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1)'» An not “ changing the da vs of holding luocriur Courts of Jaw in the Klevcuth Judi cial Cii uit, ami for oilier purposes.” l-’J. An it*-1 •* to amend the Act, entitled. ■ “ An act c mcerniug tin* Town «•(' IJeverlcy in the Comity oi’ naiulolph.” 1*21. in i t ** <• ini* ruing .Samuel Drydcn C lei k i f Kantw tin ! o uity." I‘2*2. Vi; :ict“ until rrir.ing Thrustun I. Dicker son to hold a certain slave in this Common wealth.” 1*2». \u net “ form in r the Mililia of the town I •f Petersburg into a ■ cgimei :.’' 13-!. *.i* act “ furtn r rngiug the Counties into Districts «ui the I-‘ecti.in of Seunlois, and foi I equalizing the Land-Tax.” tiv’t en acted .e>t .. fim r.tl f That for I thc« lectionofSen itor*tothe*«cmi:'. Amm mbly. j the Corn-lion wealth shat! in* laid oil in toil..-a .ec • 1 as followetn, to wit, tin. tviuritte*> ot .-\ »*. *ii.i. j Nottoway, (.nuibrUul Powhatan. um! t ties ttirCehh,and the town of Petersburg, shall be j one district; the counties of Krunswick, Din I windir, Lunenburg and Mecklenburg. shall J compose anothti district ; the cits of Williams- ! burg, with the counties of J unes City, Charles I Citv.New Kent,F.hznbctk City, York, War- j v ick ?.#< Henrico, ar ! the **ity" of Richmond, | cm other district the couti'im of Shenandoah and Rockingham, one other diMrict ;the c*-un ties of sOtiustn, Roekbrivijr**, and IVi?d!« ■ | one other district ; the comities of Moarou. i Greenbrier. H all and ttntetoiM *, one .- her ! district; which said districts -hail fonn the 1 t’.iyt class; 1‘rovulid, /ikiiiiyi', rl'hat,in the en suing election to supply the v c .itic» oc« n-hm ed by Hie expiration ot the t nil, "fur which the •I’liiilor* «>t the first class have been elec ted to serve, the. county of Grceicville shall b> considered and taken is pan of the district composed of Rtutmvick, Diuwiddic, 1 misii lung and Mecklenburg, and shall vote fur a Senator to he eieeted from l!> d distriet. 'the emu. ties of Sussex, Sin ry.South unploa Isle of Wight, Prince George, and <.i" n-villc, shall be one distriet :tlu* counties n Ch.m6lte, Ha lu.ix, and Prinre f dvs >rd, one other distriet: the caunties ot Spotlsylvunin, I.*>ni ;r>, Orange and \>vb , i | tri ; the < Oiinto - Oi l oudoun ami 1- iM-fii :,onc)thei distriet; the i ouaiiM. t l rede rick x Jetler-mi cue nth a* dis trict ; X thoeounties.if; ;ainps!iire, herkclev x Hardy cue other district, w bidi said dbtrictv shall :. rm the S'. *ii I class: I'rocid-d, h-rnnr that in the ensuing clectiou, it supply tin* vacan cy occasioned by the cspii.iion of the term for "Irich the: cnators of the sc u >d cl.is* shall have been c looted to servo, the *o(nt\ of Cul pepor shall be considered and taken ns part of the district composed of Spqttsyivania, !,ou i*a. Orange X- Madison,x shalfvnte lot a Sena tor, then to be chosen fioni tint distil. t,and iu like manner the county ofFauquicr shall be considered and taken as part of the distriet composed ot Loudoun and Fairfax. and siial vote tor a St nutoi then to lie chosen from that district; the emtnticsofU iishington, I i c,Scott Russel A T,J .",'vej.!....sli dl he one <li*ti,e( ; the *'•u„,;c,s ol King \\ ibiam Kingx Ow en. Ivssex LinlineX: Hanover,oneotii. • district ;tac mu’ ties ofW ythe.Mon joinery,Grayson 'mi : one other district ; lh<> conn ties (' I nnawlri Mason, Cabell. Randolph, 11a rison, Lcwisx tvmjd, one thcr distriet . the counties of <». bio, l \,er. I .i coke .u.d M'.nong• tin, on” other distr et; ana the counties of Fauquier and Cn p-'pee,one ot»*cr distriet, which saiddi, tr.et* slia.l form the iliir.l t.t. 0» Norfolk, together with Iht* counties of Si r f"h, Princess Anne and V-nserrnnd, shall he one district ; the coin:tics .>♦' t ampbcll Buck ingham an I Bedford, one other dhtrict* the counties of Franklin, Patrick, Ilourv ’ and Pittsylvania, one other district: the counties of Albemarle, Amherst, Nel* >u Pluvnuna and Goochland. one other district; the counties o*' Knur' Veorgc. Westmoreland, Northmnticrland, Richmond, Lancaster, .Static d and Prince V, dliarn, one qti er district; and the connti • of 31; tfh -ws. Middlesex, AcSomac, North nr p ton and Gloucester, one other dhtrict, winch sa.J districts shall'fonn the fourth cin s’; Bror - <k<l, however, That.in the ensuing election to supply the vacancy.occasioned hv thecxpiiati ici ot the term foi which the Senators of the fourth class have been elected to serve the counties of Eli. .helltGitv, Warwickand York shal. be cons idered and taken as part of the district composed of Norfok borovdi and th • Counties of Norfolk, Princess Anne and s;i - semond, and shall vote for a Senator then* to be chosen from that district, and the county of Iaimsa shall, in like manner, be considered and taken as part of the district composed of the counties of Albemarle. Amherst, Nelson 1 luvanr.a ami Goochland, and shall v.o-fhra Senator then to he elected from that dHtiu’t. Be it further enacted, That whensoever the” t‘ r n for which anv class of Senators, now elr.c.t o.J, hail have expired,ortlie whole classhccrma Tim nit, hv the death or d.s<pi.diJicati<m ,;ii the 'mators composing such class, cl-ci«.u riiall be hehl hi the corresponding class, accor d ng to dm arrangement of districts f.u un d hv this at t but if any partial vacancy shall Cmi , hv flu- death or disqualification of one or more. < aalms, before the time shall have exp-red for which the whole class was eleevd to serve, such vacancy shall lie filled |>v an election to be held in .such district,or districts as such ^rnatot or •-’cmitors, respectively re.’ presented before sr eh vamnrv occurred. ’ For the purpose of ref. rming the taxes „pon lands and lots within the f .mnion-.veoli i; ‘ /?