Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-01-27
ERIpAy Jan o.,


On motion Of Nh. Is linssly. the committee
for Courts Of Justice was as,ru,t.d u enquire
mo the eSprd,ency OF Amending the aet en-
Tiled " An act 10 reduce INTO Que act, the Sc
feral acts concerning executions and for ih4
rclei oi msolyen' d. btnrs." Ms TO provide that .
before any person snail be permitted 10 take
the h5olsen Data, he or she sail lie s.torn 10
answer shch questions MS shail bo piOpounded
by the Court. or justices OF the 4. agr, hrforr
whom he OF she shni propose 10 take the lnso =.
vent oaih, or such qnrsttons as snail be pro
pounded by the c editor or cfeaitors his OF
hfr hgrnt OF agents, attorney or attainies-
Ana mat such eSa mutation shall be taken dow II
IA wiring, shbsctibed by the msolveni cert
hed by the Court or Justice, and ,csurnea au,l
preserved Wltn the schednlp and that sad
Conf or justices have mower to hear OTHER
evidshCe as 10 the fnlln, So OF tle. schedule an
10 act accordingly Aud also that sa,l com
mutee he instructed 10 enquire into the cxpt
dlency OF providing by law, mat no acting Ju,
tlce OF The Pace at this Commonscaltn' shall
be capable OF acting as COMMISSIONER OF IN,
Revenue"
Mr. Allsoa presented a petition Of sundry
citizens OF the County Of Gun Iernnl. com.
planning Of the tolls levied on tobacco ON t,c
James kyer Canal, aud asking reduction ot
the tolls Nj. Payne presented a similar ne.
ution from the county of Fluvanna :-llr
Garland OF NJ lson "A SIMILAR petition fron the
county OF Nelson Winch we're referred +,
tue COMMITTEE OF koads and Internal NavIsa
ton.
hr Miller OF Powhatan, preserved a nett,op
OF Thomas DAVIS, complaining OF the undue O.
lection o James Barbour, the delegate returned
10 serve ia the present House OF Delegate,
from the county of Orange which MAS rrfer.
red 70 The COMMITTEE OF Privileges and Flee
tons.
On motion OF Mr. Jackson, the committee
for Courts ni Justice, were instructed Ia en-
qnife INTO the eXredlency OF 50 amending the
ION section of the act reducing into Que the s.
veIal acts concerning wills, &c. a, 10 auth,r,zc
the Courts at probnt. IN the several couotIes ol
THIS Commonwealth, 10 adunt TO rroDAf an.
thentIcaied copies OF wills proved according II
the laws Of any OF the UnIied states. or .oun.
ties without the limiii Of the same where IN.
estate hes IA several counties, In the same
manner us when the estate hes wholly within
any Que county aud report by bill or other
Wise. -iHd, the sad committee we're MISC ,u.
stIucied 10 inquire what provision is necessary
TO be made ny law 10 prefent any interruption
or failure of the spring terms OF the superior
Cours OF Law, arising out OF thu constitutions
provision, vacatlng The Olive Of the lncumne al
judges at The close OF The present session OF III,
General Assembly.
On Mr.. Goodies motion, leave was given tc
| bring m "a bl. exempriag books, tools, aud
imp en,ents OF art, together with a certain po,
ION OF real estate from the operation AMI ehec
Of awril off apias al su'isjdcisni.n, aud sub
iectins the residu' OF the real estate to the for
ced operaIo n of fer Iacias
On Mi. Er.kine's motion, the commitie,
, Tor Courts OF Justice "ere iasructed To ingnir,
INTO the exped'ency OF providing by law for tn
establishment OF an Orphan Court in easl
county and corporation, &C.
| On Mr.. Gihnet's motion, the following reso
| luton was adopted:
| Resoirtd by The General Assembly, That tn
! Executive of this Commonwealth DO requested
TO adopt soch measures rs may be dee.ne