Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-20
Virginia LeRIslaIure,

of the Door tor the town OF Winchester.
Concerning the overseers of the poor Of the
county of frederick and corporation OF Win
chester.
A bill was passed to incorporate the
German Benevolent Association OF Alexau-
dria. g.
The following Senate bill was taken up,
and after discussion, ordered to It's engross-
ment.
|. Be IL enacted by tie General assembly,
That m bank or branch thereof shall, at any
time alter the frat day Of August. 1898, pay
out 90 loans or discounts, or In purchasing
of drafts or bills Of exchange, or IN payment
Of depositors, nor shall 1t, III any mode. put
in circulation, the notes Of any bank or bank-
ing company beyond the limits OF the Con
monuealth, of a less denomination than ~.
Any cashier, or other uaicar of a bank, tor a
violation OF this law, shall be subject to TIE
same pc a ties, and may be- proceeded against
in the same III de, as Is herein prescribed
against a sheriff.
.. 1t shall be the duty Of the commission
ers of the revenue, and of toe courts To whom
annlication shall he made for license, to re-
ouire from each and every person who shall
arplv for license, an oath that be will not pay
! out, WltulD inc IlullNs vi u
NOES issued beyond the limits thereof, OF a less
denomination than so.
3 II shall not be lawful for any sheriff,
deputy sheriff, sergeant or any collector OF tae
public revenue, to pay out any note issued oy
ang bank or banking company, beyond the
limit. Of the Commonwealth, OF a less
denomination than 81.
/. Ii shall be the duty of the COMMISSION
ers Of the revenue, and OF the courts to whom
aupl;cation NAV be made Tor license, 10 re.
cure from any person who shall apply 1NT
license. an oath that he will not pay out, after
the l-t Uf August next, any note or notes Of
a banking company or corporation, issued
within the limits OF this Commonwealth, OF
a less denomination than SO, and that be
will not paw out, after the lst day OF January,
1859 any note of "A less denomination than
so: Procided, howcccr, That such person
may pay to the sheriff, or any collector OF the
public revenue for this Commonwealth, notes
issued 10y banking companies or corporations
within this Commonwealth, OF a less denom'"
nation than so. alter the 1T OF August, 1898,
and until the LIST OF January, lSo9.
5. 1t shall not be- lawful for any sheriff, de
uu,y sheriff, sergeant or collect : Il the pubic
revenue. t, pay out after the first OF August,
1853. any note or notes issued by n banking
COMPANY or corporation Of a less denOmlna'
ton than so. or to pay cut alter the lt ui
January, 1859, any note or notes issued oya
banking company or corporation Wlthln inc
limits Of this State, Of n less denomination
than $50: PyOrided, h0werer, That any sheriff,
deputy sheriff, sergeant or collector OF the
pubIic revenue, may pay into the Virginia,
Farmers and Exchange Banks in Richmond,
on special deposit, TO the credit OF the Com
lith, as part Of the public revenue,
notes issued by backing companies or c1rpo
poration, ia this Site, OF less d nomination
than SO, unit. the LIST Of November next
&. Ii shall be the duty OF toe Treasurer OF
the Commonwealth, when any SPECIAL de-
posit shall be made to the credit OF the Com
monwealth before the lst of November, 1898,
in the Virginia, Farmers or Exchange Banks
in Richmond, of notes Of q less denomlna-
ton than ten dollars, issued by any banking
company or corporation within this Common
wealth, 10 transmit such notes tn the Bank
mr. cor, Grafton at which they are payable,
AMI receive in return therefor other notes OF
such Bank or corporation of the denomina-
ton of ten dollars, or some multiple Ol ten,
issued by such Bank to the amount Of the
sum thus transmitted.
:. Ii shall be the duty Of the grand ~juries
of every county and corporation within
which a Circuit Court ia held, to make pre-
eminent of ali violations of this law; and
should anv sheriff, deputy sheriff, sergeant,
or auy collector Of the public revenue,
upon trial by Indictment before a Jury, be
found guilty OF the violation OF th's law, ne
shall paw a fine OF one hundred dollars fr
the first offence, and upon conviction a Sc
copd time, and upOr each separate convection
,hercafter. for a like violation, u fine OF 500,
TO be paid iutO the county or corporation
treasury, as the case may be-.
s. This act shall be IN force from It's pass
age.
Mr.. Cd offered the following amendment,
10 be inserted a. an independent section after
the 9Th section in the bill, which was adopt
cd:
"No railroad. navigation or incorporated
company in Virginia, shall after the 1t OF
August, 1858. pay out the note or notes OF
any Bank or Banking company, beyond the
limits Of this State. Of a less denomination
than twenty dollars; and no such railroad.
navigation or incorporated company shall. al
ter the lst Of August, 1858, pay cut any note
rf any Bank or Banking company IN tins
State Of a less denomination than ten dollars,
nor after the lst Of January, 1902, shall pay
ont any note or mates, OF a Bluk OF Banking
company 10 this State. of a less denomIna'
ton than twenty dollars. And for any 7io-
lation Of the provisions of this section, snch
railroad, navigation or banking company,
shall be subject to the same penalties, and
nav be proceeded against in the same
mode, as are hereinafter prescribed against
a sheriff. Provided, that any railroad
nasigation or incorporated company In tins
State, nav pay into the Virginia, Far
mers' and Exchange Banks, in Richmond,
notes of banks or banking companies OF this
State. Of n less denomination than ten dol
lars after the lst Of August 1898, and OF a
less denomination thla twenty dollars alter
january, 1859. for any amounts due the State
of Virginia and such amounts shall he re-
| ceiveh by such banks as special deposits, and
the Treasurer of the Commonwealth shall
dispose ot such notes in the manner pre-
scribed in the 9th section of this act"
In the House Of Delegates, Mr.. Seldom,
from the special committee on the subject oil
public printing, reported bills
To repeal the 9th section Of chapter 20 OF
I the Code, and to amend end ~rc-enact the 9;h,
10th and llth sections Of the SAID chapter, 81
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