• it further enacted, 'fhat ’Inre sh ill he ap pointed l.y the Executive a hoard of Prir.'-iiml As-osscrs, consisting of four inemh-.rs, tV.i’ e’lcb of the four following districts, tlietis to <jv'■ I one hoard for t!;a district conip* e i or the counties fFri cess Anne, Norfolk, \'a*is'* no.id I e of \\ iglit. Snrrv. Sh**.- -outb; ni > I ton, Greensville, Prince 'George, lfrininv; i Jtinwiddie, ('In stri :i* Id, Henrico, llarmve:-' New Kent. ( hai les C'-itv. James Citv. ', v'. AV irwick. Kli/abetii dtv, Gloucester fl it’ thew*, Middh.se-., Essex,' King B„,j Q,;,.en. King \V dliarn. < ■r<dme,Spott-vlvaiii,i Staff.iid King George, \V. stmoreland, Kancas’tei. I'iciil mond, > ortfomic r<and, Accomack and r. thampton ; one for the district compote,! ofa’I the other counties eastof th,? Blue Bridge ";or i* for the district composed of the counties b~’ tween the Bloe Ridge Alleghany, embracin' the counties of Pendleton and Bath, which lie . I each side ,f the Alleghany; and one for the diMl ict composed of all the other counties of file Komninuwe dth. including Aiunt'-onicrv . Monroe, which also lie on both sidt,*"of th.•' \Y I Jeghany. lurch board shall |;. composed of one member from each of the districts «aid, and a majority of each shall !>;■ ncccssarv tc form a quorum for the trail* iction of bitsi l)£9«. It shall also l>c flic dutv of the Executive, t* appoint one or more assistant assevors in <•’ very county of the Commonwealth, not cvcce. din4 one for each commissioners district with, rfl the county ; and the better to enable the r.xe'titive to make fit appointment* to the of /tre of assistant assessor, each dainty com t, at the March or \ pi il term next, sir.11 recommend to the Executive, not less tkanJ wn ili«crcc t and reputable men, in their opinlors suitable tot the o trice aforesaid; the Executive, hcw-vei “’ all not be confined in their appointments to the persons so recommended bv the Court. Each assistant assessor,so appomti J. as voon M the coinmissiouei s land book for the \>ri ?r nt year Is corrected and compl l-d eccer dmg to law, sh.dlcopy thercfrnm, in one table, vM that is contained in relation to the ‘event! tia< t.« o! land ly the columns und r tiic follow. Inaf heads, vir: “ Name of owner,’’—“ He«i d ure.” “ Number of tfc r.-s of land,"—“ Des cription o( the land,"—“ Distance and hear. »"tr from the court house,’ — ‘ Rate of land per am ’—and in another table, lie shall ropy all that is contained in relation to the <eier.il town lo's, in the aniumn* under the following heads, ri* “ Name of owner.*—“ Residence." - " Number of town lot- ’ —“Name of the town.” -To each of these tables, the «aid assistant >iiall add nnothor Coin no. headed ns follow*. At: :n the table of tract* of land, the column ball be headed, “ Present value of land per cre,” am] in the table of town lots, it shall ' e headed, “ Present value of lots.” NV itfi thr table* so made out, it shall ho the dy of each Hs-.i'tant assessor, forthwith to lucre I within the limit aligned to hint bv Jus ttpoiuintent, t ascertain the value per "acre , •*ea« h tract of land, ami the entire value of e> h town Jot within his precinct, nrd to set r'..n such value in the colnnm provided ns , ali- said, opposite to the tract of land ot lot to , v.ljchit pert iins. .Such value shall he n*s#.s. J sci.M follow*: the market price of the land or t h t, upon the forms of sale nsn d in that part of , »‘t<'’Oitntry in which It may lie, shall he first | **cr ftained, and the price so ascertained shall i he reduced to its cash value, by making a just •d proper distonut therefrom, ‘ r Yheir truth*.*, Hit* kxccutivc »fiall c.nisc"'tw ,, procured and fnmi-lted to tlicrn, conics of the assessment of the lauds and I'd* in t!K.lr ties respectively, which were lately made ,m* i.er the law ot the United ‘tales, ‘it,,. sa;.) assistants shall have power, ami it shall In- their duty hi all can » when it is (M teticalde to t-all upon the owner of any land or lot, fhr such in formation ii. he in »y iie able to give in lelation to it. 11 the a»si-i.nit shall tiiintc proper he may reipitre siiirli information on eatli_anil it the person ot whom it i-> so required , shall fail or i -fuse to give it without lawful cause lie shall forfeit and pay to the Commonwealth fir the use ot the 1 Horary Fund, a fine of mie liunureu dollars. It shall moreover be the dim of each assistant assessor t-> ( btuin such other information of the value ot the land orlotas he com i ntently can and in all eases in w hich ms iniortnation is n> t otherwise satisfactory he shall himself view it, it it can In; found by "•i us't's-'lJ,tJ Hie value of any bum or lot, • p’’ otlu r iinprovemei ts thereon, '.m.n.e laky.! into the estimate ; and it shall |.e t o u ly ol the assistant assessor, to note in a separate column to be added tor'cli table for tn.it purpose, the sum wldcli he has added to toe v \iae i| the laud oi lot, ou account ol’ the Dim-tings tncruupnii. \\ hen the uw..slant assessor sh.illlmvr- finish o. hi* assessment within his precinct I , : ha!l veriiv the name bv an oath or aHiriin 1 f.'jr. t » t.e oertilied at the foot of each t iblo ■ aforesaid, and to be in substance ns follovv! c It: l. A. IJ, assistant asses or of the lands and lots.n the comity ot do s«htmi|y sweartm amrin; that 1 have impartially and to tile he t of my judgment ami ability,’ dis. charged my dmv under tin- \rtofth<- m i.d Assembly, entitled.