Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-24

ore" amt ifiS shares Of lie stot a. th.
upper APpomaliUx COMPANY, and Enr
"ther pIipost s. and Z" ,lirectsus th,-
paNmcui "i certain sum oi money In !L..
sCh""i c"mmis SINNERS OF The county ut
Spoiisyi,amia Also, will, amendments.
'hr bh'- concerning Nilia,a Miller, ir.',
! t""cesnihg ihr NIliis's Ii,or na,ipa-
Won company : and Ia amend The act
| more eheSthalll ioptevent The circulation
az noies emitted bN unI i,ar,eied banks -
| These several amendm, uls were ayited
10 hy The iionse
a iurih.f communication from The See
MAZE, that iiiey had passed the bills "ai.
'eTlnS the Ii'ne nj ,uiding The musings
| c"hil al ihr votpufaiiun Ot LyncLbutv"
| appropra,ing The public rtvenue"--
hnp"S'n. taxes Tor HE seaport oi gov
ernint -" To amend All act. ent,il.d
Il" act reducing milo one aci ihe several
acts browning for The poor, and declaring
who shall he deemed yaYrants."-Al.o'
with amendments, The bills, Ito amend
| an ACT In reduce iniu enc aH acts aud
paris at aciS, Tor regulating The nl,,ia
~ ihis CumiDOnWe concerning
The CLERKS oi county aud corporation
| cour's'-" 10 aulhuiize The noies OF The
| Bank of the Valley and It's branches, and
| OF the North Western Bank of VIRGINIA
OF Tins Commonaealih"--ih bill .' To
| amend an act to provide for The coll,c-
hon of taxes on licenses 10 merchants"
&c.-ihe bill 10 authorize temporary
ioan--and one 10 au,horize Henry Hill Ia
assume Inc surname OF N.wman.Arhese
several amendments were agreed 10 by
The House.
n motion was made by MIR. Miller, that
The following preamble and resolution he
agreed TO:
Whereas it is represented to the General
Assembly. and is believed, that great aud mai-
Hest injustice has been done 10 the ne ople of
HeBricO county, in consequence OF the re cent
assessment npon their lands and houses and
that serious and lasting grievance will be
fastened upon them, should not legislative re-
lief be Afforded
BE il reSoiued by the General assemble. That
mere snail be re-assessment OF the lands and
houses IN the said county, after the manner and
upon the conditions hereinafter mentioned 1t
small Ne Tie duty OF The Executive 10 appoint
TWO assessors who shall perform the duties of
their appointment, after the manner prescribed
III the OH 9th 9Th and Sth Sections OF the Act
.nuuth AN Act Tor arranging the counties
MO districts. for the election OF Senators, aud
Tor qlaiizlns tile Land Fax passed February
IL, iSi!. Aad the better to enable the Execu-
i've 10 make III appointments TO the office of
assessor, the Comfy Court OF II. nrco at the
MAJ eh or April court neat shall recommend To
Tue Executive, not less than IN o discreet aud
respectable men. in their opipiOns suitable ior
me oinre atoresaid-the Executive however
siiaii not be confined, in their a 80 pnintmepis to
me persons so recommended by the court
Iiai, so soon as the assessors shall have finish
{" 'heir assessments respectively they shaIi
communicate the fact To the Executive of this
ConmonwealtiI: and the Ex ecuiive shall there
upon require the Justices of the said county In
assemble dt Their cOurtionss, at some convent
cht ',the, 10 he designated by the Executive
ioi 'he ph' pose OF revising and corr ecting the
is "a
assemble accordingly al the tine and place ~,
ueSigHated, or SO soon thereafter as Inay be
practicable, ard shall then and there proceed
10 the uutieS OF their appointment. having first
taken The following oath OF atfl rmatiOu 10 be
administered by their County Clerk - A.
~ 40 Soleinbly swear or affirm that will faith
i"iS anu impariia!iy tn The best OF iny sk III and
Judgment, discharge the DATES at revising aud
co''tcilpHs modifying or AFFIRMING, as shall
seem proper, the assessment lately made upon
the iaudS aud houses in HeurIco County, ina
pursuance OF a resolution adopted bV the last
Geherai assembly" The county Justices shall
dining their session, he attended by the said
assessors, whose duly il shall be 10 place before
he justices, ibeiT tables at assessment uro-
perry 'eIHed upon oath, and To furnish the said
JuStces WIN all The information n their power
winch shall he required. The said Justices are
befeOy authorized to call upon The Commits
sioher OF tie Revenue fOI the county of henrico
10 give mem snrh information as lie may pos
sesS, ana III shall be his duty TO attend for that
purpose. 10 s0ou as the SAID .JHstces shall
nave flushed their duties ttcv shall commune
care me taci, together vitii The assessment Ia
bles and the record OF their PROCEEDINGS IN The
EAtcutIve who shall forthwith well aud truly
eAanine the same, and report the result OF their
examination aud the assessment tables togeth-
er with such additional comments tl,ereuIon
"s 10 'hrir Judgement may seem necessary and
proper to make, TO the next Geuetai Assembly,
the compensation to the asses Cts and In xuch
oiher agents as may he employed by the conrt
III ulschaTsmg lheiI dniieS under this resolu-
uon Shal' be dei'a!ed by the county of Herrico,
ana ~ such manner az shall he agreed upon
ahu uiected by lie cOnrt thereof.
ihese were agreed TO, aud sent to The
senate Tor lhcr concurrence
"a communication VAS received from
Tie Senate stating that they hat agreed
10 Tie Isl and 2d amendments. and ,iisa-
gree u HE Sd amendment, proposed by
HE Honse al Delegates to Tie bill, emf.
iitd an act To amend All act, entitled an
aci l" reduce INTO one act the several acts
concerning the Literary FUND.- hrreup-
on, motion "as made by Mr.. Wills, 10
postpone the bill aud amendments till The
81 oi March-w!iicb motion was carried.
ana The bili Oh course indefinitely posi-
poned.
Engrossed bills" 10 amend an act
entitled aD act To reduce INTO one act
The several acts concerning ConsiabIes"-
further 10 amrnd an act entitled 8 All
a'l Ioi V'slIng III trustees certain lots and
streets ~ The town Of Psiesfield. and for
Ollicr purposes "--' 10 amend an act, en-
lIiied an act To amend The act reducing
INTO one HE several acts concerning The
Inspection Of lumber" concerning the
CLERKS OF The several county courts within
llils Commonwealth" concerning GAS
FIvIon'-HeTe sevcTally read Sd time
aud passed.