Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-07-13
VIRGINIA sTATE CONVENTION.
SECOND SESSION.
TWELFTH DAP.
RrcnaoEn, Wednesday, June 20. 1861.

SECuNO SESSlON.
TWELFTH DAY
Rrcuaoxn, Wednesday, June 20. 1851.
The C,Lvcntion met ut 10 o'clock Mr.
SorTuALL in the Chair.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Duocaa Of the Meth
odist Church.
RrPoRTS FROM COMMITTEES
The reports from Committees being called
for,
Mr. MCFARLAND from the Committee on
Finance to whom was referred resolution di.
rectins thu Committee to inquire into the e3.
p.dency Of authorizing the Banks CT the
Commonwealth to issue small notes 10 the cX.
tent OF 10 per cent of their capital stock
;astcad Of as heretofore. Also a resolution
to irQnire into the e2pediency of allowing
Savings Banks to issue sIuall notes to the ex.
ten: Of Eve per cent; also q resolution that
such Banks 81 may have issued said notes
without legal authority, may be exempted from
The penalties Of the law, reported tha. it was
ihexpedient TO take action on the subject, and
requested to be discharged from the further
consideration Of the saLhe.
CONCENTRATIONS FROM TIE oivERNoR-
The Char stated that he had received seve
raj COMMUNICATIONS from the Governor, which
he said were not mal ked Confidential, but aS
;hey II ere connected with subj cts upon which
the Con=ention had hitherto acted with closed
doors, he dec lnsd it proper tha: they should be
c .nsdei Cd in that manner now. Two Of these
! related TO the re nomination Of certain lticers
appointed By the Executive and to the num-
Der OF vessels employed b. The State. the lat
ter being reply 10 q resolution offered by
Nj M.ErAGuE few DAYS ago.
On motion Of Mr.. CONRAD, the Contention
then went into secret session, in which It re-
NAMED about three quarters Of an hour.
plsLorAL AND SUSPICIOUS PERSONS.
Mr.. TREDwAY, from special committee re-
| ported the following ordinance. which was laid
| upeu .ae table and ordered 70 DC printed:
AN ORDINANCE
To frost.S for proceedings agdins: d;stoyal
ana suspicious persona
/. Be It ordained Tia: the powers vested
in regular police" bv an ordinance passed
| dav l. 1861, sil2il be, and the sane are here
| by, vested in any judge justice Of tie
| peace. or eomuissioncr in chancery, OF the
C"nmonw altt; end any judge. justice Of the
peec-, or commissioner i chancerT, may send
| Tor the p.rson or papers le'a';ng the ufence
! proceeded against under SAID ordinance, and
issue warraH;s, directed ;o ans sheriff or con.
s,Abl-. in auy county within the S:ate 10
search suspected places, and appvehend sus.
pec,ed persous.
2 Every sale, conveyancs. assignment
transfer Of, or charge upon any estate, real!
or personal, every suit conIaencrd, or decree,
| Judgment, rr execution, suffered or .ob.
;ained, ard any bond or o;ae: writing given
for tac benefit Of anv per5nn whu shall
| have committed any oG5nce mentioned in an
ordinance. passed Nay !. 1851, entitled "An
ordinance for the prevention and punishment
nf of noes against the ComRoGSta!th. shall
be deemed fraudulent and void; and all tho
estate Of any person convicied Of such offence
.sali be fortified to The Commonwealth, and
| oe proceeded against In the manner prescribed
| oy Iaw, &seirst lands escheated and property
| forfeited 10 tie Ccnnonweaih. This section
shall not a g. C: ;bc title OF tcna Jdo purchas
| er fa- valuable consideration, unless it appear
that be had notice Of the fraudulent intent Of
| the yersou 80 convicted; nor shall the rights
of any creditor 0! such person be implired b.
anything 10 this ordinance.
Ths: any person who shsll directly or in
directly have given, or may hereafter give. aId
and co.llort 10 the Government uf the CGite1
Safes, or any forces invading the State, or
combinations resisting its laws and ordinances,
.hall be isbe to au action Of .rsspa.s for any
damage to property sustained by an! citizep
of Virginia, or of uny State Of the Southern
Couiederacy, in consequence Of such invasion
or resistance; and The parry 10 injured shall be
entitled to all the remedies provided ty law
for the recovery Of debts, and proceeding by
attachment and may Irosecuse the same iE
the circuit court Of cry eouu;y 10 tho Com
tnonSeailh.
This ordinance shal! b ia force from and
after i;s passage.
Messrs. CAYfsrLL and PAEgs asked l,src,
which was granted, to vote for the ratification
| Of tho permanent constitution ard 10 sign the
ordinance Of saccss:na.
| JAIaS AND Ps4ITENTIARrEs
Mr.. GKEGuhT.-l have been Informed byone
! Of the judges OF the Gorfedsracy, that prior &c
| he separation Of these States, the Fcdernl
authority had right, by law, to nse the j,lS
and penitentiary of The Slate Of Virginia; a.
no such privilege has been granted TO the
Southern Confederac!, of+r the following
resolution
Resolved, That committee Of Eve be ap
pointed to Inquire what legislation Is necessary
( r!y. 10 au!har:Zc the use Of the jalls ard
renil-ntia7y Of Ills Corn nonwealth by the
goverancn, Of ths Southern Confcderacy.
RAILROAD CONNECTIONS
Ga motion Of a1r. MoRRis the consideration
Of the order ofthe day was postponed Tor hall
N icur, to enable him 10 introduce the follow
ing atuebdea oldlHsDcs in regard to railroad
cCn.rc!oGa
An ORDNANCE
To amend and rseasc: an ordinance entitled
an ordinance to authorize a connection be
tween the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac railroad and tho Richmond and Pc
tersbure railroad in r chmond; aud between
I'll. Richmond ard Petersburg railroad and
re.er-bn7g railroad in Petersburg, passed
Juno 24.h, 1861"
Bit ordained, Th ian ordinance to au her
.zs 3 connection heta cen The Richmond Fred
ericksbarc end Potomac rail! cad and the Rich.
mopd and Petersburg railroad iu Richmond;
md between the kichinsEd ant. Petersburg
railroad and Petersburg railroad in Petersburg.
passed on the oath day OF June, 1861, be amen
i ID end re.er ac;ed ~ as 10 read az follows:
30 il orlainrdr Tha. the r chmrda, FEEDER
;cksnurg and Potomac railroad company ard
the isichmond an, Petersburg railroad ootn
pany, Of ei,ta; of ,be,u, is i.erea7 authorized
% ,4,cnd their roarli, Or either Of them,
through the city OF R,cnmond 80 IS 70 ccnpec,
with each other; and that tho Richmond arc
Petersburg railroad company aAd ;5e Peers
turs coE,;any, OF either OF theg:, is hereh;
authorized 10 extend their rosds, Or either OF
,hem, through The city OF Petersburg, SO as to
coancct esc! other aod that the trains OF 10
couo.ives and cars OF al Of the said companies
aud Of Southern railroads connected with them
may be rsed upon the said extensions.
Should said companies, or either Of them
fail to take immediate steps to make either OF
said connections, and The CoEmardcrin. clIie
o.! tic Confederate forces in this State should
deem said connections or either Of then ne
cassarg for t'.e defence Of the State, the Gov