** An an, loi . tiir comities into districts [\ i the • Hrrii v. id s, tor and e«|iialitc>nur the laid tax ' nnd that aceerding to the In st infm ii.it; in th it I ‘ ive’ he. n aide to procure, the w.tlucms i d . >*iin t ii h trai t ol l muI (or lot. -s . > ; v, uiy p, . hevs to lie c.>r;ect.—So h* Ip mi* ; o-l1 A fair copy ofeacli table thus vciV; l,.d ;d] without delay, be fixed up f.: th our of the com I bouse of the county, and spall be kept there by 11n-assistant r.ssi >or on u,. fust d.iv at lc-c l of two snecessivi e m: . n .i mui w ritten till reon in s nne « uispicitOas phict to t o- following etii i t: “ All persons interc ted in the assc ssment arc hi-rel y informed, that appeals therefrom w ill be heard and decided .. . the l> .aid .t Principal Assessors, who vii! sit in this eoun ty. that notice of any a;>( ea! it.t tided, s!u nh! beg.ven to me; and that any evidence which any one may uesue to lav before that board must bo taken in the form of atlidnviis, ami delivered to me to be exhibited to the board. . . -A. it. Vssistant tssessnr.” ’Y njurthir inuctnl, Yhal, -0*0 01 as the said assistant assessors shall have finished then assessments irsnnriivrU ti >n .. cate Ihe fact to tin* Kxr'cutive of thist om.mm wealth; :iu«l Uie t-'-xeicitrivc shall tln-i. i... .. issue o proclamation, requiring the several boan.s i.t Principal Gsessots to u.-skrii>Ic to aether at some convenient tun*- io bo d-sigua" ill 1 iic pi ticliiination at some proper place Wituin their district respectively, to be also in 1 he m inner designated, and to proceed in the execution of ibcir duties. The s :id Hoards of ITincipal Assessors shall assemble accordingly at ihe times and places so designated,or as soon thereafter as may he practicable.and having tiist taken an oatii or affirmation as herein prescribed, saall enter upon the duties oi tlteir office ; such oath or a'nrmation shall be to tin* following effect* “1 A. i«.do solemnly swear ter affirm; that Iwili taiil'tullv and impartially to the best of mv skiII .md judgment, discharge the duties of my otlico of Principal Xssessor, under the act of the General Assembly, entitled “ An act for sir rang i g the counties into districts for the e lection oi Senators, and for equalizing the laud t.i\ ; so hi Ip me God. It shall be taken before some justice of the peace, am. duly entified by him; and the pro duction thereof, to tho Auditor of public account.. S') certified, shal. be necessary to .’untie .'itch Principal A-.o-ur to a warrant tm the pay allowed linn by this Act. Ihe he.aid o: Principal Assessors assem bled, and qualified, shall attend successively at the courthouse of every county in the dis tnct, and revise, and correct, modify or arunn the assessments made bv the assistant assessors, m such manner, as' shall seem to them right. The hoard of Principal Assessors shall he attended in cai h county bv the assistant or as sistants in that county. The saxl assistants s tall return ti> the board their original tables ot asscsaiiieiit-s, verified :i$ above required to grther with the United .States’ assessment* with which they shall l ave been furnished Ihey sha l give ihe hoard all the information in their pow er w hich shall he required o; them whether on oath oi otherwise. Thev-hull rc P"t l ti il ifnlly ail appeals of which thev have d notice,and lay fori lb . ard all aiml t\ its and other evidences cut rust id to their l iirria i elation to such appeals; and if required to do .o, they shall art as clerks to I he boa ill, whilst in session iu their counties re pectivc'v. i In; Board of Prim ij»ui Assessors mav call upon tin; • omn.i- -inner or cniniuissioiiers <> the revenue in the i m pective counties, if ihev Ihie!; lit. IO give liieui .such inlurnuilion as the said . . inini-Moi.er or commissioners ma\ possess; and it Shull be t!m duty of any coin nnssioticr, ... called on,to altenil, and ..ive in formation accordingly. / . it/, i,hit t’Piti'li\!, I hat a . s ruins the void °* Principal .V-,se*v,rs slmll mm. f„„-i,. cl their diiti.sin iliir dist.cts respeetivr I v 1'• ‘•hall eoiuinm irate the lact t.. the V'\e • nlive. m d wlmn the IXemtive shall he in formed fnat a I •»! liieui Imie so finished their m their ilistij, is, ||,«.v plo. emulation, requiring ;;ii the • <id Princiiml \s. - ■ r< to .s«emh|.: ni the i ity of uicmiioiid o i i mo venieni day to be designated in the pr»rj;tniri1ioi>. I he s.iid Principal Vssessor shall assemble m cm J.nt l., and torn: ;i general board far ilu purpose of r vssiaz ."id correcting, what each j>ai ti ular board slmll Ins •• done. I lie geimr il b .ard -h; II he constituted by not less than a majority of the whole number ot 1’iincip - , of Whom tvvoat least shnll be iio»i each district. i lie gcnci al hoard so opnuized shui compare the various assessments, made "..cm!! particular hoard, the ineiiihtrs M,;.li , . v ■ > i i.iv io cacti otimr inc piin« i|>lc . on w In li» ach |>ai In uiar lioaril l».is acted,ami themanner, in which (lie value <>•1 ihr I.iikI and i Is Jm.- been asrei Minerf in t n il county; ami the said general board shall Have lull power, and it d, ,|| be their duty i., correct all errors, which they may detect in aii> o! the assessments; and so to ictoim laeifi all, as to make them correspond with Cl.; I Older m the principles on which thc\ ► .Mil do n:«jr)e. J Heil further diaetrri, That when the assess ments aforesaid shall thus have been revised and ieturined by tin: General Hoard ol As . t .