Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-01-15
Legislature OF Virginia.
Extracts from he Journal Of the House Of
Delegates.

was icCeNeu lton the senate, mat lHey
had passed the bills" establishing an
Inspection of tobacco and ilonr in the
town of Washington, in the county al
Mccklenburg" 80 establishing an inspec.
,lOn ottobacco IN the Town OF AIaryion
IN The county al Halifax" establshin.
AN inspection of tobacco in the town oil
Meadesyille, in tie county of Halifax
establishing an Inspection of flour in
the county of Iialfax"-Aiso, that thew
had passed the following bills with IA
mendmenis-" For reforming the method
! OF proceeding III writs of right 10 re-
| dnce mo one act lie several acts and
| paris ct acts concerning witnesses, and
! prescribing The manner of obtaining and
executing commissions for. taking their
dispositions ~ certain cases"-s' CONCERN
ing Samuel Fitzgerald aud Mary his wife"
and " concerning the town of Royd,nn,
III the county OF Mecklenb,irg.S These
amendments we're agreedto by The House
| ofDelega'es.
Engrossed bills" concerning Marina
| duke Ganneway -" changing The place
OF holding The u.erlor courts Of iaw tor
| the county o, Prince George" 10 re-
wye ana amend an act Incorporating
/, company 10 establish a turnpike road
| from the city al Richmond 10 the klea-
| OF certain buildings OF OLD street III The
town of Peiersburg"-" incorporating
the town OF Cliar!estown, ia the county
| of kanawha"-" increasing the pension
of Thomas iiarris"-" appointing COM
missioners to sell piece Of property be-
longing TO the State, called the county
wharf-were severally read third time
aud passed.
Various bills passed through their lst
| and ID readings.
The bill divorciHg Lucy Williamson
| from her husband George williamson"
| was rejected onthe motion to read il 2d
| time, 20 10 &C.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson (of r }
| ReSOlved, that the committee for courts
OF justice be instructed 10 enquire into
! lheeXpediency of authorizing hehustings
| court of Richmond 10 be holden al tie
courthouse now building, a. soon as il is
completed, and in the mean fine at such
| other place in the city as the said court
may designate, &c. &c.
Monday, jan. IA communication
was received from the Sc, ate, that they
had passed The bill providing seals for
| the superior courts of law in this com
monwealtli' and also the following bills
| with amendments" concerning The adj
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| iainc0urts in certain cases" So appointing
additional trustees for the town of Bath,
in the county of Berlley"-and an aci
to reduce into one the several acts for
| the better securing the payment of rents,
and preventing the fraudulent practices
| oil tenants, and TO regulate the practice
| OF SUNG out and prosecuting wrlts of re-
| pievin'-which amendments were agreed
| TO by The House.
An engrossed bill" reducing into one
| the several acts concerning wills, The dis
| tribu'on OF iniestates' estates, and the
| duly OF executors and administrators
| was read 81 time and passed.
! Mr.. Magiil, from The committee frevi-
sors, presented a revised bin concerning
mills, &c.-whIch was read the first and
| second times, and re-commItted TO the
| same committee.
MIR. Magill, from the same committee,
reported other revised bills which had
| been re-commiited to them, with amend
ments-which were received and laid
upon the table.
| Tuesday, Jaa. ia communication
was received from the Senate, that thew
| bad passed the bills" incorporating the
| trustees Northumberland academy in
| the county Of Northumberland Il for the
| endowment ofthe same"-and confirm
| ing certain titles TO lands"-Aiso. the bills
-" exonefat;ng the sheriff of Tyler coun-
~ from damages on Judgment rendered
against him at the last General Assem-
| bly, =" To empower securities TO reeov-
er damages IN a summary way, and for
other purposes "to reduce into one
| tie Severalacis and parts Of acts, prescri-
blng method OF protesting inland bills
OF exchange, and allowing aSsignees of
| obllga'ioss 10 bring actions thereupon in
| their own names" with amendments to
the three last
| iheamendments TO the first named bills
| were agreed to.-The ONLY amendment
proposed to the last bin, was TO strike
out, IN the commencing clause, the words
| : N0reDiter acTt," and insert in lieu there
OF the words /" January, eighteen hundred &
| niHeteea.' motion was made by MIR.
Blackburn TO disagree tothis amendment,
winch was determined in the negative,
| ayes %, noes l2l.
Engrossed bills" TO reduce into one
act the several acts concerning execu-
ilons, and for the relief of insolVent debt
ors'-" 10 reduce into one act the sever
al acts for regulating conveyances and
concerning wrongful alterations
seyerally read third time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Miller (of Powhatan J
leave was given 10 bring in bill 10 "a
mend all &C, entitled All act for reguat-
ing The navigation Of James River, above
the falls Of tie said river" -
Mr.. Chamberlayne called up the Re-
port OF the Joint committee on the
state OF the Farmers Bank-It involv-
ed a question that required an i'm
mediate decision. lie said, it would ap-
pear from this report that the sovereign
~ OF the commonwealth had been SET at
defiance by witness refusing 10 answer
a question put to him by committee of
this House.
TIE report vas taken M and read.