Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-14
General Assembly Of Virginia.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

THURSDAY, May 10.
communication was received from the Sem
ate stating the passage of House bills incorpora-
ting the Mechanics Bank at Parkersburg, and an
act to incorporate the Mechanics and Farmers
Bank of Carksburg, with sundry amendments
Said amendments were agreed to.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Robinson of Richmond, from the Commit
tee for Courts of Justice, reported with amend
ments, a bill concerning the terms of the General
Courts, and bill concerning money paid into the
Court and providing for the appointment of gene
raj receivers, and for the settlement of receivers
accounts.
Mr.. JONES of c., from the Committee of Pro-
positions, &C., presented bill repeating an act
imposing tax on dogs in the county of Middle
sex, passed March 3d. 1851, and reports adverse
to the resolutions for providing vessel or cutter
for the protection of the slave and Clustering inte-
rests OF the county of AcconIac: for amending the
laws Incorporating the town of Lewisburg; also,
adverse the petitions of the town of Fredericks-
burg, for Incorporating Building Association;
of the citizens of Scott and Lee, for the forma-
ton of county out of parts of said counties,
and of J. w. Holt and others, of the town of
Newcastle, trustees of the Union Church pro-
perty, for authority to dispose OF the same.
Mr.. LEWIS from the committee on Roads, &C.,
presented the following bills bill to increase the
capital stock ofthe Moorfeld and Allegheny Turn
pike Company a bill to amend an act passed 9th
March, 1949, concerning the Staunton and James
River Turnpike Company; bill to amend the
charter of the Halle River Turnpike Company
a bill authorizing the North Western Virginia
Railroad Company to construct branch thereof
from Clarksburg some other convenient point on'
said road, to Weston in Lewis county; and Sem
ate bill (without amendment) to incorporate the
Manassas Branch Turnpike Company.
Mr.. WALLACE, from the committee on Banks,
presented bill concerning the annual and quar-
terly statements of Banks, amending the 25th and
Doth sections of chapter SO of the Code of Vir-
ginia and bill incorporating the Bank of Marion
in the town OF Marion.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. WHEELER-That leave be given to
bring in bill to amend the charter of the Seaboard
| and Roanoke Railroad Company, and that Messrs.
WHEELER, KILBY, PRETLow, JORDAN and YER
BY prepare and bring in the same
MIR. Moore, of Jefferson, offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That in order toimprove the efficien-
cy OF the fire arms of the Commonwealth, the
committee on the Armory are hereby requested
| to enquire Into the expediency of altering the
State muskets with flint locks into percussion
Resolved, That said committee enquire what
measures, II any, are necessary to arrest or pre-
vent any damage which has, or may be likely to
occur to the State arms now in store at Licking
BILLS PASSED.
The following House bills were read third time
and passed:
Incorporating the Craig county Savings Bank;
1ncorporatingthe St. Mary's Female Academy and
Orphan Asylum in Norfolk; To detach certain
companies OF the both regiment and to attach the
same to the 10th regiment of Militia Incorpo-
rating the Franklin Gold Mining Company; Con
corning the schools for INDECENT children in the
county OF Hanover; Incorporating the Cincinnati
and Guyandotte Gold Mining Company; Author
izing an inspection of Tobacco in the town of Gen.
terville, in Monroe county; Authorizing the in
spection of tobacco at Fettermans, in the county
of Taylor; Incorporating the Washington Inst-
tute and Library Association in Norfolk CITY: In
cooperating the Farmville and Buckingham Plank
Road Company; Authorizing Thomas Dobbins to
construct a marine railway in the Hampton creek:
Changing the mode OF appointing Inspectors of
Tobacco THE power of appointing being given to
the Governor. This bill was passed by the fol-
lowing vote: ayes 20, noes So; incorporating and
regulating Telegraph companies; A bill establish
ing an Independent Bank in the town of Hamp-
ton, Elizabeth City county; TO secure to the con
gregation of the Presbyterian church of the town
OF Lexington certain property within the corpo-
ration OF that town; Incorporating the Fincaste
Water Company; and bill establishing free
school district on Chingoteague Island in the
county of Albemarle.
A Bill authorizing the payment of the Field
Officers of the Virginia Regiment of Volunteers
previous to their being mustered into the service
of the United States was put upon its passage and
rejected.
On motion of Mr.. BuRDErr, of Taylor,
The House adjourned.
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