Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-24
RICHMOND, DECEMBER "a.
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE



OF DELEGATES.
Friday. December 49,. Enerossed bills, " con-
corning jeremiah Franklin -" autho, izing
the Auditor to renew lost certificate in favor
of the Central College -" authorizing the
court of Nicholas county to appoint persons 10
soiemnlze marriages in the said county" were
read third time and passed.
Sundry resolutions from the Committee of
Propositions and Grievances were taken up
LIST. accediUg TO the petition from Bedford co.
for the establishment of town. and inspection
on the land of w. Hopkins, and for the cree
ton of toll bridge at that point across the
Staunton river I'd, accedmg Ia a petition of
X. Hardy of Bedford for town on his land -
3D., acceding to a petition of John Clark Of
Halifax. for the establishment of town and
inspection on his laud, on the Stanton river :;
fth, IN favor of granting the town of Luray, the
objects sought for in its petition 9TH in favor
OF forming new county out of specified parts
OF Wythe aud Washington couuties-sll which
resolutions we're agreed to by the House, eX-
ceptthe 5th, which, on MIR. NJ C Farlane s mott
was laid on the table.
On Mr.. Chapiiue's motion. leave was giyen
to bring fin bill Incorporating company to
improve the navigation OF Middle Island creek
in the county of Tyler aud for other purposes.
On Mr. BOrland's motion, leave was given TO
DrtAg III "A bill 10 amend the acts, now in force
TO prevent the destruction of oysters within
this commonwealth.
Petitions were received-frOm A. Moore of
Petersburg. praying the commonwealth TO re-
Whse 10 iiiHi tih II1nt 10 tract OF land called
Sterling Castle-fTOm w x. Bouiware for the
right TO sell certain real estate in King * Queen
county--trOm Billy Brown, a free man of color
for leave to remain IN the statc-from Charles
Z. Allen, To be refunded a sum of money--from
William latham. PRAYING the appointment of
ar additional and sufficient number of Mana.
gers 10 carry into effect an act of 1891, which
grants lottery for the purpose of enablihg
him TO complete certain geographical works
from Sundry citizeEs Of Il. Edward and Char
LOTTO Ia tI,a IS 81
| inspectors of tobacco at Randolph's warehouse
from Sundry citizens of MeckIenburg and
Iuienburg, for an inspection of tobacco at
Whitby, near the mouth of Mies's creek i'm
MecklenbuTg-from many persons inhabitants
of Bath aud Randolph, for new county TO be
laid Oft according to certain boundaries-fTom
the towns of Pattonsburg and Buchanan for
an mspectiOn-frOm James NJ. Garnett, on be-
half of theta gricultuTal Society OF Fredericks-
burg, tor an act of incorpoTation-tiom Arci'd
Ihweatt. OF Chesterfield, praying for measures
10 be taken TO enquire into the Dropriety OF
granting hlIA leave TO erect mill. dam in An.
pomattoX riYer-irom snndry citizens of " ash.
ingfOn * adjoining Counties for A sum of mouev
to be appropriated to improving the nayi-
cation Of the Middle Fork of Holston river
aud another from the same comfy, for about
S6OOU to improve the North Fork Of the same
rivcr-All which petitions were referred
Saturday, December 49,. .EnErossod bills
concerning the Superior Courts of law "a Re.
Cised hill" concerning Thomas Woodford"-
" authorizing "A sale OF certain real estate he
longing to the orphans of Francis Lewis de.
eeaSed'--" TO ascertain and mark the line be-
iweeuthe counties electromagnetic and Preston"
were read the 3rd time aud passed.
MIR. Magill, from the committee Of Revisal.
reported two other bills, which were read, and
Te-cOmmitted TO the same committee
Various bills and resolutions were received
FROM the Committees, which were laid Iup.
on the table.
Petitions were received from sundry inba-
biiants OF Henrico and Hanover, and city Of
Richmond. for the Incorporation If a Company
20 make turnpike road from Richmond TO
iutersect the road leading from Brooks tavern
TO the cross road in Hanover in the direction
OF Hanover court house--from tie inhabitants
Of Clarksburg TO be exempted FROM working
On the roads ont OF its limits-from the inIabi-
lanis OF tile borough aud county Of Norfolk.
for Incorporating company for tie purpose
81 cutting canal to unite the waters Of News.
tons creek and Tanners creek-from Robert
Greer, praying the Legislature 10 legalise an
order Of yier county court establishing q ferry
iiom his land in SstersvlIle to the opposite
shore OF the Ohio riveT--from i}OdhanI kenner
Oi Wcsimoieland, for the remission Of tile for
ie'iure Of a rec0gnizaBce-NH which we're
feicrIed to appropriate committees.
AeEdgy, December Ala messdge was re-.