Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-12-21

oitants OF SRenGnG0Ch " fcockinEhdm
-for division Of those counties, aud
The formation CT u new county in such
u mauner that the sect Of justice may
be established al tho toion Of .Nex-
anarcet:-Also another petition from
the same counties for the establish
vment Of new county within other
boundaries, go that the seat of Justice
may be at the to,on Of Luray:-Aud
petition Of John Good Of the county
Of Ohio, who complains of injury done
TO his laud, without lawful authority,
by the commissioners appointed under
the act Of Congress empowering the
! President Of the u. S. to locate a road
from Cumberland TO the Ohio river:-
I'LL Of 1chich petitions Uere rejected.
Further petitions for the 'semoral Of
che seat of government were received
from sundry inhabitants of the conn
ties Of Kenapha, Preston, .alonongalia,
-Le,cis, Nicholas, Bath, Pocnh ontas.
Washington, Lee, Russei, Pendieton,
Greenbrier, and Hampshire.-which
were laid upon the table.
A memorial was presented from Ro.
bert Gustin, complaining Of the undue
election of Iguatiua O'FerraI, return
ed as a Delegate from the county Of
Morgan to the present General As.
sembly: Also memorial OF William
Smith, complaining of the same undue
election, and eonteadins that theme.
morialist (aud not the said O'Ferrall
or Gustio,) was dniy elected TO repre-
sent that county:-Referred to the c..
OFF. and +.
Petition-from the town Of Moore.
field, praying for law to prevent
swine from running at large in that
Town, was rejected.
Friday. Dec. 6.
A communication was received from
the Senate, agreeing to the resolution
for the election Of Governor with an
amendment, proposing to proceed 20
the said election on Tuesday the 10TH
inst. instead of Saturday the 9Th
This amepdment was concurred in by
The House.
On motion Of Mr.. Barbour, somGch
Of the Governors communication as
Relates to the report of b. W, Leigh.
Esq. on his late mission to the State Of
kentucky, was referred TO a special
committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Thompson OF Fair
fax, The House adopted the following
resolution:
Resolved, that a committee be ap.
pointed 70 enquire if there be any, and
If any, what subjects annually brought
IN fhp sc The l.. .n.o
may be properly referred to The decis-
len OF the other departments of the go.
verpmen,.-and else, If there be any o.
ther means of shortening, without iniur
ry to the public good, the sessions If
of 'h, General Assembly, aud thereby
curtailing The expenses Of the same,
with leave to report by bill, or other.
wise.
On Mr.. Weshered's motion. leave
was granted to bring in a bill to revive
and amend an act entitled "en act 10
compel persons who owa lands 10 this
Commonwealth to cause the same to be
entered in the books of the Connie.
sioners OF the revenue aud for other
purposes"
On motion OF MIR. Garland, it was
RESOLVED that the committee OF finance
be instructed to enquire into the ex-
pediency of providing more effeciualIy
for the collection of the taxes on lands
AMI lots within this commonw ealth,
and that they report by bill or otherr
wise.
MIR. Stratton moved a resolution re-
Eerring all the petitions for the rentounL
Of the Seat Of Government, to com.
mittee Of the whole House, and made
the order Of the day for Friday the
Asib inst.
Mr. White moved to lay the resolve
on The table; and in this motion was
supported by Messrs Dunbur, Page,
Bowyer, Samuess, Mccoy \ Fletcher.
ano pposed by MessfS. Haruie and
Crates 1t was decided IN the negar |
tive, Ayes 81, Noes 81.
Mr.. HeiskeIl obtained leave 20 |
bring IL bill 80 amend an act entitled
can act for rejoicing iuto one the sever,
al ee'S prescribing the mode for aseer-
tanning The taxable property within the !
commonwealth, and collecting the pub
lie revenue" SO as TO authorize tho |
sheriff to give the casting vote, in case |
any wo candidates for that office get |
an equal number Of votes-~a and 20 q |
mend the second section of the same |
act, so asto authoeize The county courts |
to appoint two Commits ioners Of the |
revenue in those counties where but |
one is now appointed, whoae eompensa-
ton tor both shall not exceed that Of /
the one heretofore appointed