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the sum of fifteen pounds twelve shillings and two pence half-penny, to be paid out of the aggregate fund, being the amount of damages on a judgment obtained by the Commonwealth against the said William Griffin for the certificate tax, and by him paid into the treasury.

SECT. 4. This act shall commence and be in force from the passing thereof.

Preamble.

Edward Boo

tion, on behalf

CHAP. CII.

An act for the relief of Edward Booker.

(Passed October 25, 1792.)

SECT. 1. WHEREAS it hath been represented to the present General Assembly, that a certain Edward Booker, of the county of Amelia, became bound as a security for one Millington Roach, as a deputy sheriff under Christopher Hudson, late high sheriff of the said county, and from the default of the said Roach in failing to pay and account with the public for the taxes put into his hands for collection, the said Booker, with John C. Cobbs and William Winston, his securities, are subject to the payment of such deficiency, and in consequence thereof a judgment has been actually obtained against the said Edward Booker, and an execution sued out and levied on his estate. And whereas it hath been also represented that if the Commonwealth's execution is immediately carried into effect, and the property of the said Edward Booker sold for ready money, it will be productive of ruinous consequences to him; and application having been made to this Assembly on behalf of the said Edward Booker for such sale to be made on a reasonable credit, which is adjudged reasonable:

SECT. 2. Be it therefore enacted, That the sheriff of ker's property the said county of Amelia shall be, and he is hereby auunder execu- thorised and required, to cause the property of the said of the Com- Edward Booker by him taken upon the Commonwealth's monwealth, to execution, as aforesaid, to be sold, on or before the fifbe sold on teenth day of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, on a credit of twelve months, and to take bonds of the purchaser or purchasers accordingly, with such security as shall be approved of by William Giles

twelve months

credit.

and John Royall, gentlemen, of the said county, which bonds shall be taken payable to the auditor and his successors, for the use of the Commonwealth, and proceeded on when due, in the same manner as is directed by law in the case of the twelve months repleven bonds.

leased.

SECT. 3. Provided nevertheless, and it is hereby declared His securities to be the true intent and meaning of this act, That nothing not to be reherein contained shall be construed to release the said John C. Cobbs and William Winston, as the securities of the said Edward Booker, until the whole of the said debt with the interest and costs which have accrued thereon, shall be fully satisfied and paid into the public trea

sury.

SECT. 3. This act shall commence and be in force from and after the passing thereof.

CHAP. CIII.

An act for paying the officers of the General
Assembly for their services during the present

session.

(Passed December 28, 1792.)

the General Assembly.

SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That Allowance to the following allowances shall be made to the officers of the officers of the General Assembly for their services during the present session: To the chaplain six pounds per week; to the clerk of the house of delegates, thirty-five pounds per week; to the clerk of the senate, seventeen pounds ten shillings per week; to the clerk of the committees of privileges and elections, and propositions and grievances, ten pounds per week; to the clerk of the committee of religion and the committee of claims, ten pounds per week; to the clerk of the committee for courts of justices, eight pounds per week; to the sergeant at arms to the house of delegates, eight pounds ten shillings per week; to the sergeant at arms of the senate, eight pounds ten shillings per week; to each of the door-keepers of the senate, five pounds per week; to each of the door-keepers of the house of delegates, five pounds per week; to Thomas Nicolson, for printing the journals of the senate, fifty-six

pounds; and to the person who hath cleaned the capitol, the sum of ten pounds. And whereas the revision of the laws by the present session of the General Assembly has occasioned an extraordinary expense to the clerk of the house of delegates, he having been compelled to employ seven assistant clerks, and it will be necessary for him to devote much of his time and attention during the ensuing year, to the preparing of the code for publication, and superintending of the press: Be it therefore enacted, That on account of the said extraordinary expense and service, a further allowance of two hundred pounds be made to the clerk of the house of delegates.

SECT. 2 This act shall commence and be in force from and after the passing thereof.

Holt Richeson

collect the

for 1787.

CHAP. CIV.

