The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-01-17
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF VIRGINIA.
MoxpAv. January l6, 1854,
SENATE


The joint resolution from the House Of Delegates
In relation to the T airnont and Wheeling Turnpike
Company. YVES agreed TO. y :
Bills from the House were read and referred.
Mr.. DENEALE, from the Committee of Roads,
&c, reported numerous bills. s
Mr.. SMITH, from the Committee on Banks, re-
ported bills to provide for the suppression of the
circulation as currency, of notes of less denomi
nation than Ave dollars aud to incorporate the
Bank of Guyandotte.
The resolution proposed by Mr.. OLD, In relation
TO the receiving or paying out Of small notes by
amended on motion of Mr.. PARKER
Mr.. OLD addressed the Senate Ia support ot the
resolution. and it was then laid on the table
On motion of Mr.. THOMPSON, 500 copies of the
bill reported on Saturday, in relation to the State
Agricultural Society, were ordered to be printed.
SMALL NOTES
The bill reported this msrninc by the Commit
tee on Banks, was then on motion of Dir. SMITH.
read. The following Is copy:
BILL to provide for the suppression ofthe circu-
lafion as currency Of notes Of less denomination
than five dollars
shall not be lawful for any person, firm or associa
ton OF persons corporation body polite to paw
out circulate or receive In payment of any debt
any bank note, promsory note, or other Obligation
pay ableto bearer or in blank or to bearer
or any other note, token scrip or device whatever
devised intended for circulation az issu
ed within or without the limits Of this State OF less
denomination than Eve dollars. under penalty of
five dollars for each and every offence to be reco
vered by warrant in the name Of the State before
any justice the peace, Aldermen of city ofthe
State
And be it further enacted, That one-half of the
penalty recovered in any undo this act shall
go to the intormer and the residue shall be paid to
the collector OF county city taxes for the of
the county or city, where the same may be prose
cuted for and in all cases the informer shall be
competent witness, and shall not be required to
swear to more than the denomination of such note
And be it further enacted. That in case any per-
son against whom any judgment may be rendered
for the penalty provided by this act shall not i'm
edlately pay the same and the costs of the prose-
cution or give security satisfactory to the justice
| or alderman rendering the judgment for the pay
inent, be shall be committed to prison. there to
main until the came shall be paid, or until the
piration of ten days from the date of the commit
| ment, which ever shall first occur.
| And be it further enacted. That the nineteenth
section of chapter one hundred and ninety eight of
the Code OF Virginia be, and the is hereby
pealed.
| This act shall be in force from and after the
first day of July. eighteen hundred and fifty four.
On motion OF Mr. DENEALE, 500 copies OF the bill
were ordered to be printed for the use of the Sen
ate.
| ORDER OF THE DAY.
! The order of the day-A bill to authorize State
subscription to the stock Of the Orange and Aexan-
dria Railroad Company, for the purpose of extend
| ing their road to Lynchburg-was called for.
| Mr.. SHACKELFoRD addressed the Senate in favor
of the bill, and in reply to Mr.. WITcHER. Without
| concluding,
NJ. ,NcM fhn ya<o