-sors, a fair copy of those made fur each county, shall be delivered i<> ||lt! Audi tor, cert died ami signed as followcth, to " U j the Princ ipal Assess-.rs of the lands and bus, in \ irginia, assembled, in general Meeting, iu the city of Richmond, do hereby ' lortit', that we have revised tlie above, table 1 ol Jainls for lots; and the above usrcssmetit tiieri'ot; that we have corrected all etro- , I whicli we discove red therein, and that we lx- 1 lieve it is now made in conformity with the < provisions of the act of t he Gene.a! V.semldv 1 L'nt.tled ‘ An act f r arranging tiie counties’ [pt (districts tortlie ejection of Senators, and or cmnali^ing the laud ta\.” Given under our > lands.this day of , it shall be the duty of the Auditor forthwith 0 cause a fair copy of the tables of assessment < ■o returned, for each conn tv, to be forwarded’ * lo f,,c commissioners ol the revenue in it,c .'entitle* respectively. J or the purpose of making the copies to he returned to the Auditor as aforesaid, tho«e ? '“'■warded by him to the commissioner* ■'.** , xcc"l"r* "ify authorize the employment it as many clerks ns may be necessary to !.< •aid such reasonable compensation as they nay deem proper. 3 He it further min ted, That the aforesaid i’rjn ipal A-seworsshall each receive ns a coni leosairon for his services the sum of five dol li ars adnv tor every day that he shall be actual y engaged in the discharge of Ins duties, , 1 travelling to, or from the places, at which ' is duty rt«|Uircs him. His account/ statitiv r lit; number ot days for which he is entitled l« ay, made out On oath, ami certified to be car — e«t,by the particular board, of which he is H rt p.ii.l m.tot any money, not otliMwile appro pi iatml. 'Hi * Assistant Assessor* shall receive as * compensation tor their st i vices, each the Mini of two (Intlais a day, for cveiy day he shall j have been actually eng . -rd in his duties, in | eluding the tune < t’11 .i\ citing as ufoiesaid. Hit account, stating alcn I lie inimher of »l ivs fri which he is entitled to pay, slrill be verified by his own oath, and living vertilieil ti> in: corrc.et in the opinion of the hoard ot assessors for tile distnct in which he shall have acted, snail ,-n title him to n warrant, for th? amount dm him to ho paid in like manner. The commissioners of the revenue, shall re ceive a* n compel)-ation for such services, as they shall render to tiie hoard at their request, a compensation of one dollar per <iay, to be rt r titled by the hoard, and paid iti like man l tier. ( JSt it further t.hteU'd, That, after the assess, incut for the whole State,shall have been com pleted as aforesaid, ami copies or the tables of or --incut for the m vcral counties, shall have been ttiruished to the respective commission* •" s. it shall In- the duty of those commissioners to correct tlu ir land-books accordingly ; and whenever thereafter any part of si tract of land, in lot. shall iretiansterreo,from one person to another upon the commissioners’ books, it shall be the duty of the commissioner to ascertain tin rclativ c value of I he part so transferred,when com: a red with the whole tract, to charge the pa.t so transferred, at such relative value, 10 deduct the value, so charged to the tniRsfetrec. from the amount of value of the whole tract or lot,ami charge the balance up on the rest due of the tract or lot. If any person, interested in such apportionment, shall be dis s ilisticd therewith, lie niavapply to the court ol the county or corporation in which the land or lot lies,and upon reasonnhlciiotice given to the other party interested therein.or if the oili er p-u ty cannot be found, in the county, then, upon reasimahle notice given to the conimit* sinnor, the emu t -hall have full power to correct any error that may hav been committed, and shad thereupon order the commissioner's hook t'i be reformed accordingly. It shall moreover be t!*.o duty of the eominis sii-o. I s annually to a • -ess the value of nnv new huildin.r which may Inive been erected, or any tract ot lam.!, or lot. and wliieli shall not have In en heretofore:!* -essed, cud to uhl theamount thereof to ihr value at wlueh such land or lot was before charga I . /Viit/i/o/./iofivri’r, That they shall not a* **.**s any i nch new building, which is under th valor H one hundred dol lars. Ill making the ism ssment of new huil ding-as af ar -aid they shall be valued us near Iv a- may be, -11 Hie same rate, at which other biiildin", in the same neigh hoi hood shall have been valued by tbe assessors, under this act_ Ncitherthi commissioners, however, nor the assessors, shall value any building until the run-*shall have been so far finished, a, so be tit tor list1; and th* * di.,lt tlir»a,si-sv it, \^i,* i|,. a; cntii *ly Uimhed or not. at U.e si me v.lue .is if if were finished on the plan on w hicli it is tie s gnrd. Whenever any building assessed asaforesaiil. sliall be tlic duly ot the commissioner, at tl;n next periodical correction of Ins land hook <r, to correct tiir same, as jo deduct from the va Inc oi hnildiugs charged to the owner thereof as nearly as may be, the ralueat which the! buildings so de Moved, shall have been nsse.s ed. licit further enacted. The* the 1st and ?d se~. tions o^the Act, entitled “ An Act, lor < .iuali zingtlie land tax," which passed at a General Assembly, begun and held on the 21st dav of October, in the year 1782, shall be, and the same are hereby repealed from*: after the 21st uav of December next. hie it further enacted, That if any principal as sessor, shall refuse,or tail toner form any of the unties of hisoftice, lie shall forfeit and pay to the Commonwealth, for the benefit of the Lite rary Fund, a tine not less than one hundred, nor more than tivc hundred uoi.urs ; and ifanv person r« .