Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-01-14

e debt shall be contracted by the Common.
wealth, there shall! be set apart in like man,
ner, annually for thirty.lour years, q sum
e xceeding by one per cent. the annual amount
Of the annual interest, &c" has been eSecu-
ted the law has been executed up TO this
time and the constitution merely provides
that it shall continue to be executed. But il
you strike out that you leave t~enty millions
OF debt uuproyided for.
Mr.. DoaIAS.-lt srrns 10 lie that II is
better to retnin tie clause as X is. | can see
10 objection to the phraseoloSy Of the section
as it is now. | would, however, suggest to
the gentleman from Augusta al amendment
which would make the clause more explicit,
and suit this particular time. L is 10 alte;
the clause in tina 18th line so rs to make il
read Whenever, after The Eald lst day 81
January, any debt shall be or shall have been
contracted by tho Commonwealth"
This, il seclns to me, Void cover thu whole
ground.
Tho question WAS put On striking our the
word "tlty" and inserting the WORD. sixty
- proposed by Mr. BALDWIN, and il wa: do
cided IN the negative.
Mr. S1uART.-1 move T, amend tfis sec.ia:
by inserting in Inc 18Th liHe alter the wore
"debt' tho words: shall hase beer o." 81
that tina, part CT the a~rct,on, il A,ir,nded, will
read "Whencvrr, after the said lst SAY o
January, a debt shall have been or shall be
contracted, g."
Mr.. Boulpls.-Mr. President, | .;oy: ,nt
Convention. viii adopt The amendment just
pr proposed by The gentleman from Augusta,
(Mr. STUART. it sccnres ny the a4!i,:11 d
.,.,r ,.,.,s.u 80 s,-nn ,IsiIt ..vurIInl,. o,Ht,t
Iou.a nave been htla!r!ci uy ms u.lcmIiiuant
offered by myself, aud :~rjoclsa ny .hu Con9ca
%?en;l0n, b3 The change .! afe "ori.
The amendment was a~doptci, and the sec
ton as amended vas then a..:er! -.
The Secretary read The 29:h suction, as 81:
lows:
The General Assembly IG,y, AZ s"y tim,
direct a sale Of tue s!ycks held By tie Gem
mon + saith. IN iuteiah' improvement: ard
vti<T Companies but thu procseis OF such
SAL, ii made bsIuT= the pavIuun: Of the p;htic
debt, shall constitute Z part Of ths sinking
fund, and b. applied il like msH'er."
There being no change IN thar, the 5o:h sec
ton wss read, al follows:
"Thc General Assembly stall ro: l~1n,rdrs
leans, or cause 10 nc is&u:i cartrti:.!cs 81 debt
OF bonds Of the Safe, ircelee;ua5le Tor /. pc
Rod gTealer than ih:It".:rur ycaY9.'
There was no change ii that ADJ me 3!st
section wai then proceeded win. |: rea3s =
The General Assembly shat. not grant 8
charter OF Incorporation - any church ur re,
li8ious denomination, bIl maY s@a:rc nc
title TO the church property 70 IN ex;'rt to :c
limited By law
There WAS ~ chaaga in thhL and tbs 90
section was read, as follows:
NO lottery shall hereafter 20 aataor'Iad
b. law; ind the buying, selling Ut transferring
OF licke or chances in any lottery not Cow
authorized by E lar Of this State, Sra! he
prohibited"
There vas NJ change in list. The Secretary
then real the s3l section, a5 fil.owh:
No neT County shall b. iJrrncd T;ta NJ,
area less thaa nix hundred sGiare mi!e3; nor
shall the county Dr countie: irGE ~ric;: 4; IS
formed be reduced t.alcv that sren nor sha!
alY COUNTY, having IL white population les,
than 67. thousand, he depriyed OF mere than
one fifth ofsaid population nor Shel! 4 chn7ly
having a larger white population DO reduced
below four thousand. But any comfy, thl
length OF which is three times is in2ai breadth
or which exceeds fifty miics in length, unr III
divided, at the discretion of the General As
scmbly. In gil general elections the voters n
any county. DOT entitled ~ separate !spTescn
talon, shail vote in tie snu:. election dis
tric,.'
Mr.. HaTMtsD.-i m3S. 10 :.nc.a that SEC
tiou by striking aut "s:5 hundred" IN .ht
second line, and inserting ''i3rr hundred" ii
that that part OF the ~scctic!%, II amended, =il
rssd, mo rev c5lnty sh&i! bs formed wiz &:
area less than fcu! hundred square mile
! have not usen ab!c ii .ar Why = new ccun
ty could not DO formed win less Than 69f
SQUIRE miles. We have inang counties in :!e
Commonwealth wilh Al area d les: than fan
hundred square miles. Ny owu cGuniT. With
l. population capable "i giving. 4 so;s q : 100,
hsa not an aTea - more ltsn Fnnr ;iHnlrod
square niles. Thu, should saPp'ae, q lG.;c
sufficient for anJ orj.i:ary T1uhlY, aad trust
the Convention will liz It ~ that.
Mr.. SrUAHr.-t Ihiak it is greatly to BE Sc
GREETED that there is any county III the Com
munwenlth of an area Of less ttIan geo square
miles, for | think there is nothing muTe MS
chisvuus in its tendency than ~ Create al"
cnlnIv with less than that me=. w"uif no
very clad, il II m:te rrac.:CiG'.'. Il" Hi;ii,eiTa!f
the pie."nlc county lines II! tie C":niHonE salit
and ~I..iice Tho Who'll. ruiIbcg ii! counties 10 i1T'
" or 6(ty. | Rn satisfied Il rcuid be { ms
chievous thing &c reduce any OF the restrictions
now imposed in the formation Of counties.~-
iris ares has been adopted by tue Con:e6,i"n
Of 1850, by way Of r compromise.
Dir. BYRNE.-I think this amendment ought
70 ho adopted. Ny Attentions has beer called
to the boundaries a! Inc ncs ~c1ln.!cs fortified
since lskG, aud | ALI aure that 10 county
formed within thu! period la Eli nTes G! H;I
hundred square miles. i ven!uro to sag thai
any gentleman mag 70 TO the Second AnditoE's
Office, where the Dimensions at new counties
nre recorded, and that he "ili sssrch in 7aiE
for any county formed since the adoption o
tho present Constitution, which comprises ar
AREA Of GOO square miles.
/ you'd auEgs.t Iiial this s.ctini lie ~
amended us 10 icgalig1 The formation Of tin
counties which nave buca Iernicd with Il les:
areu lhan 900 square miles. There are many
counties in the Slate lhst comprise such .,
area / would have 10 objection TO saying
that no more Lew countias should b. formed
with less than an area Of 500 =qaare mills
but | think the Convention should lssa|ize ,h'
counties formed With a less area than that by
embodyiug in this section a provision 10 iha'
effect.
Tie question. was PIT on the motion Il
strike out "6G0;' and insert 400 and it VA:
decided in the negativa-ayes Il, noes "
Mr.. CONRAD, OF Frederick .-Thera IS {
clause IN this section winch is uni1telliglhl.
to me, and unless tho chairman Of The cotr-
mittce can explain its meaning, | shal! tt
compelled TO moyo to strike it out. rc!cT K
the last clause of the section, which reads
"ln all general elections the voters in an
county, not entitled to separate representation
shall vote in tho came election distr CT"
think, sir, that that clause does not e1-
press Tie meaning which was intended. II
rnnlirna tie rntc-s Of cServ olun;Y 20 vote II