The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-13
MI, Warrs moved to strlks ous the olanls
relating to mileage. Lost.
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Senate. ~..s3s. ~ IA. ).
COLLECTION OF TAXES.

The Dali was ptsseo US u came iioin tuo
Senate. IA -
COLLECTION OF TAXES.
Bill in relation to State, county, and city
taxes, and officers fees, was passed. Tie
bill as passed is as follows ......--..-,..--~
"a Bill IN Relation to the Collection OF
State, County, and To,an Taxes and
Officers Fees:
81. Be it enacted by The General Assem-
bly,, That it shall be lawful for the sherifs
and sergeants, charged with the COLLECTION
of the public revenue in their respective
counties, cities, and towns, and who were
in office on the 2Gth day of January, 1917,
to continue to collect the same, and TO ieSy
and distrain for the same, as authorizeu Ny
law. and also for county, city, ana !own
levies and officers fees. Prou,ded, .oU-
cucr, That where said officer has not given
the bond required by the fret section %
the act passed March 5th, 1871, ne sna.i
not be authorized to levy or dlstrhln, uhoSf
this act, until he shall have executed oollu,
before the county court, in such sum liio'
less than twenty thousand dollarR) as the
indoo thereof may require, with security
doomed GOOD by the court, payable to the
Common wealth, and conditioned faithfully
70 account for and pay over all moneys
which have been or may he collected oy
him.
40. Where any sheriff or sergeant shall
fail to give the bond required by the pre-
ccdng section, or by the first section OF the
net of March 5th, 1870, it shall be lawful
for him to deliver his unsolicited tax
tickets for State revenue and for county,
CITY, and town levies to his successor IN
Office, and take from him duplicate receipts
for the State revenue and for county, city,
or town levies separately; and it shall be
the duty of the Auditor of Public Accounts
to credit such officer with the amount OF
such receipts for State revenue when salts.
fed that such tickets we're unsolicited, anu
that none of the same were lost by his
neglect or fault; and he shall require the
officer receiving the same to account there
for within four months from the time the
same were received and the proper autho-
rites of counties, cities, and towns, shall
credit such officer with the amount OF such
receipts for county, city, or town levies
when satisfied that such tickets we're un-
collected, and that none of the same were
lost by his neglect or fault; and they shall
require the officer receiving the same to
account therefor within four months from
the time the came were received.
SO. The time for the payment into the
treasury of the last installment of the
public revenue for the year eighteen hun
dred and sixty-nine is hereby extended
for the period of three months from the
time the same ought to have been paid.
"4. This act shall be in force from it's
PASSAGE
DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM.
Senate bill making an appropriation OF
$4,000 for the support and maintenance
of the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb
and the Blind, OF Staunton, was, under
suspension of the rules, placed on the CO.
leniar. 1t was subsequently taken up and
passed.
SHERIFF OF ESSEX COUNTY.
Bill for the relief of John L. Bundle, late
sheriff of Essex county, was passed.
ELECTION OF JUDGES.
The election of judges was next in order,
the morning hour having arrived.
Mr.. BURGESS nominated Mr.. Theodore S.
Garrett as county Judge of Accomac.
The vote stood Garnett, 81.
Joint vote: Whole number, 1l2-Gar-
nett, l0S; scattering, 4.
Mr.. HAYNIE nominated Mr.. Samuel l..
Straughan for judge of the county OF
Northumberland.
! The vote stood straughan, -; a. n.
Fretz, |.
Joint vote: Whole number, 103-
Straughan, 1902; Fretz, !.
Mr.. FRETz nominated Mr.. Peter B. Bate
for Judge Of the counties of Prince George
and Surry.
Mr.. McCRAcKES nominated Mr.. A. n.
! Fretz, although requested by that gentle
| man to withdraw it.
The vote stood Bate, -; Fretz, -.
Joint vote: Whole number, l2l-Batte,
ll9; Fretz, 2.
On motion of Mr.. McCAULL, the further
execution of the joint order was postponed
until tomorrow at o'clock.
BILLS DISPOSED oP.
Senate bill amending the registration
act fixing the first Tuesday in May in the
present year for registration instead Of
the fourth Tuesday in April was passed.
House bill incorporating the Western
Branch Drawbridge Company. Ordered to
cngrossment.
House bill for the relief of sheriffs of the
Commonwealth. Ordered to it's engross-
mcnt.
House bill in relation to the solemniza-
ton of marriages was ordered to its en-
grosSmcnt.
Bill to incorporate the Piedmont Land,
Immigration and Savings Company was
called up out of it's order by Mr.. McCAULL,
and was being considered when the House
adjourned.