Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-10-26

In the LEGISLATIVE CoMMrrryv ~
day IN following r'soIu on, offsrsd r. =
OoDpRiDGE, were agreed 10: W W
1. Resolved, tina, rhe rsh, Of s,T.
continue TO bt exercised by al who d
i, under the existing CONSTITUTE. n ny
That no person shall vote BY virtue 81 iNs
hold only, unless tie same sha, h. We
The value OF at leas, {" for the NJ ESD,
taxes, i such assessment be required wv, q
be made.
2. And shall be extended, ls,, 10 .,
white male ci'iz'n Of The .Commonu.,It is|
sidfn' therein, abovr in age Of 81 ve,,,"h
! owns nd has possessed for six mon,b.
has acquired by marriage, decent, o, d. ~ VI
freehold estate. assessed o the value = ~,
than s.. fol- The psymen Of r,,.. y
assessmfn' shall he rquirsd by l.w ~
who shall own and be in possss>icp f.; 'r'
time ola IeasrholS cs'a's with The ,vis,'
| title recorded, Of term original, m, ja,.
! fve years, and one year ofihe ,rm ras,,
of the annual value or rsnt Of s.. =,
VINO for welve months mex pte,,dlnp b,,
housr-keePer and head { raniy -,
the county where he may If % ,o,e a,I,.
shall have been assf ssed with a nsr, Of a.
venue IT th" Commonwralh w.hia III.
&C ing year, a'd actually paid ne same q,
ing u vested estate IL &c, IN remainee,
version, IN land. the assessed value # NV
shall be s..
Some discussion took place or rhe Ma.
sition 10 introduce a asehcId quaM,ia
Against the pronosi V.A.i, VS. co.rerdpI -.
lrssees could be irtgcncrd bv their L,6 >.
and that landlords, by numerous ,lbdn,a,
OF lands INFO small ira Is aud letting them
on lease, could ipjvrIou,Iy multiply r,,,r
On the Other side, l. was main aimed Ia, s
| leSsees had each common u,,rts in n
State, OF which the e, Idence exists il tie, =.
ure, md thai by excluding them from yo,iU, 4,
this qualification, great body Of u,tiul ri,J
! zehs. who contribute TO 'hr sgppor, Of ID
Commonwealth, would be disfranchised
The proposition however,did no. puya'
In the same Committee yes erday. Mr. d..
bridge offered proposition TO give to h,
sous Of freeholders being above q y.., i
age, the RICH, 10 vo!e, but it was nrgtiyrd !,
well in us Original as in modftt i5rr
in which il was off rcd, in order to ojy,.
some objections mace 10 it on account u i.
| individual dis ipttion which some gcn:lsn,,
| regarded il as o. ablIshing
On mo ION IF Mr. DoDDRIDGr, the luIloEi,,
proyIso offered by him on the preceding lI
was adrp'ed:
Provided, nevertheless, That the right Of ST.
irage Shall not be exercised ny any rersQa 4
unsound mind. who shall be a p4uper, OF
non commissioned Off er, soldier. sailor n
marine, in the service of the Upi@ S,aes, r1
by any person convicted of any Infamous a
fence.
An amendment was Offered by Mr.. CooEE /
ex lude delinqurn's who hld neglected to plI
cir S,stc axes, from The pri, Irge Of ,ol,1
al elections, bu the proposition failed
On mo'ion Of Mr.. Cooke. an amendment I'd
sdop'-d, excluding firm he privilege Of 30
| ing, citizens born wi;nou, the limits Of a
Commonwealth, uness they should have RS
ID specified term Of wears within rbe Can
monweal h, and the county in which they shs]
I'd 10 vo,e.
Mr.. DoDDRIpGE moved 10 take up Res,
luton offered by nm on toe IS h. on thr sus
jee, Of he enumeration of'he population viii
aftr some modification by Mr.. c. JOHNSON 'A
adopted in the following form:
RESOLVED, That census Of the popuhlt
for the purpose Of sppor'ioning The feps'"
alton, shall be taken in the year 1881, 10 ri
year 1915, AID thereafter, at least once io."l
twenty wears"
A resolution which had been oRtred s'H'
GAYS previous, reqniring the assent Of 'e|
birds of the Legislature to pass local o"t|
or bills rrla i've to expenditures 90 subjects 4
In'erna! improvements, was rakfnup 'nd''s'
lived.
o. motion OF Mr.. CHAPMAN JOHNSON ~
following resolutions, previously ohers' u
him, were taken up and agreed 10:
ResoiUed, That private properly ougO u
to be AIKEN for puolic uses, without just '0n1
pensa,ion
Resoived, That no bill Of s'tainder, {" 4
post facto law, or law affecting the valid" \
contracts, ought to be passed"
Another proposition offered by Mr.. joins,
was then taken up, but The hour Of ad)"'.
m, nl arrived before any final dIsPo'''l0n VI
made e IL