Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-01-20
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Nett Revenue $4,000 d,
Thursday, Jan 6-Mr. Garter, of
Richmond County, obtained leave TO
bring in a bill providing an additional
apartment for the reception and preser.
walton of the papers of the Auditor of
Public Accounts.
MI. Neville offered the following re.
solution. which was rejected:
Resolped, That the Committee for
Courts of Justice be instructed to in
quire into the expediency of amending
the 31st section Of an act entitled AN
act % reduce into one act the several
acts concerning Executors, and for the
reliefofinsolvent debtors from cQniine
ment, without the actual delivery of
their personal property contained III
their Schedules, to the Sheriff.
CoNTEMPTs OF COURT.
On motion Of Mr.. Morris Of G. the
resolution of the Committee for Courts
of Justice declaring it inexpedient to
define by law, what is a contempt OF
court, aud how it shall be punished,
wa taken up.
The Report of the Committee ap
pointed to examine the Auditors OF
flee, was read-It concludes with the
following resolutions:
Resolued as the opinion Of this
committee, That the law establishing
a public Guard, inthe city of Richmond.
omitted in the revision OF 1919, should
be r~e-enacted.
Rcsolued. &c, That the 3lst section
ofan act entitled AN act to reduce in
to one act, the several acts concerning
the method Of proceeding against free
persons charged with certain crimes;
declaring the mode Of proceeding on
indictments, insormat,ons and prose
cutions on penal statues; and for pre-
venting vexations and malicious pro,
secutions, &moderating aniercements,'
be so amended as to require the clerks
OF courts TO tax costs in criminal pro
secuttons, and to issue executions for
the same as in civil suits.
RcsolUed, sc. That the pay Of GER
tain officers Of the militia should be re-
duced.
These resolutions were agreed to by
the House. and bills ordered to be
bfoaght in.
Friday, Jan IA communication
was received from the Senate, stating
that they had passed the bills entitled
'an act to reduce into one act the seve-
raj acts declaring the punishment of
Rape and IAN act to Increase the sala.
ries at present allowed the clerks in the
Treasury %otfice;' aud tina. they had
passed with amen lm.nts, an 'act
making provision for furnishing the
magisTat es of this commonwealth with
the last edition OF Hening's Virginia
Jnstice;' and an 'act changing the time
for holding the Superior Court oe law
of Madison county, And that they
had agreed to proceed on Saturday to
the election OF a Brigadier General, IN
the place OF Gen. Tucker, resigned.
Various reports and bills were re.
N1l'(d anu dItCl uDUt GAijObE tIC
bills reported by Mr.. Briggs from the
committee Of courts OF justice was
defining the mode Of Furnishing con
tempts of count. which, on motion Of
Mr. 6iorrls Of G. was referred to the
committee OF the whole. ami made the
order OF the day for Tuesday next.
Mr. Russell of York presented a
remonstrance from the citizens OF York
county against the proposed removal OF
William and Mary College.
SATURDAY,. Jan 6-A communica
tion was received from the Senate, that
they had passed the bill entitled AN
act authorizing the sale OF a part Of The
streets and alleys in the town Of Wiz
chester, in the county of Frederick;>
and that they passed with amendments