(Hired by this aw lo verify any fact upon oath, shall falsely," lit nil v, and corruptly depose to such fact, he shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and Iki punished in tliesaaie manner as it be. had falsely, wilfully, and corruptly de posed to any fact as a witness in a court of jtrs lic it further enacted, That the Executive s.ialj, trom time to time,as occasion may rc qrnre, supply all vacancies which may happen in theofhee ol any principal or assistant asses sor. All Ordinances of Convention, and Acts of Assembly coming with n tiic purview of this Act. shall uc, ami the same are hereby repeal This act shall commence and be in force from and after the passage thereof. 125. \n act “ appropriating a stun of money tlie purchase o! furniture lor the governor’s house. 12(i. An net “ vesting In the trustees of the IMaiet.liunty Scliooi ot FrcdeiirkbAburj*, the title to certain properly therein mentioned.’' 127. \ii a. i"< rj.ie,filing Hubert Crutchfield.’’ , ! ;,.cl V *o revive .ind amend an act, entiCcd ‘An ac i incorporating a company to establish a turnpike Mom Snicker’s ferry in the county of I rcdcrick, to U inchester—pass ed Icb. loth. lis!2.” 1 12*). An act ’“ allowing further time, to the I otomac Company to complete the navigation of the river I’otoinac.” l.h). An ad “ concerning I'etc r Eppes.’’ F’.l. An act “ to amend an aet,entitled ‘An act incorporating companies too, i.n the navi gation of If ii ft aloe ami Tye rivers, within ccr t un distant** s therein prescribed, and declar ing the.saint public highways.” Ft.-’. An act “ concerning i’eter \nd<rson.” Aii ad tilt* sab; of a ir.ict of fund licloii&iiits to fiic o. phaii.i ot Arnficw <>*» mam, ilcc’d.” 1 »1. Aimci 4* providing for the payment oi tf.iftiiii lines iircnit’iii'j to 11 • * * I.,if<*i«irv J’lind.’* An an ■ autiioimug flotstty Somers \ Charles Kice to retain certain skives within this Commonwealth.'’ I.tti. An act “ for the relief of the heirs of Edward Carter, dic’d.” 1.’>7. An act “ pio.adnig for the, di.tribntinn ot iii“ orbited edition of I lie Jouintls of' the Conventions of 1775 and 1770.’’ One copy u to be sent by the Executive lo the Clerk ot’ * i\ h comity, in hi- preserved in bis oiiiis: ; one '•«!’> «.<’ »be lain an.m of the I’uidic l.ibraryat 'V ashing toil: and on* eon v to Tin...... ii.il. , , .. late Pre-idcnt of the Clined States, as a ir.-ii. ini’tiy of liie high esteem which is |V;lt for ins character by the General Assembly of this Commonwealth ; one copy is io he retained in the Council Chamber ; one copy in the office of the clerk of the House of Delegates, and one other copy in the office of the clerk of I lie Sen ate: the remaining copies are to be sold by the Public Printer, on a commission of ten per cent, and the proceeds of Hie sale are by him to be paid intothe treasury. l;fS. \n act ‘‘tonmend and reduce into one •lie several acts against malicious shooting, Rubbing, and disfiguring, and far other purpo ses.” Resides reducing into one the several sets now in force on these subject. , this act provide*, that if any. free person shall, at any lin.c, consult, advise, or conspire with any ’flier free person, or with anv negro, or other ilave. to induce, entice,or excita any slave or ilavcs. to rebel or make insurrection, or in in\ .vise aid, assist, or abet any slave or slaves o rebel or make indirection, every such hi son so consulting advising, plotting, or •umpiring,or so aiding, assisting, or abetting, m convictiuu thereof,.shall suffer death by tanging by the neck.—This act takes effort roru the first of April nest. Kl.t. vi\ act “authorizing a sale of certain cat. estate, wliertol .siinkiu Hryan died *eiz I 10. \n act 11 to amend the several laws con fining tie arrearages of taxes upon lauds, hon es and Iota.” \ To be continued, j — ■ ■ —■ *'jgagi*^rjGgaerCT!s.... CONGRESS. IN SENATE. Monday, /•'ebrunry \ 7. .Several motions were submitted, and ills passer! through various stages— Among the motions was one J»y Mr. Ja»on, of N. If. to instruct the military iminiltce to bring in a bill to reduce the mv to the number of five thousand men which proposition will come op to-mor- 1 iw. •nuance from tf»e consideration of tin i petitions ni the •uichurtcved hauksof this i city and t icorgetoivu, and refer the same ! to a select committee— Mr. ♦Arvr-w, of \T. 11. submitted the* fol- t lowing resolution for consideration, which j lies on the table: itesolrcrl, 'That tlio committee of fi nance be instructed to report to the Sen ate a bill providing for tlit* establishment ol:« bank within the city of Washington, with a capital equal to tlie stuns, which, bv a certain time to be specified, shall he '"bscrihed and actually paid. To be not i - than one million, nor more than three millions id dollars. Two-thirds of whi. ii i i:v be paid in the funded debt of the l . States, ami flu* other third in specie. And giving to tin* several baiikingassociatious now existing within the I). of Columbia, the prior right of subscribing for so much of said capital as shall be equal to the joint stock of such associations respec tively. Resolved further. That ihe said com mittee report a bill prohibiting alter a cer tain time to be therein named, under sui table penalties, the making and issuing, by any unauthorised association or indi vidual, within said district, notes or hills with intent localise the same to lie circu lated and roc; ived in payment in like man ner as the notes and hills of incorporated hanks usually are circulated and received in payment. Mr. Rxngctt, from the committee on the subject, reported amendments, as in structeu by the Senate, to the Claims’ Law. M r. Mason, of W Hampshire,submitted fur consideration the following resoluti o •: A\ tnlvei, Thai the committee oHittance be instructed to enquire into the expedi ency of authorising the Secretary ol the ! reasurv , in hi hall nud for the use of ti 10 I'nited States, to purc hase or cause to he erected sictahh* iniildings for custom houses and public ware-houses in such principal dist rid m cacii State, where the said Secretary shall deem the same ne cessary, for the sale and convenient m| I.ction of the revenue of the Lniicd States. Mr. Mo.sav, ofN. II. submitted the fol lowing : If.p.