Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-12-19
VIRGINIA. LEGESL.4TURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Saturday, December. Is.
An engrossed bill, Placing Sar h Az
kinson'nn the Pension List" was read n Cd
time and rejected.
Engrossed bills, Concerning Jls. Chr.
ry' AMI " Conserving Honlder Huipins :"
were severally read a thisl time and pas
sed. F"'
Various Reports were received from the
Committee for Courts Of Justice.
A's'--from the Committee of Provost
tons and 'Trievances--amorg them REQ
luton n favor of petition from sundry in
sai'anfs of the counties of Bcrslv, f, ed
erlck and j'fferson, praying that IN Act
NAV pass, Incorporating a ComDany "a &C
foolish 4 Turnpike Road from Snspberds-
tcwT, on the to1'a-, to the Town cf
Winchester, in the County Of Frederick.
Various reports a from tre Committee
OF tla'ms--am ng which was Reeo'u,ion
rJec'4ng the prayer of the deputv-sheri riffs
or bcTseiy couaty, tn authorize the Trea-
surHr to receive the revenue of that conn
y tor the y"ar 1915 Except the sum Of
$500 III Notes { the chartered banks
or Baltimore and District of Columbia. and
instruct the Auditor to allow them the us,,-
al Commission.-Also-a resolution in IA
vor OF allowing Joseph A. Myers, IF the
city vt Richmond, his expences amountiue-
to 1884, and also a reasonable couprns1
ton TOR his services as Commissioner. # the
Revenue in the year lS15.-Agreed to BY
the House.
On motion Of NJ. Graves, Leave was Civ
EN- to bring n Bill Ito repeal an At,
entitled An Act TO prevent the destruc-
ton OF sheep. and Committee was ac-
cordingly app inted.
Various petitions from emancipated ne
grocs.
A pettian was received from Andrew Al
exander, and others, stating that it has
long been the practice with many, if not
all the Surveyors in the Western part Of
the state. in inclusive surveys, to include
entries with patent land-that the Court of
Appeals have decided that the Act autho-
rising inclusive Surveys, does not extend 70
lands claimed by Entry only if Patents of
this description are liable To be called in
question, It would lead to endless ligitation
praying, therefore, the Legislature to
pass alaw quoting all claims held under
patents & surveys ofthis description.-Re-
terred to the c. for Courts of Justice.
Also-nne from tn President and Man
ayers of the Charlestown Manufacturing
and Exporting Company. PRAYING to be in
corporal d as BGnk-Referred to the Sc
lect Committee.
Culpeper, Fauquier, Prince William and
Fairfax, praying that a permanent road
he opened from those counties to Washing
ton and Alexandria. ferrcd t, the &. of
r. and /. N.
Monday, Dec. 1871.
A very interesting communication from
the Go ernDr was read, on the subject OF
the difficulty Of obta ing prosecutors for
the Commonwealth in the Superior c urts
of many Counties. for the small compensa-
ton now allowed by law-accomp lnied
with important letters from Judges Sempip
and DdAe in relation thcr to, and several
presentments of Grand Jures, presenting.
as public grievance c. the impunity OF offeG-
ders ag INST thu penal laws arising from til
want of prosecutors-Thjs communication.
with the docunents,) was referred to tke
committee for Courts of Justice.
Mr.. Ruthcrford's Bill, to amend the law
concerning the emancipation Of slaves, was
rep ,rted, with an amendment by the com
mittse to which it was recommitted, and
as amended, to be engrossed ard
read third time.
Many Petitions Of various descriptions
were read and referred.
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