The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1862-10-03

| Shepherdstown. No particulars OF the untor
tunate affair are given, but from the wei
known responsibility of the author OF the let
ter we are constrained to place some credit II
the report.-fete,slsoy Cypress, OF Sept. u.
The bill providing for the production, dis
tributon and sale of salt. in this Common
wealth was ne1ttaken TIP on motion OF Mr.
BARBOUR.
Messrs. ROBERTSON, of Richmond, and
GREEN, of Jefferson, opposed the bill ON the
ground that Its provisions were IN violation
of the Constitution. =.
| The question being upon the passage OF
the bill, twas decided in the affirmative, yeas
Is, nays 29.--as follows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Anbers, John L. Ander-
son. Baker, Barbour, Bigger, Blue, Booton,
Butord, Cazenove, Goffman, Coleman, Crock
EFT, Custis, Dabney, John Dudley Davis, Dice,
Ednunds, Eggleston, Evans, Ewing, Flood,
franklin, !Gatewood, George, Gillespie, John
Il. Hopkins, Henry T.. Hopkins, Huatt,
James, johnson, Jurdaa, Kaufman, Kyle,
Lively e, Lockridgge, Lundy, Lynn. Magruder,
aid, Mclaughlin. Montague, Robert E. Mel
son, VIM. G. I. Nelson, 0rgain, Pitman,
Prince, Reid, Riddick, Reeves, Rowan, Sher-
rard, Shady, Francisco. Taylor, R. F. Taylor,
Thrash, Treadway. Walden, Ward, West,
James L. Wilson, Woodheuse, Voolfolk
Worsham, Wright--66.
NAys.-,Messrs. francis 7. Anderson, Bass,
Bradford, Carter Cecil, Clark, Robert j.
Davis, Fleming, Forbes, Garrison, Gilmer,
Green, Jones, LaidIey, A. w. Mcdonald,
Minor, Newton, Robertson, Robinson, Ruther-
toord, Robert G. Saunders, Shannon, Staples,
Tate, Vernaillion. Williams, Samuel Wilson,
Wooten, Mr.. Speaker 90
On motion, the House adjourned.
The following is the Salt Bill:
A Bill to provide, for the production, dis
trlbutlon and sale Of Salt In this Common
wealth. ~'%---A~5~1 -
l. Be it enacted blythe General Assembly,
that the GovernorM this Commonwealth, by
and with the advice and consent of the COM
mittee of advice hereinafter directed to be
constituted, may adept every such measure
and 90 every such act as in his Judgment may
be necessary and proper to be done, in order
to secure the possession, production or dis
trlbutlon to; Convenient places, of such guam
tlty OF salt as will in his Judgment be sufi-
Gent to supply the people of this Common
weaIth and to that end may, with the advice
and consent aforesaid, bind the faith of the
Commonwealth, for the performance of such
contracts and engagements as he may deter
mine to be necessary and proper, and may
exercise full authority and control over the
property and franchises Of. any person, firm,
OF company IN thfsGpmmonwcalth,w whenever |
nc shall Judge it to4he necessary and proper
10 exercise the sanleih order to secure the I
possession, production or distriEation of the |
quantity Of salt Aforesaid
2. If, in the opinion of the Governor, in
rider to obtain a speedy and sufficient supply
# salt, it shall be expedientto do so, he may,
" and with the advice and consent of the
aid committee of advice, seize, take posses
ion Of and hold, and exercise full authority
nd control over the property, real and per-
onal, OF any person. frIn or company, and
ny engines, machinery or fixtures, and other
roporty OF thing necessary for the production
SAT-, in this Commonwealth, whenever he
hall judge it to benecessary to exercise the
over hereby conferred, in order to secure
ae production and distribution of the guam
ty Of salt aforesaid.
3.If by the exercise Of the power coafer-
I'd 10y the second section Of this act, any
roperty should be taken, in relation to which
lere may be existing contracts with the Con-
derate States, or any Of the States of the I
onfederate States, the same shall be res
ected, and the supply of saltor salt water SO
for shall be furnished.
4. The Governor may, with the advice and
,nsent aforesaid, take control of any rail- ]
'ad or canal in this. State, if necessary for !
le transportation of salt for distribution. or :
r the transportation Of fuel or other thing i
for the production Of salt. But the .
over conferred by this section shall not be so t
,ereised as to interfere with the transporta- '
On of troops, munitions Of war, and army y
pplies by the Confederate Government i
S. The Governor shall, by and with the adj :
ce and consent aforesaid, designate places y
the Commonwealth from which the Gale q
ID distribution may be made to citizens Of a
is Commonwealth, and prescribe rules and Is
gulations for the sale of the same. and the o
ices at which it shall be sold. When such .,
ices shall be so prescribed and published q
two weeks in some newspaper published q,
the city of Richmond, the sale at any q
CHER price than the price so prescribed shall Il
a misdemeanor, and the sale of each bush in
or any part of a bushel, at a rate higher G.
In the price SO prescribed, shall be a sepa- D;
e offence. Any violation of the rules and be
,ulations 50 prescribed shall lie n misdemea- tb
:. Upon conviction of any person under tb
$ act, he shall pay q fine of. not less than co
10 or more than 1000. m
5.@If the Governor shall find it necessary is
employ agents to receive money for the re-,