The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-12-14

Ayrs.-Nessrs. Anderson of Pittsylvania, An
Of oskdsS ISpziey o R0yElnL GFSSSe5
| Lewis. Mrcm. Nowl!n. Penn. Perrin, Robinson
Taylor Of i.oudoup: Terry. and 1honlas-lGe; -,,,m
Grsne. Kirkna,rlck, Iathrop, Norton, Pridemore'
| Quescnuerry, Roller, Rue, Stevens. ana " l'-i''
The following is the bill as engrossed
IL. BE ii enacted by the general assem-
hiy, That section 81, chapter 3l3, oil an net
IMPOSING taxes Tor the support of the Gov
crnncnt and free schools, and to pay the III,
;crest on the public debt, approved April
| 5:h, 1872, be amended and reenarted so Us 10
read as follows:
| "SrcrIoS 81. On every act incorporating
any Joint stock company (unless it be lor Il
cemetery or an Object purely chartapie],
before tive same shall cnurc TO the benefit o.
shall be legal and valid, so AZ to vest the
franchises therein mentioned other than the
rirht t. organize in said company, there
shall be paid by said company into the
Treasury, for the use of the Common
wealth, if the capital stock of said com.
papv amount to $1,000, fifty dollars, and
on every additional $1,000 Of stock, one
dollar and fifty cents and no Increase OF tie
CAPITAL stock Of Joint stock company author
lied by an amendment Of the charter, or
made in pursuance Of 4 chartered privilege
ly the stockholders thereof, shall be good ana
cficctuul in law until the tax due on such IN
crease has been paid into the treasury. Oli
every bill hereafter proposed in tue General
| Assembly which shall be OF private chaiac-
ter, Is iSlinguisied from acts OF puhllc
character, before the same shall be passed 10
It's second reading in the General Assembly
there shall be paid into the Treasury, ior the
uSo Of the Commonwealth, such sums as
| Id J,-tI ,n pp
il is referred, to he chargeable under this act,
and the amount then paid, except sufficient
sum to cover the cost of printing, Shall he
refunded if the act applied for is not passed.
-. This act shall lie in force from Its
passage"
On motion Of Mr.. NowLIN, ut $50 the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
| House met at l. NJ, Speaker HANGER IN
| the chair.
PRAYER by Rev. Moses y. Hoge, D. D., OF
the Presbyterian church.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE on THE HoUDoN STATUE
| OF WASHINGTON.
The SPEAKER announced the following
members on the part Of the House of the
special Joint committee to inquire and re-
port What is the hest disposition to he made
of the Houdon statue of Washington: Messrs
GILMAN, TIpDALL. JACK CARTER, y. >. Oil
LIAM, and SoUTuALL.
! PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Nlr. FREEMAN (coIorcd) of Halifax rose to
a matter Of personal privilege, and stated
that I'm the Dispatch of yesterday there was
Il statement that delegate fr )m Halifax had
been arrested by the police on "Wednesday
night us drunk and disorderly, and carried
to Il stalion-hcuSe and locked up. He SAID
that this was IL mistake if lie was the person
meant, and had read a certificate Of MAJOR
Poe, chic. of police, to that effect.
i [lt is needless 10 state that no reference to
4 any member oIl!le Legislature was intended
~ Il proper construction of the article IN
question and the facts of the case Will tes
tity.-REroRTgR.] ........
BILLS REPORTED.
The following were reported from com
mittces, read the first time, and put upon the
calendar:
House bill to sci! the lands in the county
Of Accomac donated by Samuel Sandiord
and to apply the proceeds to tree-school pur
poses.
House hI! to amend section 4, chapter 10S
of tic Code. il relation to marriages, births,
and deaths.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. EVANS offered resolution that the
ministers of the gospel Of the city, without
regard to color, be alternately invited to opel
the House with prayer.
The House refused to suspend the rules
and it WAS referred.
Mr.. LovESsTEIS offered resolution grant
ing the use Of the ball on next Thursday
evening to Judge T. K. Farrar for the pur
pose OF delivering u lecture for charitable
object. Adopted.
REVISION OF TIE LAWS FOR THE ASSESSMENT
&C., OF TAXES.
A communication was laid before TIT
House from the Secretary OF the Common
wealth. First and Second Auditors, and tht
, Treasurer, appointed under an act of thu
last session to revise the laws for the assess
, mcnt and collection of taxes, covering thei
report. The communication and report wer,
= referred tc the Committee on Finance.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE. ...
| Eeavc Of absence was granted MesSrs
: CLoPToS aud j. q. Brown for one day euch
Mr.. NEALE stated that had he been presen
when the vote was taken on repeal Of TIL
dog.tax act he would have voted in tht
: affirmative.
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS.
House bill to provide artificial limbs, DC.
, unfinished business from yesterday was fur
Their amended and ordered to cngrossment
and third reading.
BILLS on THEIR THIRD READING.
| House bill to repeal the act of May 10
1852, TO provide for the election Of certain
officers in the city Of Norfolk. Passed.
| House bill to incorporate the town of New
, Market, Shenandoah county.
House bill to extend the sanitary jurisdic.
ton Of the Board OF Health of the city oil
Richmond was recomrnttcd, on motion oil
Mr.. CuTTRELL.
INTRODUCED.
The following were offered and referred
BY MIR. GRAVES Joint resolution ex.
tending the time for the collection of taxes
; and county ind township leyies for the year
1872.
BY NIr. NEALE: Resolution as to expe.
) diency Of so amending the laws rs to allow
,, township collectors to collect all moneys for
township purposes.
BY Mr.. GRAVES: Resolution rs to eXpe-
) diency Of extending the jurisdiction Of JUS
tees of the peace SO as to, allow them to oct
7 on. claims not to exceed 500, &c.
By MIR. HANGER: Copy OF proceedings OF
I City Council OF Richmond in favor of the re.
moval OF the penitentiary.
/ By Mr, WALL: Petition of citizens Of
1 Frederick county for n survey to define, the
boundary line between that county and
/ Shenandash countsi Va, and Hardy county,