The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-12-28
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he TIE o I,a.,t. Dout al. .taut. ylt. aud Au
gusunc atalei no hatc eioissed iHe i'" 10 sup
press ddeiInsj Is as .pli0ns, ~.
IL appears % youf com.IHtee that Rober
Douth.d, one Vi t.e Dciegs - from Charles Il
~, has laaeu al the oains IequHcd by lawsto b'
4 iai4ra b. Deiesdt 10 tAc General Assembly
except the odilI rcqullod by tie act to sappresi
duelling, as apgcais oy ceruHodte nom *. u
scott, Member u l.ie IAaCu.Ive COUNCIL, II
the following Holds: - | do certify that hay1
administered lie oaths prescribed BY .aw 10 b'
taken by Delegaie antO hobt Dgut.iat, eXcep
the Oata preseri 81 y the act 10 suppress due
ing, the sad itoieu Doutbat having refused tt
Take the oath Ia Us form therein prescribed, bal
ohei ed 10 take ), IA tue following words L. TO
bert DouiLat d. soieinniy swser lhat have MOI
been engaged h a Iur, b. sending Oh accepting
a challenged iisat dsci by hgnting due
or IN any otbf' aianner, - Holti5n ~ me act to
suppress duelimB, since tue Isl JanuHy, ISIS
nor vii &c so concerned, dH Getty OF indirectly
a. SUE, dasi, dunn nj Continuance IN dice -
TIE sad II. D0uthH alec, that tbs modii-
cation 0f the CAT. - required ~ HE JCt teuuE-
M mo one the se, erai aots pr1sC long The oath
vi .idehty aud the odtAs u pubic O.nCeis, pa,s-
Ell 9Th January isis, w.Dc.i aCi IA contends
virtually repeated the 81 section OF the ia. T.
edpprcss duelling. He a4cdg 5 as niutef Il IN
formation to be embraced Ia tins certificate, ina
lac gave Il challenge III loI3, winch WAS not ac-
copied bun that neither before or since, mas tie
V0iatld tae Ia" 10 suppress duclimg.
The sdId K. DOulhat further protested against
taking tie oath aforesaid, because he conscIen-
tuH5y believes the la" prescribing II to be I'M
CO ltalionai, a. II relates TO he Delegates
to the General Assembly These objections
and statements he ass requn ed me 10 cculiy
b. M ttI,a.
may ne brought ianly and honestly before tas
House OF Delegates al an early day.
(oigued) H. q. SCOTT
Member of the Executive
Hsoiged, A. the opinion OF tbs committee
that the oath prescribed by the Sd section OF tie
acf TO surfrcs, iue,lmg, which Robert Doullat
Dciegate nom Charles City has refused to
take, ought not 10 be required OF Members q the
Legislature, d a necessary qualification blin.e
entering on The duties Of thea appointment be-
cause lie same unconstitutional.
EesOt'ea, As the luther opinion OF tins com
mittce, thai the certificate OF qualification at,
DelJre rceited) Is sufficient to authorize the sji
h D0ufhal 10 retain his seat in the House
beag alrs-lhe clam Of 10. Douthat to his Sea
not having been contested upon uny grounds
ltappcats 10 our committee. tnat \. lyle
Delegate from the COUNTY o. auIlA, has take
the oath prescribed by la" in 'he usua form, D.
certificate in the following words: " IL
hereby certify thar | have administered til.
oaths prescribed by law TO be taken by Dee
gate unto n. Tyler
(signcd) WIN. +. PENDLETON
10 which certificate your committee found l.
following statement attached, viz: IiaVas
been recently engaged in an affair OF honour
violation , the supposed intended policy oi Is
act to suppress duelng, but believing tina
nave not violated the provision Of thai &c,
gainst the provision OF which must first oH.,.
enc can incur either It's penalties Oh disaDh
and AT the same lime ANXIOUS 10 lca.r -.
question open Ton enquiry and investigator
the part Of tie legislature SHOULD IT OF any
McmbersdH iei with me as 10 that iact-i h..#
taken the oath prescribed by the act with q
pro,iso-rhat lie construction | have give
The act, aud upon Which / have con.eientiortzl
acted, be tcgal and eoltecr construction oI q
same In order then, that the legislature H.,
disposed, may act upon This sui jecl, nov pla,t
IT in possession OF the fac, that since Il
passage Of the aet TO suppres, dueiliHg, wills
the District Of Columbia, | accepted chalene
and under the challenge fought duel
(sisned) MAJ. TYLER.
Dee. nh, ISIS.
The statement appended 10 the certificate OF
oaths administered by me 10 n. yer, a Den
gate from faliltN, was made previous 10 aud AZ
the time said oaths were administered 10 him.
(Signed) NM. /. PENDLEI0N.
Res0irea As the opinion of this committee
that \ Tyler having taken die oaths require
by law, is entitled to retain his scat in the pre-
sem General Assembly
Il appears to your committee, that Augustine
Neale, a Delegate from the COUNTY ofRichmonu
has taken tic oaths requu ed by law, III the usu-
al form, by certificate in the following word,
" do hereby certify thatl have administered
the cai' nred by law NJ, Augustine Nealr
(Signed) VIM. ii. ROANE.
To wHGh certificate your committee found
the following statement attached viz gave
challenge in the year 1910, which was refused
Since that period to the present | have never
tai, n lie test oath of the AT to suppress duc-
Ing, and have now ConsCieutlously taken il, be-
cause consider the plain reading OF the SAID acl
applies to the revision OF the laws of 1915 l9--
and al all events that the test oath prior to the
year 1918, was at that time repealed and was
operative only subsequent TO the last mentioned
period. Imake this statement IN order that eve
~ Member O. the House of Delegates mas
know the construction which have put upon the
said laws, and know precisely, the time 10 which
meant the oath aforesaid should eNtend-pro.
testing against all intention to be misunderstood
by any erson whomsoeyer.
(Signed) AUGUSTINE NEALE.
Eesoired, As the opinion of this committee
that Augustine Neale having taken the oaths
required by law, is entitled 10 retain his seat in
iheptcsem General Assembly.
After some debate, the rcportwas laid on the
table aud made the order oithe day for the 2ud
Monday IN January.
Mr. Griffin, Of York, offered resolutions direct
ing the Committee of Schools and Colleges 10
enquire-lst, into the expedency of suspendinp
the present appropriation of the annual revenue
OF the Literary fund-2d. INTO the expediency
of organizing system of permanent, gratu-
itous instruction, 10 youth ol all classes-and 3D.
into the eApedieucy OF Withholding payments of
dividends due the Ireasurcrs OF school Commits.
soners, and placing them IN the credit of their
respective counties. i did on the table.
HedRemag, Dec 2O.-NIr. Wilson. of Cum
berland, moved that the House will, on Friday
next, by Joint ballot with the Senate, proceed to
the election of L. ;. Senator for & years from
the 4th of March next. This resolution was on
posed by Nh Gholsou. and, on his motion. laid
on the table, by vote OF 9s to Cd Mr.. Wilson
gave notice that he should call il up on the Sd of