Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-07-05
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.

| .. HOugh, OF Virginia. SCRIB.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
SENATE-Tuesday, June 2Sth-The House
amendment to Senate joint resolution for re-
cess of the General Assembly was concurred in
| AS finally passed, the resolution provides for
an adjournment from the second Monday in
July to the first day of October.
The following bills passed
| House bill, with Senate amendments, to
amend an act passed February 2lst 1917 in
| cooperating the academy In the town of New
Market, Shenandoah county.
Senate bill to amend and re-enact an act in
cooperating the Loudoun savings bank
| House bill authorizing the Rivanna naviga-
| ton company to borrow money
| HOUSE. The Committee on Finance, in re-
| gard to bill in relation to debts contracted
prior to April 18th, 1870, reported, asking to
be relieved from the further consideration of
the subject and that it be referred to the Com
| mittee on Courts. ~
The House receded from it's amendment to
| the House bill to incorporate the Potomac and
Manassas railroad company
| The House agreed to the Senate amendments
to the House bill to protect the oyster beds of
| the Commonwealth.
Also to the House bill amending the charter
Of the town Of Harrisonburg.
| The Senate bill increasing the pay of the
Superintendent of Public Printing failed for
want of constitutional majority.
SENATE-W ednesday, June 29th.-Senate
bill entitled an act to regulate judicial sales and
prevent the sacrifice of property was taken up.
| The pending question when the bill was last un-
der consideration was. on agreeing to the third
amendment proposed by the House of Delegates
and the question being put, resulted ayes II,
| noes IL. vd eaivrysfsrss rnH~0srE
The Senate being equally divided, Lieuten-
| ant Governor Marye, president of the Senate,
voted in the affirmative and announced that the
amendment was agreed to. aE3A
| The bill now becomes law. with the approval
| of the Governor, and is as follows:
An act to regulate judicial sales and orerent the
sacrifice of property.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That
all judicial sales of real estate under DEGREES or
orders hereafter rendered, tor the payment of
| debts contracted or liabilities incurred prior to
| the tenth day Of April 1865, shall be upon a
| credit of not less than three (3,) nor more than
six (6) equal instalments, payable annually from
the day of sale, except for SO much as may be
necessary to pay the cost of SAID sale, which
| shall be required in cash. The defendant, at
any time before the rendition of such Decree
| may by writing filed among the papers of the
cause, waive the benefits Of this ST ction, and the
court is empowered to make such waiver for all
| persons under disabilities
No commissioner Of any such judicial sale
| of real estate, as is mentioned In the preceding
section. shall either at the first or second ex-
posure OF such real estate to sale, sell the same
for less than three-fourths of its assessed value
ascertained by the last official assess o,ent, made
for the purposes of taxation, with this restric-
| ton: the powers and duties of the commission
ers and the court shall remain precisely the
| same as they now are. The said commissioner
| shall always return with his report of sale an
official copy Of the said assessed value Of said
real estate. &.
g. This act shall be ia force from, its passage
TAX BILL.
The tax bill was taken up and the ID section
so amended as to make the tax on lots, lands
&c, real estate, 60 cents on the 500 Of assess
ed value-one sixth of which shall be applied
| to school proposes.
Pending the further discussion, on motion of
Mr.. Harris, of Halifax, the Senate adjourned
until tomorrow at | o clock.
HOUSE. The free school bill was taken up
and discussed
The question being upon the amendment Of
MIR. Bell, of Augusta, to allow the district school
superintendent as limit $500 for the county,
instead of $3.50; it was LOST.
MIR. Bell, OF Augusta. moved to post pone the
further consideration of the bill until the reas-
sembling Of the Legi lature, Reected-ayes,
Is; noes, 80.
Mr.. Poph am moved to strike out the follow
ing from the 47th section of the bill: -
but no person shall be allowed to attend
any public school whose father, if he be alive
and resident within the schonl district and not
a panper, shall not have paid the capitation
tax in aid OF public free schools last assessed on
him, in pursuance of section 5, article 10 Of the
constitution, and section 81 of this act. Agreed
Mr. T. B. Miller, Jr, moved to amend sec
ton AZ by striking out the following words:
provided, That white and cclored persons
shall not be taught in the same school, but IN
separate schools under the same general regula-
tons as to management, usefulness and Ell
fciency" Lost ayes 10, noes So
Messrs. Wentworth and McCracken. white.
voted for the amendment, and Hamilton and
Caesar Perkins, colored, against it. Seven Re
publicans voted no.
SENATE Thursday, june 3Oth,-The follow
| ing bills were passed
| Senate bill to amend and re-enact the LIST sec
! ton of the act to fix the times for holding the
corporation courts of the Commonwealth, as
| follows: For the city of Norfolk, 18th Monday
| in each month; Portsmouth Sd Monday Pc
tersburg, Sd Thursday; Lynchburg lst Mon
| day Fredericksburg, % Thursday; Stanton,
On Wednesday after the lst Monday; Alex
andria, I'd Monday and Dauv,lle on LIST Mon
/ day.
Senate bill to amend and re-enact the 7th
section of an act approved May II, 1870 as to
| pay Of judges.
House bill to incorporate the Martinsburg
and Potomac railroad company.
Senate bill to define the limits of the Flower
parish of Nansemond county, and to authorize
the judge of the county court OF that county to
I appoint trustees to manage and dIsburse certain
| donations made for the benefit of the poor Of
that parish
Senate bill imposing taxes for support of
government, free schools, &C., was taken up,
The vote by which 60 cents in the 500 Of
assessed value of realty, 10 cents of which was