Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-12-25
WEDSEsDAY, DECEMBER %, 1857.
SENATE.

PRAYER BY the Raw. Dr.. Hu0G, Of the Presbyterian
Church.
BILLS REPORTED.
hill increasing tina sala ies Of officers OF the Gov.
eminent, members of the Legislature. This bill
gives the J,lye of the 9TH circuit Richmondl sala.
"f g 500: the Judgs OF the ON circuit SAFETY o O.,
81 5U aud the Judge of a.! other circuits OF ~ oon
each.l A bill concerning The election OF Justices OF
tho Pace; the Clerks of County Courts. Sherifs,
Common ealths' Attorneys, Conetables, Surveyors
and Overseers Of tn" Poor.
BILLS PASSED.
To increase the sn'ary OF ths Clerk Of the County
Cont OF Nottoway by county ,eVy. incorporating
the Ch!ckaho,niny and james River Steam Naviga
ton Company Hous. bill amending thu charter ct
the town Of Lewisburg. bill Incorporating tn.
Southern Virginia Navigation Company Ihr o''l
.ratodir. the schrme Of !hs Hon Dudley Mann,
for mammoth OCEAN stsam-r, 10 run between the
waters ~ Virginia and Europe. The oapra stock TO
b. 81 GOh Un TO he taken IN shares OF SloD EACH
rha sock 10 be increased from time IN time, tn An
amount not exceeding S5.OOo,oooI House OIL Tor
th- payment OF the in'ero on thu guaranteed bonds
of the Chesapeake ann Ohio Canal Company. In.
cooperating the New River Navigation Company
Amending the charter .: the Preston Mining Com
pany.
RESOLUTIONS or INQUIRY
By Mr. CAMPBELL Of reporting DILL, prescribing
the minimum tolls freight, On the railroads and o.
nails 10 which The STATE IL iniers-'ed BY Mr.. FLOYD.
of the payment to Thomas j. Davis, OF Smyths co..,
a SUN of money dus him as Commissioner Of the
~
of Franklin School, Chesera ED county, to invest the
funds of said schou. by Mr.. FLOYD Of amending
chap 1875 to provide for the better trial OF &C.
lions of r.jec'meDt.
A message WAS received from thu House stating
that it had resolved to take recess from to-day, un
iii the Both inst. The resolution waa agreed to.
message was received from tho House stating
that il had amended the Senst9s amendmhnt, to the
bill relating to sherffs bonds The amendment OF the
House was agreed to- and the bill was passed aud be-
CANA law in the following form:
Be t ennrtsd That the first soctiOn OF an act passed
June 81 1872, concerning the bouds OF Sherits aud
other collectors of taxes, and the bonds OF Consta.
BILE be amended and re.enaoted, 80 as to read rs toll
lows:
6l That the 5th Sec of Chap. 49, Code Of Virginia,
be- and ia hereby amended that that the said Sec
ton, as now rs.enacted with such amendment, shall
read ss follows:
From every person elected Sheriff Of any county or
corporation, and from every Sergeant OF corpora.
'on who ia collector Of the taxes issued therein tn
Court Of such county or corporation shall take bond
in such psnsity it may dean sufH 'i-nt-not less
than 30,OUU. nor more than $9O,OOO Provided, That
the penalty Of the bond of the Sheriff ut the city Of
Riehmond shall no; be less thon $3OO,OOO, nor more
than s5uD,0OU
This aot shall be in force from its passage.
During some discussion the bill, Mr. WHITE.
said that there seems to be soms Misrepresentation
with regard to his position on 1t. He argaed on
Monday in favor Of placing Sherifs, with regard TO
their bonds in the sans position occupied by private
individuals, who required By Law to give security
in double the amount of The valus Of esta'es com
United to their hands for administration. He favored
the SHERIFF. bond being double the amount OF the
taxes collected by them. no matter how great that
amount Wa, even $1,000 900. He voted for the bill
as il passed.
On motion OF Mr.. AUGUST, the Senate adjourned
until the 4h of January next.