Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-01-21
A BILL.
uAsrSG AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURCHASE AND MAN

,,rixG An APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURCHASE AND MANU-
rACTrEE or ARMS AND MUNITIONS or WAR.
BE a. eadct,d Jy he General assembly Of PTginid
That the Governor be and he is hereby directed to have
the buildings Of the Public Armory, at Richmond forth
with nut in such condition. by the Introduction OF sui
be machinery aud otherwise, shall fit them for the
manufacture of arms for the of the militia of the
State, upon plan TO be proposed by commission OF
three persons and approved by the Governor the mem
bers of which commission shall be appointed by the GOV
ernor aud removable at his pleasure.
That the Governor be and he Is hereby authorized
and directed to employ Master Armorer, who shall be
removable his pleasure, at an annual salary OF fifteen
hundred dollars and quarters whose duty It shall be, IN
der the direction of the COmmandant OF the Public
Guard to direct the operations in the manufacture and
repair of arms and employ such operatives as may
ensure the effective working OF the Armory.
That the Governor be- and he is hereby authorized
and directed to purchase, cause 10 be purchased all
such machinery, implements and materials and the pat
ent rights of such newly invented arms as may be nece
sary for the successful operation of the Armory for the
purposes herein specified Provided however that the
cost of arranging the interior inserting the driving pow
er and furnishing the machinery for all the departments
of said Armory, with capacity OF manufacturing ten
thousand rifle muskets annually, shall not exceed one
hundred and twenty thousand dollars and that no sum
exceeding one hundred thousand dollars shall be expen
ded in the operations of the said Armory in any one
YEAR And the Governor shall not under any crcum
stances exceed the specified pledge the faith
and credit of the State for greater Tor the objects
specified than are herein specially provided
L. That the commission provided by the first section
Of this act be further authorized and directed purchase
under direction of the Governor such arms equipments
and munitions of war as may be required for the imme
date use Of the State provided that not than one
hundred and eighty thousand dollars shall be expended in
the purchase of arms, equipments and munitions; and
provided further that due proportion of the said arms
shall be distributed in the exposed portions of the
State The said commission under the direction Of the
Governor are also required to provide for the manuac
ture' of equipments and munitions OF within this
State.
o. SO much and such parts of chapter thrty-three Of
the Code OF Virginia relating 10 the public guard and
norv as nav be in conflict with the provisions of thus
act are hereby repealed provided that nothing in this
act shall be so construed TO suspend the present Ope
rsons at the armOry in the repair of arms until such
time as the occupation of said armOry may be necessary
under the provisions of this act.
.. No member of the present General Assembly shall
ever be capable Of holding any office created by this act
or in consequence of its passage.
T. For the purpose of carrying into effect the provis
ions Of this act the of five hundred thousand dol
lsrs hereby appropriated which amount shall be rails
ed by loans in the manner prescribed by existing laws
such laws as may be passed for raising funds by loans for
works of internal improvement.
S. This act shall be in force from its passage.
A motion was then made by Mr. ARMSTRONG to lay
the bill on the table; and then Mr.. JOHNSON made
motion TO adjourn The friends of the House bill
DESTROYS of having vote taken, but an understanding
vas come to- based on the belief that vote would be
had this day, Saturday and the Senate then adjourned