Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-03-18
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

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The Senate have passed the bills, To amend ar
extend the charter Of the North Western Ranl
of Virginia; Q, To authorize the raising sum q
money by lottery for the benefit Of Washington Hen
~ Academy; ). a bill TO incorporate the Stauntor
and Potomac Rail Road Company, with amendments
On motion OF Mr. Rives of CambeIl leave was ri
bring in bill TO authorize the Common Conn
Gil OF Lyncnburg, with the consent of maioriv OF
the voters ofsad town, subscribe for one Thousand
shares IN the Lyncbburg and New River Rail-Road
Company
On motion Of Mr. Kenny, leave was riren to brinn
IN bill to authorize lottery for the purpose of ma
king Turnpike Road from Stanton to the Aurus-
Ia Springs.
The following bills were read second time and
ordered to be engrossed-I, Requiring indexes of re-
cord; = 10 authoIze separate election in the cOnn-
ty OF AIbemarIe 3, Directing a survey OF the She
nandoah river and the country adjacent; t. TO au-
thorZe separate election in the county of Frrde-
rick; ,, Directing survey from Su1lI; in the county
OF Nansemond to Roanoke River; s. ConceEnin the
executors of William ii. Perkins. deceased; l. Con
corning Michael Zeigler and Hopkins Nowlin; g.
Authorizing an increase of the capital stock OF the
Rappahannock Company: To amend an act for the
inspecting OF FISH: 10, To amend an act ncorporanr
tho Petersburg Rai-Road Compay IcommittcdI; /
To provide for the construction OF road f0t1 the
town of Guyandote to its intersection with Tie IA
nawha Turnplke IL, Authorizing the construction
OF n road along section Of the james River Canal
IN lieu OF subscribing two jhs of the Stock; 49, To
enlarge the town OF Scosvlle the COUNTY Of Abe
marie; IA, Concerning Thomas HALL and RaphneI
Jones; Is, To incorporate the Wheeling University:
IS, 10 raise sum OF money for the improvement Of
the roads IN tho county of Morgan
On motion Of Mr. Miller of Hotetour' II was
Resolved, That the committee of Roads and In
terna Navigation, be instructed to INQUIRE into tho
cXpedercy Of reducing the tolls upon articles sub
ject to toll, passing through the lock of Bosncr's
dam, on the James river, etc
On motion Of Mr. Garland OF Nelson the hill MI.
thorisne Bondurant and Lewis. to erect n dam
the northern arm Of TIE James river at Goods
bys falls, taken up ard passed with the follow
ing ryder, offered by Mr. Garland of Nelson
"And be it further provided, thatit shull be lawful
for the President and Directors of the James r,vcr
company, OF any time TO abatc the said dam or a1v
part thereof, when they may deem II necessary for
the purpose of improving the navigation Of said river
Mr. Rutherford. from the committee appointed on
the subiec reported bill TO amend the 2gb g. 3lst
sections of the reduce into one the several acts
concerning the establishment, jurisdiction and movers
Of the Superior Counts Of law. Tho bill nrn,,,dos
that when in any prosecution for an offence arainsf
the laws Of this Commonwealth. depending before
any Superior Court Of Law, It may be imnroDer for
the Judge assigned 20 such Superior Cont To- p-c-
side OF the ra, Is ~a'l and may be lawful for such
Judge 10 max, an arrangement with any other JuGro
Of the General Court ~ winch the latter may no
authorized to hold The term part Of the irTrNorhe
said Superior Court Of In" I'D which the said mo
secunon rs depending.
This bill was read the second time and ordered n
nc eugrozscd. ~ r subsequent period the cnrrnssed
bill was read third iun and passed
On motion Of Mr. Booker, the bill cbanc;nr the
tenure Of Office Of surveyors, was taken NJ read
tb.rd time, and passed With the following RYDER
offered by Mr. CrOkct:
"Bc it further enacted, that no person shall hold
the office of Surveyor unless he continues to reside
N the county To- which he may be commissioned;