The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-03
General Assembly Of Virginia.
sTnuRsDA1 April ?, 1874!
SENATE

SENATE .a..., 3
The Lieutenant. Governor in the. chair
Prayer by Rev. Dir. Moormau.
PROM coMHlrTEss. tff-
Mr.. pRrpExoRE, from the Committee OF
tr3enerai Taws. reported, with q substitute
Senate bill to incorporate the Hamilton In
M THOMAS. from the Committee OF
Finance. reported, without amendment
Senate bill to extend the time for the coliec
ton of taxes, &C., In the counties Of Bedlort
and Franklin. -. -.
VALUABLE HISTORICAL PAPERS.
Mr.. WYsNR. from the Committee on th'
Library, presented the following:
Pesolued fthe House Of Delegates concur
rinr), That the County Court OF Charles Cl..
county be requested to transfer the mar
riapc.license bond OF Thomas Jefferson tx
the Secretary of the Commonwealth 10 o.
preserved among the historical documents
in the State library.
Resolped, That the County Court Of Fair
fax county be requested to deposit the "il
of General Washington, now in the once o.
the clerk of the County Court, with the sec
retary of the Commonwealth for the pur,
nose of being preserved with the hlstof'e@
papers 10 the State library.
Resolped, That the Circuit Court o! Al
hemsrle be requested to place the VIII W
Thaddeus Koscusko in the possession OF luz
Secretary of the Commonwealth for the Pu,,.
mise of having the same preserved Will
other historical documents. os
I'm motion of Mr.. WYSNE, the report ""S
taken up and agreed TO. ~.a
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Leave of absence was granted 70 .
MEyx for four days; to Mr.. THOMAS lot tni.e
days. It was announced tnat Mr. LA.dE,'
was detained from h's seat To-Day " i'o'''
position. orvo rvro Warns,
DIVISION OF CITIES AND TOWNS INTO WARDS
Senate bill extending the provisions OF an
oet in force May Oath, 1870, IN relation " Tue
division of cities and towns into Waros was
taken I'D, on motion Of Dir. 9CEssfBsRK1 .
Tbe question being on agreeing 70 Tue
amendment heretofore offered oy DIT. htAss
fro exempt Petersburg from the operations
of the act), the amendment was re]ecteu-
ayes, 9; noes, %; absent, IL. ,,,
Mcssrs. Evans and ALLAN (Repuoilcan:)
smoke at length against the Dill ana suDsti'
tute. ,,,,.;.,,to
bv authorizing the common council, lnSteao
NJ the Judges of hustings or corporation
courts, TO appoint the commissioners to lay
off the cities and towns into wards. Not
agreed to-ayes, I; noes, 70.
Mr. QyssgSBERRY now moved the adop'
ton of the substitute, and called for the
pending question; which was not sustained.
Mr.ALLAN moved to amend the substi'
tute by inserting instead OF it shall be law
rul for the judges "to appoint commission
ers," Sc, that SIT shall be the duty OF the
Judges" &c. Rrjected-ayes, 6; noes, p.
Mr.. MADDOX moved to amend so as to pro-
vide that 10 the formation of wards they
shall be made as nearly equal 10 population
as practicable. Agreed .to-ayes, -; noes,
-. ',a... g..
The substitute was then adopted.
AYEs-Mcssrs. Beazley, Bland. Clark, Cochran,
Critcher, Duffied, astham, Eubank, Finney, Gree
yer, Herndon. Holiday, Hundley, ,klrkpatrick,
Lawson, Meem. Moifelt, No"lln, Que
scnberry, Smith OF Nelson. Terry, Thomas, and
oRs.-Mcssrs. Allan, Dd,oson, Exams, MADDOX,
Pridemore, Rue, aud SeerenS-7.
The bill was then ordered to engrossment
In the form following:
Bill authorizing the Division Of Cities and Towns
OF more than i've thousand inhaoltanls into
Wards. -
It shah pe lawful for the judges OF the Hastings
Cor oraiiou Courts Of cities and towns having i've
Thousand or more inhabitants, within this Com.
monwealih in their discretion, not to lie 80 eSer-
csed more than once In every succeeding two years
from the pa Of this act TO appoint one compe-
lent voter from each ward as at present defined,
and one person IA voter from The city or town Ut
large, who shall constitute board Oh COM
mis>ioue,s, whose DUTY 1t shall be, AFTER
having taken an oath or affirmation before some
one authorized by lawlto administer oaths that theV
will faithfully and honeslly discharge the duties
required OF them by this act to proceed to lay OIL
their respective cities or towns into wards. pre-
cincts and voting places, in such manner as 70 the
expeicut for the interest OF thtr city or town. de-
tnpg such wards precincts, and voting places Dy
streets watercOurses, or Otherwise 30 ~ TO iocate
definitely the same: und designate such waros D!
equal In population as practicable. And the SAID
commissioners shall prepare, ut the earliest
practicable day, an outline map showing such
division. and return the same 10 the clerk OF
the hustings Court for sucn cry or c lo cnm mno
sioners; aud the wards. precincts, and voune
places SO prescribed shall thsnceforth stand rs fhe
wards, pr cucs. AMI voting places OF such city or
town until duly changed, as they may ps ny ,ns
Judge shall designate In due time some other suiuA
he Voting place in Of the destruction or Liability
to use any such voting place as may have been Sc
prescribed. And 1t shall be the duty OF the SAID
Clerk TO cause the boundary lines or the said wards
and precucts and the prescribed voting places to be
published In one or more newspapers OF such city
or town for ten days after the fling OF such mar
and report.
shall be fixed 10y such Hastings judge. and, upon
his order same shall be paid by The treasurer Of
such GU" or town. ~-."~
5. This act shall he in force from Its passage.
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