Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-08
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


TUESDAY,, Aprh 8.
communication was received from the Senate
stating that they had passed the bils-I Concerning
tue Io:hcrs OF the COun,v Court OF Nansemond and
Tor ober rurposes-2 To revive the inspector, Of
tobacco at Andersons warehouse In the town of RAIDS
Vhe' ana az Wmbish's warehouse in the town oil Ban
iset-S Dvorciog Alexander w. Mills from bi, wife
Enzib,i tn L. To change the hues c ween the coun.
Iues of Greenbrer and Fayeue-5 To amer d the ac,
emitted an act 10 amend the act nn,led an &c,
money oy way 6! lottery Tor certain poses
m-uuoned. passed March 7ih, 1926, ADD to appoin,
commissioners to locate the road in said acl
ra''sd F.b. 2S.t, 1928, aid fer Other purpose,- g
provdng method ior akng partition cf real e. ia
held In ypint tenancy, tenancy in common or C. parce
nary. where zone OF the parties Inter SEED are k,own
and heir shares ascertain ard Others o. the parties
UNKNOWN or 'heir shares are not asceriainable-7
amend az act entitled, act providing for the
ZION oil bridge across the Appoua,ox river at the
town Ct Pc ers,urg-and, s. To establish Wal, r
S'ree' IN the town OF Portsmouth And that they ha
also passed, tc,h dmendnients.-1 An act to ame nd
an act en'ied an act TO amend and reduce Into one
aet me several acts nos in toree fer regulating the in
specuon oil n'ur, Indian meal aud bread-2. An ac,
to amend an act ei titled, act reducing into o,u the
several acts concerning Pilots, and regulating their
fse' passed Feb. 10th, lSl9-And g. An act to i,cor
porate the Lynehburg and New River rail road com
pany And, that they had rejected he bill, 10 prevent,
me Directors OF turnpike companies being contractors
for the construction of such turn,ke Or 49, 49,,
thereof. ' P'''
Mr.. Williams OF Shentn5oah from The Committee O.,
"eheral Lave, Immediately repor ed the last Ills re
.u1neu rom me Senate with'amendpeuts and recon-
mending concurrence in all those anne ndmens
Inc House then took the question on agreeing 10
we amendments proposed to the New River railroad
| OH, which were agreed TO without opposition.
Inc amendments prop ID to the Pilot Bill were al
so taken and the amendments were tur her amend.
led, on motion OF Mr.. Maxwell, so as expressly to ex
,ne same rates Of piloage to foreign as to Ameri-
The amendments OF the Senate 10 the Iaspsctiou
Lao were agreed to. (Mr. Miller of Poyhatan, pro.
testing against the amendment proposed for striking on,
the hrst section which chan, ed the mod. NJ anno;nt
ing the inspector of flour in The City OF Richmond
r. M stated, however, that he ,a.i,i I'd the other
branch OF the Legislature would not re,.de from bair
amendment, aud that he should therefore be eomp,I.d
10 take what remained Of the bill rather than io,e all
"a nan ioaf rather than none, and that he would
us' 10 The next Legislature for adopting the provision
sent bill. " ~
On MIR. Lawson's motion, the report of the committee
~ Claims was taken up, rejecting the ne ,ton of Alfred
beckley, who prayed to bs discharged from the paw
ment oil S2iI SO damages upon land owned by him
anu returned delinquent for non payment of tax s
hUer an ineffectuai motion Of Mr.. Lawson 10 reverse
The deci'ion OF the committee the report was agr
An engrossed bill-to amend the law in relation to
Commissioner. Of the Rerenue-gas read A third lime
and rejected by 46 to ~.
A bill regulating the commissions of .heriff, and
o'er oieers, WIN the amendment proposed to il, was
taken up on MIR. Br,doax's motion.
