The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-01-03
VIRGINIA LEaTsLATUgE
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


Ucdne'idY. DC 20 On motion OF Mr.
| Thompson OF Amherst an enquiry was insutu
! ted mo the expcdicnCy Of amending the law
| which authorizes the taking OF indemnif, ing
| bonds as To provide a remedy for the pu
chaser and the person UNIDENTIFIED in certain ca
ses, un1rovidcd Tor IL offering this resolution
Nj. Thompson remarked, that, his object wa,
/ 20 make TN law what uatil Il late decision Of the
/ Court Of Appeals had decla ed othrrwis. Ac
| cording to thdl decision, when sheriff SEXES
property, aud the sale is forbid ,thcindemnifVng
/ bond from the creditor is only An indemnity Ia
/ the cinisnHt of the property. He thought that
| the puTchaSer ought also TO be UNIDENTIFIED
Without the amcndmcn he proposed evil. ,v ould
arise that the House ought 10 anticipate b qua,
against. IT, in such cases the purchaser b. n,
UNIDENTIFIED, there might be no bidder, and the
creditor would get the property for little or moth.
ing. Il might also happen, he said that from
collusion between an lnsopent ebtor aud hls
creditor property might b. seized and sold he.
| longing 10 another, who, foibiddng the sale
would be lndcmuliied By the creditor, and would
ultimately recover his property or its value
! Thus, the creditor ". uld get his debt and the
innocent purchaser be made. in fact, to pay il.
II the power ofeniorclng the sale be given 10 the
creditor, lac should be made to Indemnify both
the claimant aud purchaser.
| On motion of Mr. Witchcr, the Committee for
Courts OF Justice were instructed TO enquire into
the expedicncY ofpro,idmg for the renewal OF
drrayed records IN the Survcyo office in PIT.
sylyana and ii providing generally for the re-
| ncwal Of drcnyed records in the offices of the
courts ofths c ,mlnsnweath.
UHyiay, Dee 27--N Craig from the Com.
mittee appointed to examine the Auditors OF
fee, presented report. Reports we're also pre-
sentcd from the Communities, by Nlcssrs. Still
man, Gordon, Hrrdman, Eppes, White, E;uti,er-
ioord and George.
On Mr.. Moorc's motion the Committee of
Roads, &c were instructed to enquire into the
eGpedency ofaltcrng the present mode of max
ing and keeping in repair, the public roads.
On Mr.. Minors motion resolution was a
doptcd requesting that on OF the large maps of
the State. be hung up, during the present session,
in the Hall the II of Delegates.
\ bin presented by Mr.. Eppcs from the Mill
! tia Committee, establishing camp of iustruc-
ton in each Brigade was taken up and read the
fist time. TWAS passed to a second reading,
ayes IS noes 64-and committed TO the Com
mittee Of the Who'll, and ordered to be printed
on Mt Eppes motion.
! Mr.. Nitcher called up the report Of the Com.
mittee OF Courts OF Justice uniayorable 10 the ap.
| pcation OF David Ward, free man of color. 10
| be permitted TO remain in the State, and moved
10 reverse the opinion of the Committee MIR
| Nav moved TO lay the report on the table, Will
a view OF proposing law embracing this ndVid
uaI aud all other individuals whose general char
| ucteiS are like that of the applicant He was
opposed 10 passing a law for each particular
| case The House refused TO lay the report on
the table, and Mr. May stated that he was MOI
opposed TO MIR. Witchers motion--which was
greed to.