Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-12-06
Legislature Of Virginia
Extracts from tie Journal Of the House Of
Deisgafes.

GefeoGfeS
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3.-On motion of Mir
Hooe, Ordercd, That writ OF election Issue to
tue sheriff o! The county eft King George. to
supply the vacancy occasiOned by the death of
Cadwailadcr /. Dade, delegate returned TO
serve in the present General ASSEMBLY, for the
said comfy.
On motion Of MIR. Peters of Giles. the house
agreed TO the following preamble aud resolu-
ton Whereas Isaac Estiihas been returned
by the sheriff ofthe county Of Monroe as one OF
the delegates to represent the same in tic pre-
seutGeneral Assembly and whereas the said
Isaac EStil has since disposed OF aud legally
conveyed all the real estate he was possessed
OF IN the said county and hath removed with
out Tue limits OF the State; and whereas the
said Isaac Estil hath giyc;i information that bn
does not intend Ia take his scat: TAeref0rc be
at reSOtced, That the committee of PRIVILEGES
and elections he instructed TO report 10 this
house, their opinion respecting The proprieiy
or improprlety OF issuing a writ uf electinr -
the SAID county of Monroe
petition was presented and read of Mar
garet spears, widow of John Spears deceas
ed, as we'll on behalf of her ntaot dauyhters
Susan NJ a. Spears and Maria " Spears. (tbe
neils OF me said Joln Spears as for herself
praying that an act may pass authorizing and
empowering her 10 sell a tract of land i'm the
said county, belonging 10 the estate of the said
decedent, under certain regulations therein
proposed Also, a petition of Samuel Fitzge.
RAID and Mary his wife, late Mary Haruer1of
the county Of Amherst, to be permitted TO hold
III tlis safe two negroes, namely ,ameS and
hlliy, whom the petitioner MARY, when frrne
sole, brought in from the state of Georgia.
without Knowing that in doing SO she viol.t;eI
any law: a petition Of John Davenport and
James Curl, executors of the last will and tcs
lament of john Clarke, deceas.&. Iate of The
county OF Frederick, PRAYING the General A.
seinDy 10 enable them TO sell the real proper
l! oelohgIng TO the estate of their testator
aud apply so much of the money DrOduccd inv
snch sale, IN aid of the fund pr6dnced nv she
sale OF his personal property, as will he reuui-
ste Tor the discharge OF his just debts, the re
Sidue TO be invested in bank stock. or inCtv
| otner species OF property which NAV he Il ~ 4
ed most conduclVe to the interest ofhis
| dfen petition of Sunt,ry inhabitants = II
| Brooke aud Ohio counties, nravip,y the mr.
| sag vi al aIt, lehhquishms the right of the
| commonwealth TO all lands which have been
settled thirty years, and on which taxes can be
| proved tohave been paid, or of an expIanatorv
| act declaring that Ofi7gS, on the same subject
prospective as well as retrospective in its one.
IaiIOns ~ petition of Margaret IA Wis ,y;dn-,,
OF William Davis, deceased TO ul,o,,, = crrtai,,
Edward Doyle, Ga foreigner, who died in this
lcountry,)lhtendedt TO leave his personal praDer.
~. by nuncupative will, (wl,lch was not au
tnehiiCieo as me law reqdiros,l praying re-
iinqulslment of the cOmmonvelit,'s r,oht Ia
certain slaves which have bRen declared cs
chediec, ny an inquest, but are claim ed bv the
peutioneT under the said will: or AT hast
that TIE eXpehces of raising the said slaves he
nm
ltti0n vi Thomas Arnold Of PetersOur~ IN no
relieved from the penalty of recO ,ni2,ncp
io'ie'ted ny MS failing to attend as a witness
III CRIMINAL prosecution before the sunorior
couIt OF i,rihce beOrge county, against a Ger.
tain Jack Field And a Detition IL CatI,,ri,,o
Snyder, (late Cathar.me Blake of Shenandoai,
county, representing thaJ, by suHdrV uufortu
nate circumstances, she has nninteutiouaIiv no.
come liable to prosecution for bigamv and
PRAYING tndt her first marriage with James
Tod e.,,I 1.
rage with William Snyder declared Ieral and
Vailu All OF which were referred to tL. com
nlittoe for cOurts Of justice
petition was presented and read of NTcadee
anderson OF the county Of Halifax ON beh ,lc
OF himself aud others lot owners i'm the TOWN
OF MeadsNliic, that the farther time of five
years, or SUCH other time as NAV be reasonable
he gwen them 10 bHlld npOu and improve tb,.ir
sHlr io's' and that an inSp rctiOn OF tobacco
may be established in said town ON bis l.,,J
Also, petition OF james jackson. nronrietor
OF lOwness warehouse IN Prince Edward
county, and the inhabitants of James 'rnyrn
aud IT'S vicinity, for IA revival of the iuSnecfion
OF tobacco at the said warehouse. A netitinn
ct ELIJAH II. Hendsick, owner OF a tract land
on Wiills's river in the cOEnty of Buckiurhom
That law be passed authorizing tht establish
ment OF town thereon, at or near the Mace
where The navigation Of said river will terni-
nate petition Of Clements Rochelle nrav.
ing that town may be established ON nj. land
IN southampton county, at the place known bV
the name of brownies Ferry, on Noitowav RI
yer: And q petition Of sundry residents Of the
county OF Madison praying an extension oC thp
limits OF town established in said comfy
Referred to the committee Of propositions and
grievances.
4 petition was presented and read of John
thompson of Halifax county, AN old soldier.
VINO was badly wounded in Tic revolution.
airy war, praying that the time OF paving
MS pension, annually, may be on the Isl
day OF october, instead OfIhe Ut Of January
Also, petition OF George Iayins of FaitGiN
county, uiat fine Of twenty dollar, innosed
upon him by military court OF e,iuuirt for
u Is OF arms, wh ch arms lie has siace defvar.
ed his captais 10 complete oldrr.l be refund
- BY Tue commonwealth: the same havInr
bcen paid by Inn to The sneriif.-lke(crrrI An
the committee OF claims.
A petition was presented aud reaii. o n tn,n
bcT Of the inhabitants OF the counties OF tfpuri.
co aud Chesterfield, and OF the city of Rich
mond. praying that an act may pass aufhntiz
ing company 10 form turnpike road from
The said cify 10 Osborne's ~ Chesterfield coun.
~, crossing .lHucS river by q ferry where the
same may be found 10 he most convenient, and
allowing the company, wien established, sucI
tolls as VIII make them reasonable cOnippn-
sation for their trouble aud expense: Also. a
petition Of the ctilcHs OF Russell county. re-
qucsting that their county court be vested with
the power, the acting magistrates, OF a nfs,n.
uty OF them, being present, or having been
previously summoned by order Of the court l1f
altering tiIe width o. tie respective roads n0w
opened and 10 be opened IN The said conuty.
which do not Vrsgfdi0teig connect the infer
course with other c0unucs, or with the salt
works and 10 Ike manner, ihatfhe said sonn.
~ couri be empowered, on the application OF
any individual. who shall petition them there.
FOR, having given at least SIN months previous
notes thereof by advertisement po.lcc ~ the