Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-12-11

furnishing the oyersecrs OF the Poor ostis Com
monwealth with the several acts Of assembly. re-
iating 10 their duties.
On motion OF Mr.. McCuioch, resolved, that the
committee o Propositions and Grievances be in
s'ructcd TO inquire into the expcdicncy of alter
ing The time OF holding the ssparat. election at
Benjamin Wrght's ia the County Of Mason, from
the Thursday after the election ~ the Cour, house.
TO the same day on which the election IS holden
at the Court house OF sai: Countv-wi;h leave 10
report by bill or otherwise.
Reports were received from the 4. fDr c. OF J ,
declaring reasonable the following pc ti;ons:--l,
oil Mary Waggoner; =, 81 suniry enlhers OF the
county court anu bar OF Augusta B, OF the Corpo-
ration court and bar OF S,aunto g. three petitions
OF sundry citizens Of different parts of the county
oil Harrison; and ., OF Sam'l Gritiin.-[The seve-
raj SUBJECTS OF these petitions have so recently
pcen laid before our readers that il is unnecessary
10 enter into any further specification to-day.
when We are pressed Tor room. The same Com
mitee, reported resolution against the petition
OF Rose b. Seay, for divorce Ssc-All these res
outons were concurred in by the House.
Resolutions were reported by the Committee of
hoads and Int nal Navigation declaring reasena-
BILE the petitions of the Middle Turnpike Company;
Z, oil John Richardson; 3, OF sundry citizens of The
county OF Wood; and 1, of the President and Di-
rectors OF the Manchester and Petersburg Turn
pike Company; the first part of the las, petitions
ocing declared TO be reasonable, but the last
jected-These resolutions were concurrcd in.
The Com. OF Claims, repor ed surdry reso Il ions
declaring reasonable the petition, ,. of Elias Ed
Inonds aud others, z of Isaac Brimmer, which were
severaiiy concuTrcd in.--On the question Of con-
curing with the Committee in their resolution rs
to the petition Of Elias Edmonds, SC. Mr. w allacc,
was, at his request, excused from voting.
The same Com. Resolved, that the petition OF
Daniel Flood be rejected. (Agrecd TOY They
also made report on the petition of Richard
Neel-which WAS laid on the table
The Com. OF Il. and q. reported in favor of the
petition l. OF suniry citizens of the Coanty o!
Washington, for a separate election, ?. OF sundry
inhabitants OF the northeastern part of the County
oil Frederick, also for separate election. Con
CURED in.
! The Com. Of Schools ana Colleges reported n,
reasonable the petition OF the members OF the Ger
man Lutheran Church in the county of Lou,Ioun-
which was concurred in.
The Bill for the extension of the Kauawh;
Turnpike road, wss read a second time and com
mitted; and the bills to authorize A. Brown to e.
recta toll bridge across the Mattapony river, SC
and Incorporating company TO construct a turn.
pike road from Chton's Tavern in Campbell coun
ty to Lynchburg, were read the LIST and End time
| and committed.
The Bills. To authorize 4 separate election il
the County OF Charlotte, = the same in the coun
~ OF Franklin, s. Concerning indexes to deeds; an
18th authorizing the extension OF the nayCa;io O
the river Rappahannock, were read the 2nd tim
and ordered TO be engrossed and read 81 time
The Bill concerning the administrators and Sc
Ieurities OF Jerman Baker late Treasurer was rea,
the first and second time and ordered TO be EN-
crossed and read third time.
Bill to revive and amend the 20th Section o
the Act, directing the course oil dcscents, aud
bill authorizing a separate election in the Count,
of Louisa, and were read the first and ordered tC
be read a second time.
! Sundry petitions were presented which vii! b,
duly noticed hereafter.
And Oh motion OF Mr.. Craig the House al
ljourncd