The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-02

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| alton of deeds and other papers required
! by law to be recorded, and the Judg,,
! ment docket, shall he removed to and
| kent in the Office of the clerk of the
cbancery court Of the city of Richmond.
And all books, and papers, and records
in the hustings court of the city OF Rich
mond pertaining to the common law SIDE Of
said court shall be removed to the clerks
office of the circuit court of the city Of
Richmond, SO far as such removal can be
made without mutilating the record of said
hustings court in the jurisdiction conferred
on it by this act. And when the record in
any pending case cannot be so removed, n
copy thereof shall he certified to the said
circuit court by the said hastings court,
which shall have in said circuit court the
Same force and effect as il the origin re-
cord had been 80 removed.
I. Appeals, writs OF error and of super
sedeuS from and to judgments, DEGREES, and
orders of the said hastings court and the
said chancery court of the city of Rich
mond shall be taken and allowed as if they
| were from or to those of the circuit court
or circuit judge. =.
S. There shall be clerk Of the circuit
court, clerk of the hustings court, and
clerk of the probate court, who shall be en-
titled to receive the fees and cmoluments
| now allowed by law to clerks of the circuit
courts, and shall be appointed and elected
in the mode prescribed by law for the cleo
ton of clerks Of circuit courts.
9. The sergeant of the city OF Richmond
shall be the officer of the hastings court,
and the sheriff of the city of Richmond
shall be the officer Of the circuit court and
also of the chanccry court.
10. There shall be term Of the hust-
ings court of the city Of Richmond for
each month in the year, excepting the
month of August, commencing on the fret
Monday in the month, and continuing go
long as the business before the court may
require. The circuit court of the city Of
Richmond and the chancery court OF the
city of Richmond shall each hold four
terms in each year, commencing on the
first Monday in January, April, June, and
October, and said terms shall be continued
SO long as the business before said courts
respectively may require. But the said
chancery court shall be always open as
court of probate and record, and the clerk
thereof shall at all times exercise such
powers and perform such duties as to dock
citing judgments and recording deeds and
other papers as have been herctofo e exer-
cised and performed by the clerk OF the
hastings court of the city Of Richmond.
IL. The several courts to which the re-
cords OF judgments and DEGREES heretofore
rendered. may be removed, shall have as
full power to enforce said judgments and
DEGREES as under the laws now in force, the
court which rendered the judgment or de-
cree have. And the court to which the pa"
pers and records IL any pending cause may
be removed under the provisions OF this act
shall proceed to try and determine SAID
cause, as though the same had been origin
ally brought there.
IL. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after the commencement of
the first term held for each Of the respec-
tive courts herein provided for by the
judges elected therefor.
SHERIFF OF PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY.
House bill entitled an act for the relief
Of the 6urctics Of George ". Buttz, late
sheriff of Prince George county, was taken
up and passed.
RELIEF OF SuKEIIES.
The Senate agreed to the amendment pro-
posed by the House to Senate bill for the
relief Of the sureties OF Robert ". Sncad.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. Ripp1cK, from tho Committee on
General Laws, reported bill 10 incorporate
the Boston and Virginia Soaphtonc CON-
many, with amendments.
He. from the same committee, reported
bill to amend and re&nact an ac: entitled
L., I:r,;ni., Historic
cal and Philosophical Society.
He, from the same committee, reported q
resolution concerning charters Of iucorpo-
ration.
RESOLUTIONS AED BILLS.
Mr.. GgEAvER, by leave, presented n me-
mortal of the trustees of Emory and Henry
College in reference to an act of Congress
donating public lands to the several states
and Territories which may provide colleges
for the benefit Of agricultural and me-
c!au!cal arts Referred.
SALARIES or JUDGES.
Senate bill fixing the salaries Of judges
Of the courts of the Commonwealth WAC
taken up and considered at great length.
The question being upon the amendment
reported from the Finance Committee to the
section relative to corpoE alton or hustings
courts, Mr.. ROLLER moved to pass by the
consideration of this amendment for the
consideration Of prior amendment offered
by him as to the manner of paying the
salaries of county judges. Carried.
Mr.. ROLLER then offered an amendment
to the 9Th section of the bill as amended by
the Finance Committee. His amendment
provides that the salaries of county judges
shall be paid quarterly out Of the county
treasures.
The question being put the amendment
was lost-ayes, IS; noes, Is.
Mr.. TAYLOR, Of Loudoun, offered the fol-
lowing, to be added at the end of section
Of Mr.. Waddcll's amendment:
Provided that every county and district
shall pay into the Treasury of the State
annually a sum equal to the salary OF the
Judge of the Buid county or district, which
sum to be designated as for the payment Of
such salary; and i'll cases Of district, the
same to be appo toned between the counties
forming sucltlistric:s according to populu-
ton" The proyiso was lost:
Mr.. SNowDEN offered the following as O
proyiso to eighth section:
provided, that the salaries of the county
judges shall be paid quarterly out of the
county treasury Tor where there are two
counties out of the treasures of the two
counties in proportion to the amount of
taxes paid by said counties), and that the
treasurer of said county or counties shall
set apart sum sufficient TO meet this re-
QUESTION in preference to all other claims"
The vote resulted us follows: Ayes, IL
noes, &c. The President voted in the mega
tive, and the prov:so was rejected. The