Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-02-22
VIRGINIA. LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
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The House was informed by the Senate
that they had rejected the bills, entitled
An Act authorizing sale Of tract Of
land belonging to the heir Of Joseph Reid,
deceased" " Author zing sale of the
real estate Of John and Nancy McCrery,
Infants :" Relieving sherifs failing to
account for militia fines n certain cases -
and Adding to the name OF Josiah Cow
per the surname of ParSer"-The Senate
also stated that they had passed certain
lawS--the titles or contents of which shall
soon appear in the Sketches of the laas we
have ROW commenced.
An engrossed bill "To provide an accu-
rate Chart for each county, and general
Map of the territory of this Common
wealth." was read 81 time and rejected
Noes u, Ayes 63.
The engrossed bill " More effectuallv to
prevent the circulation = of notes emitted
by unchartered banks" was taken up
and, on the motion of Mr.. Tucker. Ger
tain sections were added by way of ryder
these SO to prohibit the signing, endor--
sing,issuing or receiving in payment, by a
ny person, association or body corporate, of
any note, bill, check or ticket, for a less
sum than one dollar, under the penalty of
being guilty OF misdemeanor, and of sub
icctiug themselves to fine.
The principal struggle was as to the
commencing clause-one side of the
House was for an earlier day-the other,
wished to I'LL the blank with the 18th of No
vember. The principal argument for the
last was, that, however small the considc-
ration which the house was disposed to
give to the unchartered banks themselves,
yet time ought to be allowed TO their
debtors to pay up their debts and to wind
up their transactions with the banks-that
it would be impossible for them to do so
until their next wheat crop could be bro't
to MARKET. Tie blank was finally
filled with the 18th o. November, ayes 76,
noes 74-FThe bill pass then wi Ii the
ryder, ayes 103, noes s..
YESTERDAY, the bill was reported 10 the II. Of
d. by the Committee appointed TO enquire Whist
legislative ought to be SIS to the people of
this Commonwealth, until the Banks shall return to
specie payments.
The LIST Sect Of the billprovides, that in all cas-
es OF debt due on execution, deed of trust, judy
ment, distress, decree or Mortgage, no sale shall
be made" unless the plantfor his agent " shall n
least ten DAYS before such 5ac endorse upon saiie
execution" &c, that ne is " willing to receive in
payment ard discharge thereof such notes or bills
OF chartered banks, OF this the adjoining States or
the District Of Columbia, as usually current and
circulated in that county section Of country where
sO"'; sale or distress may be intended TO be made
Provided, that no one avsils himself this Act,
unless before such sale takes place. he tenders to
the Sheriff, &c. bond with good security for the a.
mount due, payable with legal interest thereon on
or before tine 25th day ofDecember next--aud with
this further proviso,
" That no debtor shall avail himself or The proyi-
slons Of this act. unless he shall have paid or ten.
dered to the plaintiff the costs, dccres OF adudged
asiast him 5y the Court rendering such decree or
srslment, IN the paper OF the banks aforesaid"
This bill was ordered to be eugrosscd--and
printed
Two bills have lust passed the Legislature, Of
the opening Of the river from Rockets to Mayo's
bridge; the other, which permits Mr. r.. Wilson
and others to build bridge over the river at West