The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-03-17
The report was adopted.
PROPERTY ORDINANCE.

The ordinance to prevent the Sacrlhce
of property and regulate the sale of the
same for short period was taken up, read
for the first time, and, under suspension
of the rules, read by title for second
time.
Mr.. MADDOX moved to indefinitely post
pone the whole matter.
Mr.. ALLAN moved to lay the motion on
the table. Lost by q tie vote-ayes, 20;
noes, 20.
The morning hour having expired, the
order Of the day was announced.
COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
The report on county organization was
taken up, the third section being under
consideration, as follows:
"SECTIoN 8. Each township shall be
divided into so many compactly located
school districts as may be deemed neces-
sary provided that no school district
shall be formed containing less than 100
inhabitants.
ain each school district there shall be
elected or appointed annually one school
director"
The following amendment by Mr.. WHITE,
was also under consideration:
Gone trustee, who shall hold his Office
three years provided that at the first
election held under this provision there
shall be three trustees elected, whose
terms shall be one, two, and three years
respectively"
This was carried.
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved to postpone the
consideration of the third section until the
report of the Committee on Education be
taken up. Lost.
Mr.. CuRTIss moved to strike out the
words "or appointed in the fourth line.
Carried.
The section as amended was then
adopted-ayes, AZ; noes, %.
The fourth section was taken up, as
| follows:
"SECTIoY 4. Each school district shall
be divided into one or more road districts.
| In each road district there shall be elected
annually one overseer of roads, under
whose direction the roads shall be kept in
repair, all Of the property in said road dis
trict being taxed equally for that purpose,
which taxes may be paid in money or
labor, at the option of the persons so taxed :
Provided, That no capitation tax exceed
ing one days labor shall be levied for keep
ing the public roads in repair"
| Mr.. CURTIss offered the following as an
amendment to the first clause Each
township shall be divided into so many
| road districts as may be deemed neces-
sary." Adopted.
Mr.. ALLAN moved to strike out the pro-
viso. Adopted.
Mr.. THOMAS moved to strike out all after
the word "repair" and insert cat the
public expense in the mode prescribed by
| law" This was adopted-ayes, Al noes,
| 81.
The original section as amended was
adopted.
The Convention then took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention convened at O'Clock.
ABSENT MEMBERS.
MFR. PLATTE offered resolution requir-
ing that the roll be called by the Secretary
each day, and absentees noted no per
diem to be paid to absentees except in
cases Of sickness.
! EXPENSES.
Mr.. THOMAS, from the Committee on
Contingent Expenses, submitted the fol-
lowing report:
"The Committee on Finance and Con-
tingent Expenses, to whom was referred
for consideration the subject Of providing
means to defray the expenses Of the Con-
vention, respectfully report
"That the committee sees but two ways
of accomplishing that object-one is to
levy a tax for the purpose, and provide for
its collection, which can be done by the
officers engaged in collecting the State
revenues, and to anticipate its collection
by issuing certificates of debt, and make
them receivable in payment of the tax !;
and the other is to assume that the TAX law
OF the State passed by the last Legislature,
and now IN force, will produce surplus,
which may, upon the approval of the COM
manding General of this District, be anti
cipated by the issuing Of certificates in
the manner above indicated. "
These facts are submitted for the con-
| sideration Of the Convention, and the com.