Virginia Argus

VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
House of Delegates.
Friday, January 2, 1801.
Mr Venable reported from the committee for Courts of Justice, that the committee had, according to order, had under their consideration a letter from the Governor with enclosure, relative to the preservation of the ancient records of this commonwealth, to the said committee referred, and had come to the following resolution thereupon.
Resolved, That it is the opinion of this committee, that the preservation of the ancient records of this country, is an object which highly merits the attention of the legislature, since on them the rights of property, the interests of society, and the means of historical information, essentially depend.
Resolved therefore, That an edition of all the laws ever passed by the legislature of this country, prior to the year 1802, which can now be found, be printed at the public expense--that the Governor and George Wythe, Esq. be requested to superintend the collection and printing thereof; and that they be authorized to employ a proper person or persons to aid in the completion of the work.
And the said resolutions being twice read, were, on the question put thereupon, agreed to by the House
Ordered, That a bill be brought in pursuant to the said resolutions, and that the committee for Courts of Justice do prepare and bring in the same.
The following ACTS have passed both Houses of the General assembly.
1. An act intituled an act to amend an act intituled an act for appointing electors to choose a President and Vice-President of the United States.
2. To amend the act for incorporating the trustees of the Leesburg Academy in the county of Loudoun
3. To amend an act intituled an act to reduce into one, the several acts concerning mills, mill-dams, and other obstructions of water courses.
4. To authorize the commissioners of the revenue to re-assess lands in certain cases.
5. For establishing the town of Fairfield in the county of Rockbridge
6. To prevent obstructions to the navigation of the Little Kanawha.
7. To establish an inspection of flour at Mead Anderson's mill, in the county of Halifax.
8. To increase the salary of the inspectors of tobacco at Dixon's warehouse.
9. For increasing the power of the trustees of the town of Franklin, in the county of Pendleton.
10. To establish an inspection of tobacco on the lands of John Brooks in the county of Campbell.
11. To amend the act to authorize the opening a turn-pike road over the south mountain.
12. To direct the expense of notices on forfeited forthcoming bonds, taken by virtue of executions issued from the county and corporation courts, to be taxed in the bill of costs.
13. To incorporate the trustees of Jefferson College in the county of Amelia.
14. Concerning the town of Weston in the county of Bath.
15. To establish an inspection of flour on the lands of Thomas M. Randolph, in the county of Albemarle.
16. For adding part of the county of Kanawha to the county of Wood.
17. To authorize Robert Watkins to build a toll-bridge over Appomattox river.
18. Concerning the town of Lexington in the county of Rockbridge.
19. To incorporate a company for establishing a turn-pike road from the mouth of Savage river on Potomac, to the nearest western navigation.
20. To establish an academy on the Glebe lands of Martin's Brandon parish in the county of Prince George.
21. For erecting warehouses on the James river and Appomattox canals.
A Resolution requesting the Governor to correspond with the President of the United States, on the subject of purchasing lands without the limits of this State, whither persons obnoxious to the laws, or dangerous to the peace of society may be removed.