The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-15
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tnereOI, az kalu company snail from tlInc to
time adopt; and for any advances made by
II on said grain, merchandise, or other pro-
perty stored or deposited with II for ship
ment or other purposes, and for It's tolls and
rates aforesaid, and for all its charges and
expenses incident thereto, including the
expense OF insuring, handling, keeping,
and delivering such property, the said COM
pany shall have q preferred lien on said
grain, merchandise, md other property,
which shall be paid before the said compa-
ny shall be required to deliver the same
and in default Of payment said company
may, upon ten days notice by advertise
ment of the time and place Of sale, in some
newspaper published in the city nearest
such elevator or other building, sell so much
OF said property rs may be requisite to dis
charge the amount OF said lien.
Sections ., @, and are such n is usual
about issuing bonds, &c. The capital stock
shall not exceed S2,00O,000
s. That it shall be lawful for the Rich
mond Elevator Company, corporation
now existing under charter granted by
the Circuit Court Of the city OF Richmond
on the eth day Of June, 1881, TO accept the
benefits Of the charter hereby granted at i
general meeting Of its stockholders called
at any time hereafter for the purpose; in
which event the said company shall be
forthwith subject to all the obligations and
entitled to all the rights and privileges
hereby granted, or TO which the company
organized under the provisions OF this act
NAV or might be entitled.
8. This act shall be in force from Its pas
sage.
The committee had this bill under con-
sideration yesterday morning, but took no
action-desiring first 10 hear the statements
OF the gentlemen named as corporators.
TIE NEW STATE TOBACCO-INsPECTION LAW As
PROPOSED BY THE READJUsTERs.
The following bill was introduced in the
House Yesterday by Mr.. Lakewood, OF
Henrico. and was referred to the Commit
tee on General Laws. II proposes to es-
tablish . system OF State warehouses Tor the
inspection Of tobacco and abolish the sys-
TEN Of bonded inspections recently inaugu-
rated by the Richmond Tobacco Trade.
Mr.. Lakewood is the secretary Of the Co.
alition committee, and in tins matter il IS
believed, represents himself and others OF
influence IN his party:
Be IL enacted by the General Assembly Of
Firqipjo, That sections 4, !, 80, and 80 OF
the act approved April 4, 1877, entitled
"An act TO revise the laws relating to the
inspection Of tobacco and warehouse
charges, and to insure the proper delivery
Of tobacco to cOnsignees, and 10 repeal all
acts on the subject which were in force on
the 1st Of January, 1871" be amended and
reGnacted as follows:
4. The Governor shall in January or
February. or as soon thereafter as practica-
BILE, in 1882, and every year thereafter, ap-
point two samplers Of tobacco for each to-
bacco warehouse in the Commonwealth.
7. The court OF any county or corpora
ton wherein there is a tobacco warehouse
shall take a bond from every person ap-
pointed q sampler OF such warehouse; such
bond shall be in the penalty OF ten thou
sand dollars. Within thirty days after the
execution Of any such bond the clerk OF the
court in which il is given shall transmit a
copy 10 the Auditor Of Public Accounts.
If he fail TO do so he shall forfeit one hun
dred dollars.
Section SO. For all loose tobacco sold at
any warehouse the following charges shall
be paid-to wit: For any quantity Of loose
tobacco there shall be paid by the owner
eight cents on every hundred pounds, and
there shall be paid by the purchaser eight
cents for every hundred pounds; eight
cents per hundred Of which shall be Tor the
Use Of the sampler, and eight cents OF
which shall be for the use Of the proprle-
tors; and no other or further Zee or charge
shall be made for loose tobacco sold Is
aforesaid, but the said fees shall be in full
OF all services rendered in respect thereto,
! including receiving, unloading, weighing,
and delivering. =,
Section 80. No sampler OF tobacco shall
divide his sample fees with any person,
nor shall any sampler or Inspector OF any
warehouse pay TO another a bonus 10 ln-
duce tobacco TO be carried 10 his ware
house, and ii any sampler or inspector OF
any warehouse shall violate this provision,
or shall demand or receive for his services
any other fees, greater or less, than are a.
lowed by law, he shall be deemed guilty OF
a misdemean0r; and any agent or repre-
sentative Of any person for the sale OF to-
baccO who receives any rebate or bonus OF
auv part OF the sampled fees OF warehouse
fees, shall be deemed guilty of INSIDE
meanor. and in the discretion OF thelury may
be punished by fine OF not less than twenty
nor more than one hundred dollars: pro-
yidcd that nothing i'm this act shall be con-
strucd TO prevent any sampler or prOprlc-
tor OF a warehouse from making and pub
fishing a uniform reduction for the beneht
Of the public generally OF the fees To be
charged at his warehouse for the services
Of such sampler, or the rent Of such ware
house respectively. The judges OF the
county and corporation courts shall give
this act in charge 10 the grand iurles III
such counties and cities rs have tobacco
warehouses situated therein.
Section IS. 1t shall be unlawful for any
Derson 10 offer manufactured tobacco
for sale bv sample unless such sample has
been drawn and certified by sampler OF
tobacco appointed by the Governor ana
qualified according to law ; provided that
the owner OF any package OF priced to
bacco, for himself or his authorized agent
acting for him, may have the same exposed
for sale. uncased and uncovered, and sam
pied rs loose tobacco, in the presence OF
both buver and seller. without being sam
pied according TO the provision OF this see
tion.
,. This act shall be in force from its pas
sage.
TIE CONTESTED-ELECTlON CASE IN TIE
HOUSE.
Mr.. Evans, from the Committee on PrlNi-
leges and Elections, presented minorlt!
report in the contested-election case Of
Frazier and Lady rs. Dunlap and Leech.
the delegates from Rockbridge county and
moved that it be printed.
Mr.. Giddngs moved as substitute that
the hour Of > O'Clock to-day Thursday be
designated as the time for taking the vote
in the case.
Mr.. Lyons made the point that the mo-
ton was not germane 10 the question be-
fore the House.
The Speaker decided that the point was
we'll taken.
The motion Of Mr.. Evans was then put,
and the Speaker decided that it was re-
iected.
Mr.. Lyons called for the ayes and noes,
which being sustained, the roll was called,
and the motion was defeated by the follow
ing vote: Ayes, As; noes, IS.
\ Il srnft.