Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-04-05

owner The fact sha be certified 10 the Auditor, who
hall refund the amount from the Literary Fund and
where more than one shall claim such land, the court
NAV settle The rights OF conflicting Claimants Where
the State has acquired title 10 the same lana oy Tor.
fixture in different names, such title is 10 be transferred
n and vested in the frs, purchaser, and il shall not DC
G,io rcsod for any forfeiture aforesaid, and the
cor NAV make an order quoting the title of the pur
chaser: transfers all right of The State in lands West OF
,ho Alechapv omitted OF forfeited for non payment
taxes cue on before the first OF January next TO
onv person who shall have paid oil taxes, &c thereon,
Than those for whose default the same may nave
been forfeited for much such person may have
inst mi. or claim to, legal equitable, held under the
ate prior to the LIST January, 1913, from the time
when he acquired title thereto; and gives the fur
tber time of twelve months TO the parties to obtain
deeds from the clerks for any lands purchased at such
sales.
cu;t Snnerior Courts OF Morgan and Berkeley coun
cs proydes that the court for Morgan shall be held
On The Gin DAYS Of May and October and for Berkeley
ON The 9Th days of April and September, annually.
1G6 An act TO construct new press for the First
Auditors Office aprropfates one huhGrec dollars ior
this purpose.
1G7 An &C, concerning the Preston Academy: di.
reefs that the commissioner of omitted and forfeited
lands Cor the county of Preston shall be required only
to nav into the Treasury of the Stale the amount of taxes
and damages due on each tract of land sold by him. and
pay to the trustees Of said academy
i6s An act reducing the number of trustees of the
New London academy
1863 An act authorize separate election in each oil
the counties of Lewis and Augusta.
40 An act legalzing the appointment of commits
sioners of the revenue in the county oil buckingham
Ill An act directing The Second Auditor TO pay &c
Washington academy the proportion OF Amelia county
of the surplus revenue Of the Literary Fund for $40
lS4l, and 1912.
172 An act TO revive an act incorporating the Great
Falls ma nufacurIng company.
l73 An act TO amend act entitled an act to moor
porae the North Mountain Company for the inanufhc
ure ofiron in the counties of Hardy and Shenandoah
Ia. An act imposing taxes Tor the support OF 20
yernment imposes the same taxes that were imposed
last year. with the following exceptions licences TO sell
foreign and domestic lottery tickets are placed on the
same footing and are taxed therefor one thousand dol
lars each licences TO hawkers and pedars are taxed
hundred dollars; bank stock held by individuals, on
which dividend of not less than Ave per cent is de
clared is taxed eighth Of per cent on every
hundred dollars ofsnch stock the amount to be retain
ed by the cashiers Of the banks and PAID INTO the pub
lie treasury agencies for insurance oihces except the
Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia. TO he taxed one
hundred dollars each; gold watches, tax OF one
dollar on silver or metallic watches, twenty five cents
on pianos under the value Of one hundred dollars one
dollar; of the value of hundred dollars and up
wards, two dollars gold and silver plate over the
value of hundred dollars, one per centum on the
10 An act to amend the act Incorporating the Ere.
dericksburg Union Manufacturing Company, passee
March 18th, 1886.
I7G. An act fixing the school quota for the county o
Marion; directs the Second Auditor to apportlon The
quotas for the counties Of Harrson Monongalia and
Marion upon the basis OF the white ttha0ies IN sait
counties.
III An act extending the jurisdiction OF the Hust
ings Court Of Petersburg.
LIS. An act authorizing the school commissioners o
CHESTERFIELD to pay Louisa Horner for tuition OF poo
children.
l79. An act for printing records of causes in The
| Cont Of Appeals.
$50 An act changing the mode of compensating th'
reporter of the Court of Appeals and for other purposes
The Secretary of the Commonwealth is authorized Il
contract for printing the same The reporter salary
fifteen hundred dollars per annum.
Isl. An act TO authorize n separate election ut the
house of Joseph Joliti the county Of Nlonongalia.
| lS2 An act concerning the banks OF this Common
wealth; suspends until the st OF November next, 81
much of any act subjects the banks to pay ten pc
cent damages and fifteen per cent interest for nonpay
ment of SPECIE and at the pleasure o! the Legislature
so much Of any act prohibits the banks from issuing
notes for less denomination than so, and from re
ceving the bank notes OF foreign banks OF less deno
minaton than Si0 and prohibits the banks froui put
ting in circulation the notes any bank foreign or do
mes.ir of less denomination than 50; but the banks
NAV themselves notes Of the denomination of
and two dollars, not exceeding six per cent on the
whole capital until the st OF January next, the sait
notes To be payable specie demand whenever pre-
scented at the bank branch where issued and fail
ure they liable to penalty Of % per cent damages
recoverable by warrant before justice of the peace
Requires the banks from and after the LIST OF Novembe
next to resume specie payments, but exempts then
from paying specie for any note held by or due to any
other bank or incorporated company with banking pow
ers which does not redeem its notes and pay its de
posites in specie
Prohibits the directors of the banks their branches
from becoming indebted to the banks or branches, a
principal Tor as firms in which director is partner,
| in greater sum than 5000 dollars; and declares tina
president director ofany savings bank or genera
agent of any manufacturing or mining company, shall
be eligible director after the next annual meeting
of the stockholders, except the Exchange and ialle
Banks and the provision applicable To those banks al
So after the election in May, lo43. Prohibits the OH
GERS or directors from voting proxy for any stock
holder in any election Of directors officers, and de
clares that proxy shall be valid which has been exc
cued sixty days before the time of election Provide
that the notes Of the North Western Bank and the aer
chants and Mechanics Bank of Wheeling and their Sc
vcral branches shall hereafter be receivable in pay
ment by the sheris and other collectors OF the public
revenue of all public dues Ia the State, and in discharge
or payment OF trust deeds, executions and other de
mand conformity to the act revving the act OF ~
June 1887, concerning the proceedings executions
tfus; deeds, and other demands in certain cases, in III
counties of Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Tyler, Wood
Jackson, Mason, Cabe Kanawho, Logan, Wayne
Monongula, Preston, Randolph, Marion, Harrison
Lewis, Braxton, Fayette, and Nicholas only.
Requires the Treasurer, whenever the notes of sait
banks shall BE- below par at Richmond, TO notify then
ofthe iac and the banks TO provide that the ba
lance against them at each quarter of the year shall b.
paid in Richmond in other funds of par value with thu
notes ofthe deposite banks in Richmond. Prohibits
the banks while in a state Of suspension from selling o
dsposng Of any draft bill ofexchange called specie
funds, at premium Of more than half Of one pc
cent beyond the cost of such funds 10 the bank Re
quires the banks to keep offering book open TO thu
inspection of the public Directs the bonus heretofore
required 10 be paid by creating additional stock in The
name of the Common wealth for the benefit of thu
fund for internal improvement, shall be paid semi
annually into the Treasury of the Slaie 10 be npplet
in payment of interest the public debt created fol
internal improvement. And the act authorizes the lie
gisu,ure nj any time hereafter TO modify repeal til,
charters of the banks at pleasure.
1S3 An act authorizing a loan to the James Rive
and kanawha Company; authorizes the Treasurer .
the Stale TO issue certificates of stock 10 The said com
mn M 10 the amount of S25 ( for twen