nually to lotteries elsewhere, they think it would be well to secure this money for a good purpose. Printed. Ro. Porterfield, John Churchman, George Baylor, James Bell, Tunis Quick, Jacob Peek and 214 others. Duplicate 1 with 30 names, 2 with 106 names, 3 with 33 names. SHULTZ, SUSANNAH. 1822. Dec. 19. A 1231. Divorce from her husband, George Shultz. He deserted her and her three children in 1809, and it is believed he has married again. Affidavits accompanying. Rejected. Inhabitants. 1822. A 1232. Removal of capital from Richmond to more central point. Richmond is on navigable river, easily accessible to enemy in war. Increase of luxury and wealth in Richmond necessitates increase in salaries of State officers. Besides, in upper country salubrity of climate would allow of a summer session of Legislature; two hours might be added to the daily sittings and so terms of session and expense be shortened one-third. Printed. Vincent Tapp, Addison Hyde, Mch. C. Kinney, Jno. Garber, John Churchman, Jaз. Rankin and 108 others. Duplicate with 7SS names. Inhabitants. 1823. Dec. 4. A 1233. Act making Middle River from Col. Allen's to mouth and North River from mouth of Middle River to its junction with South River a public highway. These rivers may be navigated for many miles, but at present they are obstructed by mill dams. James Nelson, George Eskridge, D. W. Patteson, John Wayt, James S. Bush, Enoch Churchman and 116 others. Court & Bar of Augusta. 1823. Dec. 4. A 1234. Change in term of Augusta Quarterly Courts to 4th Monday in February, May, July and October, to prevent conflict between this court and 8th District Circuit Court. Jno. Wayt, Alex. Nelson, Briscoe G. Baldwin, J. Baldwin, J. Crawford, Wm. Davis, Jacob Lea and 17 others. Reported. Inhabitants. 1823. Dec. 10. A 1235. Repeal of tax upon law process. It is not right, when a poor man is sued and levied upon to satisfy judgment, that he should be forced to pay $1 or $1.50 for privilege of being sued. Edmund Edrington, Isaac Catlett, John B. Breckenridge, Vincent Tapp, Henry I. Tapp, W. C. Yates and 15 others. Subscribers. 1824. Dec. 11. A 1236. Tax upon every male, free and bond, for purpose of keeping roads in repair. Roads are impassable by vehicles in winter and nothing is now done to keep them in repair. Printed. J. Warden, Nich. C. Kinney, W. Clarke, Jefferson Kinney, Andrew Young, James Crawford and 29 others. PERRY, DAVID, Late Sheriff. 1824. Dec. 14. A 1237. Warrant for $9.18 paid into treasury, for which petitioner has received no equivalent. Insolvent list for 1822 was overlooked by clerk of court until January, 1824. Petitioner supposed he could obtain a credit by insolvent list, but found that list had been returned too late, and he paid amount into treasury without receiving any allowance therefor. list. Bill drawn. Delinquent property 1825. A 1237a. Journal of the Staunton Convention of 1825, sent to Legislature by order of convention. Inhabitants. 1825. Oct. 29. A 1238. Election on question of holding constitutional convention. Printed. Silas H. Smith, Samson Eagan, Henry Speck, Jacob Gregory, James Brand, William Good and 204 others. Inhabitants. 1825. Dec. 8. A 1239. Election to ascertain will of people in regard to holding of constitutional convention. J. B. Breckinridge, James Christian, Robert A. Venable, Cazon Greiner, Wm. Young, Wm. Taylor and 950 others. Stockholders of Tye River & Blue Ridge Turnpike Company. 1825. Dec. 29. A 1240. Act authorizing Board of Public Works to subscribe $2,400 of stock in company. Company was obliged to make private loan of $2,000, with which road has been put in fairly good shape, but money is needed to pay off this loan, for which only part of stockholders are bound. Robert Doake, Saml. Finley, John B. Christian, Robt. Steele, James Tate, Robert McCormick and 18 others. Bill reported. Tunkers or Menonists. 1826. Dec. 7. A 1241. Exemption from militia duty on religious grounds, and from payment of fines for failure to perform duty. Printed. Abraham Garber, Peter Miller, Joseph Yound, Jacob Billhimer, Christian Coffman and 7 others. 