Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-04-13
FREDA Y,
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
SKETCH OF THE ACTS


Passed by the General Assembly Of Virginia, at the Janu
arg Session in 1888 [CoScLuDED]
1876 An act TO authorize survey Of road across the
Calf Pasture mountain.
1877. An &C, to incorporate the Marshall Academy in
the county Of Cabell.
1913. An act establishing the county Of Roanoke.
l99. An act to provide for the construction OF road
from SIN .th Courthouse 10 the Plaster Banks
200. An act concerning the Richmond and Petersburg
railroad.
20l. An act concerning the commissioner OF Inc re'e
nue. Of the county Of Frederick.
202 An extending the time for receiving suoscrp
tons to the stock of the Falmouth and Alexandra rail-
road company, and directing subscription i"l 'litI
hbs of their capital by the Board OF Public WORKS. al
lows them Two years longer to receive subscriPons
203 An act to authorize the school commissioners oil
sHiddlesex county to expend sum of money in esta
blishing district schools in the said county :.
204. An act concerning public roads; provides tnat
such counties as have adopted and subsequently os-
pensed with the general act concerning ROADS ana he
acts amending the same passed in 1895 and 1887 and are
thereby subject TO the operation OF the provisions OF he
Of 1919 shall also be subject to the acs aiTnoinK
the said &C! of 1872 which passed prior to the act OF
1885 auhorses the courts Of the counties winch nave
adopted III. act of 1885 to dispense with The appoint
of commissioners of roads, as provided oy SAID ac
and 10 retIin the mode OF appointing reviewers, as pre-
scrbed in the act Of 1875 enables the surveyors OF roads
by voluntary agreement to obtain the use o Inc neces
sary leans and ltmenls for working on their pre-
pose the value Of the articles thus procured to be a'ce
tanned as heretofore.
2O5. An &C, changing the time OF holding the Circuit
Superior Court of Charlotte county, 10 the 10th days oil
April and September.
2O6 An act to increase the capital stock Of the Roam
oke navigation company and for other purposes; inc
stock 10 be increased 10 extent not exceeding Sooo
900, md if taken to be applied TO improve Tie han"He
river between CASTOR and the confluence OF the Dan
and Saunion rivers; the Dan river TO Danvle ana lhe
Ia IanIS
the power to require the company TO extend their I'm
proements 10 Weldon. ,
2J7 An act concerning the Judge Of the sixteenth
circuit in the eighth Judicial district; authorizes the
Judge to omit the Spring terms OF his court 'nr inns ye
in The counties of Monroe, Mercer, Giles and Montgo
merry, but requires him to hold special term Tor the
county of Giles on the 4h OF May
2OS An act suspend the act increasing The banking
capital of this Common wealth. suspends so much OF mat
act as relates to the Bank of Virginia, the Farmers BANK
and the Bank OF the Valley and their branches until st
April 1885, and authorizes the treasurer to continue 'he
loans of the surplus OF the United states u"
said banks at five per cent interest
2O9 An act authorizing loan on behalf of Inc o'a'e
10 The Portsmouth and Roanoke railroad Company.
oIO An act 10 provide for the establishment vi Inc
VIRGINIA ASYLUM for the education Of the deaf and DUMP
and of the blind establishes il size 10 be selected
by Joint resolution of the legislature. under Inc govern
ment of seven visitors 10 be annually appointed ny inc
President and Directors of the Literary Fund lhere
o'"' $780,
70, the blind the duty Of appointing professors erect
nr the buildings and prescribing regulations inr It's GO
yenment entrusted to the visitors lhere are u oe
maintained and educated at the public expense oil the
Institution. such poor and destitute deal nu'es ano ou
as are unable pay for he same TO be selected
ty the VISITORS having regard to the claims OF every
part of the State and such other deal and blind persons
whether from the State sewhere, may be sent at
individual Stale expense The act hpProPr'ates no'
exceeding $50 900 for the cite and buildings and an an
IN
gil An act incorporating The Moorhrd and Allegheny
turnpke company to construct road from Mo0rhe ID 10
inersect the North western road IN the Allegheny noun
tans on the location made by the State engineer; the
Board If Public Works 10 subscribe for 2lO shares oil Inc
stock Of said company.
