Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-01-09

riod OF nay service, To DC associated with gem
tie" en-. (members of the ExccuIive) in whose
integrity OF character, impartial:iy OF conduct,
and ii mness Of decision, have the highest
confidence, il sifortls me, in retiring from Of
hce, the utmost sat,sfao ton TO recVllt CT tha,
by my removal some one member CT that body
may be retained, whose supe Tor talents qua
| iiy him TO render much more essential service
to- my native state, than my feeble abilities en-
| able se TO perform
With sentiments of the highest respect, I
have the honor 10 be your obed .ent servant,
| WILLIAM YATES.
The sail letter was laid upon the table.
| Oh motion of Mr.. Ward, of Berkeley leave
was given To bring in oil, " to amend the
| act Incorporating company TO es,ahiah
| turnp Ike road from Shepherdstovr, By the
| way OF Martinsbutg TO the Potomac river in
the direction oi sad town, AID Cumberland in
the state of Maryland, and for other pa Io-
ses.''
Various bills were read the first and second
| times.
Engrossed bills" authorizing separate
iectlons III The couaties Of Wuod & itanIoi pl;"
e to amend the act emitted an act author,z.
| ing tie president dsIiroctors Of the Ashby's
Zap turnpike coinpsny 10 erect toll bridge
across the Shenandoah riveF''-were re&d 81
Il me ard Idssed.
An eng used bill" changing the dividing
line between the counties OF Harrison aid
Lewis, was also read a third tinle-.i.d re-
.jccted.
On Mr.. Yancey's motion, the annual report
OF the Beard If Public Works was referred to
tie T. Of IL. and 1. n.
Two resolution Were read r ON the c. Of r.
AMI "'-lsl, declaring reasonable the petition
OF sundry inhabitants OF Orange thai a speci-
he'd part of that County may be added 10 Ma
olson vi, also declaring reasonable the pc
tiuon 1T sundry inhabi ap's - Bath, BoteIouit
ana Monroe, praying ,hat specified parts Of
those cnunties may form enc distinct and new
County. ?greedto.
Father res buttons were read from the same
coinmittee-lst, declaring reasonab Z the PC
titon from suadry inh.bi,an,s OF Preston, who
pray That the Big Sandy Greek, with certain at
ITS meAndsrs may be established as the d,
vIdmg line between Preston and MonongaIia
"a, declaring rcs@ona6ls the petition Of milers
and others, interested in the -four trade IL
hl-hmpnd, praying certain ale ations in the
Inspection OF that artcle-3d, iectirC so
much OF the said petition rs prsys that the law
respecting ship stuff may he amended or u.
noished-4'h, rejecting lie petition Of sun
| dry hsbuant' ct the City OF Richmond raw
| rg that the act authorizing Mayors Cuur
| IN the City may be so amended IS to make
| the Mayor, Sergeant, Master uf Police aud
high Constable e: ctabe snuually by the
people 5ih, IN favor Of permitting the over
sears OF the poor IN Accamac county, II build
mill on 4 stream adjoining the the poor house
lands, for the pu pose Of supplying the poor
| with breai-'nd 9th, for inco,pur ting the Lii
| terary Society OF Rpmney--Tue first reso!u-
| ION was 50 amended, en- Mr.. F.irf,x's motion,
as to change reasonable iD'o "be rejected
| The p, 81 and 18th, were, on MIR. Selden's mo-
| ton, laid upon the table the 5th and 9th " ere
| agreed to by tie House
| resolution was resd from the c. for C. of
and agreed to---decia.ing reasonable the pc
| t'tion OF Jacob Page, free man OF coior TO
| reside IN this Commonwealth AID resolving
III ther, that general law ought TO be passed,
| embracing ell cases coming within the princi-
| pies It the petitioner case.
| a farther resolution from the same commit
tee was read and agreed to viz declarin,; It
| inexPedient To rePe;l Guch OF the 9Th sac-
| ton Il tie Public road law, as allows com
rensa'ion TO tine sarveyers ofpublic roads.
further resolution from the Same com
mttte, declarng IL iueXpedeht to chaaE, the
times of holding the Quarterly AND no thly
| courts OF Lewis COUNTY, was amended on Mr.
| 'Whorter's motion, so as TO change IS mex
| Pedlenl" into eHPedisnt"
| Two resolu ions from the C Of Il. and N.
| we e read and agreed TO Isl, for allowing TO
| Alexander Kitchen To erect toll gate OF he
road lately made across the Allegheny noun
tsIns from tho Sweet Springs To- tbs White
| 'u,puur Spring, on ccndl,ioi. that the sad pc
nt,oHer should keep the road N good order
aud 2d,an;horizng in conformity with the Pct
| ton o. ID and j. PEBBLES, change Ia the statc
road leading tom Lewisburg T. the western
country through KanawhS County, &c.
Sundry resolutions were read from the C.,
OF L. and G.-lstdeclarng reasonable the pc
tton from Lyuchburg which pays for a re.
ducicn in the price of storage ON tobacco
inspected at the several warehouses in that
town III, rejecting the counter opposition of
snndry owners OF the said warehouses Sd, de
clar ne reasonable the petition from sundIy IN.
babitants OF Lynn hbuFg, that the inspec ion
laws about tobacco may be so amended as To-
p?eve.t the practice commonly called nesting;
4th, also declaring reasonable the petition from
Rockingham, praying that the militia fines as
s. ed upon the delin9uents in tw bsttalions
for 1920 may be redsccd to Is cents for each
delinquency 5th, FOE incorporating the town
ot Ciarksvl'le in Mecklenburg All these
resolutions were agreed TO, except the 4Ih
which was rejected.
Two resolutions from the g. for c. Of J.
were read and agreed to; ls,, rejecting the
, petition OF Peggy Woody for leave to sell a
tract of land "a, re ectng the petition Of the
RimEn Catholics IN Berkeley anA jefferson,
stating that a certain Adam Livingston con-
veyed piece Of land in Jefferson county 10
trustees Tor purposes mentioned in the trust
{ dead and praying for an set to extend tie
pOwe.s of the said trustees and also 10 en-
pow er them to SSH TIA. said ud.--Mr. Sher-
rard moved in vain to change tie words " be
rejected" in the 81. resolu ion into " is reason
f able"
Certain resolutions were rea:' from the G. oil
@. and ed to, lst,reie, ting the retluon o
a Alexander Dromgoole PRAYING Compensation
for services rendered the commonwealth . J.,
81 & An allowing relief. respectively to rhos.
Kent, Thomas Denross, and John i.umpku,
4 old revolutionary soldiers 5th, r,jec ing the
| net;ticn oF Harry IIuncrerfnrd nf Iyestronre