The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-26

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The fee for every inspection shall be 90 sHeop ,e
case of q vessel engaged in the coal usa,, ,rd Of
the fee shall be only % 9. Provides a..snnr
sloo for every slave apprehended WINE 80 n the
on A vessel. TO be paid by the ewner; anu t ,ar
vessel be conhscated under the Jaw @ shall he
son so apprehending the eecapins sa,a az the
entitled TO half the proceeds OF ~. chs ownsr
vessel and II that amounts ,oS.wsrd of slOO.-
of tho slave not TO pay the fe"A a.. =, sino ,f
n 49,. a. ,rspectnr liable for nne OF Slvo
a ,lave escapes through MS nes, .A1
s,O for the same cause ne p 1i
' - tho state without inspection -
sei 70 Ie1 s'.,ia not less than $40 nor more than
e.o e. Awaiting out TO sea vessel not having the
tnsnae,or's certificate IL County or corporation
o,,r,s Of counties the Chesapeake, or It's trion
..r;as authorized TO appoint inspectors at such
1.rss as thew deem proper, to prevent the escape
IS yes and these inspectors to be compensated
bv a lew on slaves in said county or corporations
hut the inspections of such officers not to super
sede the inspection by pilots and other inspectors
l3 Any county court upon the petition OF nVe
shareholders authorized to establish police and
police stations for patrol to prevent the escape
of slaves-the police to be paid by levy on the
slaves of said county to be ca lied the fugitive slave
tag; "and every owner of slave captured oy TINS po
lice shall pay for each slave over 10 and under So
a reward 500; for each slave over and under 10,
s6Oor all others $40 to be divided among the patrol
H. Provides for the appointment by the executive
of inspectors for the RappahannocK ana rotomac
rivera. Is The Executive to appoint Chiei In
spector at Norfolk, to superintend ana drect the
other police agents or inspectors. Said chief to
keen a record of all pilot vessels and pilots-the
owners of pilot boats to make monthly returns to
him of all vessels inspected oy persons attacneo
70 saidIboats, their owners names, where said
vessels are licensed, where irom' where pound,
What business engaged in, and lists of their crews
Said chief TO make quarterly return to the Exec
utive of his transactions, reporting delinquencies
Of inspectors: whom, for cause the Governor may
suspend or remove. The chief to receive ten per
cent on all fees and fines received by The inspec-
tors and may himself be removed by the Cover
nor IT, All fines and forfeitures under the act to
be divided between the informer and the State
that going to the State constituting the fugitive
slave fund" to be used for paying rewards award
ed by the Governor. for the apprehension of runa
way slaves and other expenses incident to the ex
scution of the law. Il Declares the act in force
from its passage.
Il Lap Separating the State from the Banks
/. Directs the Auditor of Public Accounts, under
the supervision of the Governor. to sell the stocks
held by the State in the banks except those in the
name of the Literary Fund. g. Gives three years to
effect the sales stocks to be sold at the
market value-proridcd, that they be sold at not
less than par and proportionate ratio of the
tin8cnt fund reported as on hand, by the bank
at its last quarterly statement before the pas
sage of this act. g. Gives to the banks the priv
ilege to buy the stock or any part of it-they
paying for it in four annual instruments, at the
market value; provided that be not less than par
and one half the ratio of the surplus contin gent
fund reported in the last quarterly statement. 4.
The proceeds of the sales of these stocks to be
paid into the sinking fund and applied to the re-
demption of such State stocks as may be redeem
able and if none be redeemable then to the pur-
chase of such as were issued prior to Jan. 1852,
the short dates being purchased in preference to
to those of long dates provided they can be bought
as low. Purchasers of the Bank stocks to be al
lowed to pay for them in lawful money or State
stocks at par, that ere issued prior to JAM 1852
). Provides that after the sale of one fourth Of the
stock held by the State the Governor shall only
appoint three directors in the mother Banks and
in the branches; of the half only too in the
Mother Banks and in the Branches of three
fourths only one in the Mother Banks and none in
the Branches, and when all the stock held by the
State in the Banks is sold that neither proxies nor
directors therein shall be appointed by the State
But the Governor may appoint commissioners
when he deems proper to look into the affairs Of
the Banks and see if they have complied with the
laws. 6. Repeats all acts conflicting with this.
Declares the act in force from its passage.
Redemption Of the Drafts Of the Board Of Pablo
Works.
An act for this purpose was passed by the re-
cent Legislature. The Preamble recites that the
Board of Public Works had given drafts to various
persons for work done on the Public Works, which
drafts had been accepted sby the Second Auditor,
some of them payable with interest, when In
funds; and the act goes on to provide
LIST. That the End Auditor be authorised TO issue
certificates of the per cent stock of the register
ed debt of the State in lieu of the aforesaid drafts
that may have been issued before the LIST
of February last-a!lowing interest on all such
drafts, from the date of their endorsement
by him. But the Auditor shall issue no
tiieate but of 500 and the mutiples of 500
ANY person holding draft for less amount
can only obtain the stock upon paying Il balance
necessary to cover the GlU0, or multiple thereby
g. Relates to the manner in which the Auditor
shall perform this duty. g. Prohibits the Board of
Public Works from issueing to contractors any
drafts &c, unless there is money in the Treasury
to pay them, and ne new contract shall be made
on any State work until sale of bonds at par, is
made, and all such work. except the Covington
and Ohio and the Blue Ridge Tunnel shall in the
meantime be suspended where the Board has re-
served the right to suspend f. The act not to
be considered as approving the conduct of the
Board in heretofore allowing such drafts, as
weakening the 2nd section, 6Sth chapter of the
code which declares that the State shall not be
chargeable with interest by suspension of pay
ment of any instalment due a pint stock company
s. Provides that drafts allowed by the Board of
Public Works since the LIST of February and until
the LIST of October next may be exchanged as above
for registered stock. 6. Declares the act in force
from its passage.
These Registered bonds will not be ready before
the LIST of May.
MILE PARoDrs CoNCERT.-This concert, as