Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-11


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VIRGINIA. LEGISLATURE
lPRocEEDfNGs OF THE HOUSE Of DELEGATES
.uondIy, Dec MIR. Buwyer, from the Comu,i,.
tee OF Propositions aud Gr,.vauces, rrporicd .un,
resolutions the Isf, acc-,i-s he petition or nu,
Der OF Tree pet of colour in The ci'y Of Richmond
pray'nR Tor authority io erect - Baptist African
Church under such restrictions a, the Legslaur.
may deem, expedeut I'd arcctirs To the pr,iii o
The mayor and comnonai,y OF the ioru of Whr-l-
ting, praying Tor the enactment OF certain regulations
OF police Sd, accc,ies the petition of the r,s
hers oil the I.ewsiurg Circulating Library for
oil incorporation - h ncredes 10 The pe,iIiou OF the
inhabitants of Preston county, praying thar pw
eir county, which hes east at Cheat river, may he
divided into election districts :,h rcce,ies TO
The petition al sundry Inhabitants OF IL" counirs al
Randolph, Monongsa, Harrison a.d Preston, whs
pray ti'ai a new rouniy may lac established wuhiu
certain specified boundaries h also agrees the
petoD OF sundry NH ,iiIan;s bf the town of Stras-
burg IN the county of Shenandoah, who pray thai
trustees may he authorized TO he appointed fot the
regulation at certain uiaers of police land ihe IN
resolution rejects the petition of sundry nhahiran Of
Scott count, praying that law pass 10 ,recs,u
any person from holding amy o9fce Of profit or honoly
in the state, tcho Is cohanOn arrukqrd All these
fe.niu,ions were agreed 10 by the House.
MI. taDcey, from the COMMITTEE OF Roads and la.
| ernai Navigation, presenIeda Report, founded upon
he Memorials OF sundy citizens OF the Sd taxable dis
'rci OF 'his state The Committee came to the res
luton, that these Memorials were reasonable which
pray AN ntment the road law AS far as IL relate.
To that section oi the star, grant he powei1o
| ne county courts 10 levy tax upon every mate,
whether free in bondage, 10 be applied as n fiaJ
Tor the sole purpose preserving the roads in proper
repair saving, however, To such may &c dispos-
ed, the privilege of abouring nj per diem allow
ance To he fixed by the court, the amount OF their
TAX; and autIorising summary remedy for the COL
lection OF the TAX arising from this law This reso.
iuiIo" was agreed To by the House.
MIR. Blackburn, from the committee FOR Courts of
J"sce, reported several resolutions on pet,inns re-
i.Hed TO them :-ls', in favor Of diyorcing Lewis
Bourne from his wife DurutIe,-2nd in favor of nor
mitng Samuel Johuson's wife and daue her when
emancipaed, TO reside in this CON n,onwea,h -srJ
Tor relinquishDg To Jacob Hie of CaheiI county the
commohweaiih right To an rscheaied 'ract of land
.Th, inr granting 4 similar REIMBURSEMENT To VIM,
me oi the same county :-These resolutions were
| agreed 10 by The House.
| On MIR. Newmans motion, q resolution was a,Iopt-
eu requiring The Board OF Public Works 10 cause the
rup''c Engineer 10 survey aud locate a road, the
nearest practicable ,nuie, from the falls OF The Great
h'na~ia To Point Pleasant on The moth east side of
that river as soon his previous eDpapeneuts ~ ,jI
lp'Im,.-o-nt To the Senate for their concurrence
| " Mr. S'uari's motion, the committee Of PROPOSE
uo"S anu rr'e.ances were discharged from The far
Tue, confederation oi peIition fon sundry inhab-
c'"'s o' rocahonias county and on his motion
'eaVe was gwen 10 bring IN bill !" changing the time
holding the superior courts of law in the counties
OF focahon,as and Rockbridge"
On nv. Fulton \ motion, leave was qiyen I'm bring
:" biii - changing the time Of holding certain SUI
per,o' courts within the 18Th judicial circuit"
re'ii'ons were presented Isl, from Augustine
Lel,wich Of PisyvaDR COMFY, pIayiog the passa.e
oil an act 10 legaiize h~ marriage with Hulda Hack
worh the sister OF his first wife :-2nd from sund,y
iihab''nns OF Norfolk county, PRAYING that tho oven
seers al HE poor, IS the Lepjs-
aue may designate, may make sale o ceria,n slaves
bequeai,ed by NJ GodiIey 10 the use of the u,or of
mat county the proceeds 10 he vested in pro,iuc-
i've furd iur The benefit Of the poor :-5r,I lr,u
| 1osian Cowper oil the county of Isle OF Wight for
changing his surname from Cowper In Parker Re
TERED 10 the Conrrrinse for Courts Of Justice
re''"ns were presented :-lsI from VIM. Fo,rshee
anu others, thnt law may pass, fornng them aud all
others, who hereafter be admitted 10 n,nmber-
sup with them, INTO n body corporate, by the name
oil the a" hediclt Society Of PrgiDia," with certain
SPECIFIED powers aud regulations Ind, from Ncso.
