Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 182?-183?, 1832-03-09


rituons liquor under certain circumstan-
crs- a similar restriction being provid-
ed in the law regulating licenses.
Mr. Bare moved the indefinite post
ponement of the Bill, which was reject
cd, Ayes IL, Noes u.
On motion of Mr.. Miller the 18TH
section, being as follows, was stricken
out" Hereafter no court sc. snail grant
any license TO any person whatever, to
keep tavern, or retail groceries unless
the party applying for such license will
make oath, TO be entered on record, that
he or she had not sold liquors TO any
slave, contrary TO the provisions of this
act since lis passage, and that he or she
would not 90 SO during the continuance
OF The license"
Mr. Newton moved to strike out the
9th section prohibiting free negroes from
selling dny thing wkatcrcr, without cx-
hi6lung written certificate of two free
holders that the articles were raised or
owned by such free negro-and insert a
substitute combining such prohibition to
agricultural products or stock Agreed
to.
Mr.. Caldwell moved to amend the Sth
section by striking from the following
pasSage,-"no white person, free negro
or mulatto, shall buy, sell, or receive, of,
to or from slave, any commodity uhat-
erer without the written consent of the
master, 81 THE words in italic, and in
sertIng in their place agricultural pro-
ductioms, stock or fowls. "-Rriected
MIR. Moore moved to strike out
clause in the Sd section which prohibits
free negro from going out of the coun-
ty in which be resides without a certif
cate, &c.-Rejected.
MIR. Johnson rose TO move the indefi-
mite postponement Of the bill, observing
that the amendments it had already un-
dergone, reminded him of the attempt of
the blacksmith to mend the broken leg
oil dog, in doing which he broke it in
two other places.
After few remarks from Messrs.
BrodnaX & Carter Of p. W., Mr.. John.
son withdrew his motion
On motion OF MIR. Caldwell. the 4tb
section was amended BY adding to the
passage declaring the disability Of a free
negro from purchasing or hiring, or 9TH
erwiSe acquiring title or ownership per
manent or temporary, 10 any slave" the
words except their wives or Children"
This section was further amended on
motion of Mr.. Bryce.
The bill being on its engrossment the
ayes and noes were ordered on motion
OF Mr.. linn, and it was passed to be en-
crossed for third reading, as follows:
1Hyes-licssrs Banks C!SDealer, } Grin /.
aids: Ucod q Albemarie, Rondoipi, Book-
er, Garland, Br0oke, CamPbeH Of Eedj6rd,
H"derson and IF'lson IF Botet0urt, GhoL-
son shell, PGtieSon Of Rockingham, RiUes,
Oantet Dickinson, Halyburton, Richardson, ,
P,tieson Of ChesierfcH, Peadieton, Broa
duS, Wilson IF Cumberland, BrcdnGr Jones,
Ball, HarShaH, SiIIman, Smith of Glouces-
ter, Bryce, q Coochinnd, Erskine, Spencer,
Bruce, SIMS, Roane, M,iien, Williams,
Hdy2 GraUely, Jordan, SHIELD, Galiaher,
Barry, Summers, NarWood, Carter Of LaR-
caster and Ricimord, Hlien, BPLMaay. (
Poinderfer, bud ms, Smith # BItson and
j Preston, Uebb, Chandler, Leigh, Fisher,
HGroty, Hnde'son IF ", Ff2hvgh, DoUis,
" ltcher, s'ca"son, miller, DuPly, Lcnd,
N|aHds, Carfcr Of Prince William, Moore
Carson, Co5b, PoWei, CrumP, Hmgrace,
~ Ccy, Roller, Ne,cioa, Crocheif, EIag,
bro'CH, and Euiheyt6oJG-79
Noes-Aicssrs. PcrSingcr, lp Cue, Gam
eron Faulkner, Good Of b., CrmpJeNoFP..
SYLyiocF, ChjHoa, Stephenson, Hel,qs. TL,je
and Woods ~ T., HIND and Bruce ct Frsd.
SoidOW, NdH of g., tGrs'a9oa. pastco
HAYS CordeH, CadlceN, BiRinrs-
~ Henry JG,c'er, Purriotf, l4dans. !E,uer
linn, Hart, jP llahcn, Cine Jessie. Bare,
CWe,Pjc and Mm ris-3G.
The bill making provision FOR the re-
dcmption Of lands delinquent for ncn-
payment oftaxes, was taken ~ with
the amendments reported from The Select
Committee, which were seyera!ly agreed
to.
Mr. Erskine moved TO amend the biz
so as TO exempt the County Of Creenbri-
or from its operation. tbs motion was
by Mcssis Summers and Pres
ton, and was rejected.
~
TUesday, Fc6. %.
The Senate Lave passed the bills-to
a lottery 10 construct bridpe .
across the South Shenandoah. in the coun- (
ty Of Observation-Disclosures the Guy
andotte Turnpike Company to extend .
their road.
The engrossed bill, to regulate the
tolls on Stage coaches, on the kanawba
turnpike, authorising the James River
Company to make such reductions in
those tolls as they may deem expedientl
was read third time--aud on It's pass