\o/ied, 1 hat the eominittrc oti mili tary aiknrs be instructed to report to the Semite a bill to reduce theMijitarv Peace Establishment of the United Slates to the number of 6,(100 men, to consist of such . ....... . _i_*:»»_ • * . * .4» ,MW|.v.MVM.aui uiunm, MIldlHiV UIHIIIKf men, as the President of the United States ‘'hall deem proper, retaining the corps of engineers as at present estab lished. f he repea t of t lie committee of claims, unfavourable to the Petition of Dennis de la llonde, was taken up and concurred in. The bill authorising vessels departin'1 from the.town of Bayou St. Johnand ba sin of the Canal de (Jnroudelet for foreign ports, to clear out at thecustom-houseln the city of N. Orleans, v.as read a second time. The amendments of the House of Re presentatives to the hill authorising the sale of a reserved square in the city of Washington, were taken up and agreed to. 'The bill making appropriations for the support of government tor 1817, and the bill relating to the ransom of American capti\ es of the late war, were received bom the II. ot Representatives, and read a first time. '1 tie Senate resumed the bill respecting the transportation of persons ot color, for sale or to be held to labor, and the bill was ordered to be engrossed and road a 3d time. 'l’lie Senate resumed, as in conimiflre of the whole, the consideration of the bill respecting persons escaping from the service of their masters ; and a motion was made by Mr.&>»/{//, to postpone the same indefinitely—which motion was de cided as follows: YF,AS—Messieurs Barh nir. Brown, Campbell, Condit, Dana, fronientin, (tailiard, Hardin, Macon, Mason of Va. Smith, I albot, 1 ait, Troup, \\ illianis.— ift. NAYS—Messieurs Ashmun, Daggett, (ioldshomiigh, Ilanson, Horsev, Howell, Hunter, Mason of N. il. Morrow, Noble’ Huberts, Ktmgles, Sanford. Tav lor’ Thompson, Ticlienor, Vanillin, Wells, \\ ihon.— IP. 'The bill, having been amended, was re ported to the Senate. On the question to amend the bill, by adding thereto tiic following u» a new’sec tion ; A ml hr. il further enacted, That it shall and may be law ful for any constable, or any public officer, or any resident pri vate citizen, and thev, or either of them I I.._j_ . ’I ' . .1'm.ovu U) seize or auest any such negro or u. groes, mulatto or nudattoes, or oilier person m persons of colour, and take him, iter, or them, before any one of the .judges or magistrates afoicsnid, and upon oath be in': made by such constable, otlicer or resident private citizen, that lie hath’just mid reasonable grounds to believe that such negro, A*c. as die case may be, hath escaped from his, her, or their own er or owners in sonieotlier of the United Vales or Territories, it shall Him hr the fliily «*♦ the judge or magistrate a fore st'd, and they and each of them arc here by required to commit su- h negro or ne groerf, mulatto, or other persons of color, t<> the public jail of the district or county I where lie, she,or they shall ho found and ! apprehended, for the space of mouths, unless the owner or owners Khali in a shorter time prove a rigid of proper ty thereto ; and it shall be the duty of the keeper of any jail, to which such fugitive or fugitives shall be committed, to give public notice thereof iusoim public nrw.s paper for the space of blank works, describing particularly the fugitive or fu gitives so committed - l he \ ote was as follows : _ ^ f,AS—Messrs. Barbour, Fronientin, ‘ fiaillard, OoUlsborough, Hardin, Macon! 1 Mason of \ a. Buggies, Smith, Stokes’ 1 Talbot, Tait, Taylor, Troup, W illiams.— * 1A. NA\ S—Me««rs. Aslunun, Brown, Dag- ^ gett, Horsey, Howell, Hunter, King, fJJ- 1 < ock, Mason of N. li. Morrow, Noble, c Roberts, Sanford, Thompson, Tiebeaor’ , V aroum. Wells, Wilson*—lfi. And the question I:a\iug been put on ordering the bill to be engrosser! for a 3rd reading—the Senate, on motion of Mr. 1 Smith, ad journed without deciding there- }• on. Tuesday, February 18. 1 Mr. Fromentinsubmitted the following l-,' resolution,: '• / '.'.solved h\j i/ie Senate and House of Rep. — mgs, to cause to be fitted up tor the re ception ,i• the Library ol Congress a suit able budding, upon a plan to i;e approv ed b\ do* President ^ of the S rate and Speakerol tltc 11. of Representatives, to be situated on Delaware Avenue, North of the Capitol. ttf.to!veil, That when the said building shall be ready for the reception of the said library, it shall be the duty ol- the Librarian to remove the same, <V arrange the books therein. The bill authorising the appointment of a leporierot t!ie decisions ol thesupreinc court, w ith a salary of loot) dollars per annum, on condition of supplying a cer tain nun.ner ot copies to the government withiun limited time, was taken ltp, dis cu- d and > r*lered to a third reading by a large majority. The Senate then went into the conside r.iJmn ol Executive Inisiness ; and tin* doors remained dosed until the usual hour ol adjournment. HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES. ^ Mnncfot/, February 17. * !