The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11
PENDING MEASURES


or PubIie Interest fn the Aenate and
Heuse or Dciegafss.
APPOINTMENT OF LAND ASSESSORS Bl
THE NEW JUDGES = TREAsURERs AMI
TAX RECEIPTs-CHEsAPEAK AND OHIO
DEEP-wATER NyECTIO N-TaACK
THROUGH PUBLIC wAREHOUsE-vEsTI-
LATION OF.HALL-RfCHmOND STOVE CON-
PANY-poINDEXTEa CASE BEFORE TIE
sENATE-YORKTowN CENTENNIAL-sTE.
NOGRAPHIC LAW REPORT ER-PER-
SONAL, &C, &C.
The House Committee on Finance have
reported fayorabIy Dir. Frszier's bill, which
provides that 1t "shall be the duty OF the
several county and corporation judges nho
tDere elected by The General assembly during
the session Of eighteen hundred and seuenty-
nine and eighty for the ensuing term. during
the month Of July, In the year 1880, 10 ap-
point proper persons TO assess the cash value
Of all lands and lots, together with the i'm
provements thereon, within their res pective
counties and corporations: provided that
there shall be but oBeHs SCISSOR for each cor
poratioD, except the city OF Richmond,
where there shall be three, and for each
county as many as there are commissioners
OF the revenue for the same; and no person
shall be appointed assessor for any county
or corporation who is not q resident or
freehoder in the same. In those counties
in which two or more assessors are to be
appointed the Court shall appoint one for
each district to which a commissioner OF the
revenue shall be assigned. except the Hust-
ings Court OF the city OF Richmond and the
Corporation Courts OF Danville, Peters
burg. StauntOn, Fredericksburg, and the
city OF Lynchburg. The judges now hold
ing said courts, or their successors, shall
make the appointment OF assessors for their
respective corporations at the July term OF
their respective courts; and 1t shall be the
duty Of said county and corporation courts
to make said appointments every fifth year
thereafter, In accordance with the provision
Of this section"
TAX RECEIPTS.
Mr.. Farr's bill defining the duties Of city
and county treaSurers as TO tax receipts has
been reported from the Committee on FL
nance, as follows:
l.. BE IL enacted by the General assembly
Of Virginia, That all city and county trea-
surers and their deputies be, and they are
hereby, required to furnish each party pay
ing taxes an itemiZed bill, which shall show
the different amounts OF taxes charged, and.
when receipting said bill shall give the date
of the payment OF same. No city or county
treasurer shall authorize or attempt 10 au-
thorize any other parties than those duly
constituted deputies to collect or to receive
any taxes or TO receipt for same, and any
treasurer violating the provision OF this act
shall be guilty OF misdemean0r, and shall
be punished by fine not exceeding $500,
and by confinement in the Jail not exceed
ing two years.
9. THIS act shall be in force from its pas
sage.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY.
Mr.. Wickham's bill "to authorize the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company to
construct and work branch OF its line OF
railroad from a point near Hanover juno
ton to deep water on the Chesapeake bay
near Piankatank, or elsewhere" has been
reported from the House Committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation, and is now
on the calendar.
TRACK THROUGH PUBLIC WAREHOUSE.
Mr.. Lyons's bill to authorize the Board
OF Public Works TO grant a right OF way
for n railroad-irack through tile Fub'ie
warehouse has been reported to the House,
as follows:
1. Be il enacted By the General Assembly
of Virqinid, That the Board OF Public
Works be, and hereby is, authorized TO
grant, upon such terms as may seem proper
10 said Board. 10 any railroad company
whose track may run through the James
River Valley ana through the city Of Rich
mond right OF way for the track OF said
company through the property known as
the Public warehouse.
9. This act shall be in force from its pass
age.
OTHER BILLS.
Mr.. Dukes bill "to provide uniform
mode OF procedure in all cases OF appica-
tion to the General Assembly Of Virginia
for relief from any fine, forfeiture, or
amerceEent, or from any liability as sheriff,
collector, treasurer, or other officer OF the
Commonwealth OF Virginia, or from any
liability as bail, or as surety for any sheriff,
collector, treasurer, or other officer OF the
Commonwealth Of Virginia." has been re-
ported from the House Committee on FL
nance.
The bill urged before the Finance Com
mittee by Mr.. Charles Statham, that the
same rate OF interest shall be paid on the
bonds held by the Lynchburg Female Asy-
lum as is provided shall be paid on bonds
held by incorporated colleges, has boon re
ported.
RICHMOND STOVE COMPANY.
The Committee on General Laws OF the
Senate Yesterday reported House bill 10 in
corporate the Richmond Stove Company
| (which had previously passed the House,,
with amendments. The incorporators are
Edwin b. Snead, Ii. Clay Chamblin. X. e..
REYNOLDS, Wray T. knight, w. G. Knight,
and John Chamblin. They have authority
to own five acres OF land in this city and ten
thousand in the State (the latter the commit
tee propose to strike QUIT, and to carry on a
general manufacturing foundry business,
and particularly OF stoves, house-fronts,
ornamental iron-works. &c., or IN brass
or wood. The capital stock shall not be less
than $4,000, nor more than 100000, TO De
divided into shares OF 500 each. The OF
! fcers OF the company are TO consist OF SIX
directors Zone OF whom shall be president OF
the company, secretary and treasurer,
and general superintendent. The last
three NAV also be directors. The following
persons are to be officers until their sue
cessors are elected Edwin B. Snead, presi-
dent and director; III. Clay Chamblin, sec
retary and director; X. q. Reynolds, tre 4
surer and director; Wray T. knight. ge' le
raj superintendent; and William L. kn'g
and John Chamblin, directors.
A BILL IN WHICH Mr.. P0INDExTER IS INTER
| ESTED.
Major Joseph Walker, OF Chesterfield
county, introduced in the Senate YESTERDAY
bill to exempt John 4. Poindexter from
the clothing prescribed by law for conyicts
The bill Is as follows:
Be it enacted by The General Assembly