1826. A 1241. Report of the proceedings of the meeting of Board of Public Works held on January 20, 1826. Resolution adopted that it is inexpedient to subscribe to the stock of the Staunton and James River Turnpike Company, unless the act of February 12, 1825, be so amended as to require payment for stock purchased by individuals. Citizens. present eastern terminus, to Staunton, at expense of $24,600. BEETON, HANNAH H. 1826. Dec. 16. A 1243. Divorce from husband, Robert Beeton. He is drunken, beats petitioner, turns her out of house and otherwise ill-treats her. He has sold everything to obtain drink, and finally in 1817 turned petitioner and infant daughter out of doors and began a connection with a woman of ill-fame. Petitioner by hard work has supported herself and child and acquired some household articles, which are liable to be taken at any moment by her husband. Certificate accompanying. Bill drawn. Inhabitants. 1827. Dec. 6. A 1244. Establishment of town of Mount Sidney, which has been recently laid off on lands of Capt. Henry B. Roland and Hugh Glen on main Valley Road; several houses have already been built. H. B. Roland, Fielding Windle, Thomas Cooper, James M. Gilbert, Jno. B. Yeatman, Th. N. Ruddell and 21 others. Draft of bill. Bill reported. Members of Bar practising at Clarksburg. 1827. Dec. 7. A 1245. Repeal of act passed at last session changing time of holding court in 15th circuit, and return to old system, with the exception of terms of Lewis and Harrison superior courts. John J. Allen, P. Chapin, E. S. Duncan, J. T. Brown. Reasonable. ROBISON, SAMUEL, & Wife, MARGARET. 1828. Jany. 15. A 1246. Permission to occupy and use for life land belonging to one Allen Lyons, who was engaged to marry Margaret Robison but who went west many years ago and has never been heard from since. Petitioners are old and in want. Bill drawn. Court & Bar of Augusta. 1828. Dec. 3. A 1247. Enlargement of jurisdiction of monthly court, giving it power to determine Commonwealth pleas. Court business is in a congested condition. James Bell, Jno. Wayt, John O. Sowers, G. K. Cochran, John B. Breckinridge, Wm. Davis and 18 others. Bill drawn. Staunton Court & Bar. 1828. Dec. 5. A 1248. Change in court term from May to June. Wm. Kinney, Jr., J. Crawford, Nich. C. Kinney, Alexander S. Hall, Charles Kinney, W. H. Tapp, D. W. Patteson, Thos. J. Michie. Bill drawn. Inhabitants of Valley of Virginia. 1828. Dec. 15. A 1249. Establishment of turnpike road from Staunton to Potomac River at some point on Chesapeake & Ohio Canal or Baltimore & Ohio R. R. Taxes should be levied upon inhabitants of Augusta, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Frederick, Berkeley and Jefferson to raise money for building road and a lottery should also be held. James Bell, Wm. Poage, Charles Kinney, Joseph Kerr, Henry M. Smith, S. Samuels and 139 others. Bill drawn. Citizens. 1829. Dec. 18. A 1250. Increase of reward for wolf scalps. Wolves kill many sheep, especially west of North Mountain. Wm. Bratton, Wm. Ramsay, Audley Paul, James Black, John Kincaid, David Guin and 50 others. Bill drawn. Inhabitants of Mt. Sidney. 1829. Dec. 22. A 1251. Permission to hold lottery to raise $5,000 to build market, town hall and other public buildings. Town is actively progressing but needs this aid. Daniel Stover, Jacob Deary, H. M. Darnall, Jacob Weller, Philip Sheetz, H. B. Roland and 39 others. Bill reported. RANKIN, ANN, née FISHER. 1829. Dec. 22. A 1252. Divorce from her husband, Abner G. Rankin. Petitioner married him in 1826 and separated from him after seven months because of his atrocious conduct. Copy of Augusta Superior Court record. Bill drawn. PORTER, EDWIN, & HEZEKIAH BELDEN. 1830. Jany. 20. A 1253. Reduction or remission of toll for petitioners' stage coaches on Kanawha State Turnpike. Petitioners run line of coaches three times a week between Staunton and Guyandotte, and travel turnpike for 90 miles. They have always paid full toll. amounting to $200 a quarter, their coaches have advertised the road, do not injure it in transit, and they think they are entitled to special rates or complete exemption for a time. Re-committed and rensonable. Citizens of Augusta & Rockingham. 1830. Citizens. Dec. 7. A 1254. Incorporation of company to open navigation of South River from Port Republic to Waynesborough. John Mohler, David Foutz, Lewis Wayland, Benj. T. Reid, John J. Bell, James Finley and 26 others. Reported. 