Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-26
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
MONDAY, MARCH %, l647'
tIOIISE OF DELEGATES.
was received from The Senate, tina

,sdG establishing free schools in the counties
| Frederick and Jefferson !" Gan act aulhorlzin
an addition 10 the Boring Mill at The Armory
IAN act changing The time of holding cet'ai
courts in The fourth judicial circui'; IAN acs az
| lhorizipa the General Court 10 re-arrange Inc Ju
dicial ci1cuits of the Commonwealth !" IAN &C
authorizing the sale Of certain lands held by no"
ard +. Thornton;' "An act authorizing the pay
rpenl Of a certain sum OF money 10 VIM. Z. AZ
ams :" can act divorcing Nancy D. Lane irot
her husband Geo. w. Lane )" San act TO amen
the act entitled, An &C. Incorporating The OH
Coal Mining Company" San act releasing IN
Commonwealth right 10 a certain lol OF Ian
therein mentioned 10 Nancy Thompson" "A
ac, concerning Stale oans;" "An act 10 incorpo
rate The Lewis county Seminary" "An act pro
vidins for taking The sense of the citizens OF Gil
mer county upon the selection Of site for The sea
OF justice for said county," IAN act TO incor
porale the Kanawha Salt Company !" "AI
act authorizing The Trustees Of Watson Town
or Capon Springs 10 acquire and hold an adj
| diIional quantity Of land J" "An act changing
the place OF holding separate election in each Of
the counties OF franklin, Washington, Kappa
! hammock, Accomac and Morgan" "An act con-
| corning The taking Of Oysters from Wilson's
Creek, in Gloucester county," "An act 10 incor-
| poraIe the Virginia Hotel Company, in the town
porating the town OF Farmvle, in the county of
Prince Edward, passed February, 1885," IAN
act allowing further time TO owners of lots, in The
town OF Le@isburg, in Greenbrier county, 10
buId on and improve the same;" "An act supple
mentary 10 The act passed 18th February, 1913,
10 establish Turnpike Road from point On the
Leesburg Turnpike Road 10 The District OF Co.
lumbia !" San act 10 increase the capital stock of
Cacapon and North Branch Turnpike Company"
"An acl Incorporating the Alexandria and Har-
per's Ferry Railroad Company" IAN act
concerning dispositions taken out Of the State;"
San act concerning suits against Trustees
OF Religious Congregations "An act in
cooperating the Alexandria Savings Institution,
IN The town oil Alexandria; !" San act 10
amend The ac, entitled an ACT 10 authorize the
opening new street in lha town OF Petersburg,
passed March %, 1886 !" can act 10 authorize
the county court OF King George 10 levy Ger.
tain amount for The purposes OF Educalion;" San
act 10 incorporate The Holcombe Savings Bank
al Lynchburg;" san acl 10 incorporate The Farm
vile Manufacturing COMPANY, and The Lee Mi
ming Company" IAN act providing Tor the con-
neclon of The canal or basin al Richmond, with
the Tide water of James River through The Rich
mond Dock, and for ohsr purposes" San acldi-
vorcing Amanda Goslng from her husband,
Palmer Gosling;" "An ACT Incorporating Wildey
Lodge, No. IL, of The Independent Order OF Odd
Fellows, in the county of Jefferson" IAN act APP
propriang sum Of money for the benefit OF Sa-
muel freeman, OF The city OF Richmond" "An
act Incorporating Charity Lodge, No. ~ OF the
Independent Order Of Odd Fellows, of the town Of
WarIenlon:" IAN &C, Incorporating Loudoun
Lodge, No. 26, OF The Independent Order OF Odd
Fellows in lhr town Of Leesburg;" San act d.
vorcins Lucinda Hughes from her husband, TIL.
Hughes" "An act Incorporating he Evansville
Literary Society, in the county Of Preston;" San
act extending the limits Of the town OF Lexing-
ton, in The county Of Rockbridse" and San act
incorporating the Wheeling, West Liberty and
Bethany Turnpike Company
They have also passed The bills eniitled-"An
act concerning the Rappahannock Company"
"An ACT 10 prevent the authorities oil the city oil
Richmond from laying and collecting tax upon
the bales OF hay sent by the farmers OF The Stale
10 said city," "An act TO incorporate The Kappa
hammock Steamboat Company" "An act in
creasng the salaries Of The ID Clerks in The Re-
sisler's and Treasurers offices; )" "An act aulho-
rizng the taking of dispositions OF distant wit.
ncSses" IAN act to incorporate The Shockoe
Iron and Nail Manufacturing Company;" and
"An &C; 10 constitute portion OF The Rappahan-
mock river awlul ience"-wiIh amendments.
And lhey have rejected the bills entilled-"An
act concerning Samuel 7. Phillips Superin'en-
dent OF Quarantine iorhc port Of fredericksburg"
"An acl increasing the salary OF Inc Clerk Of
Council of Stale" and "An act 10 provide Tor
The construction OF dam and lock, BY The James
River Company, at the town OF Jefferson" The
amendments OF the Senate were concnrred in by
the House.
MIR. STILLMAN, from the Committee on
enrolled bills reported that they had examined
sundry OF them and found them properly enrolled.
Mr. FAIRFAX offered a joint resolution TO-
inviting the Governor Of Maryland 10 appoint
commissioners on the part OF that Stale to NEE;
The comm issinners on the part OF Virginia oIun
and mark the west dividing line between Wiz
siDia and Maryland, III conformity with the ACT
OF March 9Th, 1852
Alter some debate between l.1essfs DORMAN,
STEVENSON, RAYMOND and BOCOCK,
the resolution was laid On the table.
On n,olion OF MIR. LANlER leave was given
to bring in a bill 10 change The place al holding
a separate election in The town of Danvie; sub
scquen,iy Mr. LANIER introduced bill on The
subject.
The bill concerning oysters and terrapins was
passed.
\ message was received from the Senate, by
Mir. WlTCHER, that they had passed The bill
entitled ian act supplemental 10 an nc; entitled an
act 10 incorporate the Richmond and Ohio Rail-
road Company" with amendments. Mr. POlN-
DEXTER moved an amendment to The amend.
mcnt OF The Senate. This amendment was
debated by Messrs POlNDEXTER, SHEF-
FEY. LANIER, MAYO, PATRICK, b.
COCK and was rejected
MIR. BURDETT moved TO further amend,
which amendment was rejected. The Senale's
amendment was agreed 10.
A communication was received from the Sen
ate that they had passed IAN act 10 amend an
act entitled an act prescribing certain general con-
ditons on which future subscriptions 10 the rapi-
tai OF Joint Stock Companies should be made on
behalf of The Commonwealth" and Gan act 10
authorize the County Court of Augusta 10 SUBJ
scribe 10 the Slaunton and Scolsville Turnpike
Company" with amendments. The House agreed
10 The amendments OF the Senate TO The first bill,
and disa greed 10 those 10 the second.
An enerossed bill 10 change the place Of hold
ing separate election in The town OF Danvile
was passed.
Mr.. BOCOCK moved that when the House
adjourn u-day it will adjourn TO NEE, tomorrow
al 10 o'clock. The motion was agreed 10.
On motion of Mr. BOCOCK The House ad-
journed. :"
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