The Mortgage or Deed of Trust is a legal document in. which the borrower transfers the title to a third party. (trustee) to hold as security for the lender. When the. loan is paid in full the trustee transfers the title back. to the borrower.
Virginia more responsive to the colonists. In July 1619, England created a legislative body to be. selected by the colonists called the House of Burgesses, similar to the British Parliament, that. would meet once annually at Jamestown a meeting of the House of Burgesses was held in. Jamestown, the first such assembly of a self-representative type of government rule in the. Americas.
I. The Legislative Branch - The Virginia General Assembly The Virginia General Assembly traces its roots to the establishment of the House of Burgesses, with its first session taking place at Jamestown. Once Virginia created the constitution of 1776, the General Assembly was established. This bicameral legislature (two chambers or houses) consisted of a Senate and House of Delegates.