Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-12-17

Mr.. Stekely obtained ave to brir
"a bill to allow witnesses more adeosia
compensation for their attendanaaaat
county courts, and for staer purpO.e At
A petition was read and referreJ !,
sundry citizons of the Civ of Riclm"a",'
praying, on account of thu interfer~oo,ai
of the Circuit Court of the COUNTY s n
the Hastings Court, that the court n W." u
of the latter may be changed from t5a % :,
to last Monday in each month. ~ 81
Richmond, Dec, 7.
Yesterday, after some discussion. =,
suspension bill passed the senate, v;nr VIC
any amendment. 1t is, Therefore ~ %
same shape in which it has aIre,d~ We
peared in this paper but, as our rp: s ap'
might again wish to recur to it for ;sr s"
ton, We republish it for this murno. ."''''
A BILL.
10 suspend for further time tba A..
titled :" An act TO privide more ss We
ually for the payment of specie by :,
several Banks Of this Comm. w.
wealth." 4O''
/. BE it enacted by tie General
sembly, That the act emitted AN Az
to provide more eiiectuaIIy for the -,
ment of specie by the e,eral ban;tI H :
this Commonwealth" shall he frrn..
suspended until the first day of JaIy r e,,
AID no longer. A'
2. Provided, That no bank With, A.,
common wealth shall avail itself cr a.
benefit of this act which Shall not o. %
before the tenth day of January nov.
have resumed, 4 continued the navme,,
lin specie of all notes or tickets unde,
one dollar.
s. This act shall be n force from fl,
passing thereof.
Yesterday, the House of Delegat,,
read great Dau Der of bills and resoa.
Itions--& received a variety of petitions.
This is the last day lor receiving pei.
tons.
An engrossed till was passed FOR d.
tvidlpg the county Of harrison-the new
county is to be named Lewis.
Mr.. Lewis from the committee If
roads and internal navigation. lreDorfed
three resoIutions-lst. That 50 much Of
the petition Of sundry citizens Of Henri.
co, Chesterfield and the city Of Richmond
as prays tor an act Incorporating a CON-
ipany to establish turnpike road from
Richmond to Petersburg, is reasonable.
ed. That the residue of the said petition,
praying that a branch CT the aforesaid
road be extended to the banks Of the
james river opposite to Warwick in lie
county of Chesterfield, and that Terry
be established on the lands Of William
Randolph, be rejected. sd, That petl.
ton for turnpike road from the clyc.
Richmond, crossing ChicEahomlny dT'r
between the Meadow and New Bridge,
TILT intersects the Swamp rod on tie
North side OF said river, is reasonable
The house concurrcd in ali these resglD'
tons,
Mr.. Doddridge on behalf Of the select
committee to whom the otaunton Meme
rial vas referred, made Report Of con'
siderable length. Aittr a preamble,
which discusses the Inequalities, which
prevail in our systems Of Representation
and Taxation, the Report concads'
with the following Resolutions:
" Be it therefore R&s0:vej. Haiti u
expedient, at the ensuing seAeraI election
for members Of the general a'semDI; 70
take the sense Of the electors, qaa'h''
to vote by the existing laws, shelter mrt
are FOR or against conVtGticn' lo' '"r r
purpose of Amending The cco,tituHo" Of
this state so as TO euaaI'he tae Fei"eSe".
Itation in both branches Of the ieS'2'aV";s
to equalize Taxation, a0d TO P'"\'"s nv n
such future alterations 4, experience S''a'
Suggest. ;.r =
-. Resolved, That, fa majority "
the persons thus qualified 10 yote at o,S
ensuing general election, sha!' afi'" ="
be in favour OF "a convention, thg eSe'r
tive shall Immediately cause elec'i0"'@
be holden. tor members Of such ce2ln
ton, in the several congreSs'oGa! ai'"N'
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