Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-01-04
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HOUSE OF DELEGATEs-ss.

tuesday, Der-e29,
The Select Committees reported u variety of
bills aud resolutions 3 -.
On MIR. Sherard's motion, the report, Tf iha EJiE
rectors Of. the Penitenilary was referred to Tie
Penitentiary Conmit;ee.
Several engrossed bills were read 3rd time a md
passed to wit, a bill AuihoYisng the erection o
bridge near Swift ran Gap, in tie county of Rock
Allowing Mary aud Jane, free persons of
colnur, to remain i'll this Commonwealth -Authu-
rising sales aud comveyances of certain lots where
OF Thomas Harris died saizcd Homecoming Harold
Smyth :-toncerning Christopher White = Con-
corning Robert Trout, man of coluar - a nd
Reviving the ferry al the mouth of Cow ees T, on,
the land of Alexander Henderson i'll the county CT
Wood across the Ohio river.
The following engrossed bills were laid upon the
table; via Il bill allowing Jack, alias John Booker,
a man ofcolpur, TO remain in the Commonwealth, {:
-Divorcing PAMELA b. Cole from her husband
John Cole and a bill making provision for for
nlshing the magistrates of this Commonwealth with
the last edition of fleming Virginia Justice.
a bill releasing NIarsals from The necessity Of
collecting officers fees, was referred to the Commit
tee sor Courts Of Justice.
The following bills were read the 1st and ID
times, and re-Committed; viz. bill authoriSiug
the appointment of additional Chauccilor to
increase the salaries at present auwedtilc Clerks
in the Treasury oiiice--a bill establish Supe-
rior Court of Law in and for the Borough of Nor
folk.
MIR. Miller, of Norfolk county, presented Il me-
Moral aud remnnstramce Of snndsy inhabitants Of
mat county, IN Opposition to the Ia st named bill
Referred to the Committee for COURTS OF Justice.
"a bill sul,"ctiig the lands of GoDsfables and
ihcir securities To Judgment aud execution IN cer-
tain cases was read the LIST time; a4, e,, Mr. Cor
don motion, was postponed until the SIst March,
Wedlcs3rV. Dec. 20.
jhe1iousc received Il commurica t;n,r from che
Senate, stating that they had passed the bill5-Es-
iabtshing the town of Lagrange. oa lhe lands Of
PANEL f" ard, aud Geolge FckiiH, III the county Of
- P2per:-Addibg part ef ticoenbtief county to
the county of ocah0nas;-Concernin the town
OF Barboursyi'ir III the county Of Cabell:-aud cs-
idbl'shng tie town of Snickersvilc Us tho county Of
Londomf@-nl,e with amendments, the bill changing
the county court Of P,es5st These amendments
were agreed to by the House.
variety Of bills and resolutions were reported
by the committees, and laid upnn the table.
Mr. Goodc movc'i to Suspend the SD rule Of tie
House for tho pupc5l OF receiving petitions du.rg
this Determined in lie negative.
The Speaker Lid before the House the follow
ing communication from the Governors:
COHacH handler, 29M Dccrmbrr. 1924.
Sir; have the honor t. inform the General As
ss'nbly' that the map of irsinia WILDE ready in
shoit iimn for the cugraver. Some appropriation
VIII he necessary for carrying this part Of the pre-
paFaiion in;o effect. iy the 10th section o the
act o. Assembly, passed February 27th, 1916, en-
ttled IAN net to provide accurate ChJrt Of each
county, and general map Of the territory OF this
comnonwcaltl.' II IS provided dat lottery shall
be- drawn np"n certain principles describe ~ said
section, ths ocecds Of which shall be padhuto the
fund i3r iutrfnal imp ovcment, to reimburse to said
fund the amount expended IN carrying into effect
the above recited act. As this provision OF the net
will not be productive till the expense Of preparing
the map fof publication hr been incurred, it can
not be, and presume was not intended To be re-
lied on 70. iba; purpose. l enclose the copy Of u
communication to this department from Mr.. Boye,
tie sertlsmau employed by the Executive to COM
plcis MI " Gods contract, which w furnish the
legislature some data to guide them IN making the
neces aiy provision this subject
aui wiki great respect, your cbcdicnt servant,
JAMES r. PLEAS ANTS.
J. q nate of the expense, which must necessarily
be Incurred IN publishing the map Of Virginia, de-
duccd from n comparison ofthaf will Pcnnsy vania
recently published by John Melisf: The map OF