The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-24
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bsen Received g COZ Al
Making, in the aggregate .Sel.7u5 :.
Inc PRESIDENT and Directors, avail;ng tlemscIre
OF tue discretion given them Nv lsw, thought prone
10 subscribe tor - shares in " The Farmers Ran
'"S'as "hei, at solOoa share, amount to .
and to subscribe to the eleven mil.
iioiioan to the government OF the g..
oa n. States, 1000 O
the contingent expenccs OF the ia.
stituton, since the tst of Deeem-
"er 1911, (part oil wich expenccs
were incurred before that tmr,)
amount to .. ie9 L
="
Making, in the aggregate, SeI,42y i.
AL which will more fully appear by reference 1,
the accompanying statement from the Auditor
NuhouSh the funds iii hand were not entirely e.
tua' W ,nese investments; yet, US 'the Paynsenf.
were 10 DC made by fnstalnteH:s, and 1T was in,or
saht that no part vi the funds should be idle, l-i,
receipt has been anticipated to sn,,li ex,ent and
rue result has shewn the propriety OF this sucipa
uo?' The president aud i;rectors were Induced Il
.''se 'he ABOVE Investments, rs well from "a belle
.hat ,hcy would be productive OF profit To tile inst;
tuton, as from disposition adyance objects whose
success was centrally desirable In subscribing Ia
Tue FARMERS Bank, they had - further motive III,
prospect ot procuring from the Legislature reIin.
qu'shment OF the interest of the state ia the profits
upon these shares. Whether this hone will he r.o
hzei, or not, depends upon the General Assemble
IL VIII oe perceived, from the foregoing slaie,ncnt
,h"t the Increase ot the tun, daring the .hysSeaf
has been much greater than in any E,r,ytr xp,r
oehS indeed 'nore than equal two thirds CT the
suns reteiyed from the !atc OF it's establishes ent Ia
.ne Isl OF Dec. 1Sll This happy result is, partly
10 De attributed to the sa!utary law passed at The
isss session, requiring The clerks OF courts smi-a,.
huay, tn return TO the auditor, and deliye., 10 il.
agents liots OF fines, penalties and amerccrncuts
ana the county court magistrates To r.iu,n tn tLt
tl,aIh N . art tl,...t.
nua hsts) statements OF fines imposed out OF court
anu directing all monies us TO tie Literary Fnud
q" or collections by ANY public officer, to be
reeofercd IN the GenerWi Court in a summary way
"ese regulations together with the PATRIOTS VIII
lance OF the agents in the several counties ,yc uro
naoiy brought into the treasury considerable. sn,s
~"'en, oiherw'se, Eight never have been collected
OF might nave remained in the Rockets of ,Ielinnnut
Collectors. gradual increase Of the fund in n 81
'har atio' may confidently be expected in future
years; but the president and directors beo leove n
'e'narA tnat the facility, with which the common
wealth reinquisles it's hts to eschea;ed prouerty
greatly diininishes the revenues of the I;terai,'
'uhu anu IT is believed that cases Frequently occ,.
OF Iauu anu imposition. Would, il not be Dultic
me tu'r-' to require of those, WHO mean to ask
tnis noon, 10 report their the President and
directors OF the Literary Fund, ut leas, twelve
mohtns before application is made to the Ieeisa.
ture thereby enabling the guardians of this fund
claim is founded ~ '-N
In pursuance of the law of the last session. autlo
rising the president and directors 10 DISPOSE of the
T's"t OF raising money by lottery, notification by
means OF newspapers of general circulation WINS
published, that proposals would be received for
Suting the power liz this particular confided to them
source OF regret that no proposal by any idi-
Nuuai or corporation, was made, except the trus
ices oil the Stephensburg Academy for raising three
Thousand dollars, which. at five per centum rthe
terms agreed upon viii! produce only one hundred
and NIFTY dollars 1t is submitted to the Legislature,
whether vt would not he a beneficial change. in the
.Nf Init v,ta 1t
nasement OF commissioners, individual., whose cx-
emption from other public eI1oioya1eut might ena-
pc Them tn devote the proper attention TO this sub
ject, and to whom a small COMPENSATION ,n;.ht h,
given as an indemnity for their trouble to be an.
pointed by the Legislature, the Executive or IN.
PRESIDENT abd Directors of the Literary Fund. as by
law may be prescribed.
This mode has been atopted in our sister s,.t.s
with great success. Whilst it gives confidence In
those who are disposed to adventure in lotteries il
renders their drawing certain since the state can
without difficulty, retain, for it's benefit all the
s!ares OF disposed of. Should il be objected thar
the PGHcy is improper, il may be cred that al.
though lotteries be not allowed in this state il is no.
tor'nus ti,at large sums OF money annually ey.
Peh"e"' ny our citizens, IN the promotion of Lolte-
ries IN The neighbourng states; leaving to us all
their evils, without any ofthe coneomitant adyan
tages.
1t might not be amss (for the purpose Of securing
we epe1esS OF ,se state Lottery now proposedl to in
terdict by law the sale in this conlmonsca Ith of
Lottefy tickets from any other state.
All which Ia respectfully submitted
by order Of the board
JAS. BARBOUR.
Richmond, Dec Ii, 1919.
IeSte, WAI MUNFORD, elk.
On motion of Mr.. Mercer, Ordered. Thar
the said Letter and Report be referred to a
select committee, with leave to REPORT NV
hill, OF otherwise
Iuesday, December 15kh.
IN engrossed bill, g CONCERNING the pa
mnnkey Tribe of Indians was read q
third time :-Sl passed
On motion of Mr.. Scott (of Mononralia y
Ordered, that leave be given to bring in
bill, " to alter and amend an act GIVING
power to the county courts to establish fero
ile'' aud 20 regulate the rates of ferr,iape. :"
oiihdry resolutions of the Committee fo,.
Courts OF Justice, heretofore presented
we're read as follows The COMMITTEES
1DT Courts OF Justice, have, according TO or
GER mao under their consideration, sundry
psii'lons 10 them referred and have come
20 tae following resolutions the reunon -
hesulVed, as the opinion OF the COMMITTEE
that the petition Of Andrew Long. stating
that ne lately owned lands within tI,t. iu,,;S"
dicuon OF Maryland, consisting partlv of
main land or the Potomac river & na,tjv ri
~ isianu IN the said river, and lived in
virginia near the said lands thar bav;n,,
p'aCed MS negroes ON the said Islands tbcV
were employed in his service alternatelv ~
Tue SAID main Land of MARYLAND. ON the
isialid, and in Virginia that he has ,,',,v
'usp0sed OF the said island and the land 80,