Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-14
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On Mr.. Poweli's n,otioo, Hesoi,ed. Tina, the Com
niiee Tor Courts OF Justice be insiract-,o ea,,ur
mo the exp"de"ry OF 80 ndiug the Act eut,Ic,!
- AN Act tn rcsuce INTO ore Act, the ,.,er.I A,t
concern,ng Consiabes," AZ 20 author.se the sever.
Constabes wtliin this Comn,uo wealth, 10 levy III
Executions Of Cspi,s ad Shsi,c entIuu m, which ma,
he 'ssned itoa The Clerks 0iir es ~ eir scspect,,
Countess upou the Judgments of the Justices b-ip,r
"h"m iher warrants may he ,nade re,uruai,ie ; a.,
also v he pi"pr'eiy OF sui "c,,ng Tie lands III the
Consfabies AMI 'heif sccur,Irs "a ,as same u,arve
rs IS now provided by law win regard ia Sheriff,
and heir securities and that ,hey have leave to
port by hill OF orb-rwise.
u" moI,on Of Mr. Mason of Son,hamp,on, Re.
SOLVED, that the Cn,nm,iee tor courts of .Iu.t,re
he instructed t. cn,Iuire INFO The expcd,euc, Of A.
mr"n'ng The several laws, in force ~ ,h,s Cam
'nonweaiii, concerning the commission III X ,pr aud
"e attempt To c.mm" Rope, 10y Tree pc,sons OF co.
i"u' an'i have leave report lay bill, or otherwise
"" oioion OF Al' Alonis Of Wool the Audi,o,
was ia ec'ed 20 report The connues anj coior atoms
~ winch lands and lots have beeu sold for the non
payment. of taxes.
Va olr. Vanmeter's mo.icn, leave was given ia
bra, IN hi, 20 alter and amend the act ,I,rec,,pp
tne mole OF r>t''''sh'ng the boundary Ines bervsee
ceittin Coun,ies therein .n mentioned"
PETITIONS.
Mr.. HArvi" of Redmond rres-nicd n petition fron
* 'ohei C"ifnan for a divorce tom Simon Cauh
mar-Keferr'd 10 lie c. for c. ofJ
M'- NJ en- " riesenied pc mon rnmsunJry CT
He"s o' R'"uoiph county, praying that law ma,
pass 10 auhorise certain persons to raise "a sum al
monsy hy means ola nte,y, fo' b. purpose of com.
pir,ng house Vt worship. -Referred 10 die T.. of p
and e..
Mr.. Wallace presented petition rom the citizen.
"' Tie town vi Wurenion and county of Fir,,u,er
praying certain Amendments IN The aci Of 1907 IN,
establishing y turspke road from the Lutte Rive,
turnpike 10 Fauquiie court house.-R=Ierred 10 ,b.
G. al X. an.i |. N
Mr.. u's'ur presented petition Of L aIoseI.v Tor
apensioh:-Ah. CaTiinson Of II one from C. Whur
praying compensation tor services rendered y him
10 several cou''s of enquiry for the 69'I p,neni =
Mr.. ohi'h oil G'c-nbrier, pciiIion f,nm w Nor.
row, TO Ire refunded certain damages and costs wh,rb
he had paid AIR. Macon. petnon finm Isaac O
ley administrator OF D. Austin, TO hr allowed, he la
Lance oi fees which due lar keennp !, run,w,,
N Newkent j.--and Mr.. Nj IRIS, OF H,,ri.on A
petition Tram Eli Nj ash, Sc secutiiies of Peter JIn
son, 'ae high sheriff OF Harrison county Tor remis-
SION OF certain damages recovered ag inst III, IN Lv
the Commonly eahb for default OF the SAID Juln,on.
-tcirrred To the e.. Of Claims.
Saturday, Dec. IL The bills anihorisiDg n .s,,.
rate election IN The county Of Leris-and Al Prnnty
Town M the ronnty Of HIrrison, wcir amended (:
AMI "deied 10 he emsrosseu and read a third limo
Mr.. Bower, from the Con.mea of P,oposi,;on.
