Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-01-27
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 2l, 1916.

tuat bolN. Referred.
Also, stating their agrecmcnt to the amend
ments oi The Senate, To the bill authorizing
battalion Instead of rcgimen,al mustcrs in Page
County. aud in such other counties as the
com,nandants of regiments may determine.
Also, 10 the amendments of the Senate TO
the btit releasing the COMMONWEALTH right i'm
| the fuCcs Turnpik. aud Cumberland Gap
| Road To the Courts of the counties through
which the Road passes.
The Senate took up the bill. with the amend
ncnt Yesterday reported by Mr.. Voolfolk
authorizing the tnusicr of money or property
| held ia trust within the Commonwealth. to
such 'rusiecsos shall b. appointed 10y the courts
oi other States to receive the same.
Mr.. Thompson ot A., explained the chamc-
Ter 81 the amendment, which was adopted
and the bill MAS then passed
On motion ol Mr. Wiley, the Senate adiour-
ned.
RICHMOND & OHIO Raj. ROAD.
! The bill ior the incorporation of the Rich
mond X Ohio Rail Road occupied the greater
part OF thc sitting;
! Mr. Bocock offered several amendments To
different sections of the bill. which were a
! dopted, partly with the consent of Mr.. Lyons,
! the patron. lie then offered To amend fur
Their, by striking out all after the word same"
IN the following section, all insert an amend
mont which follows
10. The said company shall proceed with
all reasonable despatch in making the surveys
/ TO determine the location of the route Of the
said road. and shall within two wears from the
passage oil this act, complete the same, and
actually enter upon the construction of said
road, aud have placed under contract not less
than eighty miles of said road, and com plcte
amt put IN operation after the expiration of
three years from the passage of this act, not
less than fifty miles annually az tt, .s.,na nm
der penalty OF the forfeiture OF any portion Of
the same which may no, have been commcnc-
ed; which forfeiture il declared tn h. abso
lutte and complete from the time that the con-
diions oi this section shall fail TO bc compli.
ed with
Upon failure TO comply with the require
mcn's OF this section. it shall be lawful for
the Geneui Assembly in Its discretion To pass
an act, declaring the charter of said company
forfeited, and making provisions for the sale
oil all their property upon fair and proper
terms. And distribution of the proceeds of
said sale among the stockholders according
to their respective interests. But such sale
shall not b. required To take place under
years from the passage OF such act, during
which time said company may sell any part
OF their property by private contract"
The amendment was discussed by Mcssrs
Lyons and Bocock, after which the vote was
taken and ncsulted-aycs 20. noes 10. So the
amendment fell. aud the section remained i'm
It's original form.
MIR. Drnison moved to amend the bill, by
striking out the 9th section, which is as fol
/ lows.
80. The capital stock of the said company
shall be- exempt from taxation. nor shall anv
tax b. imposed upon the dividends of the said
company arising out of the income of the said
railroad, unless the nett income of the said
road shall exceed six per cent per aDnum, in
which case the dividends arising from the
profits oi The company may b. subject To the
same taxation a. shall he at the time imposed
on the dividends Of other companies: Prori.
dod' That the property of the said company
other than the said railroad and its branches,
I shall be subjcctto taxation: aud propided al
so, That the thirty fifth section of the said gen
erdl act hcrcinbciore cited. passed March elcv-
enth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty
seven, shall be inopcmtiveas TO the corpora
/ ton hereby created
/ This proposition excited an earnest aud
warm debate between Mcssrs. Dcnison aud
I Lyons-thc former in favor of, the latter in
/ opposition to, the amendment
/ The vote being taken. the amendment was
lost by decided majority
/ The bill was then ordered TO it's engross-
mcut.
On Mr.. Tunstall's motion, the House adj
journed
HOUSE OF DELEG ATES.
WEDNESDAY, Jan'y u, 40
Mr.. Lee, from Committee of Roads and In
trrnal Navigation, reported a bill providing
for the acquisition uf materials for the repair
of tlc Cumberland Road in Virginia.
Also, bill for DE relief of the Richmond
and Petersburg Rad Road Company.
The committee on Militia reported adverse
ls To al. ~
OF the Mouongalia Blues and OF a large mum.
Der ot the citizens of Monongalia, Tor law
granting said Company suitable tents and camp
7 cqnlpagc.
On motion Of Mr.. Gold, Resolved. That the
Committee on Propositions aud Grievances,
inquire into the Expediepcy of reporting
a bill directing an extra number of copies
of the Acts OF tho General Assembly TO be
sent TO each county. To h. sold by the Clerk Of
the county court at fair price, and after dc
Quoting reasonable commission for his trou-
BILE. TO pay tho balance into the Treasury.
On motion Of Mr.. Hall of TAYLOR, Resolved.
That the committee of Finance inquire into
the expedicncy Of more clearly defining the
/ powers OF the county courts in granting icen-
ses Tor Keepers of Ordinances
PETITIONS.
by MIR. Edgington-M Memorial from North
Il Western Nifgiuia against any cliancr iu ter
minus OF Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad.
By Mi Turner Petition from ciiizrns ol
Jefferson aud Clarke counties. fora charter TO
construct a Railroad from Little's Falls ON the
Shenandoah River in Jefferson. TO intcrsect
the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad at the Old
Furnace ~ said couuty-with copditious to
stop AZ. or lntcrsect the Winchester aud Poto.
mac Railroad 81 ~ near kcycs' Switch.
Bills PASSED.
n blii to authorize the hackingof warrants.
a .bal authorizing a separate election II the
hetisc 81 Boston KowoD, in the county Of
Mouroc
A bali To explain and amend The 9Th anil
i so setiions ui he ac. passed i7tli February.
q $50 eSiabli~Iinga System Of Free Schools Ia
f. Norfolk county.
Abill authorizing the Committee Of Finance
To appoint separate Clerk.
Il a bill changing the punishment Of free ne.
% srocs and mulatiocs for certain Offences