Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-03-31
HOUSE OF DELEGAlEs
Iuk.nAY. Mnreh %

IuE,DAY, March %
Mr.. DAWSON asked trsye 10 bring in n bin Ia
provide Tor the ocalon of the road from WIN.
Chester 10 OHIO river--whieh, on Mr. Aecos,.
notion, was laid upon the table
MI Bfodnax, from the select COMMITTEES n,
'ne subject, reported bill providing a meth
od for making partition oi roaI estate in ioiot
lensnct, tenancy IN common, or copsrtcnnry.
whore sono OF tire parties Interested ar. kpowr
and their shares ascertained, aud others nj
The parties are unknown or their sharss ARE nor
aseef'aihable which was read twice aud com.
mtted
MAyoS BRIDGE.
On motion 81 Mr.. Brydnar, the bill rec,,ia.
ing The rates Of toll for passing Mayo's RrIdee.
was taken up.
M. BrodnsK moved 20 amend the bill nv
striking on, the rates originally proposed. and
inserting the following go For n oprso, on
'o"', esnt-~r every horse, mule, oss or
WORK OK, con's--tor every man and horse,
IL conis--ior every two-wheeed riding ,ar
'hgc. including persons aud horscs, 70 IL
cenis--ior every foui.wheeled riding earfiRs IN,
Guiding persons aud two horses, % cents--for
every onrt, drhy, or rolling bogsbead tobacco.
including driver and horses, ~ IL ets--ot
every wagon drawn by two horses only. in
Guiding the driver aud no, ses, 20 cenls-for
every wagon drawn by four or more horses.
exclusive ofthe horses. 90 ets--for all horned
cattle, cents per bead--for every score of
sheep or hogs, 10 ceats-for every stage drawn
by four horses, with horses, driver aud passen.
gers, 81 IL cents"
Alter some debate, the question sas taken
on stfIkIlg out the rates ia The bill, mud agreed
io.-hyes 80, Noes SO.
The tolls moved by Nj, BroInax, were then
put seriniim
Mr. Booker moved tho insertion of four
Gems, instead Of d Ia, for man and horse
Mr.. Claiborne moved fire cents, which mo-
ton was rejected--Ayes 65 Noes GO-when the
motion Of Mr.. Booker was adopted
Mr.. Burfoot moved TO insert IA instead OF
20 CENTS, for each four .wheeed riding carr,ae.
with two horses which was rejected
on motion Of Mr., Buffoot. the rate ofwapoos
drawn by iwo horses, was reduced from 20 To
| II IL caais.
Tho remainder Of the tolls we're adouted
MI Rutherford submitted the following nd.
diionnl section, which was adopted -
lie II further endcied, That The aci. entitled
| An authorizing Edward w Trent 10 erect
toll-bfidge aero. The Basin of The james
hiuG Company, IN the direction OF 9th street,
III tho city OF Richmond" passed February
26h, 1918, shall bs, aud the same is. hereby
revived provided nsperthei,s, thai nolbior
contained shall he 60 construed az to auhorizs
any tolls TO be charged for the passage of any
person or thing across SAID bridge.
MI Miller oil Powhaian, suggested to tho
| iiIends OF The oil 10 insert provision which
should prevent stages aud wagons from pas.
| sing the bridge NJ too fast q rate II would
be much Tor the interest Of the propr,stors.
Mr. BrodnaI observed, that n separate bill
cou'd DE Introduced Tor that purpose, or so
amendment be offered in another bill.
The bill was then ordered to be enpros.,d
FESS OF CLERKS OF COURTS
On motion Of Mr.. kooI, the eneros,ed hi,
to regulate The Fees OF Clerks Of Courts was
taken up, aud read third time.
The ayes aud noes were ordered on In.
passage OF the bill, on motion o. MI. Ponder.
tor.
Mr.. Hayburion offered the following ryder.
-" Provided that nothing ia this aoi contain
cd shall he construed 80 AS TO reduce or In any
wise alter he fees aud charges Of the Clerk Of
the oouniy Court oi any county OF this Com.
monweaIth, 10 which the nuniber Of wD,e. IN.
habfanis shall be less than three thousand. ac.
cofdlng 10 the census of 1880; bur in every
such county The Jees and chdrges OF said Clerk
shall be regulated, by the laws heretofore IN
force
Mr. Rives of Prince George, suggested an
amendment OF the ryder SO ms 10 strike GU,
5000, and insert 1000. Tue amendment s.s
adopted by Mr.. Haiyburton.
Messrs. Campbell OF Brooke ,Kno. and New.
ton, opposed tho ryder, which Was rend and
ordered to a ID reading by a vote Of ayes 6lT
noes SO
Various motions TO amend the ryder, we're
mad, and rejected, after much debate.
Mr. Leigh said that the ryder did not 90
far enough, tor he believed there were coun-
ties oil six and seven thousand inhabitants in
which good Clerk could not, II the Rees were
reduced, be obtained. Clerks could he had
for 300, 300, or 100 dollars but a proner,v
qualified Clerk could not be obtained al these
rates. lie examined the rates OF fees of The
Clerks IN number Of counties. The compen.
snton was no, now too high tor the medium
counties IN this or the traDs-AlIeg bapy sect,oa,
although it was probably loo big in the larger
count,s. He thought the ryd.r ought 10 go
10 the extent Of the medium counties h was
Improper, in cutting down the fees of counties
where They were too large, to cut down those
also of medium Counie to too little rbe f..
duciioa shoald he made in h Larger couuiies x
he hal supposed iat n mtist provision was ia
be made, 20 ih II made ~ lie CHeat coutt IA
1879. hs gentleman rom Rockbridse had
offered a substitute proposing scneme bv
which f1fler iaiVrLato, was 10 be obtain.
ed. Al present the House was acting in the
dark.
NJ Rs,ly opposed The ydef. He believed
ihai tn nDmber VI wnue popubtiUn WAS Il
ialjacisus tesi.
Mt Goode had supposed hal tie genie NTH