Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-13
FROM RICHMOND.
LEGISLATIVE.

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day, elected II. T. Parish Of Appomattox, j.
J. Allen, of Botetourt, and VIM Pope Dabney,
of Powhatan, county judges.
Bills were reported in the Senate,
from committees, declaring valid the as
sessment of real estate and the collection
of taxes on the same. under the act
in force January 24th, 1872; to amend chapter
40 of the Code in regard to judgments by mo-
ton against officers and their suretieS; and to
amend the Code in reference to the protest of
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| A bill was introduced to amend the Code in
relation to the sale of infauts', Insane persons
and trust estates
The committee reported it inexpedient to
legislate relative to running railroad trains on
Sunday.
In the House of Delegates the Senate joint
resolution declaring that all elections of judges
to fill vacancies shall be for the uncxpired terms
of their predecessors was passed.
Bills were introduced to incorporate land
companies IN every county III the State to
amend section lst of an act 10 distribute and
apporton representation in the General AS
sembly; and to amend section ). chapter 3ll
of the act In relation to fences
ing the Committee on Finance to enquire into
and report upon the claim Of General g. Toch
man, for disbursements made for the State
while acting as State agent Of immigration.
Resolutions of inquiry were introduced as tc'
the expediency of SO amending the law as TO
direct the collection Of the district school tax
by the collector Of the township; as to the OK
pediency of amending the acts of ISL - so as
to restore to the constublcs the right to execute
civil process by serving warrants arri evylng
and collecting cxccutlons;as to the cxpedlcncy OF
a law to indemnify citizens for the destruction
of stock by railroads and to provide for the re-
covery of the same by motion in the county or
circuit court of the county in which such stock
are killed or crippled; and As to the exrelency
ola law making the stealing of property OF
less value than $780, felony.
FINANCIAL.
The Auditor has been called upon by the
Senate to furnish that body with the amount ot
funds now in the Treasury; what amount IS
held subject for the payment Of the interest
due January and July 1872; what will be the
amount of liabilities for the interest falling due
January and July, 1879 at the rate OF four
per cent and six per cent, as also for the two
per cent withheld by the act 1872; what is his
estimate Of the expenditures for the support OF
government for 1878, and his estimate of the
amount derivable from taxes, at present rate,
applicable thereto, and what, in his opinion,
will be the deficit, if any.
A., L. & H. R. Il.
The report Of the Board Of Public Works in
response to the resolution Of the Senate asking
for Information in regard to the sale of the
States interest in the Alexandria, Loudoun Il
Hampshire Railroad Is in effect that the COM
pauy has not complied with the terms of the
sale, and that the Board will shortly enforce a
deed of trust, securing past due payments.
SAFETY OF PASSENGERS ON RAILROADS.
The Committee on Courts of Justice of the
Senate have been instructed to inquire into the
expediency of constituting negligence on the
part of any official connected with public con-
veyauces in the State, whereby life shall be
lost or great bodily injury result to the person
of any one, felony, punishable by confne-
mcnt in the pen;entiary not less than one nor
more than ten years; and also 10 inquire into
the expediency of enacting law requiring rail-
road companies in the State to secure the es.
Enlistment Of telegraph Office at each sta
ton along their respective routes, and to re-
quire their agents to telegraph from one station
to the next the arrival and departure of each
train.
JUDICIAL VACANCIES.
The Legislature has adopted a resolution de-
claring that the Legislature, in filling vacancies
in iudgeships at this session, only intends to
elect the judges for the unexpired term of their
predecessors.
THE TAX ON INCORPORATED COMPANIES.
The Senate Finance Committee have report
ed bill amendatory of the tax law, which i'm
poses another on charters of incorpora-
tio1 The new bill requires a nominal de-
posit-one hundred dollars-on the presenta-
ton to the General Assembly of an application
for charter, and the additional sum of two
dollars on every $4,000 of the capital stock, be-
fore the incorporators can take the benefit OF
the act A similar tax is imposed upon amend
ments increasing the stock of an Incorporated
com pany. The new features propose the re-
ducton Of the tax from s.. 50 to 81 on the
5000, and provision that the tax shall not be
payable until the bill becomes law, and the
application of the law to amendments to exist
log charters as we'll as to new bills.
RICHMOND AND DANvILLE RAILROAD co.
At the meeting of the stockholders of the
Richmond and Dauvle Railroad, in this city,
on Wednesday, COL A. S. Buford was re-elect-
ed President and W. T. Owen, John r. Ed
munds, A. Y Stokes aud W. T. Sutherlln
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the president and directors shows that the
earnings of the company during the year were
1894, 45l.9l; the expenses we're s47O,606. %;
amount of receipts over expenses of operating
1868, S45 60; cost of operating Sc 39lO0 of in
come Compared with the last year there ap-
pears An increase of the gross income for the
year, including rents, of S76, 1881; increase Of
net income $l9,6l0.07; increase Of gross ton
mage 1886 tons.
COURT OF APPEALS.
In the Court of Appeals, to-day, the judg-
ment of the District Court of Fredericksburg
in the case Of Naglee vs.. Newton ct ais, was
affirmed and in the case OF Edelin, ct al. VS..
Building Association ct ais, the judgment of
the court below was reversed and the case re-
manded to the Circuit Court of Alexandria
county for further proceedings to be had there
in. C. w. Wattles and &. 4. Stuart for ap-
pellant and F. L. Smith for appellecs
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