The original bill was as follow
- ne n enacted 6y the General Assembly, That
Cofoners, aud Serseants, shall her. after be
ehed 10 demand and receive for proce edjng TO sell
on any execution, awarded on a forfeited or,bcominy
OF delivery bond IL the property be actually Sid or
he seo' pa'u, commission OF tive ard half per cent
o 'e amount therco aud no OIL conn ison fe O. OF
reward, except for the expense il any, of removipp
aho keep ng tie property taken. And for the better
unee"on oil such officers, the clerk shall also endor
upon svery such execution, that il was "atparaed on
a forfeited forthcoming bond"
MT BTodnax had formerly submitted new ,ectons
"hieh were now amended on successive motions SO as
t. read as fOl.ows
Be it enacted. Tha if the owner of auv goods O,
enste,s included IN any forthcoming or delivery
bond shall fail 10 deliver the same according IN ,be
condition OF the bond, to pay the money in
he condition ofthe bond, she i'll or other no
may nave taken the said forthcoming bond shall
to The office OF the Clerk OF the Court from whence
me execution issued, with his return endorsed
'he same had teen forfeited and that DO part or that
some sPec!hed part, as the may b., Of the sum
included In SUCH forthcoming bond, had been maid.
which forthcoming bond, returned shall have The
tree OF ajudgmeRi; and mme diaely after the term
OIL he Court alter the forthcoming bond has zen thus
returned which rendered the gna udg me nt shall
have passed. IL shall be lawful for the clerk of the
Ion' where such bond shall be lodg 3D. on the order
othe PAINFUL or his attorney, to issue for the
appearing TO be due thereon by the return Of
me OH ger as afo aid with interest and CO. t. ard I'M
on such execution, the sheriff. or other officer ehail
no' take any security whatever; and for his better di-
me ceik sh all endorse up every execution
mus Issued 'hit no security G anu kind is to be ta6e
Froo!ded' however, That the obgors, or any obi
gor IN any such forthcoming bond, may at any time
oeiore ne return oil any execution, issued, as last
aor sad having given reasonable notice flo he
adIudged OF by the Court1 move the Court flo the Of
nee oil "hch the SAID forthcoming bond and execution
sha De returnedJ TO quash the same, i'm whole or TO
order any credit in part TO be allowed thereon; which
Court shall adudge such motion according TO the
right oil the case, and OF which Judgment the Sheriff
or oher oicer, having such execution shall be cons
uered as duly notified, by the delivery TO him of
transcript thereof, by any such oblgor his attorney
or agent or by the clerk of the court Prouided That
hong In this act contained, shall be so construed as
10 impair the right Of the obigor, in said forthcoming
oonu or any oil them from moving TO uuash the same
OF any cause Tor which the would now be ouash-
m nf -...t-
wealth, shall have jurisdiction TO relieve apv oblioor
In any such forthcoming bond, unless it shall appear TO
such Court that the complainant could not have OBJ
ihed proper relief by application TO the Court of
Law 10 quash as aforesaid find propided That writs
error or suPersedeas may hereafter be granted TO
me judgment oil any Court, quasbiDg an execution or
ordering any credit TO be endorsed thereon under the
provisions oil This act or overrung such motion i'm the
same manner, on the terms and to operate the
same consequences in of writs Of error or s,
persedeas allowed by law, to any other final udg men
oil an inferior Court 'o"
= All acts or parts OF acts coming within the p,rview
oil this act shall be, and the same are hereby
o. MS act shall commence and be in force from and
alter the first day of January next.
upon taking the question this amendment II was
carried-ayes 103 noes IL.
The question then came on upon tho Ums f,r ma,
ing the bill into operatioD.-Ths motion TO fill il with
Inc hrst OF Narcb, was lost--ayes 81 noe, 60 "a
'ong debate eDsued upon the time, aud il turned
Principally upon he point VIII ajher they would make
ne experiment oil the law during the present yea- or
pu IL mo me power oil the next Legislature 10 reneal
nS "a" ana prevent its going into operation at ALL
WINE THIS discussion wig going on, M. Williams
OF Harrson, moved The indefinite of the
bil-and MIR. Hart called for the ayes and noes. The