Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-04-13
VIRGINIA LEGESEATURE
Senate.
FRIDAY NIGHT SESSION,

a motion to indefinitely postpone the bill to
+ egulate the scale oil voting in incorporated
C ompanies in which the state is Interested was
RI } ected-ayes 8, noes 49,
The following bills were passed
incorporating the Hugenot Springs and Mi
m ng Company;
To prevent the taking of oysters from Mas
",adox creek, Tor the purpose of planting them
elsewhere, or carrying them beyond the limits
OF the Commonwealth
Authorizing the expenditure of 500 upon
road in the county of Bath, &C.,
Amending an act Incorporating The Potomac
Coal and Iron and the Petersburg Towing
Company.
To corporate the McGateysvle and Rio
Turnpike Company;
Concerning the Georges Creek Coal and
Iron Company. &c.
The Senate amendments to the tax bill which
had been disagreed to by the House. were re
coded from.
The bill providing for re-assessment Of
real estate in the town of Fredericksburg. was
| laid on he table.
SATURDAYS SESSION.
The following bills passed.
To amend the 36th section of chapter 1874 OF
the Code OF Virginia. The bill allows the cor
poration court to fix the compensation Of the
Sergeant and Clerk of the city Of Richmond.
To incorporate the planters Savings Bank
in the county of Nelson.
Incorporating the Virginia Coal Company
IN the counties Of Hampshire and Hardy.
10 amend the act in relation to the issue of
Coupon Bonds. 1t provides for the issue of
certificates OF the debt bearing less interest
than SIX per centum.
10 amend the Sth section of chapter 81 of
The code OF Virginia in relation to the scale of
voting IN meetings of incorporated companies
III winch the State is interested. AYES 80
noes 3.
Increasing the compensation of Commits.
psioners Of the Revenue.
Amending the charter ofthe Planters Bank
of Virginia Gin Richmond)
Amending chapter Is of the Code of Vir-
gina concerning the daties and privileges OF
the General Assembly and the officers there
of-wlth substitute therefor. The substitute
is AN Act concerning The terms of office of
the Clerks of the two Houses of the Ger eral
Assembly, and amending and re enacting the
9th section of chapter Is of the Code of Vir
glnia concerning oaths of Office"
Providing for the correction of some of the
assessments Of lands and lots which were re-
assessed under the act of the Goth March IS.
$50,
The Senate insisted on its amendments 10
the Jury bill. The two Houses disagreeine
committee circumference was appointed on
the pait ofthis body
4 House.
A Senate bill amending an act incorporat-
Il ing the Potomac Coal and Iron Company and
the Petersburg Towing Company, VS. taken
up on motion of Mr. Wallace, and passed.
A bill incorporating the Virginia CoalCom
pany was also passed
Also, Senate bill Incorporating The Boar
OF Trade In the city of Wheeling.
message was received from the Senate in.
forming the House that the Senate had agreed
to the House bill enlarging the vote Of the
Commonwealth in Incorporated companies in
which the State owns stock.
A conference committee was appointed ,o
consider the subjects of disagreement between
the two Houses in relation to the bill provid;no
pay to jurymen.
a resolution was adopted requiring The
Public Printer to print 5000 extra copies of,be
report of the Auditors exhibiting the amount
OF The public debt of the Commonwealth.
Amendments of the Senate to the bill i'm.
posing taxes for the support of Government
were agreed to.
A Senate bill amending an act authorship
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