Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-11

/ Executive 10 remove the ordnance and ,,r,;c
stores from Fort Powhatnn, To dischurs, the
guard at that place and sell the buildings.
On Mr.. Hayni.nd's motion tl,yas.; z solved
that the Register of the land office ne request
cd 10 lay before this house, list of the crr.i6
cafes oil the essheatorS of this commonwealth
certifying the number of tracts OF land or lnts
escneated by an inguisiion and o9ice found
the r'puted area or quantity OF such land. the
county or corporation where sitilat,.d anil Tie
name or names Of persons from whom the
s'ho lands eschea'ed; shelving distinctly tn.
tracts oil lands or lots which have been adycr-
USED IN pursuance of the ninth section of an
ACT entitled AN act 10 reduce into one act the.
several acts concerning cscllea!ors - and al
so now tar he has complied with the law re-
curing INN 10 lay copies of;he certificates OF
the Eschea'ors, before the Executive cersifv-
ing such lands or let's as may have been ps-
cheated, together with The list of the ceriif
ca'es otescheators, certifying the sale of any
'n'''S OF lois, the purchases and the pric,.
given.
Resoicei, That the Executive he rcu,rs,ea
to lay before this house a list of such L,Yds mr.
iotS Tor which copies of the certificates OF cs-
creators nave been furnished them by the Re-
Sistcr oil the Land Office, shelving the tima
tiltt such certificates were delivered: the
sale tnat has been ordered, together wit h list
OF the certificates of tho clerks of the cn,rts
of this commonwealth certifying the claim mr.
claims that may have been made to such
land or lands
Upon motion Mr.. Bowers it was Rcsolrcf.
mat The committee of courts of Justice be in
str"cted To enquire into the expediency oil
providing by law, for the payment of Grand
Jurors and Petty Jurors where they are de-
tanned more than one dav. in the seryicr or
the superior and county courts, and that thc,-
report hy bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Menns presented bill to amend tho
" act concerning the inspectio of tobacco.''
ny welch the size fthe hogshead or casI, i;
prescribed.
on MIR. Gariand's motion it was, Resolrcf.
that the Committee of Finance be rc1aest,j
To enquire into the cXpediency of proyiljn~ hv
law Tor the sale of lands and lots for the non
payment of the taxes due thereon, and thar
they report by bill or otherwise
On motion Mr.. Shcrard so much of ti,e.
Governors communication rs relates to the
publication of a collection of the statutes, was
referred to select committee
me Speaker laid before the House Il letter
from Peter Rison, one of the delegates from
the county OF Amelia, announcing that he had
qualified as deputy postmaster, Whereby hi,
seat lnthe House had been vacated. The
letter adverts TO the propagation of certain re-
ports, charging him with infamous conduct in
transaction of delicate character tha; bc
mas, ny The False eolourmg given to the facts.
become the object of public eXrcratiun in his
county, and that however strong NAV be the
consciousness Of his innocence he considers II
ms duty 10 vacate a public trust rrposcd in
him by confidence which he no longer pos
sesses. And Il new writ of election was award
ed to supply Tie vacancy.