Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-03-31

from each district shall be present" The
words in italics were stricken out on mo.
ton Of Mr.. Price of G.
Mr.. Price of g., moved to strike out
the following section: "Any claim to
nroperty, or 10 any debt, fne, or other
money, which by section of chapter 1850
of the Code of Virginia, If of greater
value or amount than thirty dollars Tex.
elusive Of INTEREST," is cognizable by a Jus.
tice. is, under all the provisions Of the LIST
and 9TH sections of said chapter, increas-
ed to fifty dollars. In all other respects,
the jurisdiction. of single justices shall be
as now prescribed by law',=and insert
In lieu thereof 8 jurisdiction of magis-
trates shall be as now or may be hereafter
prescribed by Law 'sslis %
Before any disposition was made Of
this question, the House adjourned.
as.sa SEruRDAY, March go.
SENArE.-The Senate resumed tho con.
sideration of the bill concerning Commits
sioners Of the Revenue.
The Chairman stated the question to
be on the proposition 70 amend, by strik.
ing from the list Of exemptions, All
plantations of oysters, and allahshefies."
Mr.. Roger addressed tho COMMITTEE IN
opposition to the whole bill, and IN favor
Of the amendment, $50
The discussion was continued by
Messrs. Douglas, Ward, Deneale, and
Russell. 3ees sfa
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.--The House took mp the bill
providing for the election, qualification
powers, duties, and compensation OF Jus.
! tees of the Peace, Clerks of Circuit and
County Courts, Attorneys for the Com.
monwealth, Constables, and QYerseers OF
the Poor. -. -...,ef. ,,as,
of H.-Of empowering Adelphi Lodge,
No. Al, Of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows. to erect hall in Clarksburg,
When the House adjourned Yesterday,
the following was before it: .,,tJ
Mr.. Price OF G., moved TO strike out
the following section: "Any claim TO
uroperty, or to any debt, fine, or other
money, which by section of chapter ESQ
Of the Code Of Virginia, if of greater
value or amount, than thirty dollars lex
elusive of interest is cogniEable by JUS
tice, is, under all the provisions OF The lat
and 9TH sections of said chapter, increas-
ed to fifty dollars. In all other respects,
tss UT nrssspb 81 i bp insert G n
lieu thereof Jurisdiction OF magistrates
shall be as now or may be hereafter pre-
scribed by law" $780,.
The question was taken on the adop-
ton of the amendment, and was carried.
The bill was then amended in some not
very important particulars. -,i
On motion of Mr.. Leakc, the House
adopted the following as substitute for
the list section: ..:.y.,s9it, "a.
That on the - day. OF $780, next, AN
election shall be held in each county for
Clerk of the County Court, Survey
or, an Attorney for the Commonwealth, n
Sheriff, Commissioner or so many Com.
missioners of the Revenue as may be Ru-
thorized by law, and in each district of
the county for four Justices Of the Peace
one Constable, and one Overscer OF the
Poor, or such additional number as the
Court of the county may direct; and ia
each county, city. or corporation in which
Circuit Court is held for Clerk and
an Attorney for the Commonwealth for
such Court and in any county and city
for which Circuit Court is held, for a
Clerk of such Court. and an Attorney
HOA viz HlnCTCln AUu n
Sheriff for the city of Richmond and an
election shall be held in like manner on
the same day in every sixth year there.
after for the Offices of the said Clerks and
Surveyors and on the same dny in every
fourth year thereafter for said Offices Of
Justice of the Peace, Attorneys for the
Commonwealth, and Oversccrs of the
Poor and on the same day of every
second year thereafter for the election Of
Sherifis, Commissioners Of the Revenue.
and Constables.'' a3
The House adjourned.
... MONDAY, March &c.
SENATE. On motion Of Mr.. Stoyall
the Senate resolved itself into committee
of the whole-Mr. Mason in tho Chair
and resumed the consideration of the bill
concerning Commissioners of the Revc.
nue..
The proposition before the committee
was to strike from the list of exemptions
ries."
Mr.: Parker being entitled 10 Tho door,
closed his speech explanatory Of tho oys-
ter interest and fishery, and against the
amendment Mr.. p. stated that the coun
ties OF Accomac and Northampton had
not drawn from the State Treasury an
amount exceeding one thousand dollars,
and this was for school purposes, The
appropriation had been rejected by the
people of his county, and was now in the
public treasury, unless it had been spent
for the purpose of building turnpike com.
panies in the neighborhood of gentle.
man (Mr. Reger) who was advocating