Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-17
LEGISLATURES OF VIRGINIA.
EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE
OF DELEGATES.

EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE
OF DELEGATES.
Monday, Feb. IA motion was made
by Mr.. Morris of Wood, that leave be
gwen TO bring in "a bin, -" 10 amend the
several acts for arranging The counties
INTO districts for the election of senators.
and for eqnallzing the land tax, and the
question being put ihereupon, was de-
ierminCd III the negative.
A communication from the Senate stat.
ed that they had passed the bills" AL
'ering the time OF holding the inferior
courts OF Lunenburg and Lee counties
= Divorcng Barbara W. Pelius from
Hugh Nj. Peitus, her husband"-" To
amend an ACT authorizing the sale of
The Ciebe belonging 10 the parish of
bru'on IN The county of York - To
an'herize the appointment of commits
slonpr 10 meet commissioner or COM
nlSsioners, TO be appointed by the Gov.
ern"r OF heh'ucky, 20 deierntne on the
point where contemplated road shall
cross the dividing liue between lie Two
states Of Virginia and Ky and Tor other
purposes Also, viii amendments. the
bills" To amend an act. entitled. An
act farther 10 amend and explain the act.
entitled, an act foF arranging The counties
I'M" districts for the election OF Senators.
ana Tor cquaiHng Inc land tax''-apd.
o amend The aci, 10 provide for The
CORRECTION OF lDc arrears OF the common
"eai,i's revtuav due prior TO Jan. 1870"
Ahu Iuey icVc also agreed TO the amend
meni pr"posed by iis House OF Delegates
TO tho 81 amsndment proposed by the
SenAir "a the Mi, eniiiled, ian act TO a.
mead aH oct, eniuled, an act TO reduce
inio Que tn act, new IN force 10 prevent
Inc des'ru, ~ton Of oysters within this
commonVe aili." passed 10Th Feb. 1919.
mo ohl 'o' arranging the counties into See
gi y, ! !a i &c. was, on Ma Ma
S"i = "'o'ion, iaid on tie tsble.-The r..
"a,h'hs amendments were agreed IN
w M'Her, IRON The Committee IF Fl.
nance presented seven financial b;IIs
growing nui ot their Repsrt.
lump, from the comm ittee tn
%"''l, was referred communication from
me treasurer OF ilis commonwealth
presented the following report, which uas
t"rce read and agreed 10 90
com,nun;,a'; zee 10 whom was referred the
t1U co., of the Treasurer. informi"'.
Tue House, thai IN general n,,.,; inIoIining
,"V murders OF the Bank OF Viroinia I 80 ~
,n,o ~. ioi me right, in behalf OF the stale 70
deut,s sa,e proposition to reduce the Presi
; salary, and on all questions toucsin- ,b
,p'eItstS OF The Bank, in the same ,nan, .s tus
bnide OF directors and that the stocL
on Tia, o. . "Stu 10 receive and record his vote
any previous or COllaIa raj uuas,;o,
-; @ me same, have ACCORDING IN ordor
80 IaEe ~ the subject deliberate examination 90
report: "O'"'' 'he following Il
cri,;oaT committee have given candid and
..,cdi examination 10 the 5th and s,b Sao,; .' L
- ,ue ACT, incorporating the Bank nj V;,a;oi /
r. "u'Cn' 'ne questions growing Ont ot The
dec;SI communication mus be excIns;veiv
~ ~ Clueu. he 9th SectlOu geservos ~ ~ H.
ieasnrer, on behalf of the s;a,e 10 'he
,JteS eqnai TO the greatest Number of go
'i,ara sndi DE given on any three thonsand
,njJsr,s "tiu ny Tue greatest number of stock
IN The election of Ditectots M; IL
,ecion, II may be observed sscnro ih t
-",, "Hnn1Yn"eaIth vote which is suficien, IN IL
$3.50 0i Tue appointment of the Directors . .rd M
md 90 ~ ~ IeIy s2leIy upon that prepopderance III
h ~" 9n Ihe eX-offlcIo Director il, the nsrson If
I've ne treasurer, tor all the power v.pich 10 Ua
ivy 'oIl eAeTclse over the interior operations nf
nv raa', MS IS NOT power, dependant IN
,o n ,eopert upou the stock held by the Com-
10y, ediln since II cannot be asserted tbstit
sonlI be either impaired Inv Tho ,i;n,; ,nai =,
interest. W heF original
!, ne ne Slh Section establishes the rat,okvwbic
- :. SlochhofdeTs, except the state sLaily 80 -
eneTa' meeting; ard provides th., no 1919 W
~ neIS3Ip, or bodies JoIitic excen, ,hc
ave. sbaii have greater numLer NJ -. 'H ~
co. ~ Ilght' tban thirty. Here il will he
.ca,,, ~ lhe state" as snch is exptsssIv
HcePted from the operation of ,be r"RRa sshJ "
.n'"tiUH contained III this Section aud H., % Nt
~, OF the charter is the Treasurer feco,,,',mG
I"e representative of the Cow,non,te,jss's
Dch' But the exception here. agai"s, ,J,e
w ., ~ cOnpled With right on the hart, iii
'u'es pobtc, TO be Represented nv = ,r ~ or
10 as 'he state has Appropriated sII ba P,yHS
=, nc ne Oo"ies polite styled the p,,s,dcnt
W Difectsis Of the Literary Fu,id 800 ,bs
49, Loe"i apd Directors OF the Board Of pnLIie
oIks there car b. no donbt Isnd !, ~ "ot
~ maj The stockholders have srnrs.sed
represented by proxy of tboss r c,',,' "a"
~ ne committee deem il exsed,s,., ,o
;;lshale by law, the Treasurr, f,,r ~ ,'cne
w 10 act as the proxy of fbe corna,s,,o'.. a
d 49,. 10 !" all generaImeeiings Of tbe s,0CE.
Sesoired, therefore, As the opiuio, If Mi.
"m''tCe' 'hat u IS expedient 10 arnoir, by
t"t FHa.uTer for The tine beinI -, ,bs
ny oi he Board fPnbic Works ard NJ he
. .,I and Directors ofiht iicrsrv Pnnd.
:" genera meetings Of the stockL,lder.
All eFgross"d bill " concernIno ,be in.
'clon tobacco III Qusnljto Ware.
F' IN lie county Of Prince v iliam."
: 'ahen up aud REJECTED.
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