Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-02
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Tuesday, Dee. 81.

Mr. DorxAx presented the following Resolution
with the remark, that on this day, all the Lotteries in
The Commonwealth would cease
"Rcaircd That the Committee for Courts of Justice
be instructed to inquire into the cxpedicncy of pro-
hbitns the sale and purchase of foreign lottery tickets
within this Commonwealth.
The resolution agreed to.
Mr. SEYMOUR called up the bill "Conccrning Wes-
tern Land Titles" on its second reading, with the
amendment proposed by the Committee.
Mcssrs. CHAPMAN and GIBSON objected to the pro-
vision which rates the value of waste lands in the Val
lev as high as one dollar per acre.
Mr. DoRaAS then proposed to amend the amendment
of the Committee fixing the price of waste and unap
cents per acre. by striking out "Aeghany Mountain,
and inserting Blue Ridge He commended, that no
one would be willing TO pay one dollar for the waste
land III the Valley; aad that if it cxactcd, it would
ONLY leave those lands still waste and inappropriate
where marandcrs would settle only for the purpose of
levyng black mail their honest ncghbors, and steal
ing their cattle.
The amendment of Mr.. Dorman was adopted, and
then the bill was ordered TO its third reading.
The bill now reads as follows:
"Be enacted, Thattac Goth section fthe act passed
the 18th day of March, 1885, entitled San act to amend
an act entitled ian act to amend and explain the laws
concerning Western Land Titles, and for other pur-
poscs shall be and the SINE is hereby repealed.
sind be 1t further cnaFed That hereafter warrant
for waste and unaPpropned lands shall issue from the
Land Office, unless the party applying for the same
shall have paid into the Treasury, in the mode prcscrb
ed by law, for every acreoiand mentioned in the
rant lying the West side of the Blue Ridge, 12i cts
and for every lying the East side thereof
dollar and it shall be stated in every warrant in which
of the said divisions the land of which it authorizes the
location shall lie Provided that whenever patent
shall have issued for the land contained therein if the
same shall be legally assessed to he less than the said
sum per acre. shall be lawffor the Auditor Of Public
Accounts and he is hereby required, to issue his
fhn in fayo IF Tho
signs, for the difference between the said price and the
assessed value, and the shall be paid accordingly:
And prorded also that nothing herein contained shall
prevent any person from Obtaining exchange warrants
in the manner now authorized BY law.
This shall be in force from the passing thereof
The ensrossed bill "requrng certain duties therein
mentioned of the Court of Appeulsand General Court
was read.
This bill makes it the duty of these two Courts sto
report 10 the Legislature at the commencement of their
annual session. all novel quesonspf law or equity, in
volving any principle of general interest and mpor-
lance, which may have been decided by them during
the preceding year, together with note of any i'm
portant omissions imperfection, in code, by
which, in their opinion, the speedy and impartial adj
mnistraton of justice may probably be DISTRACTED;
and that all such reports shall be pined, bound and
distributed with the acts of each SESSION of the Gene
raj Assembly
This bill gave rise TO debate, in which MIR. SMITH
of |. of w. supported it, and Messrs TussrALL and
SorTHALL opposed it.
The bill rejected without division.
Several bills had their first and second reading
The bill sssonssrsing the collection of taxes, lsviss