**• Lwutl' from the committee of wavs A means, reported a bill supplemen tary t» an a 1, entitled “An act further to amend the several acts for the establish ment and regulation of the Treasury, War and Navy Depart meats,"which was twice read and committed. Mr. /*/<■«v.v.vi.T, from tlie committee on naval allatrs, to whom was referred the i edition ol Captain Tcakle Savage, re ported a hill authorising tin- pavuieut of a sum ol money |„ Tcakle Savage and o ,,1‘S ’ " "i!s t" ice read and commit ten. Mr. M’h’rc, from thecotniniftee appoin ted on the tMth ult. reponed, by leave a lull repc.ihng (hem t passed on the -hid dav ol .vpnl, istM, and fixing the roi.i niaiul ol toe marine corps ; and also a ” * rrl>«uhng an act, entitled “ An act for the sate keeping and accommodation ol prisoners <»f \\passed on the bth of July, 1813 l lie Inst of these bills was tw ice read aiul committed, and the sec ud thur r®ad, and ordered to be read ascond (■ a motion ol IMr. ."/tin1 commit lee on the.ju Uciarv were instructed to en tiune into the expedi ney of makm lurthcr provision by law for re- ulating the fees ot Di-tri i Attorneys ot the U States. I lie engihsscd bill making appropriati ons lor the support of the mdihu v cstab he itnnnl Ia« .. . . _ . i , ,, , . V- Jw.'' • me engrossed , . ni;,kmg additional appropriuiions to defray tlie expenees of thearmy and mili tia during tlie late war with (>. iiritain; t he engrossed bill making appropriations or the support ot the nav y ..t u,e U. S. (or 1he \ ear l>sl7, were severally read the third time and passed. 1 lie House then proceeded to consider tlie proposition submitted bv Ylr Ui//i ants a tew days ago, that it 'is expedient to repeal themterualduties. This subject occupied the remainder of die day, in the manner stated be low— hir. Johnson, ot Virginia, commenced tfie debate by an animated argument in support ot the proposition, on the ground Ot tlm entire adequacy of the revenue, from t.ic indirect taxes and other sources, to defray tlie expenses of the govern ment, without the aid of the internal tax es, vvhic a, therefore, and tor their ovvnob p'otionable character, ought to lie repeal Vr,’.;S'rt,'sof Md. entered into an ex amination ol the fiscal part- ot ibis ques Uon, with a \ lew to shew that, it the re port of the committee of tin.nice oil tiie H.nkmgfund should receive the sanction ottne ilouse, these taxes could not be dispensed with. JMr. Cannon, of Ten. followed on the same side of the question, and advocated as connected with the repeal of tlie inter nal taxes, the reduction of ||,e army, " oicli he consulere.i desirable, imlepond eot!y of the question of reducing the .axis necessary to support it. Mi. Vn/fiams, of N. C. spoke at large in support of Ins proposition mi its own me rits, and on the demerits of sonic of the national expenditures, particularly those oil account of the army, which he wished to see iv<jneed, as well because of its mi necc isary extent, as because standing .i i lines are obnoxious to our free iusututi ttons. o.r. \V . replied vvilli some point to the observations made by Mr. Calhoun, on Ins motion t!i«. other day. Mr. (Jnf/ioun, of S. C. spoke in reply to the gentlemen from \ irgmia, Tennessee, and >. Carolina, particularly condemn Hig toe miseasonahlein ss of the hour at Much this question had been {*! i r!"C'e >in',> and shewing the impro ImI-i .i voI acting conclusively on thesuk J**<dat * he present session. This motion was opposed by Mr Can non ir. Sharp at,d Mr. Hardin and sup ported b> Mr Robertson, Mr. Shcftet, Mi. Smith (of Maryland,> and Mr. U" Van0"K «rounds» •indatsoiiic T1,° d'lcstion was at length decided by l*;'* .;,n!j ,,s>:s an‘i*iist postponement, by a majority of about'ill votes. Mr. Uwmh*, of S. C. replied very ful arKun»'‘nts ot gentlemen who • ‘I’P^rteil this resolution, in principle as w. aj m detail; vindicated the reports of the committee of ways and means ; amt i‘ Wed how inconvenient a mo no nt tms was to agitate this question, Mr. W rist,r, of X. If. was also opposed to wh;,t lie termed a wholesale repeal of tlm internal taxes. |jr „ils willil|‘ rc_ d ue the expenditures oftl.e government "* a,,v Practical way; whirl, was a quest i. I on, l,e.,vevv .. that ought to have heenset tate,i°Tt ",e l,r<,*c,lt <l»c»tiou was agi Mr../^/™,, of Va.spoke in reply to Mr. I o" tides and ot liers, faking occasion to express his regret that the question of a red ii ^,0,1 of the army had been connec ted,m d|c debate will, this proposition with which, in Ins view, it was wholly un connected in fact, & o. Mr. Jiot*. of Pa. spoke at considerable length, and with much earnestness, i„ on position to the passage of the resolution on various grounds. The question was loudly called for it being about 4 o'clock, mil the lime e ’re fused a {nation toadjorrn. Mr. Ingham, of Pa. \ioved toainend the resolution, in order to ave future trouble and make it more spe die, so as t<, ^ncei vtlierepraloleaclioffbe internal taxes ; " bnctly. ( 11 is will tying before the If. i separately the quest ion id repealing each Af.er some CQnversst^-., arising from j' Anil the House adjourned. 7 itcsth’if, I'eh. |p Mr. If. Nelson from the committee on tbe' : dioarx, to w hum tlie enquiry ou the subject iJU' been referred, reported that it is iuexpedi, to multiply the new papers in which the •!"' of Congress are published. This report vn,"' greed to. “ a Mr. Nelson from the same committee ported a hill providing an xdditioual cot<u sati.ni to the Circuit .In lg* of the sixth eiiv, 7 which was twice read and committed |0." morrow. ‘ 1 > Air. N'el«on, from the same committee unfavorable report* on the petition of drew iMoorr. 'I.tr«lial of Viiginia, anf, tin* petition of the Crver and Bailiffs «»■ ?* .Supreme Court; which were affirmed K ' House. > 1 • Mr. Condict, from the committee ou the peuditures for the public bnildin-'s ^ report containing estimates of < xpeu.