The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-22
p,yyuIE RAILROAD INDEBTEDNESS.

under act Of February 0, 1853, &c.:
COMMONWEALTH or VIRGINIA,
OFFICE AUDITOR PUBLIC ACCOUNTS,
RICHMOND, January IL, 1882.
To the Hon. ,Joha II. LeloiS. Lieutendnt-
Governor and President Of The Senate:
In response to resolutions / beg leave TO
submit the following:
First. The amount OF Richmond and
Danville Railroad Company's bonds guar
anteed by the State under the act OF March
15. 1850, was S200,000.
Second. There is now no liability on the
State on account Of this guarantee, all the
bonds having been fully paid and cam
celled. Nor i there any liability on the
State on account of the Richmond and Dam
VILE Railroad Company on any transaction
Of any kind whatever.
Third. The State owns no interest in
the Richmond and Danyille Railroad Com.
pany, her entire stock therein having been
sold and transferred under an AFT OF the
General Assembly passed the 1lth day OF
July, 1870.
Fourth. The said company now owes the
| State the balance remaining unpaid on its
/ loan Of 1900, 900, made under the act OF
J ~.
\ TO S420.O0O, with interest thereon at per
cent. from September 80, 1881, as exhibited
/ i'm statement herewith. This loan was Sc
cured originally by mortgage on the COM
pany's property, a required by the act
granting ii.
The lien i'm favor OF the State under this
mortgage was afterwards, by act OF the
General Assembly. passed February -.
] nj 1o NH 70
! lien, by deed. to secure an Indebtedness OF
/ S2,O00.000. This subsequent new lien was
made, and there are now outstanding under
/ the same bonds Of the company to the
amount OF 81 DDS, 100.
The loan Of 5000. 900 was granted on the
/ terms, I'm substance, that an annual sum OF
[ 81, 200 should be paid thereon 10y the COM
pany, until by such payments the debt
should be eXtinguiShed, which would have
/ been done in about thirty-fOur years from
the date at which the said loan was made,
if the payments had been regularly made.
The company also owes the state the
amount OF S26.j7i.4G, with interest there
on from the 3lst day Of August, 1871, pay
able in bonds OF the state; the same being
the balance which, 10y decree OF the Circuit
Court Of the city of Richmond, rendered
April l3, 1877, in the suit Of the State OF
Virginia against the Richmond and Dan
willie Railroad Company, was aScertaineG to
be due the State on account Of the sale OF
her stock i'm the company, as authorized and
made under the act Of July :. 1870, above
referred to.
submit herewith a statement, marked \,
which shows that the amount due January
.. 1882. If the annuity had been paid regu-
larly 10y the company, would be SIG, ,j3S.SO,
and that the entire Indebtedness would be
extingui>hed January ., lso7.
| also submit 4 statement, marked b,
which shows the amount due September
so. 1881. according to tn, payments and
calculations n made. TO be si20, 900.
am. very respectfully,
JOHN l.. MASSEY.
Auditor Of Pubic Accounts.
IThcn follow the statements referred to-
DIVISION OF CIRCUITS.
The following is the bill Introduced in
the Senate by Mr.. Powell (ly request to
divide this State inte fourteen judicial cir
cults, and referred 10 the Committee for
Courts OF Justice:
1. BE il enacted by the GeRcr0i assembly
Of Virginia. That the State be divided into
fourteen judicial circuits, LAID of as fol-
lows-yiz.:
/. The counties Of Mathews. Gloucester.
MiddleScX, King and Queen. King William,
Essex, and Hanover, shall constitute the
First circuit.
II. The counties Of northampton. Ac-
comac. Elizabeth City, York. Warwick,
Jane, City Gncluding the city Of Williams
burg. Charles City, and New Kent, shall
constitute the Second circuit.
III. The countie, OF Princess Anne,
Norfolk city and county, Nan>emond, Isle
Of Wight, Southampton. Surry, Sussex,
and Grcensyille, shall constitute the Third
circuit.
". The counties Of Brunswick. Din
widdic, Prince George. Chesterfield, Pow
hatan. Amelia. Nottoway, Lunenburg.
Mcckenburg. and the city Of Petersburg,
shall constitute the Fourth circuit.
Y. The counties OF Halifax, Charlotte,
Prince Edward. Cumberland, Bucking-
ham, AppomattoX. Campbell Cncludng the
city oi Lynchhurg), and Pitt,ylyania Gu-
Gliding the town of Danville), shall con-
stitutc the Fifth circuit.
VI. The counties Of Bedford. Franklin.
Henry, Patrick, Floyd. Montgomery. and
Roanoke. shall constitute the sixth circuit.
VII. The counties Of Tazewell, Smyth.
Bland, Wythc, Carroll. Pulaski. and Giles,
shall constitute the Seventh circuit.
VIII. The counties of Lee, Scott. Wise,
buchanan, Russell, Washington, and Gray
son, shall constitute the Eighth circuit.
IX. The counties Of Allegheny, Botc-
tourt, Craig, Bath, Rockhridge. Amherst,
Nelson. and Highland, ,hall constitute the
Ninth circuit.
y. The counties Of Rockingham, Au-
gusta. shenandoah, Page, Frederick,
Clarke, and Warren. shall constitute the
Tenth circuit.
NJ. The counties Of Culpeper, Kappa
hammock, Fauquier, Prince William. Fair
fax. Loudoun. and Alexandria city and
county, shall constitute the Eleventh cir
cult.
MI. The counties OF Goochland, Flu
wanna. Albemarlc. Greene, Madison, or
anec. and Louisa, shall constitute the
Twelfth circuit.
Mi. The counties Of Northumberland,
Lancaster. Richmond, Wc,tmorcland.
King George. Caroline. SpOtsylyania, and
Stafford. shall constitute the Thirteenth
circuit.
XIV. The city Of Richmond and county
nj Uenrico shall constitute :he Fourteenth
circuit. But thi, act shall not in anywisc
affect the jurisdiction now conferred upon
tbe courts OF laws or chanccry in the cities
and towns Of this Commonwealth.
>. This act shall be in force from its pas
sage.
TIE RICHMOND CHARTER.
Mr.. lakewood. OF Hcnrico, offered the
following bill in the House yesterday:
|. BE II enacted by he General Assembly,
That chapter Of an act providing char
ter for the city of Richmond, approved
Nav p. 1870. he amended and rccnacted
so Is TO read q, follow:
CITY OFFICERS.