The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-01
BILLS PASSED.

loving were taken through their different stage
and passed:
A bill incorporating the town of Moorefield in the
county of Hardy.
bill increasing the capital stock of the Norfolk
Gas Light Company with the sum of 100000
bill authorising the Hempfeld Railroad Com
pany to acquire land in the city OF Wheel ne fol
depot purposes
A bill granting the same power to the Mariett'
and Cincinnati Railroad Company to acquire lant
in the same city.
bill incorporating the Lynchburg Female Col
legiate Institute.
bill Incorporating the Virginia Locomotive ant
Car Manufacturing Company at Alexandria.
bill suthorising the appointment of Clerl
for the Bank Department in the Treasurers of
fee.
A bill incorporating the Olin and Preston Insti
tute in the county of Montgomery.
bill incorporating the Protestant Episcopal
Theological Seminary and High School OF Vir
ginia.
bill incorporating the Norfolk and Fredericks
burg Steamboat Company, and
A bill incorporating the United States Hotel Com.
pany of the city of Richmond, {the old Union.)
SMALL NOTE BILL.
The order of the day being upon the bill for the
suppression of the circulation of notes under the de-
nomination of five dollars, was taken up.
Mr. KEMPER, the patron OF the bill, amended it in
various particulars the House acquiesing-so that
thread as follows:
Ist, BE ii enacted By the General assembly, That 1t
shall be the duty of Commissioners Of the Revenue
and Courts, to whom application shall be made for
license to require from each and every person who
shall apply for license oath that he viii not pay
out within the limits of the Commonwealth notes
of a less denomination than five dollars, issued by
banks corporations or individuals
End And be it further enacted, That in every case
lars is offered issued money whether the said
be issued by bank, corporation or by indiyi.
dual the person. firm, association of persons, cor
poration or body polite, offering or issuing such
note shall pay fine Of ten dollars, to be recovered
before any Justice alderman of city, or court in this
signed the face Of such note, shall be deemed an
issuer in the meaning of this act
3rd And be it enacted That one half OF the nne of
penalty recovered in any case under TINS act, snhA
60 to the informer and the residue sha be psid nIo
the treasury ofthe county city IN which the same
may be prosecuted for that u ~ s.c
informer shall be conpetent witness ana thal ss.
inforner shall not be required 10 testify 20 not0
than the denomination ofsuch note
4th. Any person may recover by Hlcltob uess.s go.
ngle Justice alderman, or before any couEs, -
any person whose is on the lace OF no.. @ Il <.
issued after the passage Of this acf nve h1 q i,
amount ct such note, aud such recovery sA@ - =
addition to the fine herein hefore impoeeas 4, - i;
5th. The penalties impoeed By tbh 81 shss. -
addition TO penalties heretofore imposes nv NV -
shall be construed remsdiAily s. ,r..,..t he.rins
eh Th. sst shs App spsy e. = desn 70 notes o
7sh. This scs shsll BE- in forcs from and after the
first day Of June next . . x,,,
Mr.. MoonK offered an amendment 70 tne Dill Az
thorisine the Hanks to ssuenotes Of less denolni
nation than i've dollars 70 the amount q teH pr
csxt. on their capitsls.