1830. Dec. 8. A 1255. Change in election laws. Present system of holding election in different counties at different times leads to excessive electioneering and prolonged disputes; also, law leaving sheriffs right to keep open or close polls at discretion is cause of many scandals. Remedy is to have all elections at same time and to prescribe a regular time for closing polls. Printed. Joseph Fawcett, William Chambers, Wm. Pittman, Frederic J. Alfriend, Charles B. Penn, Jacob Kutz and 24 others. Citizens. 1830. Dec. 13. A 1256. Establishment of new election precinct at Middlebrook. William Sprawl, C. Berry, Robt. McChesney, Jacob Crick, David East, Geo. L. Climer and 35 others. names. Bill drawn. Duplicate with 39 1830. A 1257. Appropriation of money to finish road from western terminus of Staunton & James River Turnpike to eastern end of Warm Spring Mountain Turnpike, or incorporation of company with power to apply funds raised by lottery in building road. Act was passed authorizing holding of lottery to raise $50,000 for building said road. Commissioners instituted the lottery by contract with firm of Stephenson & Points and $9,000 was raised, but lottery has been stopped by attempt to collect agents' license from every person selling tickets, whether regular agents or not. In this case petitioners suggest that the Legislature take matter of building road in its own hands. John H. Peyton, Briscoe G. Baldwin, Saml. Clarke, John Wayt, Henry Hartman, Joseph Cowan and 53 others. Reported. PORTER. EDWIN, & HEZEKIAH BELDEN. 1830. Dec. 24. A 1258. Remission of tolls on Kanawha State Turnpike. Petitioners operate stage ccach line between Staunton and Guyandotte and traverse 90 miles of State turnpike, which they have benefited by advertising and which the coaches do not injure in traveling; and value of property has risen because of better connections and increased circulation of money caused by coaches. But the line is not paying and petitioners find it impossible to pay tax of $800 and tolls. Reported. Augusta Females. 1831. A 1259. Extinction of slavery because of danger from slaves. They may rise at any time. Isabella McDowell, Maria Coalter, Ann A. Turner, Elizabeth McClung, Sarah B. Williamson, Mary Warden and 18 others. Duplicate with 45 names. Augusta Females. 1832. Jany. 19. A 1260. Emancipation of slaves, in order to protect people from danger of conspiracies. Elizabeth Stuart, Mary Hanger, Eth. Wilson, Hannah W. Wilson, Eliza Luck, Mary Luck and 106 others. Cities of Waynesborough. 1832. Dec. 4. A 1261. Incorporation of "Waynesborough Academy and Town Hall," with Nathaniel Massie, William Clarke, John Wayt, Robert Guy, Livingston Waddell and Abraham Wayland as trustees. Jacob Horner, Jacob Laren, John J. Bell, Jos. C. Best, A. M. Austin, James C. Willson and 20 others. Inhabitants. 1831. Dec. 9. A 1262. Plea for the Legislature to procure an amendment to the U. S. Constitution for purpose of transporting free negroes and slaves to Africa. Joseph Fawcett, William G. Ker:, Peter H. Sitlington, John Wise, Ro. Coyner, Wm. Robertson and 122 others. Commissioners of Staunton & Warm Springs Mountain Road. 1832. Dec. 12. A 1263. Sufficient money to complete road, which will be 46 miles long (25 or 30 miles being finished), as lottery licensed for building road will produce nothing more. About $11,100 has been spent and $17,000 or $18,000 additional is needed. Road is valuable connecting link between east and west. Laid on table. Inhabitants of Augusta, Rockbridge & Bath. 1832. Dec. 28. A 1264. New county to be formed out of Augusta and Rockbridge west of North Mountain and Bath east of Warm Springs Mountain. County will have population of 4,000, and there will be no opposition to its formation, except from Bath. Reason for formation of county is need of central place for courthouse, as petitioners must go far to militia musters and have difficulty in getting accommodations at Warm Springs. Printed. James A. Cochran, Sam Lewis, Jno. Lewis, J. H. Denison, David Kinkeard, Alexr. Miller and 37 others. Duplicate 1 with 40 names, 2 with 35 names, 3 with 20 names, 4 with 9 names, 5 with 21 names. Resolution reported. Inhabitants. 1833. Jany. 7. A 1265. Establishment of turnpike from Staunton to intersect Harrisonburg and Warm Springs Mountain road at Jenning's Gap. Such connection would give a continuous turnpike |