-.V, < Ik- incurred m finishing the public build *' which was read and ordered to lie on t! hie. uu-lr. Mr.Ingham, from rhecommitteeon thep R>mds, reported a bill allowing th~ .)rivp, 'M‘ franking to .lames Mudison during th- lYmTV d.-rot his life, which was tw ice read uu«J u. ''' eel to a :td reading t-> liionow. '‘r’ The Speakerlaid before the House tip port of the .Secretary of the Treasury peti tion of tbe merchants and vessel owner e Richmond District. *J iie report was ,1:i to he on the tabic. The Speaker also communicated a rr„orf . he Rost M iMer C.ciirrat of the nameVTI°V')f lanes ot his cleiks in the year 1KW; o.,i ' to lie on the table. ' The Speakeralso I id Ire fore theHouseal,. ter l min f.ov. RIiiuh r, tmasmitting a ’ New-Hainpshire, lor tbe use of the HousJ C! Keprcseutativcs. *• M . Onwotion of Afr. King nfMas*. thc f0;i,.u mg resrdutioii was adopted ; fb W(-.,/,Thai the committee on Forei—i >> lations be instructed lo report to the j r„,!*' such measures as they mav judge necersar ' to regulate the importation of Phii-iteYof•/' ns. and to countervail the n g.daii,,.,* of jj' tb;!t trade.’' ,,,JUn°US t(J our n, relating INTERNDUTIES. The House then resumed the consider-,, ot the resolution moved bv >: Willi ,. r;>- *'-< l-ginal ent:,' ; v.itt,,'1,! . ";u' non recijir. fi on Air. Inghan. s propose, ’ | tenUy! Ut’1,0 n ,l,!-M',A>< ecdi:igs of y£ Mr.'Root moved t > amend the amondmert sr os t-» coniine then neat Ot the dim on Lj supper. of his proposition. " 4 l,,u ,e"gfhin Mr. Bateman spoke against the rene-.t „r„ duties, and concluded hi< spee.-t, in Ai,Sn\k l> postpone indefinitely the re-oiution posed amendments. 1 Mr. Harrison also insisted on the pronrietv n! postponement, chiclly on the monii.f of ti r liiijiol.ev <>| reducing tin \riny, which p, silionhi.d been c.n-i I, red as connected will that now under consideration. Mr. Hardin spoke pgainst the postponement endeavoring to conviui e the House that thev’ taxes might be rcponlcl without a reduction of the Army, Imtm favor ol reducing the armvit necessary to authorise a rcncal of the , i *i\rs. Mr. M"ild«> spoke at considerable length in opposition to the proposed repeal, argument.. lively, ami on various grounds. Mr. Root and Mr. Robertson next spok* in favour of a repeal of the taxes: tlie for. mer in favour of the immediate repeal and the latter in favour ol a repeal prospective Mr Calhoun and Mr. Lowndes, in short speed:* s, supported the motion to postpone the subject indefinitely. 1 ' Mr. Rilhotirn spoke twice against the post ponement : and Mr. Smith of Aid. iu favor of Mr. Johnson ofVa. and Mr. Randolph aho spoke m favor of the repeal of tiie l ives : and Mr. Smith of Md. again spoke in favor of ilj. postponement. The question was at length taken on inde Unite postponement, ami decided in the 11c-a tive— e For the postponement 50 Against it yj The question then recurred on Mr. Root’s proposed amendment, which he then with tircw. The question was then take#* on Mr Inghammotion, and decided in the ne-a. tive. ° The question having been stated on tlm original revolution, proposed by Mr. Wi liams, a division of tiie uncstioh was’called lor— •md be I ore taking the quest ion thereon,th* House adjourned at a ! *(<■ hour. 1 YitshiHgt-an, Irb. IS. TIIKSEWfE. Accor*, in*; Ut lit* t Itcoiv of our govern tut tit ail toe general iinorcssiotis on that miIijccI, ihc Semite of the Tinted States, wit*ise members arc c!i.>en for six a* .!!.-., slioui*! be flic most permanent. iiml '.wt < .i.ttint'llbie* <»{ tiie brandies of the government. On this ground, liostilitv !,:,s ‘'liter!.tine*! by many ...mil men, as possessing great r power ami being more permanent in it* character limn is consistent yvitb the democratic principles ol ottr government. A few facts o.i this subject will si tew what, in pr e lice,is Hi*.* eliara ter ol this biancli of the govern nient. 1. is well Known, tl;ai fhe Senators are <ui<«ug6<l inlo tlirre classes; ; one of which goes out of office at the end of each Con gress. Ol the class, whose term of service . . ’much next, out our Vi , ie as<,**I *H the Senate oil the -till March next, (Mr. Williams, of Tennes see,; and that one temporarily appointed by the Executive of the State which lie represents. Of those who composed the Senate on the. Till day of March, 1813, L„ir years ago, but /ire will take their seats, as Senators, on the fourth day of next month. From the 4th day of March, 1813, to the i ' 1 March, 1317, inclusive, there will have been flic number of persons which follow in the ofhee of Senator, from the respec tive States, each Slate being entitled To two Represent a lives in the Senate.— 1 here will have been, tor example:—* From New-Hampshire 4 Maryland /> Vermont 4 Virginia o Massachusetts 4 N. Carolina 4 Rhode-Island a S. Carolina 3 Connecticut 3 Georgia 4 ’• ' 4 Tennessee * ,, Jersey 4 Kentucky 7 ennsyrvama 4 Ohio f, Delaware 4 Louisiana i If is presumed, our readers will find in these tacts the evidence of a more fre quent renovation of the Senate, of a more continued rotation in office in that liodr, than any of them w ithout inquiring would have supposed. [AT*/. DARTMOUTH 17s IV EP. s IT V. Fhc new’Hoard of Trustee*, says the l’Osf.11 Daily Advertiser, met lad week at Concord.—They have made spoejfis charges against President IIrown, Pro lessors 8m it ri.Kt.L and Aiiams, and all .lie oltl I ni-tees, except Gov. tin.man . of \ violation of the laws of the date and ac!S, hostile to the interest of the uis’titu t{0’. i hey are cited to appear before board on the 22d instant, to show l* is*e why they ghotild not be removed rom ©nice.