Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-09-14
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Circuit Court. will. IL sustained, prove
a substantial victory for the holders Of
Virginia bonds, and one which must
be a surprise TO those "readjusters"
who iAncied that the State in its at.
tempted repudiation was securely in
trenched behind the recent opinion Of
the United States Supreme Court.
To understand the effect Of Judge
Bonds decision IL is necessary TO re
call briefly the essential facts Of the
case.
In 1871 Virginia provided for fun
ding lie State debt, mainly incurred
before the war. by issuing new bonds
for two.thirds Of the amount Of the
old ones. About twenty million dol
lars Of new bonds we're issued, aud
attached 30 them we're interest coup.
ons made receivable for "all taxes,
debts, dues and demands due the
State" Under this law il was the du-
ty of public treasurers and tax collec.
tors to receive these coupons when
rendered in payment Of taxes and
other claims due the State.
10 January. 1882. the General As
sembly passed an act which, after re
citing that forged and spurious bonds
were in existence, prohibits treasur
ers and collectors from receiving any
Of the 1871 coupons until their gen
uineness shall have been established
by the holder in a court Of law, and
in the meantime the taxpayer must
pay his taxes in money. IL he sue
ceeds in proving to the satisfaction of
twelve jurymen that hrs coupon is not
forged he may present it to the collec-
tor, who is then required to receive il
and refund the amount Of the taxes
previously paid in cash. To enforce
acceptance Of his coupon the holder
must 20 through this vexatious, cost.
" and uncertain litigation semiapnu.
ally n each coupon natures.
The practical effect Of this legisla-
Ton was reputation. It's constitu-
tionAlity was attacked on the ground
that it impaired the obligation Of the
contract made by the State with its
creditors in 1871. BY a divided
Bench the United States Supreme
Court held the act Of 1882 to be con
stituticnal. Justice Field said that
he was "bewildered by the decision Of
the majority aud Justice Harlan
used equally strong language in his
dissenting opinion. The Court ex-
planned that the Only thing il decided
was that the statute was constitution
al, and that whether the tax collect
or is bound in law TO receive the coup
on notwithstanding the legislation
which, on It's face. prohibits him from
doing so" was question not then be.
fore il.
IL is this latter question that has
been raised before Judge Bond, and
he desides it against the State. He
holds that a tender OF the State coup
ons for taxes, DC, is a legal tender,
aud that the treasurer is bound TO re-
csive the coupons, or If he refuses to
do 80 no levy can be made on the tax
payers property for failure to pay his
taxes. To the lay mind the distinc-
tion between this decision and that of
the Supreme Court will appear to be
a very fine one. OF course the case
will be appealed, and if Judge BIS
decision shall be affirmed its effect
must be TO defeat the repudiating leg
islatiOn Of last year. N. Y. Herald.
A HNT TO LAUSDEEssEs,-To give
shirts, bosoms, collars and cuffs CLOS
sy appearance laundress Of note gives
the following receipt; "Make . gum
arabic powder; put it in jar or pitch
er and pour on it pint Of boiling
water. Use as much gum-arabic as
will make the mucilage the strength
yoi desire. No rule can be given. as
il varies in tenacity. Cover the jar
and let it stand all night. In the
morning pOurit of carefully to separ.
ate it from the dregs and pom il in
clean bottle for use. A tablespoonful
stirred into starch after il has been
made in the usual manner will impart
the glossyness so much admired on
city laundried collars, cuffs and bo
SONS, provided the ironer polishes the
articles we'll with polishing iron"
srRnEr TALK.-"How much better you
look, Mrs s.p "Yes, have gained 32
pounds on Halls caiarrh Cure. Have not