Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-03-03
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 3, 1851.
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA,
TUESDAY, February % 1854.
HOUSE OF DEI,EGATES,

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY q 1854
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
!; cammaoica:ion from The Senate by their Clark was
reed informing the House Of tho passage Of various bIs
by HE Senate and asking 4. Of the House
therein
The House agreed TO amer .mens Of the sealte
House DILL authorizing the Marysvle Plank ROpd 10 extend
ier road ana to inc'ensc liz capital tock for that purpose
The bill is therefore lac.
On motion OF lr. CnL-RASE Senate bill incorporating
the Dhnvis AID Pig R Company, was read ihe si and
second TINES and ortefe,, TO be read third ino.
a oehsss etc on, incorporating The Ua,ei Sises n'.e nolh
pany oil the city Of RchE,ond uhe Union Hoe was read
the frat end second tines nnd motion Of mr EtlYsoS
was passed.
On motion Of Mr. STAPLES CT Patrick, Senate BILL au
Treasury 10 John Cock John b Mitchell and Lorenzo d
Collier was taken up on liz final reading The merits o
The bill were explained by r CoLraAsE s passage adSo
Gated hy hlcssIs STAPLES Ct Patrick and STAPLES Of Mont
gnmery-opposed by Mr. PATRcK, and rejected by The
Housa-nycs G7, noes 50.
Senate bill authorizing the Treasurer to employ q Bank
ng Clerk IN tho Treasury department, al salary Ut Ss9
was read the fst and second mes aad on motion OF MI
VI AJoR laid On the liable
Z Senate bill incorporating the LYucihag Female Collie
gr laslitule read the fret aud second times aud
moon OF r. DEANE read the third time and passed.
Senate bill Incorporating the Olln and Preston Institute
'he County VI montgomery was read he hst ana secona
tines aud, on motion OF Mr. STAPLES Of Montgomery, who
explained lis merits was put lie na reading and passed
Senate bill Incorporating the Virginia Locomotive and
Car Manufacturing Company Alexandria read The
first and second meo anl on motion OF Mr. MokESzIE,
read The third time and passed.
On motion of Mr. ToMLIN Senate BILL appointing a
Clerk 10 the Bank department in The Trcasurers Office ad
on the table 10 day. taken Up, read tho hd time, and
passed
Senate bill Incorporating the Protestant Episcopal Theo-
,ecnI Seminary and High School of Vginli read the
srs and second lmcs nnd, Oh motion OF MI KEMpER, was
| read the third time, and passed
Senate bill incorporating the Of Moorefe in the
county OF HIrdy repeating all other in regard
the corporate powers OF said town. was read The first and
second times and motion Of Mr. CAssIS read the
! third tine and passed.
An increase the capital stock OF the Norfolk City
iae Light Company with The OF 600, read
the first and second mes and motion Of Mr. MALLORY
w2s .,u on its final reading ant passed
Senate bill luihorsng the Hempfed Raj! Road Com.
pany acquire land in The city OF Wheeling for depot pu
poses and extend their road 10 the said land then
read The first and second times, aud on motion o Mr. GAL
Lr, was read third time. and passed.
senate bill Incorporating The Norfolk and Fredericksburg
Steamboat Company, read tho first and second tlmes,
and on motion Of Mr.. MALLORY was read The third time,
and passed.
Senate bill au,horIsing the Marietta and Cincinnati
Riil Road Company mcguire land in tue City OF Wheel
ing for the of said COMPANY, read the 6rst and
second Tines and, motion Of Mr. GALLY read tie
third time and passed.
Mr. GARSErr at o'clock called for lhc order OF The day
viz: bill prevent sue snd circulation Of small
The House agreed 10 take up the bill which "as on lis
| second reading.
