Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-02-27
HOUSE OF Delegates.

nv TUESDAY, Feb. 81,
The Senate have passed the bill authorizing the i,sts d
e low" OF ianchester TO extend the canal authorized % be
cut on ihc common of he said town.
They have rejected inc bill concerning The town of
in Prince Edward coontv . ~ - "a - '''i' '-''
a b!H TO improve the navigation Of ODaouon
Greek y: the county Of Berkeley, was ordered to be
enGrosseG. ~ ~ -
The bill Prescribing tariff of tolls ON tbn Ke-
nawba River and oE other purposes, with tile A.
mendment proposed by the committee of EoaGs and
Internal Navigation, was taken up, and this amend
inent being amended motions seyerally made bv
Mr.. White Of RoGkbridgc, the bill was ordered TO b.
engrosssd.
An cngrosscd bill Concerning the trustees Of
STATE Liver was read Sd tilne (sundry blanks be-
ing filled on motion Of Mr.. Iancey, and the bill was
passed.
resolution from the committee for Courts or I've
tee was read, declaring it ncxpedient so to amend
the law IN relation to deeds of trust nlortrares and
other liens for the security Of debts as 10 connDel
the debtor making any such deed to put all his Gre
dltor3 on the same footing according to the amount
OF their several claims and to close all such con-
VeyanceS, III like manner as morgra res are now
closed. This resolution ngreed 10 by tie House
Another resolution from the committee for Courts
OF Justice was read, declaring it nexpcdient so TO
amend the several laws for the relief Of nsoIyent
debtors as TO absolve them from their enrar cncnts
upon making full and fair surrender Of all their
effects to the use other creditors. 4sreedto by the
House.
Another resolution from the same committee. re-
Jeciia the petition osunlry persons interested in the
real estate Of John Y. Elliot, late Of the county Of
Northampton. 4grred 10.
Further resolutions from Tie snrue committee.
rejecting the petition from sundrv citizens oft
" of Preston who prayed for the PASSAGE of law
authorSlng the condemnation of lands for mill goa ts
wherever public necessity rcGlires the erection NJ
mills and the owners Of such lands cannot or will
not bulldAnd also rejecting the petition, oF SornI
Wright, praying release to him of the CoynToon-
Weulths right TO certain lands and slaves which
have esCheaed TO the Commonwealth 9orcod n
Also another resolution from the same COMMITTEES
declaring it iueHpedient to amend tho act ooncor;
executions and for the relief of 1solvent debtors so
us to give the marshals of tie Superior Corrtg oF
Chancely the same powers to take prison bound bodg
and TO sell and dispose ofproperty surrendered nv
inso'Vcnt DEBTORS on executions levied by them as
IS now vested by law in the sheriff5.-4greed IN.
further resolution from the same corouittoo
declaring 1t lnc%Pcdent to give to the endorsers of
prouissory negotiable notes. endorsed for the accom-
modatloh OF the drawer, the remedy for con-
trbutou against their co-cndorsers as is nov, r;ro-
by law TO securities against their co-sccuTitieg.
agreed to.
further resolution from the same TIA,
read on the expectancy OF amending the act Concer
nin9 inc dlsquahcatlons OF Justices Of the Peace -
The committee report, that by the provisions of tb
SAID act, it is declared. that the acceptapne of INV
once under the government ofthe United States. or
OF deputy sheriff IN any county within this common
wealth, or OF any other office incompatible with
that OF justice of the peace arrEea6v to the it;
laws, except the Office Of high sheriff of any c,,nft
shall vacate tho commission Of the Justice 50 accept
ing such Office and he shall thereafter be ~
to act as justice unless under the AUTHORITY Of nov
commission. The committee says, it isre6resenfed
that there are persons now in the Office ofiustce of
the peace who previously to the passage of the said
act had q9aiihedas deputy sheriff. and who afterwards
continued to act such to the end of the tc-r, f
which they hadso qualified and that doubts eyst vIe
Their persons so situated disqualified as justices Of
the peace The committee conceive that this consfruc
ton OF the law would give it an post facto opera
ton, and would thereby deprive man of his Office Eoy
an act which was at the time Gifts beino done nrn,
hibted by no law whatever. The committee fbarc-
fore come to the resolution that it Is iDexnean4 r
ornerd The said act=1.4grgsd 70 bqtse TT3rcJ.