2I2 An act to prevent the carrying OF concealed wea-
pons provides that if any person shall babualy or ge
neraIy keep or carry about bis person any concealed
pistol dirk bowie knife, other weapon OF Inc ike
kind from the use of which dea night probably ensue.
he shall be fined not less than 50, than $500,
or be imprisoned in the common jail not less than one
nor more than six months al the discretion oil the Jury
in each instance and moley OF the fine 10 be given 10
The person who voluntarily institutes the cuon;
and in all examinations in the county or corporation
courts for murder felony by SHOOTING stabblng main
inp cutting or woundng, if appear that The act was
committed by any such weapon, The court snail eate Inc
fact and if the accused be acquitted or discharged II
shall be no bar to indictment tor Inc ohence IN Inc
spoeror court if found in year thereafter; and 1t
the accused be found guilty Of the murder or felony.
but guilty of carrying the concealed weapon, the court
NAV fine him therefor, and pronounce Judgment as IN
cases of misdemeano The act takes effect on the hrst
day Of June.
half of the State 10 the stock of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad company; requires the Bnard ct fuoc works
70 subscribe to the amount OF one million, hity eight
thousand four hundred and twenty dollars, being two.
hs Of the estimated cost of constructing the saia road
,hrouob The territory Of Virginia. between arpers Fer
~ and Cumberland in Maryland. the money, however,
moi 10 be maid till six months after they shall have certl-
fed to said board that the road through this State 10 he
city of Wheeling has been completed and in operation
with single track; provided aso the city OF wheeling
and The county of Ohio shall have subscribed another
;IIon If dollars to said work; allows the company I'm.
iii the 4h of July lS43 for the completion OF that poF'
lion of the road within the State.
oI4 An &C, exemp,ing 6emen from serving on Jures;
eremp,s members OF fire companies in Richmond and
Portsmouth from serving on juries in civil cases
DIS An act Incorporating the Virginia mining ana
manufacturing company
ol6 An act to amend the act, entitled, an act to esa
bljsh the town Of Lovettsville
or An net TO incorporate the Lewsburg lyceum.
2IS An act concerning the banks OF this Common
wealth. and for other purposes snsPends untl ISL Of
Drill 1882 much Of any existing act as subjects any
hank 10 forfeiture Of charter and to damages tor iang
nav snece and RENTS the penalty if heretofore incurred
eorres the treasurer receive the notes OF said banks
for taxes and 10 make the public dePosltes in the bans
Of VIrpinia and Farmers Bank as heretotare anino
r;zes The banks to declare dividends not exceeding
three per cent previous the LIST Of August next bu
nrohibs the declaration of any dividend thereatle
during the suspension Of specie payment Requires tn
banks to regulate their loans and discounts as that I'M
amount of their outstanding debt on the LIST January
1890 shall not exceed the said amount on the ISL Janu
ary 1885, requires them also to furn sh the Executive
once in every Two months, and annually on the LIST Mon
d,v in December statement of their condition for pub
Iica,ion and the of each denomination OF notes
in circulation. Allows the banks 10 issue notes OF INT
Denomination of one and two dollars 10 amount no
less than two nor more than four per centum upon hei
respective capitals until LIST Of April, 1889; authority
beinp given to any clerk or other officer Of the bank
who may be appointed for that purpose BY the board
directors to sign such notes. the same 10 De as
mon the bank as if signed by the President and Cashier
such notes to be redeemabe in specie or upon failure
the amount 10 be recoverable with twenty five per cen
damages by warrant before magistrate; the power thu