Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-10-25

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taxes or dnes shall subscribe ms ,I,mcnt q,
cent in fnll therefor. Al" IN Wv counts,
said officer with the 4 uditof OF r :l..r.s, there
the principal OF said not ana ~ in iull dis
on paic,Iatea 10 such date, shall u. ~ nrrod
y, - &C 80 nnch Of the av"R or ou'n n"a"s,r,,
.";eo "A ofHrer for colIec..on: ar.r-
'as"''S' - and subscribed snii'i u -
. 1Ss Auditor OF Public Ace'u'',S ~ T.s,.
Q. . % cause to be redeemed al l ''"r
-oy aIlse ut On received by the cailec'''S >.
aIy principal and interest, II me ''t'
nceis, 10 redcs1nahle, and pr@sen'S'' '' ~
msnt to be paid out Of any money 80
Treasury not otherwise appropfli,I.: ia.lyc
rho said notes be got presented witn'' a;d
months alter the same are I"naH'''"".' 30 ~.
,d;to shnll advertise 10: TIE s""'' ln
brought in on a given day, ana "'E'
the interest thereon shall cSa-c' ndrcd
T Whenever from tim" !" ''llit ." n-,n,i
thousand dollars Of said notes s''" -,
Fl, the Auditor bv said coiiecuhS '''Sh,I
eb,u he redeemed bY him rs hr'e'' p, U.s."
the same shalt be cancelled oy h'"' i" ~ vi.
liyered to the Treasurer, to uc P'eH.' ,.,,rs
ofi 70. and from time 70 time within o.,l
from the passage of this :!eI aii "n'""t =,
- tho sun so c~arcellcG may, by o':er N
LII IuS BULL DS fnNt 4 II ~
the Governor, DC again iSs'!ed' s"'?'''
rho nrovis;ous hcreinhefare pTsscF'oe"'
The Auditor Of Public Accounts sNH .E'
Treasurer shall each keep n iull anu a.
account of the number, date, dahol'.''''. ~
amonnt of all tue notes signed Us lAe'" i1'p'.
lively and of the ame D: Tho peia'''e -
WHOSE order the said notes aro seTe'a''y h,"e
PAYABLE, snd in like msn!ier ol al IL
redeemed and cancelled.
9. For detraying the EXPENSE" p,':nn1'
printing and engraving The Sa"i i'"t~' :;
= sn,n no, exceeding Two THOUSAND GHt',s Is
hereby appropriated, 10 be pad n.t order "' th'
Governor, nut Of any money III IN" treasury
m, otherwise appropriated; and 'he plate OF
uI,tcs for sDct. engraving. shall ID preserves!
by the Treasurer, and sAa'i "H">'''s; ~
the issue of said notes shall Cease.
10 All the provisinns o; lie third, 'Hurt"
and sixth sections Of Chapter la3, OF ~" code
onn,;cshlc TO bank notes, snail he iiclh {" ;'n!'iy
with the same Effect to ti'o Treasury h''%S III
rected to he issued bY this ae!.
II II shal: be Lawful f@r the baths y t'iIS
Commonwealth to discount "r fa!1''aH' az!
note or notes issued under this &C.
l3. This acs shall be il I"F'e if'''' IT. pass
4 true caps irsn tHs Ria.
Tcsle, p. F. HnwAHD,
Acting for Wn. F. Gordon, j., {. y. D.,
aud Keeper fine T. liz Of Va.
Az Acr ~Apyrapriu.iag enc m;7;7a # '!oidn.
fer tho defence of!hs COm"D"!aoti" -~iaiS"e'!
January 90, 1851.
Be- it enacted by the Gei!er;l Assembly, T!ia;
the Colonel cr Ordnance br, ard he Is hereby,
authorized and required, Under !I;@ direction q!
the Governor, 10 procure sue! a''"s ara '1nF'
ments, and muni,ionS Il "a:, IS may u hr;'s
sary for the defence q! the State. Tie si'h
officer is also authorized IN Contract, nnt:er I'll"
direction cf the Governor, for the msnui.ctlrc,
in tt,is State, Of equipments ard Innn't'"''S "'
war, and may hly materials TO he uSsi III iii2
manufacture 81 tia same, AID MAJ contract
with parties for altering and Improving, IN 'hlS
State. cannon and small mluH, or may, III bs
discretion, purchase macliucry n:d 'nai2iialS
for such purpose, if tho same Cannot II" q NJ
by contract upon as roasonauta rms i"2-
yid.i, ,ila; mt more than eight !uncr.;l t!i"'!-
sand dul!urs shall be cxpcn!eci 70: s"c' pa"
poses, which su,n is hereby appropriated "i!
