Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-07-13

10 viaw os ;he wants Of tLe Company an
the nee. s!i,ics OF The people, your memorials,
cannot d., otherwise than apply 20 your homer
able body for relief anh they may venture l
SET .iRs!ics They, there fore pray that you
huno'ub!e body will grant 10 them pecuEiir.
relief to the amount Of not l:sI than lift.
thousand dall.rs Your mcmoris!'sts clnsci
antlously helicTc tint 1t will require tha
amount 10 place the wurk under their chaTg
in e. condition to perform With completcnes
what will be required Of the Company by th
Government ani by the people.
Whether the aid which Is asked be furnish
ed in tie shspe CT loan, or what will bg to-
mode, your memcrial,sts respectfully leaTe Il
Jour honorable body.
And your iIenorialsts will sver pray, &c.
&C..
Far The Directars, RI. SAUNDERS. Prfsid t
Office of Richmond and York River R. r
Co, June 90, 1861.
Tue SUSPENSION CT INTEREST oS EoIDs Due TIL
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
The hour having Grri7ed Tor tins considera
ton ot tee order OF the day, the same beins
;he ordinance suspending the payment Of in
icrcs! on State bonds,
Mr MoRToN presented q modification Of the
substitute. tTareG b. himself yesterday, as
follnws:
30 it ordained, That the Interest on ths
funded debt Of the State and the coupons or
the bonds of the State payable in New Yo.l
city, ba paid at the treasury ia Richmond in
such funds AZ are received in the payment o
taxes, and other public debts due 10 The State
odt the coupons payable in London shall be
paid as heretofore.
aIr. MogrsTf called for the yeas and nays,
and the question being taken, it was decided in
,he negative by the following vote:
Y4s-M;s.,' ;, Rs.ts9, rlt1. c'E roD' csIl:r
Mallory, Nary Sr Ms,tes. Morri Morton, boo-e :el
II :'p sh asy, sos.hai sresd, A. L. u. staa: Tag
Inr, wood:-2s
N.Ys-As,,'r. Au5ler, Armstrong, ks'n, Alfred u
hub"ur, janrs Barbour. Biu1 jr, n"s,, Boyd. Branch
U.ok- Rruce, By:n., C4be Cecil !harolIss, Chanuan
Conn G. Conrad e ConraI. De t!Is, Doruan Fisher
tnode. jr, Hale c. Hall. Hir,ie. N"Iiaday Hughes
H. Isbr. .nsdrks Johnson, Peter a. JShn ton. kent
HIlhy, Ki?drsd Nil Mose :, Montague. orses. VIM
Trsd say, Rob!. IL. Tirner, wh 0 Id, W5.o,-so.
So the substitute wss rejected.
AIr. pRItE noycd to strike out in tho origi.
nal ordnance, in tie eighth line, tie words
''or were"
The amendment was agreed 70.
Mr. SLAUGHTER moved to amend by striking
1nt Of the eighth line the words Auditor
ard"
The amendment ~as agreed tn,
Mr. G0onE called for thu previous question.
The main question being ordered,
NJ. MosTAGuE called FOR the yeas aud nays,
anl lhe question heias taken, it was decided
IN the alii 'ma!ive by the following vote:
Yr.s.-Me,ers Arnhier, Arm;,rone, Aston. ii'rei ~.
Rr""e 9yrn+, % osbrI, cscii, chamhls,, Chapman
c":E aan. e no. g. D. coo-sd Robert 7. oarad,
norms,a rsh.7. EIaurnoy, P.snsh. Fuyse; GaIl.nd.
Hal uur.. tfo:., Hc!lsGay. Hughe', lrr, hell,
Mtrnadnks Jnhnann Peter O. Johnston Kent K!lby Elm.
i ed, Miller. slnGu, 0rr!ck, William o PARTS, Apd.sv
Parks Pres. ruy', snunr.ru. S., s,i!as,on ssayas,
a.ld. wnsla., snd wy:or u.
