Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-03-02
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.

VIRGINIA LEOtoLAA OliG.
Richmond, February 26.
..,orday, the following Resolution
'"bmned by DIR. Hoe Of Prince Will
msoroas il is believed that the interests
a. Commonwealth will be promoted
sbor,ening the sessions OF the General
.ambly. and that this object will be at
mod By chaDgingthe period OF %cOnvenlng
III sessions; Be il therefore Resolv-
That It is expedient to provide by law,
II, General Assembly convene in ses-
.ooo the last Monday in December,
.,o,a OF the time now required by law.
Th;s Resolution was rejected, ayes 80,
noes 81
Abil, 10 amend .ne ac' en',ea' d"
| =, oocerning the Literary Fund, passed
,rh Cd. 1921" was taken up on Mr.
aim. notion: %whereupon, the amend
an, heretofore proposed MIR. Morris Of
Hanover, was or the question put thereup-
On. sgteeG to by the House.
Tine said bill as amended, was in the
GLOWING words:
3. il enacted by the General Assembly,
A,t The Board Of the President and Direc-
ns OF the Literary Flu d, shall hereafter
/. composed OF tue following members
instead of those heretofore appointed by
law, that is to say, the Governor OF this
Commonwealth, the lieutenant governor
and the senior member oil the priyy coun-
ell for The time being, when these othcers
respsctiyely shall be at the Seat OF Gov
.,pneut and able to attend, if the Govern
Or shall be absent from the seat of govern
ne0t or unable to attend, the Lieutenant
nyefuar and the two senior councillors
then being at the seat OF Government and
able 10 attend, shall compose the Board;
flbe Lieutenant Governor be absent from
he seat Of Government or unable TO al
aud, the governor aud the two senior
ruaseIlcrs then being at the seat of Co.
unmsut and able TO attend, shall Com
pose the Board. In all meetings of the
Beard, tue presence OF the Governor or
Lieutenant Governor shall be necessary
for the transactions of business; when the
Governor is present he shall preside, and
in Bis absence the Lieutenant Governor
snail preside, the members of the board
shall be notified ofthe time and place 0l
meeting Tor the transaction OF business,
aal it shall be the duty OF the menbeis
who should preside at the Board when as
.eubled to give this notification.
.aHd be 1t further e"Gctsd. fbst so much
d the niuth section OF the act, entitled
an act TO reduce into one the several acts
SOcerning the Literary Fund" as invests
the President and Directors with the pow
sf al all tines, TO change, alter or dis
pose ot any real or personal estate belong
ing 10 the said Fund, be and the same is
hereby repealed; and no power shall
tenceiogth be deemed vested 10 the Presi-
dent and Directors, in any uanner TO
change, alter or dispose of any real OF
PERSONAL estate of the said Fund, without
The previous assent OF tee Legislature, ex-
Pressed by law,
This act shall commence and be in force
iom and after the passing thereof.
A molten was made by Mr.. Crump Of
Cumberland, that the said bill be mended
By striking out the whole thereof, from the
Sord Assembly" in the first line, aud in
setting a substitute in the following words:
nat SO mech OF any law now d force, as
''sS the Literary Fund 10 the President
end Directors, and constitutes the ssid
fTesldeut aud Directors into a body polite
and corporate, shall be and the same j:
hereby repealed. And all power of the
SAID President and Directors, over the SAID
1and shall henceiorih cease and be forever
determined. Aad all toe rights, titles and
Interests, vested 10 the said President and
directors, by virtue OF any law now in
'OFee, shall hereafter be deemed and taken
'abe absolutely vested in the Common
aeaIlh."
"hereupon, the question being put, was
seeded in The aegative; ayes 10, hoes VA