Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-12-15

y held IN )n,n,-.nancy, tenancy. in common or CO.
rarornafs, where somr of the parties interested
are known and 'hcir shares asccrianed. and
, others oi the parties arr unknown or their shares
not asctrianed.
Petitions wer. presented by Mr.. Powell, Of
Washington, free man of color for leave To
remain IN the Commonweal,h--by Mr.. Mullen, Of
cltlzcns Of Hardy, asking the OF banking cap,
ital nj Moor6rld--by Mr.. Wills, of citizen. Of
Lyncbbufr, praying the establishment of an indie
pendent Bank, in tina, town, to be called the
PLANTERS Bank Of 6iRinia," with capital Of
81 ,2oOOoO, aud the privilege Of increasing II 10
5000, 900, w,lh branches, &c.
+ On moian of Mr.. Servant,
! rno House adjourned.
! Friday, on Dee.
/ message WINS received from the Senate,
stating that they had agreed Ii thc resolution Of
the House for tho election on thu 18th inst nj .
Senator Of the United States. supply the va
cancy accustomed by the resignation Of benjamin
Watkins Leigh.
On motion of Mr.. Booker tho following joint
resolution was adopted
Rtsoirrd bv the General assembly, That tho
Second Auditor be- respectfully requested 10 fur
nish statement, sl"wing the amount expended In
Internal improvements, ihc various works, and
, Gusts OF each, ther condition, profit or loss, tho
amount Of debt contracted for the said purposes,
and what part thereof is charged on The ordinary
revenue , Tho means OF redemption, The probable
amount of loan In complete the works and en-
eaermrn,s of tho State, and thu terms on which
The va, ious loans have been made to he Sian.
On motion ct Mr., Watkins, the Committee Of
Roads, &c. instructed 10 inquire into tho
cxpedrnes of directing survey "t n route Tor
,ai road from Gainesville 10 Fredericksburg,
&c.
On motion Of Mr. Taylor, tho Committee on
the Militia Laws was instructed 10 inquire into
the exrellencv of increasing the number OF com
pany mu>tcrs, aud requiring tho officers by law
10 exercise aud dill 'hr,rNevcral companies.
On motion OF Nj. Goegn, The Committee OF
Counts OF Justice was instructed Ia inquire INTO
the eypodency Of 80 amending the art - to reduce
into one the several acts for the better securing
the payment of rents and preventing the fraudulent
practices of tcna IL, and To regulate the practice
of suing out and prosecuting wrs OF k"plevn,
passed January -, 1918, as 10 provide that tho
party suing out attachment III such causes AZ
are mentioned in the 19h Section o SAID act may
In future be- entitled To the summary remedy by
motion upon such bonds as are therein auihoriz-
ed 10 be- taken.
On motion of Mr. Harrison, tho Committee of
Courts OF Justice was instructed 10 inquire into
the rxpcd,rncy oi so amendng the acl entitled " an
act for regulating certain proceedings IN civi ca
ses," rs To require Judgment and dcercn creditors
10 cause ,!ulr Judgments aud 'lccrses TO be re-
corded IN the counties where the lands Of their
debtors are situated, within the limited time aud
provide the manner in which such judgments and
decrcs shall he recorded, aud the force and elect
thereof
On motion Of Mr. Wills, leave was given to
hring in u bill 10 incorporate the Stone Wall Iron
Comp ny, for the purpose OF manufacturing
Iron.
On motion of Mr.. Watkins, II was
Rcsolrcd, That the Conmi,lrn Of Courts of
Ju.tlcc, be instructed 10 inquire INTO ,he power o'
III, Legislature, to appoint Governor to take
olli,r from any dav before the 3lst day OF March
neM.
On motion Of Mr.. Chapman, the Committee OF
Propo>itions and Grir,a WAS instructed 10 IN
onirr into the esprdiencs of changing the time OF
the meeting OF the General Assembly from the
FIRST Monday in December, to the FIRST Monday :"
January IN each wear, and TO report by b'li ~
otherwise.
On motion Of Mr.. Watkins, twas
R,soi.cd. That this House will proceed bs JOINT
vote with tho s narc on "Wednesday, the if'"
mt to The election of Connection, to supply inc
vacancy occasioncd by the resignation oil u '.
Daniel, Esq
Cammitra of Schools and Colleges, was insrnes-
81 Ia ipnnirc into the e xpcdicncy Of so amending
and yul,ininu tho act entitled an art, appropr'"-
ting the surplus revenue of the Literary luna, NJ
tn provide, that thu school commissioners IN i've
several counties, ciiics, towns mud ooro"gns' "'"s
ly such u,r,ion of the fund created by thai act,
as they may think proper, TO III" colleges or "e"-
denies within their respective couhiIesor eo'Po'">
tons. r.
On motion Of Mr. Stuart, the Committee Of
(.,,r,> of Justice was instructed 10 inquire mt"
,l,, ,xpedirncy of so amending the law In re'a-
lion to Joint actions of trcspasS, as TO rcq"he w"
,,ry +, s,,,r the damages in their serdi,',and aI-
marion thcn among the several deleI dante -
sroportion to their respective degrees oi gum.
On motion Of Mr.. Watkins, the following lo'ns
resolution adopted:
Resolrea On the General assembly, That the
Board Of Public Works be, AMI they are hcreoy'
d,rpcl,d In cause "A survey to BE- made ny conn
netcnt Fn.iueer. with view OF locating that
norton of the Lynchburg and Tennessee ka''.
road between Lynclburg and Buiords Gap, ana
,bs br,,car, of said Railroad from the owns
of Buchanan and fmcaSt'c. =.
pc,ilions we're presented and rcierrcd-hy NJ.
Watkins. for the construction of a Railroad rom
Farmvil,e to Cartcrsvi!le-by Mr. McCanahsn' Of
tn. Nisit,rs and Governors Of William n MS''
CoIcgc. for legislative aid for the in'proVeme"
Buildinr,. ad ional Proirssorshps, anu "'c
l;shocut of Medical School, to be 'oeated
:, p;chmo,d.-b, Mr. Murdaneh, OF the cu'zcns OF
n .,s,,.,,,,h for the establishment OF a bank IN
On mo in of Mr.. Dorm ), the House
adjourned.
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