N47s-Nes;t'. hsloSl0, Doal:la Branch; G,Ps.ton'
Gregory. Jr, il":cnse, Macf.i!ard Jimos Mallory,
s!a ye ST. s.,fr., M"n,r,u:. Norris ""Itea: hv'rs,
n:s9n, staSr'. sbGrp, hh.sey, sis' gAt=r, s.ashl,
;ps i. Tayloe-s;.
So the ord nance was adopted.
OATES To BIZ TAKEN RT PUBLIC oFEIcEXl.
The Chuir announced tia, the x: ordi.
nance 10 bs taken up would be the following,
vaich was ac.oFlias|y reported 10 the Con
Tentioa
An ORDINANCE
IL regnlats the qualification If officers Of tic
Ccsemonrel'Lh Gnd 10 prescri1e the oaths tV
}. t7Esn by them. and Tor securing lhe .fItth
III s;;ae:. .ree # M.ir putiit G.tits
i. it or.is;.icd, That all eificeri OF the S'ate
Of Virginia, civil ar; iai!itarY, legislative, ex
ccu.i,r, ana judicial, shsihcr appointed or
elected, -i!all. in ado Gtcn to the naths nos pre-
scribed bT law, and rot prohibited By ordi.
nance Of this C,nventon, passed May the Is.
1861, entitled An ordinance to release the
f1ccrF civil and military, and the ciliz rs
yensrslIv, Of ths Satc os Firrinia, from all
obligation 10 suppvr, the CoE,ti!a.ion of lhr
h:a Coniede-acy, kaown aG the United S ates OF
America - take the following oaths:
| swear Tor sfi7m) that ! viii support and
defend the Ordinance Of the S'atc Of Virginia,
passed April II. 1861, en.:tlrd An ordinance
70 repeal tho ratification CT the Constitution
# tho United Suites OF America. by the State
of Virginia, and 20 resume all the rishi. and
powers gran.ed under said Constitution )" and
ail or,inaacrs and LAYS passed in furtherGnce
thereof. to the best CT ny ability ss u citi'
zen o. Virginia, snd 70 the extent Of my
po~cr az an officer. So help me God
swear Or ilrm) that will DC faithful and
true, and obedsnt to the legally constituted
au horit:es of the Confederate States Of Amer
ica. in all matters lawfully belonging to 'hen
under the Cnna:ilu.ion for the Provisional Gov.
ern,nent .ller;of and that will support the
said Cons!itut;on to ihs beat CT my ability as
a citizen, and TO The extent Of my power as an
off :er So hello ma G5d !
Q. The said oaths shall be taken and recorded
as now provided By law, in respect to the
oaths prescribed By chapter 18Th OF the Code
e Virginia
8. The first section CT this ordinance shall
be applicable as we!! II persons now in office,
az to those who may be hereafter elected OF
appointed.
i All persons now 10 Office shall be required
to take the several oaths prescribed by this
ordinance on or herore lhs day OF /;
and any c;icer failing so to DO on or before
said dry, shsll thsreupon, and without any
fpr the purpose, be deprived OF his
eff e, and be i7c,p,ble of holding tho same /;
and all acts done By him thereafter shall be
wholls void!
6. al pcraecs no. now in Office, but elected or
appointed, and not qualified according to law,
and all persons hereafter elected or appointed
shail, before they shall enter upon, OF be quail:
lied to discharge the duties Of their several
offices, be required to take the several oaihs
prescribed BY this orlinancs.
6. Whenever the Governor Of Virginia shall
DC Informed Ly the Arditcr Of Public Accounts
that any officer named in the first section OF
this ordinance, and connected With the col'ec
tina .f the public revenue, or having charge
thereof, shall have refused to take the oaths as
provided by this ordinance, or shall be suspect
ed upon jus, grounds of being opposed to
tsking the said oa;hs or either ot them, 1t
shall be lawful for The said Governor, upon Inc
recommendation Of the Auditor, to appoint, in
place Of said suspected persons, assessors,
collectors and receivers Of public revenue, ~ho
shall discharge all The duties required upon
giving b1nds in penalty to be Fixed, and
with security TO be approved hg the Auditor,
aud .akips the oaths required BY this ordi,
narne.
:. IFary oltcer Of this Commonwealth, re
tsi I. II