
| hho Tue same was amended by the House,
on motion of Mr. Stanard -
| Ordered, that the said pill. rs amended.
| be engrossed and read third time.
Mr. Gray, from the committee 10 which
the bill authorisng the APPOINTMENT Of ore
| additional clerk to the Land Office, was ,e-
Committed, reported the same With an a.
| mendment:
| Mr. Watkins of Charlotte, from the CON
4 rnittee annoinfed Nv fh;s I{o,,@,