Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-03
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

TUESDAY, Feb. u. 1854.
A communication from the Senate announced
the passage of number of bills, of which the
following were taken through their different sta
ges and passed.:
BILLS PASSED.
A bill increasing the capital stock of the Nor
folk Gas Light Company with the sum OF SlOo,-
600.
A bill incorI Grating the Lynchb Female Col
leeate Institute.
A bill Incorporating the Virginia Locomotive
and Car Manufacturing Company at Alexan-
dria.
A bill authorizing the appointment of a
Clerk for the Bank Department in the Treasur-
er's office.
bill incorporating the Olin and Preston In
stitute in the county of Montgomery.
bill Incorporating the Protestant Episcopal
Theological Seminary and High School of Vir-
ginia,
A bill incorporating the Norfolk and Freder-
icksburg Steamboat Company, and
A bill Incorporating the United States Hotel
Company of the city of Richmond, 1.-THE old Uni
on)
SMALL NOTE BILL.
The order of the day being upon the bill for
the suppression of the circulation of notes under
the denomination of five dollars, was taken up.
Mr.. Kemper the patron of the bill, amended
it in various partioulars-the House acquiescing
| SO that it reads as follows.
| list. BE IL enacted by the General Assembly,
| That it 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 licenses
! an oath that he will not pay out, within the linz
its of the Commonwealth, notes of less denom-
nation than five dollars, issued by banks cor
| porations or individuals.
| 2nd, And be it further enacted, That in every
case where a note of less denomination than
| five dollars is offered or issued as money, wheth-
Ell the said note be issued by bank, corporation
or by individuals; the person. firm, association
of persons, corporation or body polite, so offer
ing or issuing such before any justice, alderman
of city, or court in this commonwealth, and ev-
cry person whose name is signed on the face of
such note, shall be deemed an issuer in the mean
ing of this act
Sd, And be it enacted That one half of the
fine or penalty recovered in any case under this
act, shall go to the informer and the residue shall
be paid into the treasury of the county or city
in which the same. may be prosecuted for; pro-
vided, that in all cases the informer shall be
competent witness, and that such nformer shall
not be required to testify to more than the de-
nomination of such note.
4th. Any person may recover by motion be-
| fore single Justice or alderman, or before any
court, from any person whose name is the
| face of a note of denomination less than five
| uollars, Wnlcn may De issued after the passage
! of this act five times the amount of such note,
and such recovery shall be in addition to the fine
herein before imposed.
5th. The penalties imposed by this act shall be
! in addition to penalties heretofore imposed, and
this act shall be construed remediay.
9th. This act shall apply as well to interest
bearing scrip for sums less than five dollars, as
| to notes of other descriptions.
| 9TH. This act shall be in force from and after
the first day of June next
| Mr.. Moore offered an amendment to the bill
authorising the Banks to issue notes of less de-
nomination than five dollars to the amount of
| ten per cent, ON their capitals.
| Mr.. Staples of Patrick moved substitute for
| the bill and amendment of the same purport-
except some unimportant varatons-with the
| amendment.
Mr.. kemper addressed the House in support
of the bill; and Mr.. Staples followed in favor of
his substitute.
The previous question was then demanded and
sustained by the House and the vote being ia
ken first upon Mr. Staples substitute, it was re-
| jected-59 to Ga.
| 1t being near 3 o'clock, the House adjourned
before the vote upon Mr.. Moores amendment.
| EVENING SESsIoN.-The small note bill was
| passed by, and the House proceeded last night
to consider other bills, several of which passed
among them two making liberal appropriations
| to the Eastern and Western Lunatic Asylums
DANIEL l. W RwIcK, C. HUGHES ARmIsrrAn