Of any money i'll lie treasury not G':i"rW''':
appropriated. The arms $" - b. hHF''ia>"a
shall be 30 distributes! that ia militia 81 l"e
State along and near Tn" hon!@r an tha n"a
slavetoldins Sts:cs, and a'ang the tin'';': "i
tue Chesapeake hay a0G the :;aslEas::" "'r'!'n-
tributary thereto, shall ba pas uu cq!ai ib"t
ing in tho sup3!Y II ariEs with II" militia ri
any other part Of the Commonwealth.
b. il further enacted, That the C;averH"F IS
hereby authorized and required TO t'np'nr
forthwith o competent crgiaeeT far The pn'
pose OF planning and constructing each c''>..
harb,r and river dcfenccS as are immediately
needed for the protcctinn ct the i!oIa'hnn'
wealth provided. however. that srid engineer
shall frs, submit his p'a;s, with tito crsi Of
executing the same, TO the h.vecnHT ir his
approval, and, If such rlara DC approved by
hiGl, the same shall be executed and pro
vlded. that for the d.icnce 81 til: "aS!eri
and North. Western frontier aud r:c Valley,
the sum of fftY thousand dollars is ii"r.at
directed to be applied t" tia construction ii
three ~arsenels, one Mt or near !hn H.:!m !re
and Ohio Railroad, or the Nlr:A-W us!cr' Var
ginia Railroad, one at soma r1iI; uinn lhn
Great kanawha river, and one ia the F&'iay
of Virginia at or near tic tnwi al chichester,
the precise locations ii "hich snail he deter
mined by the Governor, upon it,a report Of the
engineer hereby auihoriz ID h he EMPLOYED
and he is further authorized and required I"
acquire for the State, by purchase or c"u"!"inna-
ton, such sites as may br required tor Che dc
fensive works aforesaid. !f condemnation be
necessary, il shall be conducted as iii the pro
ceedings by a company, county or town To lake
land without the owners consent.
The sum Of two hundred thousand dollars Is
hereby appropriated for tho purposes mention
ed in the preceding section out OF any ii3ney
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
This act shall be IN forco from IL passage.
A true copy from the rolls.
Teste, P T. HowaRD,
Acting Tor Wm. F. Gordon, DR., 9. II. D,
And Keeper Of sh: Rolls
An ACT to Create an Ordnance Department,
passed January 25, 1861.
/. Be it enacted by the General Assembly,
That an Ordnance D .par,mcni be, aad is hero
by created, to consist Of one Colonel o. Ord.
nance, to be appointed by the Governor. by
and with the advice and consent Gfihe Senate.
and subordinate officers, not exceeding six IN
number, to be appointed in like ln1anc' the
said subordinates to hold such ~ranla+sS may be
prescribed by the Governor, with the consent
of the Senate. The pay aud allowances OF MI
commissioned officers of the Oainancn Depart.
ment shall be the same allowed Ia differs Of
the sam rank and service in ls,e United state;
Army, on the first day Of J].nulry, eighteen
hundred and fifty.
2. The duties of the said Experiment ,haii
be the duties performed by the Ordnance g lar
and Subsistence Department nj the
United States Army, ard such other dates as
may be prescribed by the Co!onci 81 Cti':snc",
with the consent Of the Governor.
s The officers OF said Department shall he
governed by the articles Of war and r"sn,a'
tons which are in iorce at :ins time for the
government Of tho lroaps oi the United states,
so far rs the Esmu mag nc applicable.
/. The duties hercin;nrc assigned - The
Commissioners Of tho A:morr, STALL h. per-
formed By the officers whose appointment is
authorized By this act
5. This act shall he in force from its pas.
sage.