Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-02-24

licenses wn1 toereaScu from Slb tn 20
the tax % tin and pewter pedlars
was reduced from SEQ TO l0-,he Ii
cense ON exhibitors Of shows WAS IA
creased from S25 TO so.
The blanks being filled, Mr.. Ruthe-
toord submitted the follow wing ryder
DE IL figf.er eaacici. Ths, # any ms.
cbspic. n,siiiner, OF other person. taxable ..
retail merchants under the revenue laws. v-.-
make oath befor the Con.m,,sioner a tt-
revenue twho is hereby empowered TO adm.
mister the samel that his or her average sal,
ger amman, of goods. wares aud ne rchand 4e
or other articles connected with las or he.
line Of business co not exceed the amount +,
sales Of articles Of his or her manufacture ol
mechanical i.bor--sneh person shall onl, %,
tax OF - dol..rs--and II he or -,
when required. shall refuse TO take such cat.
he or she shall be, thereupcn. listed asat,
tail me reliant"
This ryder was rejected, BY vote
Of &c ayes To IS noes.
Mr.. Smith Of X. then rose 10 move
another rydcr-when a motion was
made and carried TO re-cons,der the
vote on the first ryder, moved BY MI
Rutherford.
The first ryder being read, NJ
Smith Of Kanawhs, proposed to ameu4
IL by adding the following:
"Every clock pedlsr shall pay - do
lars IN each county in which he shall trade
This amendment was adopted.
MIR. Prentis moved also the follow
ing amendment
find be 81 further enacted, That any person
who shah put up goods. wares and merchan
disc, ~ public suction. either ia las on n store
house or elsewhere. to the amour, of -
dollars. shall be Considered q ycndue .mas,er
under this act.
This proposition was rejeetcd-and
the House proc To Gil the blank
in Mr.. Rutherfoord's RYDER, with BIO
The tax on clock -pedlars was then fix
ed at 20.
The question was finally taken or
The passage Of The aot, and prevailed
without opposition.
And then the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, FER. IL.
The two most important bills which
have been before the General Assam
bly,, during the present session, were
acted upon by the House Of Delegates.
The Contention Bill was finally act
ed upon, the amendments of the Sc
nate being accepted without any mod.
fcation, so that the bill 10 now the law
of the land. II directs the polls for re
lection or rattle alton to be opened in
April-thc scrutiny Of the poiis TO be
exercised by the Executive-lt dispen-
ses with the Extra Session Of the LIE
.Islaturc, aud saves by this measure
some 40, so, or 60, 600 dollars. It
directs the election of Senators and
Delegates to take place in October
Dcxt-and the first Legislature under
the new Constitution to assemble OH
the lst Monday Of December next
We speak Of the FIRST Legislature, as
II il were morally certain-for, we do
not entertain the slightest doubt OF the
ratification Of the new Constitution.
The Bill. 10 re charter the Bank OF
Frginia and for other purposes, passed
by a majority Of So votes. The Char
ter Is to be renewed for nine years and
a month-that is. il will now run for
twelve years and a month, from Nav
next. Ii is TO pay q bonus of 8 per
cent, amounting to ISL. $50. II is
unnecessary to publish the bal, as vet,
for II Is 10 pass the ordeal Of the Sc
nate Enquirer.
From fhe Richmond Telegraph. Feb 20
On the 10th the House passed the
bllls.-I, Extending indulgence to the
securities of Jerman Baker, deed, late
Treasurer OF the Commonwealth; .,
Allowing copies Of Deeds to be record
ell IN certain cases; 8, Incorporating
4 company to construct turnpike from.
Harpers- Ferry to Smithfield, or some
point near thereto, in the county Of
Jefferson, by way Of Charlestown; !,
Enacting with suudry alterations, The
act to incorporate the Lake Drummond
and Osapea.e Canal Company, passed
by the Legislature of NORTH Caroline
on the LIST day Of Dec. 1899; S, A.
mending the act increasing the powers
Of die Trustees Of the town OF Fall
mouth; 6, Amending the vssious acts
regulating the inspection and maDuiac-
tuTe Of salt in certain counties; z, In.
cooperating the town Of DanyiIle, IN
PIttsylsania; 8, Appropria,ing The
Public Revenue 2, Authorizing the
Lee.bOrg Turnpike Company to ex-
tend their road.
On the !. Ia the following bills pass
ed, Inc cooperating the Bedford and
BotetOurt Turnpike Company; Q. d.
vofciDe Ann RahkiH from her husband
Abncr e. Rankin; ., Concerning Jas
Shepherd. Dominic Benaham and Rich
ard q. yeH,ies; q. Extending The
Charter Of the North Western BauS.
10 the year 1912, with a bonus OF
SlS7 j 5, Allow .ug WIN. stfother
free man Of color, TO femain 10 tie
Commonwealth.