Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-02-26
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
Tuesday,, Feb. 90.

Tuesday, Feb. 90.
The house was informed by the
senate that they had rejected the
bills, entitled 8 an act authorising q
sale of a tract of land belonging to
the heir Of Joseph Reid. deceased )"
:. authorising a sale of the real es-
tate of John and Nancy MeCrery.
Infants )" i" relieving sheriifs fail
ing to account for militia fines ID
certain eases = and : adding to the
name of Josiah Cowper the sur
name of Parker'-The senate also
stated that they had passed certain
Ilaws-the titles or contents OF which
shall soon appear in the sketches OF
the laws we have now commenced.
An engrossed bill s. to provide an
accurate chart for each county. and
a general map of the territory of
this commonwealth" was read .
third time and rcjected-NOes ~.
lAyes, 63.
The engrossed bill {" mere effec-
tually to prevent the circulation of
notes emitted by nnrhartered baRks,"
wss taken upland. on the motion
of MIR. Tucker, certain sections
we're added by way of ryder-there
20 to prohibit the signing. endors-
ing, issuing or receiving in payment,
| by any person, association or body
corporate, Of any note. bill, check
or ticket, for less sum than one
Idoliar, under the penalty of being
guilty Of . misdemeanov, and of SUB
/. jecting themselves to fine.
The principle struggle was as to
the commencing clause--one side OF
Ehe house was for an earlier day
the other, wished to ill The blank
with the 18Th of November. The
principal argument for the last was,
THAT. however small the considera,
.Ition which the house was disposed
ito give TO the unchArtered BANKS
themselves, yet tine ought TO be
Isllowed 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 mex; wheat crop could
be brought TO market. The blank
was fiaa!'y FLIED with the 18th OF
November, ayes rs. noes 74-i'he
bill passed then with the ryder, ayes
f03, noes So.
Yesterday, the bill was reported
Ito the house Of delegates by the
yeommittee appointed to enquire what
Legislative relief ought TO be given
to the people of this commonwealth,
until lae banks shall return to specie
payments.
TIE first section Of tie bill pro
yides. +" that in a.! cases OF debt due
on execution, deed of trust. judg
ment, distress, decree Or mortgage,
40 sale sAalI be made" unless the
plaintiff or his agent. "shaIl at least
ten days before such sale, endorse
upon said executions" &c. that be IS
:. willing to receive in payment and
discharge thereof, such notes or
loills OF chartered banks, of this or
the adjoining states or the District
| Of Columbia. IS are usually current
land circulated ia that county or sec
lion Of the country where such sale
or distress may be intended' to be
l,nade-s royided, that no ore avsils
Inimself of this act, unless, before
such sale takes place, he tenders to
The sheriff, &c. bond with good Sc
eulity for the amount cue, payable
with the legal interest thereon on
OF before the , 18th day of Dee. next
land with this further proviso.
"Jhat no debtor shall avail him
self of the provisions of this act.
lunIess he shall have paid or tender
ed 10 the plaintiff the costs. decreed
ior adjudged against him by the cour'
rendering such decree or argument
lin The paper of The banks afore-
said"
This bill was ordered to be en-
,Igrossed-and printed.