Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-27

amenuhea act, entitled In act inesruoroi;nr 4.
,restees q ihe " igfe!d .icadeasy in he connt
D.nwiddie' =" To amend am ace. entitled i'm c.t
,s"'eInS tR'o one me sereratdcts CONCERNING Sares
Jree negroes and muiGttOes''-'' CoaceraiDg R,L
runs. fate deputy Of Robert r. lin. slerjF =
hing y Queen county" Concerning tis ,r;do'
ana children Of John FereH, decedsei'--" Io
eaahge ne qaartcily tern,s Of Leri, county'-
-...'!oftsing DWiaa Bttncia,,f. an uiign' Ia
hoM cerfa'n real property therein nlenfioreJ'' -
iutaofi:tag AgSy, a 11BtaR Of color. TO reside
u1thin Mis CcDniOn,reaHh"--s Placing Iiaon
DG@saon on the pension list, and for his prewa,
o. Hastings tor ne city Of RiehAoad, and for
othe; purposes -" Changing The times of holding
courts an the county Of Botetourf'-s Coarernin-
John farmer Concerning Aipheus T. VHsona
,I Conee'htag The to~n Of Onion in the county of
oionroe'--' Increasing Tie salary Of the Clerk Of
tie General Court''-rere sercraiiv read a mir,
tame and passed
1UESDdF, JAN. 25....A communication
yIom ."r Senate stated, that they had passed the
6H " To amend the act, entitled lin act jneor-
poraftae a company to erect a toll bridge az fbe
torn Of CdrtersriHe :"-aiso, mith an,end,n,nts-
.ne otH caangthg tie place Of holding courts for
re county Of Prince WiLiiam in which me
mouse ~ Dftes0tes coacuired.
n motion pas nude by DR. For. that The 33d
rue ~ thaS House be suspended for he purpose of
granting hdre to bring an "a bHI T" for appoinfing
f con- to hare ihe dirding dae run Letween
c"rdtng to the act Of assembly made for ut mr.
pose: .,chich motion was nrgdtired
:, me House reRt into committee of the ,rlo,e
mn breckenridge if the chair, on the bin 10
repcGt an net to reduce into one The sersr,,i o,t
against nsnTy, and to reggiae lie rate Of Interest,"
W'snh mas commonwealth y and after some time
spent thereon, he committee rose, reDorted pra-
sreSs, and obtained teure to SIT again
me Speaker laid bctore The House conmunica-
ZION from ne Gore'ROr. enclosing q hiter from
1er"ian Baher Esq. uhich ,rdS read as foiio,rs:
- 900 RICHMOND JANUARY ~, IS2O
SiR,-The legislature of my native state nav
ing erected me TO the office of Treasurer of
'he Comnonwealth, beg leave through ynu
TO resign to those from whom received n,v
ounce OF Councillor of state and 10 assure
Them that feel ii due sense OF prstitnd. fnr
ms renewed evidence of their confidence.
am aware that the Office which [ am now
aDoni 10 MI, Is one OF the highest trust and
responsibility iD our government, and sha,l
endeavonr by dilsent aud faithful DISCHARGE
ot us 1u'ies, not only TO prove myself worthy
~ pao,c confidence but TO realize if possible
'"S antcipaiiOns of my most sanguine friends.
10 you, Sir, and the members OF the body
over winch you have the honor % preside /
tender my friendly regards.
Very respectfully
Your Obeiient Servant,
JERMAN BAKER
Thomas MANN RANDOLPH, Esar
~ Governor OF the State of Virginia.
~ rae Spetker Ibid before The House a farther
teter from The GorernGy enclosing a Suppiemenial
report from the Bo,Td Of Public FORKS: ,rhich
Uere Tcterrcd to lie Committee IF Il s. l. ~ and
ooo copies thereof ordered to be printed
IN engrosSed bill" Concerai,,s, John UocEsr
tc"s Fedd tie third time and rejected
IN ehSTossed bill Incorporating co,npanv for
me purpose Of Importing fke navigation Of Tucfa-
noe creek, on motion Of Mr.. SeLeb ,cas ordered
TO 0e tau on The tdbte.
Eag10Ssfd batS-' to amend the act entii{ed' A,
act establishing the conutu of Nic6oIo,"-a,,J
concerning Martin T. Gutter" ,cg,,, yeod tbn
thtrd time anu passed.
n mutton pdS made by lIr. Ron that the Houss
40 come to thP foliocing resolution: RrsoIvpn
nat The Committee of Schools and Colleres
be authorized TO enquire into the exuedirncv
OF incorporating the Overseers of The ponr ~
Inc Comfy If Mathews for colIccti,c and
approprlaiing the money arising from he ale
OF the Giebe Lands and Church pJat.i, cid
County, and tor other purposes and that thew
report by bill or otherwise IL jeafed
On motion Of Dir laac6y tie committee for n
Of Justice Uds directed to engBire info m. e.nG
eHcy OF pToriding by lar, Mat the clerks nj ~.
SereTai county courts furnish fhr Ersc,ttjrS nn',
aay ruth a register 81 the dctiag nagistr0fee j.,
their counties ~
On motion ct Mr. LoceH- Resolved. that fba
committee Ton of Justice he instructe, .,
enquire INTO Tie eypedieucy Of .ivIn.r fnrthsr
tiIhe Tor the REDEEM it,on OF lands vested i'm me
freSideni and Directors Of the Lneiary Fund
'"' 'i'' tl""-Id! H'tIt OF taxes uUe therein and
alSo, as TO The eNpcdiencN OF passing law,
kespi"g IN eHorf the operation of the IIst and
azu sections OF The Act, entitled an Actt to
Alnfh d a q explain the Act, entitled, "an Act
concerning the Faxes oil Lands and that
they report by bill, OF otherwise
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