Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-03-19
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


The following communication was received from
the Senate
The Senate have passed The bill. entitled.
To extend the corporate limits OF the Town oil
Dansille IN the County OF Puts, wanna
Changing the time 81 holding the Courts in the
Cnoais Of Roanoke
Incorporating the Trustees Of he Backs5urg Fs-
male Academy;
To authorize separate election in each Of The
eounlies OF Ratpahsnnook, Halifax Faihax and
Amherst;
Incorporating the Newmarket and Buffalo Springs
Inco,po,atig the Roanoke Circulating Library
Company;
Incorporating the Salem and Bent Mountain
Turnpike Company.
They have also passed the following bill with y
mendmeos
An act providing for the payment Of slaves con.
iemn.d to death or transportation;
To amend the act reducing into one the several
acts concerning slaves. free negroes and mnlaloes ;
The enrr,ss,d hill amending the Charter OF the
James River and Ma, a~ha Company, with a rydsi
offered b, Mr.. Dorman, Mas passed AID SEQ, To The
Senate.
Mr. Stephenson called up the bill reducing into
one the several acts pfestr bng the mode OF aseer-
laipiug the tax bic property within The Common
wealh, and for collecting he public revenue" with
the amendments Of the Senate.
S,eral Intellectual enorswero made to Sc, rid Of
,hr bill aud
Mr.. Grgory proposed 10 postpone II indefinitely
with Wv OF printing II. aud submitting IL 10 tho
consideration OF The people.
Questions were taken on several OF the amend
menis; when
On Mr.. MAYS motion. The bill and amendments
Land upon the iabr. aud The Senai-'s amend
mens ordered be printed for The consideration Of
The Hous..
The bill for The "relief Of Levi Biankenship" (re-
Mission Of fne) came up on the second rrad,ng,
" a avn
and beng amended on Mr.. Mays motion. was or
dered 10 be rngrossed.
THE BANK BILL.
Mr.. Venable moved the House to take up the bill
ITO authorize The Banks OF ,hs Common NV aIi 10
issue notes OF the denomination Of one and two dol
lars which moiion prevailed by a vote of ~ To
80. The bill then read. III authorizes the
several chartered banks Of this State issue bills or
notes ct The denomination II one aud two dollars,
10 not les. than two nor more than tour
per eenlnm upon Their respective capitals until tie
lsl Of January lsii 1t also prov DIES, that il an,
such bank shalt fail To pay in specie any note issued
by il in virtue Of this section. when duly presented
Tor payn snl, il shall be lawful Tor the lder of amy
such notes To receive the Gun, thereof, with 25
per cent damages on the same)
The bill was read the first time--gnd n second
time. by reading It's title, whcn SIR. May moved to
amend ii, by adding after the word "payn sn,' the
words 'ai any office branch offhe Bank thich mau
hare issued The same" which va, agreedto.
The question for enerossing the bill was carried
ayes AZ, macs 80, by The following vote:
Arrs-Messrs Soaihall, Cabell McCue, Stuart,
Mitchell, Myers Of Berkeley, Hun,et, Mcmillan
KYLE, Flood, Fox, Cotbn, Coleman, Cardwcl
Broalus, Wilson, Nhtiwouh, Crsfford, Roanr
Carroll Of Graysou, Erskinc, McRae, Gregory
Reynolds, Taylo OF n Georg-, Tayloe of l.. &
r., Beard. Ramey, Hanisun, Massi-. Watts. Eth.
eridqe, Tunsiaii. Tallman, M,chanx, Nenable
Roberts, Le,buIn Cru'eh6eld Fizhush Stephen
son. 6podson, Walker-43.
Nors-Mcssrs. Gi'mer, tSpraker) Carpenter
Jackson OF Btasion and Lewis. Meredith. Haskin.
Thofoburg, Cox, Howell King. Smiih Of e., Guer
rant Bnus. Taylor OF Halifax, Clarke III. Allen
Of H., Lee. Armstrong Smith OF |. OF W. Wright
Fontsne, Ewing. Lipscomb. O,gain, Banks. raylo,
/ 81 Mathews MIidlssrs, Clayton. Evans Myrr,
OF Morgan. Aleshire. ilner. Cnroll OF r., Heath
/ Shpnan. Smith, "f Russell, Quiilep, Conn, Bare,
/ Griever. Prpcc--35.
Aad on Mr.. Hunters motion, the House adjourn
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