An act to empower Holt Richeson to collect and distrain for certain Taxes in the county of King William.

(Passed December 17, 1792.)

SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That empowered to Holt Richeson, in his proper person, or by his deputy, taxes due in upon giving bond with good security, to be approved of King William by the court of the county of King William, to the governor of this Commonwealth, conditioned for the faithful collecting, accounting and paying all arrears of taxes due to this Commonwealth in the county of King William, for the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, shall be, and he is hereby empowered to collect and distrain for all arrears of taxes due to this Commonwealth in the county of King William for the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven; and shall be allowed until the last day of October, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, to complete the collection of the said taxes, and pay the same into the public treasury.

SECT. 2. This act shall commence and be in force from and after the first day of January next.

IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Thursday, the 11th of October, 1792.

THE General Assembly of Virginia, considering it as one among the important privileges of the people, that the doors of the Senate of the United States should be open, when they are exercising their judicial or legislative functions:

Resolved unanimously, That the Senators of this Commonwealth in the Senate of the United States, use their utmost endeavours to procure the admission of the citizens of the United States to hear the debates of their house, whenever they are sitting in their legislative capacity.

Resolved unanimously, That the Senators of this Commonwealth in the Senate of the United States, use their utmost endeavours to procure the admission of the citizens of the United States, whenever the Senate shall be sitting in its judicial capacity.

October the 13th, 1792.-Agreed to by the Senate.

Tuesday, the 18th of December, 1792.

THE house, according to the order of day, resolv- Indiana claim ed itself into a committee of the whole house on the rejected. state of the Commonwealth, to whom was committed the report and resolutions respecting the suit commenced by the Indiana Company in the supreme court of the United States against this Commonwealth, and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Wise reported, that the committee had, according to order, had the said report and resolutions under their consideration, and had made no amendment thereto; and he read the said resolutions in his place, and afterwards delivered them in at the clerk's table, where the same were again twice read, and agreed to by the house, as followeth:

Your committee find on examining the records of the General Assembly, the following resolutions passed by the House of Delegates on the ninth day of June, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine, and agreed to by the Senate on twelfth day of the same month.

"Resolved, That the Commonwealth of Virginia hath "the exclusive right of pre-emption from the Indians, of "all lands within the limits of its own chartered territory, "as declared by the act and constitution of government "in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy"six; that no person or persons whatsoever, have or ever "had a right to purchase lands within the same, from "any Indian nation, except only persons duly authorised "to make such purchases on the public account, formerly "for the use and benefit of the colony, and lately of the "Commonwealth, and that such exclusive right of pre"emption will, and ought to be maintained by this Com"monwealth to the utmost of its power.

"Resolved, That every purchase of lands heretofore "made by the king of Great Britain from any Indian na"tion or nations within the before mentioned territory, "doth and ought to enure forever to and for the use and "benefit of this Commonwealth, and to and for no other "use or purpose whatsoever.

"Resolved therefore, That the deed from the Six Uni"ted Nations of Indians, bearing date the third day of "November, in the year one thousand seven hundred and "sixty-eight, for certain lands between the Allegany "mountains and the river Ohio, above the mouth of the "Little Kanawha creek, to and for the use and benefit "of a certain William Trent, gentleman, in his own right, "and as attorney for sundry persons in the said deed "named, as well as all other deeds which have been or "shall be made, by any Indian or Indians, or by any In"dian nation or nations, for lands within the limits of "the charter and territory of Virginia as aforesaid, to or "for the use or benefit of any private person or persons, "shall be, and the same are hereby declared utterly void, "and of no effect.

"Teste,

"E. RANDOLPH, C. H. D." "June 12th, 1779.-Agreed to by the Senate,

"JOHN BECKLEY, C. S."

From the foregoing resolutions it appears, that the claim of the Indiana Company, has been already decided on by the legislature of this Commonwealth: Your committee are therefore of opinion, that such decision having been made previous to the adoption of the present constitution, and under the former instrument of confedera

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