ana E'ie'Hnces, reported sundry resolutions on ne
ions referred 10 thst committee the 4 81 re iects
she petition of cerain oii,zens from Logan county
who pray that The sea, of justice may lie located y,
the ISLANDS oi Guayando tser, IN the lands claimed
ny the representatives OF Wm. Diugess, deceased -
III feia'es u the counter petition from t.s same
county, and declares reasonable SO much. Of ,s
prayer, as be2s the appointment of other and n NV
commissioners ior locating the seat Of Justice in IA >
ne
pe',on OF sundry persons who pray, that the COM
day 81 Lewis county may he changed 20 the frs,
Tuesday IA every month :--3'h declares reasons hrr
the petition from sundry citizens OF the city of Rich
m"nd, vino pray that shelter may W. i,il, ON M
Dasin bank iur The reception OF II Jur and o,,er
dnce, under which flour may he inspected; thar SO
much OF Tie existing law be repealed, as ufo,b IL
he exportaiion OF Condemned or unn,cr. I,u,,.l,i
u ur ihi; the owners OF such h1ur may he a,,bo-
rireu 10 ship the same TO any lou ia the a. St,tes
'"d that 'nsiead OF branding il eond.nined AS .s huh
CIV" "ee' me practice, II may siG'ply he branded
bfd tile Il resnlr iuD declares reasonable
iItion from Halifix county, which prsy, IA, a ..,,
rate election ON the North SUE Of Ban,s,er river
ON acceIes also 10 The petition from H,mnsIre
Tor sepnrte election the end Of ,i,- county
= I'm acrehes TO I've pet ION at T.. CG,d for The es
Iabshnieht al town and tobacco PEG ,inu ON nj.
land, a' The head of the navigation OF Ws's river
On declares reasonable the peii,i0n frogi Pes ON
county, "h'rh pays that It's cour, ,fav ha changed
h'ck TO ~ A"nday IN every month.-rhe Is, resou-
lion was !ad upon The tah!r--rhe 81 was teiecied
ami the rest, agreed 10 Inv The House
Mr.. fancey, from the COMMITTEES Of II ,sds and In
ieinai Navigation, reported Two rcsnlu,ions vn-i,o
'esa-onahe the petition from sundry ciIizens of IL
a,nl Sco''--wh'cii were rccomuitied TO the same
Committee.
MIR. Muse, from the Committee 10 examine ,hs
Clerks oihcf, made The following Report
Tie Committee appointed to exanse the CIerk,s
Oihce have nccnrl'ng t. order performed thai duty
and snbn the following X por,
They f-d the Journals of The House Of ID .cp,,cs
written or pruied from the year 1869 10 the sea,
1881, (both 'ncnsvc) arranged in suilahle presses
according 10 t'r'r dates rp ihnee for The SEES
Sous oil May, iHg, March 1891 and May l78l here
toiprs missing. they further fed he enrolled Ills
ion' the year l7I6 The year 1921 (bol inclusive
carefully preserved III tin Il deposited in The o.,
nee those Witch were n,irri !y irju ed in the We a.
1917, Uhe titles of which enumerated ~ III
l;epor OF The COmmi;,se Of the Session of 1915, 10,
stlied Ivy the Clerk 10 have been correctly cen,
ed a. parchment ahd flied IN heir propey uiices =
The petitions Ut the different Sessions are labelled
Ilt, he ftat IlN Il
Executive Communications, tough bills and the ma.
prrs, aud carefully deposited in The Office will, lire
exception oil communications and some oher DDcu.
for the Sessions OF 1891 1922 and IGs;; which
printed and bound up with the jinrrrs of those
Sessions "a obedience 10 afesoiuion of The House o
Delegates and except the bundles of Resolutions OF
The S,essinus Of 1906 and 1897
On motion OF Mr.. Carter oil Richmond countv ,b;s
.Rrror, was laid upon The table.
MIR. Watkins of Pfince Edward rrrorted sundy,
resolutions lrooi The C0n,muee Tor Cnurs of Ios
ce list declares reasonable The p-ti,ion Of Jaho
4 Foulkes for divorce from his wife Mary :-9,d
rejects the petition Of w. Brown, n free man of co.
cur, for permission To remain within the Common
wealth. lie 81 resoiu 10, declares IL TO he cxus.
den' and proper, that she law Imposing upon IRE"
white persons the pmnishmeu, of s5ripes IN public
should be repealed ;--snd he 4lh declares IL 10 I've
expeden' and proper, that the law directing tie
haaspoI iation OF free persons Of colour for tain
offences, beyond the lmns ofihe Un ted 5iaas thare
10 he sold as slaves for ldr, should c rspeaied--A
these resolutions agftcd To-, with amanrndmeni
% he 18th resolution proposed by Mr.. Norris Of Wood
t-irkns ont The word I" ,Ypesisd," aud Inserting 10
lieu of il the word " aDiended"
The th,ee iIlisaufloris'ng separate election ~
Frederick cOUBiy--"siallishiDg the town Of n ,nys
ton 10 The County Of C1opbelI--,nd d,vnrciug Eysh
M tsoanr, we're read Pad time, aud ordered to be
ensross~d
Mr.. Thompson Of Fairfax from the Commi,,es q
Privileges aud Elections, made the following Re.
port:
| The COMMITTEE Of Privileges and Elections. I,
whom referred The memorial Of Edward Amber
| sou, contesiing The right Of Allen hjcRse "A de-
lega'e re uined TO serve in Ibis present General As
| sembly from the county OF Chesietfcd to hold his
t.a.u IA. L.