Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-01-05
RESOLUTIONS
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

TepnU. Dee. %. 1915.
The following ensfossea bill read ihIfd Tine
aud passed;
.lbll pfobtuiag refsens ioeresled in the profits of
The Office Of sbcfH inm practising attorney M the
County IN Nhich they shall lee 50 Interested
"A bdl requiring ihe purchase oil lal and improve,
ncns adjnmsing lhe Pulle Warehouse, IA the ely Of
X emond,' sud
THIS bill vas explained by Mr. niaaGu and sustain.
ede him and Mr. BmHp. d Ahenade Tue same
al passed lasl wear With the difference thai the Giver-
aH Mas auihursei TO purchase HE ni. Inns he de
choed ndu, IN consequence al his intention 10 orae The
Irupfely, he did 10 he late Message. OF Separating
the sla lram az eancdra Tie sInrane and inspection
al tobacen. Bgi Mr.. Bmadus stated that the suags.
19as of the e1rema had hfen frlefel IL The appfqp
axe nltieo, aud decided uniayafahly. IhCrr-
fofe II had beea deemed prIor Ia epass The bill
requiring the Executive 10 make The purchase The
ll IS one i3uTh Of tquatr, The other thee iauths Ut
which is occupied by 'he Public Nsfrhousr aud lnf the
saely and clnSouielra of the Warehouse It VAS u5si
proper that tiie purchase shudld be male.
bin, rcpAred adversely IL The priiiiun IL Members
:" he Bar Of the town ul l.ynchDuig. 5r compensation
la the Sergeant OF said Dwa, fir eAta services.
bill 'ineprp'nn2 Tho Preston Navigation Com,
pany br improving heat RIVER
Ihe bli "pfuhhiilng Jbint stock companies in which
The stie Is lnieTes ed, rlu contracting debts beyond
aseif available means" was read third tirne
hf. Lyons opposed the bill The grounds that II il
1ecano law. no company could repair any injury
road ohcr public works mi ll sustain Ii IN dent II
void have no available means always bunnd Tor
the debt If IN the best condition. could have no money
,scih sufn rs might accumulate hewern the pnflods III
ihe declaration at dividends, which might NJ mlui MOI
be sufficient 10 repair injury nj the II occurred
and II an soielcni, iis operltuns would be pcnded
ahj Il woud be deprived III tue only ,ns by which II
could obtain money Ia put the work III operation.
MI Iaynn eoneufed IN Mr. Lyons objections 10 the
bill aul mentioned the case of the Lexington and Cuv-
ingon Turnpike Company, whose bridges had been
swept oil, aud VIA, haSing means IN hand, had
pledged hnu tolls contractors for re~cuns ructinu
,hen. and thus greatly henel ted themselves and res
tored lneir road To public USE.
Mr.. TayhT stated that the bill had grown out of
resolution offered hy hun. and he Nas Induced In intro
Sluce II by iae report from the Pad Auditor whlcl
showed thai various lnl stock Companies have gone az
Wlll"ni regard 10 elr aud without authority a.
he Mr.. i } though, to contract dtbts beyond thel
MEANS, and then came 10 the Legislature Tor aid. H.
referred particularly 10 the Portsmouth and Rnsnok,
RaiToad. as having Cotton largely in dcbt-had applied
al ioTnef TINE. tof luan aud nov IN debt To he a.
mount ot sane 100 900. bad applied here aess Tor al,
or 10 be sold Vut. Nilh regard Ia assets Mr. l sal,
he thought tie lus were assets aud might be pledged
The bill ~as mol Intended prevent The Tolls from br ms
pledged
lhe bill was then re- eled without a division
BAs we've considered III lhtit early stages
u, motion ui Mr.. Street, The bill .diyurcjnu DAVE
1. Phlpps from hs wife, which had been lald on til,
table, Was taken MP, aud ben. explained by Mr. Park,
was passed
On motlan OF Nj. PonIlean, the House adjourned.