anderson, that the OF the Revenue 10,
Nelson county may be placed on the same footing and
'howed the same compensalions, with those Of Am
herst county and SD from The citizens of So,i,h.
field and neighborhooJ, ia the county Of J-ff.,son
10, repeal OF the law requiring them TO build houses
crrta'" s'ze and within certain time :-Reterrsd
| 10 The Committee Of p. and Grievances
fettions wee presented list from ,ck ariab
Hart, an old revolutionary soldier PRAYING for pen
sion :-2pd, from Charles Woodson, Exccu.or of
Frederick Woodson decd. praying the Legislature to
institute an inquiry mo certain arrearages OF pay and
emoiuments To which his Iestator WAS entiiltb r,r
mi'naTy services :-and oily, peiiiiun from VIM.
Rassoae and L. Wnn OF Lunenhurg comfy, claim
lug compensation for services render ed under The
oil Feb 4'h, 1871, appoinring commissioners TO omen
ROAD from H. y. Carolina ue, Tayor's fer
ry, &c ;-RefSrred 10 The Committee If Claims
hleh"nuer
couuiy, thai an ac' may pass author zng tim TO con-
l,Dur toii-g.e on the road leading from he Sweet
Springs over Peters mountain, for five yeass from,
J"n",'y 1873, was read and referred TO Me c. Of Roads
and I Mitigation
The following Petitions were presented and reject
edi VIZ ls', al David French, Clerk Of Giles roinIy
pray I"g that NE sum Of Ia %, the costs Of jnds
meBf obtained by The Com az ,in., hin, ~,
he General Court, he refunded out Of The Trensu,y
-tnd ri, nj Exum Eley Of Isle Of Wight for HE re-
mission OF fine imposed upon him for trespass
Tuesday, Dec. 9.--Mr Bower, from the
Committee Of Propositions aud Grievances.
reported sundiy resolutions list, agreeing tn
The petition of the bench and bar Df Augusta
county, praying ITS quarterly sessions TO he
changed to 4th Monday of February, Nav.
&c-2d, agreeing To the petition from snndry
inhabitants of Halifax praying for q separa f.
election on the north side Of Bnister river -
Sd agreeing to the petition oil and l.. Rose
berry. for the establishment of ferry from
their landing IN Point PHEASANT across HE Ohio
river; and 4ih. agreeing 10 the petition of sun.
dry inhabitants of LOud"Un county, for TN.
establishment ~ A tON ~, 10 be called " Mount
G1ead," on the lands ofIsaac Eatnn:-Tbese
res6iuiipns We're agreed to by the House.
On VI. Gordon's motion, the B0ard of Pub
Ilc works were instructed to enquire into the
most expedicnt method If improving the ma
Nigaiion 0f he RI,anna river
Ob w nnIef = motion, the Committee for
Courts Of Justice were instructed To enquire
Into the exPediency Of altering the times If
holding The superior courts nf Isw in the coun
ties Of Cumberlsud, and Prince Edward. and
town Of LynchhUrg, Uteiiher of them.
On Nr. Marteney's nofiun, leave was given
to bring IN u bill To amend the act authnriz-
ing separate elrrtions in the cnuntics of Mont
go,orry, 1olph and Washington"
| On motion of Nr. Aiayes Of Grernbrier. the
resolution relative IN the county line nf Nichn-
] las cnInfV Was faken nm. and lie ,Dnrdn Is ..