Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-02-26
General Assemtip.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

a bill 10 improve the navigation of Opaounn
Creek in the county of Berkeley, was ordered to be
engrossed.
The bill Prescribing tariff of tolls on the Re
nawha River and for other purposes, with the a.
mendment proposed by the committee of Roads and
Internal Navigation, taken up, and this amend
ment being amended on motions severally made bv
Mr. White OF RoGkbridge, the bill was ordered to be
engrosssd.
An engrossed bill Concerning the trustees of
Slate River read Sd time (sundry blanks be-
ing filed on motion Of Mr.. Yanceyl and the bill was
passed.
resolution from the committee FOR Courts of Jus
tice was read declaring it incxpedient so to amend
the law IN relation to deeds of trust m lrtunes ana
other liens for the security Of debts as :, comnnl
the debtor making any such iee,, 20 Du al his ere
dltors on the same footing 0ccordnr. 10 the amount
OF their several claims, ana close al. such con-
Yeyances, IN Ike manner NOR, pes are now
closed. This resolution agreed 10 bv the House
Another resolution from the Committee for Courts
Of Justice was read, declaring it nexpedient so to
amend the several laws for the relief of insolyent
daotors as TO absove them from their enragcments
upon making full and fair surrender Of all their
ELECTS to the use their creditors 4greedto by the
House.
Another resolution from the same committee re-
Jectng the petition ofsundry persons interested in the
r1l estate of John H. Elliot late of the county of
Nor.n4mpton. Agreed to.
Further resolutions from the same committee
rejecting the petition from sundry citizens q the coun-
ty OF Preston, who prayed for tile passage Of av
authorslng the condemnation OF lands for mil sea >,
wherever public necessity requires the erection Of
mills, ana the owners Of such lands cannot or will
not bud--And also rejecting the petition of Samuel
Wright, praying release to him Of the Common
we1!ths right 20 certain lands aud slaves which
Have escheated 10 the Com uonwealth. Agreed In
Also, another resolution from. the same committee
declaring iucXpedient 10 amend The act concernin
executions and for the relief Of insolvrpt debtors ~,
as 10 give me marshals of the Superior Courts Of
Chancery the same powers TO take prison bound bonds
ana 10 sell ana dispose OF property surrendered by
I'm nNap 1g.;..1 L.
- now vested by law IN the shcritfs.-.3yrceI TO-
further resolution from the same committee
oecariAg II neXpcdlent TO give to the end6rsers of
promlssory negotiable notes, endorsed for the accon
lnodaton OF the drawer, th9 remedy for con
troutlou against their co-endo!sers as is nov, ,ivor
by law 20 securities against their co-socurities
agreed u.
4 further resolution from the same coro-oi.t,c,y,
reEd, on the oXpedency ofnmentinr the net Cncsr
nng the dlsquulitcations Of Justices of he Ponce
Ihe committee report, that bv tic provisicnsof the
SAID act It is declared that the acceptance of arv
ONCE under the government Of the jr-itoH Cfnts= -
OF deputy sheriff in any cour'Y within this common
wealth, or of any other otice Incompatible win
mat OF justice OF the peace prrecablv 20 s estin,
laws, except the Office of high sheriff If auv couuty
siaii vac1te the commission Of the Justice 81 e.c-t
ug such Office and he shall thereafter he disouo;o5
10 act As Justice unless under the authority ofa nov
COMMISSION HE committee says, it is represented
mat tcfc are persons now in the Office ofiustce of
me peace, WHO previously TO the PASSAGE of the said
ac had quaicdus deputy sheriff. nd who feruard
yhtnued to net as such TO the end of the torn for
which they hadso qualifei and that doubts xit vbe
'eF persons 50 situated disqualified as Justices of
Inc peace The committee conceive that this constrc
ton OF tile law would give IL an ex post fncto oncra
ton, and would thereby deprive man Of bis o,ice for
ni ACT winch was at lie time Gifts being doae. pro
4lDited by no law whatever. The committee there
lore come T. the resolution that il rs inex1ediont ~
amend the said act-lgreed 10 b., the House
n resolution from the cmIntte &c Of Finance declar
hg y lheNpedier to make an enlargement fhe pub
nc warehouse III The town ol Petersburg Yves amen
"ed on motion fur. dIay 50 as 20 declare il e,pdi
cut. '~"P'"
Aresoluiion was read from the committee Of roads
una internal navigation upon petition from sundry
'l'"pJeh's oi byhch0urg.-Ihey pray Tor the pas |
tagc n an ac requiring the owner Of every boot mn
eating James river and It's tributary branches IN or
Ter INTO bond with good security annually condition
Cd Tor Cue safe transportation ard delivery Of all oods
N'tes una merchandise Whatever, placed on board
er unal 10 be- carried for iIrc;ytha copy of Tho cor
ilc6te now given in court for every boat be ar,
wy forwarded TO the dicrcnt toll ratherors on Tho
'Ci' a' 1Hl such certificate shall state the name Of
me heal nan o said boat. and whether the rognIor
'ohG m" sCcur'' has been entered into; that tlo
h'1d man Of cFcvv bort. or his master mo yc,,r 60
give receipts for goods d. ve-cd for trnrs-, ,ts.i
ma Tor the establishment o. weighs tuoI, tho bo; 49,
richmond, Tor Che purpose oil weighing all goods -
be sapp'd. Tho committee report in opms5itj"n 10
me petitions and their resolution was agreed TO m tho
House ' - ''''
report was read from tic join committee NJ "a,
W '.i' n''t' VI llle ArinOTyi statiun that
they mad mihrtcly examined The buildings and found
mat they had been repaired agrccaby 10 law, md IN
good state of prc3crvot On--that tbcv had ouencd
me Of the boxes oftlo ms which had ben Tie.
longest packed, and found them to be with few ex
ccpt ong, IN os good order e when packed
report was rcoA from the committee ON tho mill
Gin l0ws much Of tho Govern, 70 coror,unic,
tion as relotcs 10 the difficulty IN rcconcilup tho
prov s'rua lthc oh and 55th c.ions oftbo militia
ace ofl@l9, g. 50 much rclltos 10 courts Of ono,i
ryintm { eacc They present The following rcs
ontons: LIST That there exists ncpnp u {, m the
lngnngo " tctyo sections i1 question: and that it, is
upcxd".cnt 10 mako any omt ndmcnt; 2dy. Tint the
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