Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-12-06

courthouse door where il shall appear I, them
all circumstances being weighed, that ANY roa,
ought to be discontinued, to order such discon
i,nnance accordingly And petition oil stn
dry Inhabitants OF tue county of Hdmpshire
that a law may pass authorizing the erection OF
toll bsii-ses across the sOlth and north branch
Is Of poIomac. al or near the places where the
great post ronte from the City OF Washington
through Winchester and Komnrv, by the WY
Of Cidra>Dnrs, to Marietta, ChilIcOthe. &c.
crosses the sid streams. --iRefened To the COM
mittee Of road, and internal navigation.
\ petition was presented and read, OF the
trustees vi tue Norfolk Lancastrian School,
soliciting The legislature to grant them an act
OF Incorporation, with such powers. rights aud
privileges as may be considered proper. Re
tered 10 the committee OF schools and colleges.
Thur DAY, Dec. d--The house proceeded
by jont ballot with the Senate, to the e,ecIlOn
OF Govcrnor-Jane> u. Preston was re-eiect-
ed, without opposltioh--and on Mr. Hum
phreyss motion "a committee WIS appointed to
wait on him with the official anuunciaiion.
MIR. Bower from tie G. Of p. ani Z. made
report on the sherii>' returns oi the Dele
gates returned to TIE present General, Assem-
bly,.
Mr.. Bower from the same committee.
made report on the petition of Thomas Mil
Ter, complaining OF the undue election of jess
sc WoOdson, returned as n delegate from the
county ofPowhataD-'rhc report was favora-
bile 10 the petitioner reducing The votes which
Only for WoOdSon, aud 80 for Milicr.-rhe
House adopted the Report, and Mr.. NJ. took
his seat.
\ resolution was offered hy Mr.. Scott, i'm
the following words:
Resided, That the Committee 80 whom was
referred the letter of the rcvisors, appointed
under AN act of the last General Assembly,, tie
requested To enquire iatu the expedien,.y of
poSiponing the Subject of the Revision OF the
laws OF the commonwealth untl the next
se>' on OF the General Assembly and that they
report By bill or otherwise.
MIR. Black burn moved 10 lay it on the table
hesSrs Scott and Lane opposed this motion
and IA the course 81 the argument attempted
10 snow the prOpriety pOStponing the revi-
fii Ill The next session, from the want OF time,
Hc.-MeSSrs. Blackburn aud Magli repelled
this idea On The ground that there was time
enough to 20 through the work, and il was
their duty to do it.-Mr. EBlackburn's IN ton
OF prevailed.
A petition was presented and read, of the
Mutual Assurance Society against fire on
buildings of The state of Virginia, uraVing for
the passage OF law declaring tlat The s!eriffs
and coroners shall be authorized and required
10 collect al monies due or to become due to
the Said sacIety that they, with their Sccuri-
lies, may be made liable (under their bonds
tof the punctnal payment of their said collec.
tonS. al the general office OF the Society in the
rity OF Richmond, on the first day of Novem-
DER annually, by motion against them in the
general court, under their receipts, for princi-
pal interest, costs and damages, as in cases of
shertls delinquent for public taxes.-Also, a
petition OF Nancy Turner, Ofthe comfy of
luudoun, 10 be divorced from Alexander Fur.
ner. her husband-A petition was presented
ana read OF Suudry persons, praying that a new |
county be formed cut of parts ofthe counties of |
hotetourt, Bath and Monroe, according TO
certain boundaries therein stated Also a ne
luton ct sundry Inhabitants of Halifax county, |
for the establishment of a town and inspection !
OF tobacco, on the lands of col. john Clarke |
near the courthouse of said county-A petitl- |
on OF Suhdry iuha bitdnis Of the county OF Ran
doiph, Within certain rnits therein set forth |
praying 10 he added to the county Of lewis
petition of sundry citizens of the counties |
OF patrick and GraNson, requesting the APP
poinlment OF commissioners 10 ascertain tile |
nne between the said cOunties.-A petition of
John Wimbisl and others, Inhabitants Of lIa-
lidX county, for the establishment ola town
win Inspections OF tobacco aud -four, on tie
land oithe said Wimbsh, at Halifax court
house And apetition OF sundry persons resi-
dhg III WaynesborOugh, and its vicinity, III
Augusta comfy, to he Incorporated by the
name OF the Waynesborough Circulating Iii
ESrary Company - Referred to the com nittce
~ propositions aud grievances.
- petition was presented and read, of the
LhiaDitahts OF the county of Hampshire, resi-.
deht CHIEFLY on Great Cacapon creek, AMI the
waters thereof, representing the e&pedicncy
OF making an alteration in the law of Noyeni.
Der 1911, III relation to the said stream, bv dis.
penSins entirely with the locks required 10 be
made III the mill dams thereon, aRd directing
WIDE.
instead OF twelve; for reasons set forth in the
petition; and that reasOna bic compensation
ne alto ed To tie commissioners for viewing
the dams on the said stream, TO he levied in
the county levy of Hampshire .-AisO, petit
on OF sundry persons praying the General AS
SemDiy to appoint commissioners TO open a
stale road through or near West Liberty in
ONO county, TO the month ofShort creek
IN said county thence through Mount Plea
SAINT, IN the state of Ohio TO intersect the natl
ING ,te
that an appropriation be made of so much mo-
ney to delray the czpences as the Legislature
IN rs wisdom, may think just and right.-A
petition of sundry inhabitants of the counties
OF Hanover and HenrcO, that law may pass
to incorporate company 10 run turnpike
road from the terminal ton OF the Brook turn
pike road, at Owens tavern, in the comfy o
HenrIcO, to the Merry Oaks in The county OF |
HanOver.--A petition Of Robert Warren pro- |
ptIetor OF land on Ware creek in New Kent |
county, That law may pass authorizing him |
10 run dam across the said creek. abntiiug on |
the lands Of James Banks, dec in the comfy !
ofJames City And petition OF smnhry in |
habitants OF the town ofManchester The coun. |
lies OF Chesterfield and POwhatan, and the |
c'ty of Richmond, praying the passage OF Il Iaw |
Incorporating company TO establish COZ |
stant, safe, and easy navigation, by canal or |
otherwise, on the south side of James river
from the head of the falls TO tide water-I3e- |
ierred TO the committee of roads and interual !
navigation.
petition was presented and read. of Ger |
tain residents Of the county Of Fairfax prayius |
permission to raise by lottery as much Money |
as will he sufficient for building public school
house at or near the courthouse of thclr said |
county, for the instruction ct youth a. promo
ton OF education in Hts branches referred
TO the committee of schools aud colleges.
Yesterday, the II of ID. received anI refer
RED variety Of private and local peti ions.
Richard T.. Parker was elected, by ioint bal |
IL,
TO supply the vacancy Occasioued by the deIfh
of Griffin Stih.