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Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political
Alexandria, Virginia
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On December 11, the Virginia House of Delegates considered petitions from Ann Eliiot Mackey for land sale in Fairfax County, inhabitants of Berryville for academy incorporation, Fauquier County residents for town establishment, and Richard P. and Wm. P. Richardson for another town. The committee resolved them reasonable. Orders issued to prepare bills amending superior court act and incorporating a turnpike company from Fredericksburg to Swift Run Gap.
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Extracts from the Journal of the House of Delegates.
Monday, December 11.
The committee for courts of justice have according to order, had under their consideration a petition to them referred, and have come to the following resolution thereupon :
Resolved, As the opinion of this committee, That the petition of Ann Eliiot Mackey, widow and relict and administratrix of Robert Mackey, deceased, and guardian of the children of the said deceased, praying that an act may pass authorising the sale of a certain tract of land, lying in the county of Fairfax, whereof the said Robert Mackey died seized and intestate, and an application of the proceeds thereof for the benefit of the petitioner and the children of the deceased, is reasonable.
The committee of propositions and grievances, have, according to order, had under their consideration, petitions to them referred, and have come to the following resolutions thereupon :
1. Resolved, as the opinion of this committee, That the petition of sundry inhabitants of the town of Berryville, in the county of Frederick, praying that a law may pass incorporating trustees of an academy in said town, is reasonable.
2. Resolved, as the opinion of this committee, That the petition of sundry owners of land and residents at the court-house of Fauquier county, praying that a law may pass establishing a town at said court-house is reasonable.
3. Resolved, as the opinion of this committee, That the petition of Richard P. Richardson and Wm. P. Richardson, praying the establishment of a town on their lands in the county of Fauquier, is reasonable.
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a bill 'to amend the act, entitled an act to organize and establish a superior court of law in each county of this commonwealth.' and that Messrs. Thompson, Craig, Byars Ward, Ingles, Goodson, Johnson,(of Giles) and Shannon, do prepare and bring in the same.
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a bill 'to incorporate a company to establish a turnpike from Fredericksburg to Swift Run Gap ;' and that Messrs. R. Stanford, Crutchfield, Green, Rutherford, Millory, Bryan, Steickler, Madeira, Simon Claypool, and Meriwether, do prepare and bring in the same.
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Virginia
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Monday, December 11.
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committees resolved petitions reasonable; orders given to prepare bills for court amendment and turnpike incorporation.
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The House of Delegates considered a petition from Ann Eliiot Mackey for authorization to sell land in Fairfax County and resolved it reasonable. The committee of propositions and grievances resolved reasonable petitions for incorporating an academy in Berryville, Frederick County; establishing a town at Fauquier County court-house; and establishing a town on lands of Richard P. and Wm. P. Richardson in Fauquier County. Orders issued to bring in bills to amend the superior court act and to incorporate a turnpike company from Fredericksburg to Swift Run Gap.