Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-01-29
LEGIsLATURE OF VIRGINIA
THURSDAY. JANUARY %. 1853.
ARNATR.

The Senate met at 10 O'clock.
A number of bills reportediby the committees were
laid on the table, for further consideration.
BILLS Passed.
A bill makingit Q felony to harbor q runaway slave.
A bill amending the Code 90 "a 10 prohibit County
Courts from granting corporate powers. Increasing
the fees of Commissioners in Chancery in the County
OF Norfolk. Authorizing the sale of Winfield Acade.
my, IN Dinwiddie, and the appropriation OF the pro-
cedes to the cause of education in ihst county. In,
cooperating the Bolton, Proctor, and Pine Run turn,
pike company. Establishing an election precinct AZ
Butfington's Mill, Cabe!l county. Incorporating the
Virginia Coal and Iron company.
The bill for the reorganization of the Public Guard
was taken up, amended and ordered TO be read q third
time. D-taila sill be given to morrow.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at - o'clock, pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Prayer by Rev. W. j. PETriGRES, OF the Disci
ples' Church.
BILLS REPORTED.
Bills were reported from the Standing Committees:
To establish an election precinct at Sheridan in the
county Of Augusta;
To establish q precinct election at the mouth OF
ltsy's Fork in TaZawrll county;
To provide for a separate election precinct in Mason
city in the county Of Macon;
Establishing an election precinct at Lees Mills in
Writ county;
To change all election precinct at Flin;hill, in
Rappshanncck county.
To establish an election precinct at the house Of
William Cum in the county OF Wayne;
To incorporate the Mutual Life Insurance Company
Of Virginia;
Declaring the vote taken in the town Of Ripley, in
jackson county. for the enlargement Of the corporate
limits Of said town to be valid and for other purpo.
ses;
Amending the charter of the town Of Buffalo, 80 Dr.
10 reduce tho number Of trustees from ten to six;
Authorizing the sale of a tract Of land in Shenan.
dosb county, belonging TO the Presbyterian congrs
CATION, at Cedar Creek
Authorizing the county court Of Fauquier county,
to divide said county into three commissioners die.
fricts
Repeating an act passed March 5th, 1858, imposing
q tax on dogs in the county of Isle OF Wight;
Approprisiing rnOney for the construction Of Il
bridge across Tygart's Valley river 10 The county Of
Marion
To incorporate the shadwe!l Manufacturing Com
pany iu Albemarlec county
ADVERSE REPORTS.
Reports were also presented ADVERSE to the follow
ing propositions:
OF amending lob section of chapter 1873 of ths
Code. relative to ih- Jurisdiction OF d single Justice
OF amending the 3O;h section of the act relative t.
the compensation Of jurors.
'Of re.distticiing The county Of Randolph.
For changing the present. site Of the Court House
OF Tucker county.
PROGRESS or EusiSEss.
All the bills, on thsir fret reading, including those
reported this day, were advanced to a second resd
Ing, and all the adverse reports on the calendar wert
read and agreed to, ex;ept thoss in reference to tht
following propositions, which, on motions s~everalIs
made, were laid upon the table;
Fur an appropriation for the benefit of Lewis coun
ty seminary;
or allowing S. +. Norment additional compspsa
ton for a slave condemned for sale and trsnsporta
ton;
Of aboiishing the b ,ard Of Public Works;
vi paying q certain per c-ntage to shsriffs who
shall fail whnlly or in p1rt, To pay ia the revenue IL
the time prescribed by law;
Or Il chang, in the mode OF taxsti, III as regard
me chants lic-uses;
OF ansldins the 81 section Of ciapter lss OF the
Code;
VI legislatiDg on the subj, ct Of The u,ury laws