Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-08

10.
On motion Of Mr.. Gdlaher ie,ve was given to brip,
10 BILL 10 amend act. authorizing bridges 10 he built
aeross the Potomac aud Shenandoah Rivers at H.rp~,
Ferry.
On motion Of Mr.. Csrskadon, Il wa.
ResotUed, That the Committee Of Finance be in
straetsd to inquire into the expediency Of m knr
fourth appropriation to the school fund. sc.
Mr. Anderson Of Botetourt presented petition from
etzens oil that county, for the incorporation OF
River
On motion Of Mr. Maxwell, the bill to organize the
hxecuuvo Department. under the amended Constitution
WIN inc amendments proposed by the Senate, was ia
Mr.. Maxwell moved to amend verbally the amend
ment Of the Senate in the I'll section, which was adopt,
"a, and the amendment, as amended, was agreed to-
me amendments oil the Senate were further amended
aud agreed to The amendment Of the Senate to add
go TO the -alary Of the Clerk Of the Council was A.
greed to by a vote Of SO to 40.
INC OH 70 incorporate the Leesburg and Smokers
zap iurnpike Company read 3d time and passed.
ne Bill 10 form new county out Of parts of the
eeontes OF Mason. Kanawha AMI Wood, Ito be called
Jackson county, was read Sd time.
Mr.. vsnabe said. that many bills OF this kind had
oeen passed, and no explanation had been given He
merely wished to hear the reasons for the division of
these counties as the principle Of dividing might be
Mr.. Newman said the territory was very extensive.
ana the inhabitants lived at great distances from their
court-houses' divided by large water courses. The
now county would run about 30 miles on the Ohio :
Perhaps no claim had been made for new county
winch was more entitled to be granted than this
MT Campbell OF Bedford moved to lay the bill on the
mois. bill had been passed few days since form
Ing new county, where he was of opinion il was NO,
needed He, therefore, wished this bill to be laid on
the table, that its merits might be examined W
The motion agreed to-
mo following bill we're read second time. and or
eered 70 De eagrossed-authoris ng the upper Anne
s"s compsny 70 pay In stock debt to the Common
~cH'h-concern,ng Robsrt Gay-to amend the act for
ene suppression OF vice, and furnishing sabbath break
ers-regu'aung the manner of granting license to sell
o sP'riss and Tor other purposes-[committed on
SUPPRESSION OF DuELLING
."e oruer OF the day, being the Bill to amend and
resnae. an act Tor tho suppression of Duelng, was
tsSsn uP-and tho House resolved itself into Com
m.ttes of,ths Whole, Mr.. Mason of Frederck in IN.
enMr The follow ns is sketch of the Bill:
The LIST section declares, that any on. WIN shall
hereafter 6sht duet, saa shall kin hi, AM, son;, o.
tuhtct such wound q, that the party die within thrs
months, such person. with all his aider. abs,or. and
So.,h n. snail be guilty OF murder, aud suffer
The ~ section enac's, that IL any person ,b,r
onahente another to fight due, the probable issu,
Oh Woen may or nigh, result in the death of th-
or challenged, or IL any person sh all accent
any sucn challenge such person sh all to in apa.
o OF holding or being elected 10 any post of profit
=, u civil or military, under the 20.
mo % seeten specifies the oath which every psr.
son VINO snail De Appointed to any office uadsr This
ELECTROMAGNETIC. shat take before he goes inu off :e
DC while holding his office "' NV
ms 4th makes it the duty Of the Judges Of the cir
sh ;,;. courts to give in charge expressly to
ue Jurie'' all the laws in force to suppre duellicy
ani ehirgs them to pre- ent all persons concerned e.
'enm'ug. carving, or accepting a challenge &c
u.aa ON empowers any judge magistrate, who has
s Sause 20 suspect any persons about TO be en-
gagged In duel, to issue his warrant TO bring the a
tho peace, SC. '0'' 'ie"i 10 keep
Tho 9Th section eaacts that If anv person hall for M
purpose oil eudng this law, leave the State the ner
20 'ssnaag shall be deemed guilty, and be sub
y e IKE penal les as If the offence had been com
Common In
auei Is fought death ensues s. the survivors mr. anv
aess soettors, &C. flee to another State or remain ot
a. e o'ate when the duel is ought without the State
men the Executive directed TO adopt ali lsga,
such offenders to be apprehended and brought
The 7h directs the attorneys of the Commonwealth
ss me county courts to give r alton 10 he
i've whenever case shall arise in THAR r.,n.cny.
Ssuhue., winch Will render tbs in,erpo i ion of the
EAecauve under this act necessary; and the said Al,
tosney, shall before they enter upon the dutis. Of
.ne,r ONCE take the oath that they WILL to the best OF
~. ssmen.' execute the duty imposed them by
"a ACT Ior supPressing du e,ling.
t"s ON enacs' mat all words which, from their ".
-, u'W ucu'n anu com non acceptatioo, are .consid.
a. insults, aud lead TO violence aud breach OF
~ Poacs' snaI hereafter be actionabe, and no pIea
exception or dsmnrrsr shall be sustained in any court
psec,uue jury from ling the con- who are here.
ussAroa 20 DC me cole judges OF the damages SUI
TFootded, taat nothing herein aimed 81, ll
De construed TO deprive tbs several courts of b, Com
n1nwea, am, rom gra''iog new trials as IRE ,oore
MIR. Williams of Harrison, moved to strike ont m.
the subject. " o iiouSe on
MT Brodnax said the friends of this bill would ar
Souc proper time to this motion; but he wished that
tno gentleman would delay il short time until some
amendments should have been offered so that the sense
form. ~ '' - ''' perfected
Mr.. williams withdrew his motion for the nresent
Mr.. Broinax moved a substitute for the second Soc
ton, as follows: ~ '"u Soc'
And be II further enacted, that from and after tho
passing oil this act no person shall be capable of beno
oieceu 10 any post OF profit trust, or emoument civil
y, "i'ary Legislative, Executive or Judicial under
the government oil this Common ,pbo sbou 6g6,
auei, or send or accept chaIIenge To 6obf III
'ne PROBABLE issue of which may be the death of The
chauenger or the challenged who shall bo second
" either party or shall in any manner aid orassisf in
such duel, or shall be knowingly the bearer of such
challenge or acceptance.
MT read the provision of the New Constitution in
conformity with which the amendment was drawn
he amendment was agreed to.
M. Mason, oil Loudoun, moved to am n 1 the ams,d
meh'' oy sfkng out tbs words n italics. and n.er,ing
,ns WORE " who shali accept chaiiepg. to fight =
-a'i also 10 strike ou all after the wor PARTY"
to tbs ED. P"'5
ar. Mason supported the mo'iou as was und .rs,oo l.
on ms ground that II would place the parties on an e.,a
iooung He expressed his disbelief that bv anv al, "a
Leghatien prac ice could be suppressed which 49,.
snpp'rtes by public opnioo. Bat u was neces.arv N
pi zee a.m ,ny ob',aci4, 10 tbs way a, DO ,.ibl,
Mr.. Is oinar opposed the amendment I, wooLi i,Le
rom tns b nnch Of it, efficiency, ani Destroy OF, of
Its PRINCIPAL objects. VI
Mr.. Maxwell couII mi .,res % IL. .,, r,
though' that the object Of the from Louonn
was onest3i by the prssout bill.
/, "r' h1ierson, OF b., supported the motion oe NJ
"" con'endsi That the pare on hit TO he nj,
90 AZ 'ea" on an e1rtiy. The chaIisoger Irsaosnuv
vi, ,ne opsfau.n OF passion. whs the accept
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