Mr.. KEMpEa, by mctions scvoInIy made had vnrons
amendments made TO the BILL which, when aIaended as
sumcd the following shape:
"SEc BE- it enacted By the General Assembly, that il,
ha pc the duty OF Commissioners OF the Revenue and
Courts 10 wnon application shall be abe license
qpe from each ard every person who shall apply for lcense
oath that lie will pay ou' (@ilhin Tie limits Q" The
Commonwealth notes OF l,s. Denomination than five COL
lars, issued by banks, corporations Or individuals
"Src Q And b. further enacted that In every case where
note OF les denomination five dollars is o!ie!ed is
corporation By lnivdua!s the person, Rn assoca-
O persons cOprruton body p"c oiierlGg or IS
suing note shall pay fine Of ten dollars 10 be iec'"ci'
before any justice alderman OF city or court 10 his
Commonwtntn and any person whose name ID sieatd on
"s sss Of # sns ni. nss n9' "- 'o ''""" "
"SEc 81 And be it enacted, that onehaf Of The fine or
penalty recoretsd in under this thl! 10 tho
ufoier aud the irsid paid treasury Of
hcrouny city In which The be prosecuted for
provided thut in oil the normel sai be competent
Witness and such aoImer shall be required
uy u than the denomination OF such note.
| "SEo. Aad oc it further en'cied that any person may
recover b. motion before single Justice or Alderman or
before any Court from any person whose The
face OF note Of dcnomlnoticn less than i've dGaTs
ch may be issued alter the passage Of this oc five times
the amount o such no:c bEd such recovery shall be- in ai
dilion tho fine herein before imposed
"SEc s. And be 1t further enacted that the penalties i'm.
pused by this act shall BE- n adden to the penalties hereto
fore imposed and this shall be construed renedally.
SEC And be 1t uitier enacted that this shall apply
we'll to interest bearing scrip for sums lees than s. as to
| notes of Other descriptions.
"Szc This act shall be In force from and after the hrs
!! cay of June next
Mr STAPLES Of Patrick, offered substitute for the BILL
auhosng The Banks Of this Commonwealth Issue
of denomination less than five dollars and less Than
dollar and iorbddng Banks Issue notes OF such de-
nomination amount greater Than ten per cent of their
caual-and The said banks 10 pay out The notes from the
place whelo Issued and 10 be redeemed on presentation
The counters of either the mother the branch banksth the
law TO be in force until the Isl of January, 1851
After debate the substitute rejected by the following
votes
| AyEs-Mcssra. Andersen, Birnes Of Tazewcl! Bekem
gusori Burks Button, Campbell Carter OF Lee, Carter Of
Fauquer Choice, Christian, Clark, Copton. Combs, Col
iran Cowaa:n Craig, Crockett, Dawson Dsane Duncan,
Dunn, Egg5orn, Eilyson, Epes, Gaahuc, Gay, Gibson
Given Goss, GraveIy, Hancock @: Mylte, Harvey, Hay
mond Howell Jackson, Kelo. Mason, Mckenzie, Meadors
MITCHELL Moore, Patrick, Payne Power, Prince, Reese
EencE Rddick ShieIds Sh mate, Staples Of Patrick Sta
nles of MONTGOMERY Taylor nf Loudoup. Vinson, Whaey
Woodhouse. VERIFY, Zlnn-59
NoEs-Mcss's. Base, Be.nc Blake, BoRle, Brannon
Browne OF King George, Brown of Cumberland and
P0whatan Cneaham, Cherry, Claiborne, Collier, Couch
Crawford, Cruchfed, Dckenson, Downing, DTcEe, Ed.
munds Fowor, Garnet, Hancock Of Chesterfield, Har-
iy, Hayes .Hewc Horner, Ksmper, Kirkpatrick Knox,
Laugh Mnjo Mallory Malone, Mar,z, Mayo, Mcclure Nc
ufIin Msen Minor, Nloojy Morrison, Parsons, Perkins
Pnaea Price, Randolph, RlcEescn Rulherfoord Seber
Shannon Sinclair, Skinner, Splitter, Sprinkle, Stevens
Sumn,ers Tabb Talbot Taylor OF Rockbridgc, TIfiny,
Tomlin Walsce, Weaver, White, Wiey-64.
substitute Offered BY AIR. MOORE (the precise character
OF Which tho Reporter did gather from its asty read.
Incl was pending. when the House aJourned.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH l, 1854.
SENATE.
laid hefore Senate q nunicnliOn