Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-22
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GDE.aix SNOwDBNs
MONDAY EvEM'0.. DECEMBER %. 1879
The Richmond Wing Of 70 day intinnles in

Tho Richmond Wing Of 10 day intlm.les 10
vriy pialn iaD&uagn that tho prtalnt hadler
and Treasurer. NJ isrd. Tiy r Abd Hunter, "rh
pltpaiidg lax riiticatca 10 raise an amount OF
m5ncy sufficient TO neat the interest duo on the
bolds iuaicG ubicr the Mc('ulIoch bill, "a pro
yicd Tor in that aci aud ihen proceeds to
threaten with dire ve:2ca;rrn tirso officers
thoa'd ih1y dn,c 20 carry out tho provisions OF
aw t:Ist they, as Sworn Chi:Grs. must ubGy.
The scc:iou oi ;ha McCuooh bill under which
they wcu!I ACT, If INC intin.tioa &c the Wig is
correct. is IS ioi'oas:
and in casa tho Auditor shAii MOI
DO sb.e 10 TsS0 sufficient cum Icr no sald prr
pu:s ipGyihen: OF th- sccruAg INTEREST," By los1s,
he IL hereby aulhOrz, II and directed TO issue
non-intcrcst b2.ring Certificates Of indebtedness
OF this st.te, t. be signed By himself and coun-
tersigncd by tie treasurer. J" Ard TO
sell the same s. nc. less than minimum price TO
DO fixed by tho commissioners Of tho sinking
fund, which shall no. be- less than sovcnty-fVe
cents upon tho dollar. !: In case the su.
dilor ahal not Ia able to borrow the sums need
Cd rs aforesaid, without security, he shall DO and
is hereby authorized TO ypothe cate such amounts
q! the said certificates az may be fixed on by tho
Commissioners OF tho sinking fund. s4% And
10 case o! sa!o OF said certificates, whether they
may have been so hypothecsted or not, they
shall be offered for fsle IN suitable and proper
tionate amounts in the different counties. TO WINS,
and cities OF this State, so fur as practicable I'M
dor regulations TO b fixed hy Lhn com nais3ioners
OF tho sinking fund"
Ii tho intcrG't is to b. paid and the faith Ct
the S:G!c kept With her creditors st ALL tho pro.
Vl:lon Tor m,et!GS lie interest due Oh tho first
OF January, Glus: be made grior to that date.
aud a. M?asr:. Taylor aud Hunter are the prop.
or and only officers 10 ckiry out III, law until
thtir SUCCESSORS q!a,ifS ana cntcr upon the
discharge OF the duties Of thei: respective Offices,
It IS not very apparent. We submit how their
actions IN this rI5pcc: c)uld DO condemned,
or how lic7 coud DO otherwise. But the idea
conveyed BY tho Wing is that no interest should
bo paid, a1d chat if Messr'. Taylor and Hunter
fail 10 the pcItJtman.o CT their duty, snl per-
NIT tao stime.to clapso wac7rin the necessary
fuLd5 arc to be raised that when Mr.. Massey
and bis contrere8 take ohDigo they will SO to it
that tho Interest is not paid, and thereby tbEar:
the tic: Of The bi!!-thc mantcnauoo Ct tho
credit o! The S'a,c--iri ia piain Eag'ish rcpu.
datc hor obligations, thereby placing upon the
plticnt and lorg suf rirg old mother the weight
that vii! siak her in The es.imati,n Of all ma
lions and peoples
7. S. Since the above was in type wc havo
received dispatch from our Richmond o,rrcs.
pendent "Sirorgb:w." ia which ho says that
Auditor Taylor has 20 dec Of issuing tax certi
t;atCa, ioE 10 the frs. ;laoo ii would DO impCs.
sibia to know whether such measure would
be nee: Ssary until after tic frs! CT January.
81 tho Wing Is setting sensational as we'll as
but like the wicked mentioned in tbs Scrip
luro', "iaelh when no man puisneth."