Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-19

House bill in regard to artificial limbs
DC, was taken up out Of its turn. and
the amendments offered by the com
mlttee agreed to. Several other amend
ments were added. [Ihis bill appro-
PIRATES S2J,3oJ for this purpose
-RepS
Tending the discussion on this bil]
the hour arrived for the election Of
county judges.
FRIDAY, December 10, 1872.
SENATE.
The Senate met at noon, Lieutenant.
Governor Marye in the chair.
Mr. Thomas from the Committee or
Finance, reported bills
Mr.. Grimsley, trom the Committee
on Comfy, City, and Town crganiza
ton, reported bills: Amending an act
prescribing the duties and con,pensa
ton OF county officers; to amend the
seVenty-hfth section Of an act in rela
ton to the duties and compensation q
certain township officers; to provide
Tor the redivision Of the county Of Fair
tax, with the Recommendation that it do
not pass, as the subject is already pro
vided for by law.
BY Mr.. Taylor of Loudon: Resolu-
ton of expediency as to comforting o.,
county and corporation courts the ike
power OF appointing trustees for relig-
ious and benevolent associations as ia
now vested in circuit courts. q
BY MIR. Grimsley: Resolution: to
amend the public school law 80 as to
give any person or persons aggrieved
by the al ton OF county school trustees,
IN the location Of schools, q right to
appeal to the board Of school commits
toner's for the county Or to the circuit
court.
Senate bills: for the relief Of Houston
Rucker.
TO authorize the township of Mt. Gil
cad and Jefferson, in the county of
Lo0don, to form sub-school district
and to erect q school house.
The following is the bill as eneross
~. BE II enocted BY the Gend,ol is
sen'ofy, That section 81, chapter BIS,
OF an act imposing taxes for the sup
port Of the Government and free
schools, and to pay the interest on the
public debt, approved April 5th, 1872,
be amended and reenacted 80 as toread
as follows:
''Section 81. On every act incor-
porating any joint stock company Gun
less 1t be for cemetery or an object
purely charitable), before the same
shall endure to the benefit or shall be
legal and valid, so as to vest the fran
chlses therein mentioned other than
the right to organize in said company,
there shall be paid by said company.
into the Treasury, for the use Of the
commonwealth, if the capital stock Of
said company amount to S., 900, fifty
dollars, and on every additional $500
ct stock, one dollar and fifty cents; and
no increase of the capital stock of g
JOINT stock company authorized by al
amendment Of the charter, OF made il,
pursuance Of a chartered privilege by
the ST. c<holdefs there 81, sh.l be
good and ettectual in law under tax
due on such increase has been paid III
Treasury. On every bill hereafter pro
posed IN the General Assembly which
shall be Of a private character, as dis
tlngushed from acts of public char
acter, before the same shall be lass
to its second reading in the Genera
Assembly there shall be paid into the
treasury, for the use Of the Common
wealth, such sums as shall be decided
by the committee to which it is REFER
ed, to be chargeable under this act
and the amount then paid, except 8
sufficient sum to cover the cost of print
ing, shall be refunded if the act applied
tor is not passed.
''2. This act shall be in force from
its passuage.
On motion Of Mr.. Nowlin, at 3,2j
the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at - NJ, Speaker Hang
Ell In the chair
Prayer by Rev. Moses D. Hoge, D
d., of the Presbyterian church.
BILLS REPORTED.
The following we're reported from
committees read the first time, and pu,
upon the calendar:
House bill to sell the lands in the
county of Accomack donated by Samuel
Sanford, and to apply the proceeds tc
tree-school purposes.
House bill to amend section 4, chap
ter 1JS, of the Code, in relation to mar
riages, births, and deaths.
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS.
House bill to provide artificial limbs
&c, unfinished business from yester
dayJ was further amended and ordered
to engfossmeut and third reading.
INTRODUCED.
The following were offered and re-
ferred:
BY Mr. Graves: Joint resolution
extending the time for the collection
Of taxes and county and township lev
les for the year 1872
By Mr.. Graves: Resolution as to ex-
pediency Of extending the jurisdiction
Of justices Of the peace so as to allow
them to act on claims not to exceed
500, &c.
By Mr. Wall: Petition of citizens of
Frederick county for survey to de-
fine the boundary line between that
county and Shenandoah county, Va,
and Hardy county, w. Va.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN NEW YORK.