Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-23
VIGTNlA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

i ~, MONDAY, March %, 1852
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Resolved, That the Committee q, e,la;,,s 10
directed to BRING in bill providing for the COM
pensation of the Clerk of the COMMITTEES on
County Organization.
Mr.. WALLACE, from the Committee On
Banks presented bill establishing an indepen-
dent Bank in the town of Hampton, in the conn.
| of Elizabeth City.
| Mr. WHITE of Hanover, moved that the
Committee on County Organization be discharp
ca from the further consideration of the Senate
Dill providing for the election of Clerks of Cir
| cut and County Courts, Attorneys for the Com
l1l,ohWeath, Sheritfs, and Commissioners of the
revenue. Rejected
We. RUSSELL presented petition of the
Ouu rehows OF wheeling, asking for an act Of
Incorporation. Referred to the Committee off
Propositions nd Grievances.
COUNTY ORGANIZATION
"A Bill providing for the election, qualifications.
powers, duties and compensation of Jnst;ces Of
the Peace, Clerks of Circuit and County Co,rtS
Attorneys for the Commonwealth. Sheriff.
Commissioners of the Revenue, Surveyors
Constables and Overseers of the Poor, with the
amendments pending when the House adiourn-
ed Saturday, was taken up. The amendment
liking the day of election of these officers. on
f'iA ihuloeidy VI WAY uoAI was agreed to.
The bill was further amended, on motions
made by Messrs. WILEY and YERBY. the amend
ment OF the latter gentleman being in these
words: "lhere shall also be an election held on
the 4th Thursday i'll May next, for the term of
four years, by the voters of each county border
ing on the Sea Or Bay shore, and on the Potomac
and Rappahannock rivers, for two Commissions
ers OF Wrecks, the term of whose office shall
commence on the 1st July next; and an cleo
ton shall be held in like manner on the same
day OF every fourth year thereafter, for said
commissioners of Wrecks" Rejected-ayes
SO, noes &C..
The Oath section of the bill is the follow
ing: ''The Justices of the Peace shall receive
- dollars per day for each day they shall
render service i'll Court, and remain members of
It, during the entire sitting of the said Court,
Tor any such day. to be paid out of the county
treasury; and for taking dispositions, for taking
and certifying the acknowledgment of any
deed or writing, the privy examination of a mar
ried woman, and for administering and testify
ing an oath, unless it be the affidavit of a wit
ness, to be paid by the person for whom the
service is rendered, the same fees now allowed
by law to Notary Public. The County and
the Circuit Courts shall provide for allowances
to the Commonwealth Attorneys as they are
how authorized to do by law, and the fees of
said Attorneys shall remain as now provided for,
&C., &C."
Mr.. JACKSON, of Wood, moved to amend the
section above published) by striking out all after
the word ''treasury'' to the word s'pubHc" lin
italics.) Rejected-ayes 3d. noes So.
PER DIEM OF MAGISTRATES.
Several propositions were then made to fill
the blank in the clause prescribing that Justices
shall receive dollars per day for each day
they shall render services in Court
Motions to fill the blank with So, So SO, 81,
and So so, 81 so, ST. 25 &c. were severay re-
jected.
Finally, motion to fill the blank with So was
adopted.
After which, the House adjourned.