Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-03-02

eofails; and CERTAIN proceedings in eiv;s
cases.
rhe amendments proposed By The S-n-
ale 10 the county cosri bill Mere laid on
ne table and ordered 10 be printed.
Mr., Anderson Of Augusta, from lie
Committee of Claims, pres med reso
luton, in favor of the petiiiCu cf AleXan-
! der Dromgoole- HIGH MAS agreed 10.
On motion of MIR. Alexander. oi Meek
ienburg, the Report Of the Commiitee for
Courts of Justice on the subject of The
memorial of Abraham keen; vas taken
up, and read-'Ihe resolution Is liIi which
IL concludes, is as follows:
ReSoited, As the opinion cf this COM
miitee, ihal whenever a court ui any
comfy shai, jGlS rccommenL three per-
sons agreeably 10 la',. either OF wi,.m as
m and proper Ia execute tit Office of
ier!tf OF said county, ami THE Executive
shall not be satisfied With The san!c, but
advise re-conSi eraiiou, and the court
adhere 60 their nomination., II is HE ,iui9
81 The Executive 10 is ne The commission.
Unless good objection be shean 10 TIE
pGrSohs recommended.
TIE sad resolution being twice read
a morton was made by MIR. Harris that
ihc following be agteed 10 by tie House
as a substitute ih,reior.
have according, 10 order had un,ie, con
sldersiion the memorial of Abraham
Keen, Ia them referred, complaining of
the condaci of the Execu;i,e III refusing
To commission either OF three persons
nominated hy tile county court of Meek
icnburg III The Year 10 execute the
office OF sheriff for he said county, and
have come 10 the following resolution
thereupon:
Resulted, As The opinion of this Com
mittee ibaI The Execuilvr Department IF
lie Government IN rotations To The an
pelnimcai Of sleuitS. haN The right ,n-
der the constitution 10 refuse to coniCils-
sian either OF the three persons required
by law 10 be nominated by he county
courts Ia execute lie office ct sheriff, #
neither OF the persons so ramrd should
be approved by the Guveinur with the
agiNice oi the prVy council
And tho question, lieme put thereupnn,
was determined m The negative.
Tie gu sii"n was then pur upon agree
ING IL The SAID resolution oi HE GOA ait
iee,and determined, also, IN The u gati,e.
hesoired, Thai this House 10 disagree
TO The said resolution.
Engross d bIlls-'' Incorporating Com-
pahN for the purpose at cutting canal
Ia unite Tie waters 81 Tanners crrcl<, in
tie county OF Norfolk '-''ecnc rnimg Inc
Mutual Assurance Society againsl IRE on
buildings OF the State oi Vrg 'nia"--"" re-
peailng the first section oi th act, Gu
ttled, an ac, 90 extend ihr jurisdiction,
and enlarge The powers, OF th,. Corpora
tinn oi the Borough of No folk es-
tabiiShlug town on the lands 81 Edwin
Prize and others, III The county OF F,auk-
Gn" establishing All inSpc elton ri 10.
bacco aud flour IN the town of Laurence
III the county OF Frauknn"-"' incorpora-
ing company iu err Ct toll bri0ge
across James river AT iir town OF Carriers
vile Incorporating the president aud
trustees OF ihe Stanton iiucaslsian
School" for the reli,f o; " iIiam ii.
Carter clerk of The superior court ui law
for ihe county of S oti"-'' paSmg The
officers of the General Assembly for iieir
services during 1hc present SEES ion''--
were seyerally read Hard time aud pas
sed