Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-18
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


The House met at the usual hour the Speaker in
the chair. Prayer by Rev. DIR. MicEelbacher, of
the Synagogue of Byatha Ahabah,
FROM THE COMMITTEE ON ROADS.
Mr. GRAHAM from the Committee on Roads, &C.,
reported Il bill for the relief of the Winchester and
Potomac Railroad Company
4 bill to authorize the Virginia and Tennessee
Railroad Company to borrow money.
PREMIUMS UPON CHARTERS.
Mr.. GRATrAN, chairman of the Committee on FL
nance, reported bill to require payment of premi-
ums upon charters.
THE AMERICAN AGENCY.
Mr.. DUNNINGTON introduced bill to re-enact and
amend the act entitled an act to incorporate the
American Agency, passed March %, 1861 Referred
to the Committee on Finance.
RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG RAILROAD coNNEC-
TIONs.
Mr.. GRATTAN introduced bill incorporating the
stockholders of the Richmond and Petersburg Rail-
road Connections Company. Referred to the COM
mittce on Roads, &c.
THE ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD.
The Senate reported to the House that it had adopt
ed the following resolution
ReSolUed, Gy the General Assembly, That John
8 Barbour was elected President of the Orange and
Alexandria railroad company, at meeting OF the
stockholders, held in the city OF AleXaDdra, on the
10th and 10th days of November, 1865, under call
for n meeting published by the Board of Public
Works of Virginia, and that Ro. A. Coghill, Vim.
c. CaZenove, VIM. ID. Hart aud Daniel +. Slaughter
were also duly elected Directors on the part of the
private stockholders and the Board of Public Works
should not longer run the road at the expense of the
State and under the management of their own APP
pointed agents but that the property and works
of said company be ut turned over by said
Board of Public Works TO the President and Direc
tors above named.
HOUSE BILLRELATING TO FENCES AND FOR THE PRO-
LECTION or CROPS
Considered yesterday, was taken up and passed.
The following is a copy
l. Be At enacted by The General Assembly, That in
any county of this Commonwealth which shall
adopt the provisions Of this act in the manner here
matter specified, the boundary lines OF each lot
tract of land in said county shall be, and they are
hereby constituted, lawful fence.
3 1t shall not be lawful for the owner or manager
of any horse mule, swine, sheep, goat or neat cat
tie of any description, to permit the said animals TO
run at large beyond the limits of their own lands.
g. II any OF the animals enumerated i'll the iorcgo-
ing section shall hereafter be found going at large
or upon the lands Of any person other than the
owner, the owner or manager of said animals shall
be liable for all damage injury done by the said
animals to the owner of the crops or lands upon
which they may trespass, whether the said animals
wander from the premises of their owner in the
county in which the trespass was committed, ORION
another county.
L. In the first case of trespass as aforesaid, the ag-
grieved party may make complaint to a justice OF
the county in which the trespass is committed, who
within five days from the date thereof and at the
time and place named in said warrant the case shall
be tried, and the amount of damage sustained by
the complainant shall be ascertaned, and Judgment
be given for the with legal costs as in case Of
other warrants. And upon repetition oil the OIL.
fence ana for every succeeding one, Judgment shall
be given for double the amount of damages sustained
by the complainant. Provided, that where the Judg-
ment of the Justice shall be for sum exceeding fifty
dollars the defendant upon appeal 10 the county
| oil ha led In "A
said court, and the judgment of said court upon the
appeal shall be according to said verdict subject to
the right of said court to set the verdict aside ac
cording to the rules of law. lien upon the tres
passing animals for the payment OF the damages,
with costs thus ascertained, shall attach from the
date of the warrant, and shall supersede all other
| liens except when this commonwealth or the l ntcd
States have previous claim, for public dues, upon
| said animals.
| s. The county court Of any county in this Com
monwealth after due summons TO the justices there
of to attend at regular court OF said county for
the purpOSe-a majority oi the acting Justices DehS
| present and cOncuring-may declare the provisions
of this act as to any or all of the animals enumcra-
ted in this bill to be in force in their county, OF
| in any selected portion thereof III which case the
first section of act ninety-nine OF the Code OF loGU
shall be imperative in said county-otherwise shall
continue in force. And nothing in tins act shall de-
priye the injured party of his action OF treslass
| when the damages are laid in 4 sum exceeding the
| jurisdiction Of justice of the peace.
G. That the act passed February s. 1864 entitled
an act for the protection of crops in Fairfax Alex
andria and Prince William counties, be, and the same
is hereby, repealed This act shall be in force from
its passage.
| BILLS PASSED.
The bill TO incorporate the Richmond Home lnsn.
rance Company was taken up and passed.
| bill declaring the house of Captain X. ID. Sea
man, in Nelson county, an election precinct
| bill declaring the house OF W. Il. l.. vaughan
in the county of Pttsylyania, an election precinct
| A bill to amend aud ne -enact the 9TH section OF
chapter l5l Of the Code of Virginia, as to attach
ment of steamboats, and other vessels found within
| the jurisdiction of this State.
A bill changing the place of voting at Big Lick
| in the county Of Roanoke.
| A bill TO incorporate the Whitehall Mining and
| Manufacturing Company.
| bill TO amend and re-enact the 9th and 9TH sec
tons OF an act entitled act amending the charter
OF the town of panville, passed March l. 1904, and
incorporating into one all acts amendatory thereof
passed December 10, 1865
| THE DIsTILLATIoS OF GRAIN.
| BY Mr.. WATKISs-The petition of citizens Of APP.
pomattox asking the passage of an act prohibiting
the dstliation of grain. Referred to the Committee
on Agriculture.
SHOOTING AND FISHING on THE LANDS OF ANOTHER.
The bill imposing penalties for shooting and
| fishing upon the lands OF Others was taken up and
pending the discussion of the same the hour of
arrived the time fixed for the consideration of the
| bill
FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF PERSONS, PROPERTY, IN
| CONE AND SALARIES,
pending the consideration OF which, the House ad-
] journed,