The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-12
LOCAL MATTERS.
CapitoI Notes.

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| CENTENNIAL MISUSE OF PUBLIC MONEY
| COMFORT OF SENATORS.
Mr. StoyalI OF Henry has introduced in
the Senate bill to provide in what news
paper commissioner notices, advertise
ments Of sales. &C., shall be published, and
il has been referred to the Committee on
! General Laws. 1t provides that all notices
OF clerks OF courts, and OF accounts, and Of
| commissioners in chancery, OF the time and
place Of taking accounts, dispositions, ma
| king settlements and reports, either in pur-
suance OF the requirements OF law or any
order OF court all advertisements OF sales
bv commissioners, trustees, sherlfls, and
other officers, and advertisements by the
Board OF Supervisors and other county Of
ficers: notices and advertisements by eX-
ecutors. administrators, guardians, and
other fduciaries, shall be published in the
new, paper having the largest circulation in
the county, city, or corporation wherein
any Of the above acts and duties are to be
performed and done: provided That the
cost OF such advertising shallsnot in any
case exceed two dollars per square for ten
lines Of BREWER type for three insertions,
and fifty cents per square for each subse-
Guent insertion.
9. The Judges Of the county, city, or cor
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cities, and corporations, shall, by an order
entered Of record, designate the paper bay-
ing the largest circulation; and, in order to
ascertain which paper, where there are sew
era, has the largest circulation, may re-
0uire the publisher Of each to file with the
clerk OF his court an affidavit setting forth
the actual number OF subscribers to such
paper within the limits prescribed by this
act; and if any person, required by the
provisions Of this act to publish notice.
advertisements, &C., in such paper, shall
fail to do so, and shall publish the same in
any other paper, such person shall be per-
sonallv liable for the cost OF said advertise
ment, and no credit shall be allowed him
therefor in the settlement OF his accounts OF
liabilities.
3. This act shall be in force from its pas
sage.
THE YORKTOWN CENTENNIAL.
Mr.. Atkinson's bin to appropriate $4,000
for the Yorktown Centennial celebration
was Yesterday reported from the Committee
on Finance. II is as follows:
l. BE it enacted by the General assembly
of Vir1inid, That the sum Of $4,000 he,
and the same is hereby, appropriated for
the Centennial celebration at Yorktown,
Va, TO be expended under the direction OF
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.. This act shall be in force FROM It's pas
sage.
MISUSE OF PUBLIC MONEY.
Mr.. Daniels bill to prevent and TO pun
ish the misuse or misapprOpriatOn OF pub
lie funds by public officers has been report
ed bv the Committee for Courts of Justice,
and is now on the Senate calendar. II pro-
yides that if anv State, city, county, OF
| no
public funds shall knowingly misuse OF
inappropriate the same, he shall be deemed
guilty OF felony, and on conviction there
OF Shall be confined in the pententiary fol
q term Of not less than three nor more thar
: ten wears, in the discretion OF the jury
/, and any default of any such officer or EN-
pfoye in paying over said funds to the pro
per authorities when required to do so by
law shall be deemed primo Jocie proof o
: his guilt.
THE DEBT BILL.
c Mr.. Smith Of Nelson. from the Commit
Q tee on Finance, yesterday reported TO th
Senate. without amendment or recon-
mendation, Mr.. RddIeberger's bill to re
establish the public credit; and, on the mo
: tion Of the patron OF the bill, it was mad
the special and continuing order for Mon
day next at l23 O'Clock.
COMFORT OF SENATORS.
Lieutenant Governor Walker yesterda
issued an order clearing the lobby OF tn
crowd Of people outside OF the bar OF Tn
Senate chamber, near the door, which addc
!. immensely TO the comfort OF senators b.
breaking up the great noise and confusion
, near the iron gate TO the chamber which ha
prevailed for so long. Besides that 1t en-
ables stray breath OF air 10 penetrate IN
/. chamber, which the gentlemen OF the Sen
ate certainly need, for the chamber is poorl
n ventilated at best. The DoOrkeeper'S pos
is now at the outside door.
Il FISH LAW FOR JAMES RIVER.
A bill is pending in the Senate for tn
protection of fish in James river wbic
pIohibits non-residents from catching fsl
i'm any Of the waters OF the State; that
u shall be unlawful for any nonresident t
set any pOund-net or any other device 10
the catching OF fish, or to be the sharer o
. the profits derived from the fishing OF an.
pound-nets or any other device FOR IN
catching OF fish within any OF the waters o
the State; and it shall be unlawful for any
= resident to engage in any fishing with any
nonresident. TO be the owner OF any Iishin!
apparatus with a nonresident, or to share
the profits Of any fishing apparatus will
any nonresident; that no person shall b'
considered a resident OF this State wh'
d shall not have actually resided within th'
{ limits Of the State twelve months next pre-
o cedng the time when the supposed offence
i nav have been committed. Any persol
violating the law shall be guilty OF mis-
! demeanor, and fined not less than $3.50 mol
I more than $500, and shall forfeit all boats
nets, ana other appliances used in the sait
fishing business: provided that this ac
shall not be construed TO amend or repea
! the act approved February q, 1879, en-
titled an act for the protection OF fish II
certain waters OF this Commonwealth.
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