The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-12-16


DIVISION.
On meii,n Of MIR Chiffon, the Committee
II Fiuancr wer. instructed la euqulf. iutn
the pr"prieiy Of changing the time for pay
ling the :dxes of tbs commonwealth into the
/ treasury.
Dn Mr.. Garland motion, the &. ior'C
pf Justice Mere iirtructrd 10 enquire rnto
the expr,lleney II repe.fng 81 much of
the laws As authofiscs the Judges Of tbe
supreme Courts of Law and the Jnst Is
dfthr County Courts ~ make allowances
10 thrirSlcrks for public services, and re.
port by bill or otherwise.
On Nr. Garianis morion, the following
resolution Vas agreed to-
Resoited, That the committee of finance
b. instructed to enquire into the txpedien
cy III making sale annually of 50 much OF
zach aud every tract nj land as wN satisfy
the tax due thereon fog that y~ar.: 80 rs
Ia prevent the sheriff from returning any
lands delinquent for the non,payment OF
the taxes due thereon, and that they report
by bull ar otherwise
Mr. DaUcnpoH asked leave 10 bring in Il
bill To provide against the destruction %
sheep. This motion was opposed by Mr..
Grarss, and supported by the mover, Mr..
BinckbWn aud Mr.. Briggs Leave was
granted, ayes 80, mrs 81.
On Mr.. THonlas'S motion, the resolution
offered by him ss,era. days ago, referring
so much of the Governors message re
ates To an additional Arsenal, was taken up
amended on the motion OF Mr.. Thompson
of j. aud agreed IL.
Mr.. Bowyer from the committee ofPro-
positions and Grievance, reported rcso-
| Misunderstanding to the petition OF mum
Der ( free persons of color IN thr city OF
| I{lc imond, praying for authority To erect a
Baptist frican Church, under such re-
strlctions as the Legislature may deem ex-
| pedient -accedlng 10 the petition ot shudry
inhabitants of thu counties OF Randesph.
! Monougalla. Harrison and Preston, who
pray that new county may be established
within specified Northumberland r9raJing
tho petition of suntiry inhabitants OF Scott
county, praying that law may pass, 10
pre,eni any person, from holding any alice Of
| proM o. hOnoI nm The stdie, tehO as Il com mon
druntdrd-All these resolutions were a
greed to by the house.
| Mr.. lanccy, (romthr committee of roads
and internal navigation, presented arcport,
founded upon the memorials of sendry
citizens of the 81 taxablc dIstrlct-The
committee came to the rtHolutlon, that
these memorials were reasonable, which
pray an amendment 10 the road law as far
as II relates 10 that section of the state, So
as To grant 1hr power tOtie county courts
to levy "a tax upuneNery male, whether free
or IN bondage, III be- applied a. a fund for
the sole purpose OF preserving the roads IN
proper repair saving, however, Ia such
IA may be Disposed, the ,prl, iegc of labor
Ing al per dirm allowance To he fixed by
the court, the amount OF their tax and
authorizing summary remedy Tor the
collection of the tax arising from this law. ,
This resolution was agreed 10 by The
House.
On Mr. Ncwman's motion, \ resolution
was adopted requiring the Board Of Publ,
Works to cause the pul,liC Engineer Il
survey and locate road, the nearest prac
tlcablc route, from the falls of the Grea
kanawha To Point Pleasant on the nolit
east side of that river, as So"n as his pre-
vl,us engagements HillpermIl. Sen, to tht
Senate FOR their concurrence.
A petition was presentel-from Angus
tine L,'itwich of Pitlsylvaeia county, pray
ing the passage Of an act to legalIze hI'
marriage With iIulda Hackworth, the sistul
of his first wife Referred to the COMMITTEE
fer Courts Of Justice.
Petitions were preseuted--from William
Foushre and Others, that a law may pass
forming them and all others, who may
hereafter be admitted to membership witt
them, into body corporate, by the namr
of the Medical Society Of Virginia" viii
: certain specified powers and regulations -
and from Nelson Anderson, that the com
Inssioncrs of the Revenue for Nelson
county may be placed ON the same footing
and allowed the same compensatons, witt
those "f Amherst county Referred 10 tn
J CoaHntiec Of II. oHG GritranecS.
\ petition, from Alexander Kitchen o.
Monroe county, tina; an act may pass au
thorsing him To continue a toll-gate On th,
road leading from the Sweet Springs owe
Peters mountain, Cor fre years from tn,
ii January, 1928, was read and referred L
HE {. Of Roads and Navigation.
Tuesday, December 9.--On Mr. Gordon
f motion, the Board of Pubic Works wcrt
instructed 10 inquire into the most expo
dent method of improving tue navigation
ofthe Rivanna river
On Mr.. MiIler's motion, the committee
for courts of justice were instructed to EN-
qure into the 'Xpedcncy of altering tn,
times of holding the superior courts Of Law
E ~ the counties OF Cumberland and Prime,
Edward, and town of Lynchbug, orethel
: OF them.
On motion Of Mr.. Thompson, of Fairfax
th" cummltter for courts of justice wer,
instructed to enquire into tire expediency
of repeating the 9TH section 81 the law OF
the subject of rents. hlr. r. read the sec
/ ton of the laN sought IN be repealed and
explained the reasons which he tho't calico
for the measure.