Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-25
LEGISLATIVE.

amendments 10 ESTABLISH HlIeeh pieStno'''
in the county Of Caroline were agreed TO.
The bill TO make delinquent tax bill
equivalent to judgment as against money
in the hands Of another party was reported.
The bill to provide for ''the suspension
and removal Of certain officers" returned
by the Governor with his veto, was taken
up and passed over his veto. The Dill
takes the power from the Governor ana
| puts it in Il board The fear being that the
Governor may use his power arbitrarily III
the vacation Of the General Assembly.
Bills were introduced to provide for new
registration in the city Of Winchester 10
authorize II subscription by the city oil
Winchester in money or bonds 10 tho stock
Of the Washington, Ohio and Western Rail
road Company; To authorize Il subscription
by the county Of Frederick, in money or
bonds, TO the stock holders of the Washing
ton, Ohio and Western Railroad Company !;
to amend the Code in reference to assess
ment TO lands; and to amend Acts Of 1883
relating to the construction of road from
Winchester TO SLaunton, Va.
The bill to provide that when parties
wish to pay debt due the State in coupons
they shall bring the undetached coupon Ton
|
ordered TO be engrossed The theory is that
this is tho best manner to prove the Senu-
mess of coupons; that if the State has the
right 10 require proof IT. has The riSht 10 re
uuire the best proof.
Bills were passed 10 amend an act impos-
ing tax and prescribing regulations for
collecting the same, on the privilege OF
selling wine, ardent spirits, malt liquors.
etc; to provide for Il new registration III
The city of Winchester; TO amend anu re-
enact section = OF an act approved March
). 1850, rs amended by an act approved
March Is. 1882, imposing tax and prescrlb-
ing regulations for collecting the same, on the
privilege Of selling wine, ardent spirits,
malt liquors, &c; and declaring vacant the
Office OF superintendent of schools in GER
tain cases. and to make it unlawful for the
Board of Education to appoint, when The
Senate is not III session, any person rs SUI
perinlemdent of schools who has previously
been rejected by the Senate.
In The House Of Delegates bills were
passed to regulate the time of holding Cir
cult Courts in the Fourth judicial circuit; to
amend the charter Of the town Of Danvile;
authorizing the trustees Of the Prot. Eps-
copal Theological Seminary and High School
in Virginia to acquire and hold additional
property fixing the time within which q
suit shall be brought to enforce the payment
of county, city or town subscriptions to rail
road companies in certain cases giving the
consent OF the State to purchase by the
United States of certain real estate in the
city of Fredericksburg and exempting the
same from taxation; to give the consent of
the State to tho purchase by the United
States of certain real estate in the city of
Fredericksburg in order to erect public
building thereon, and exempt the same
from taxation to repeal IN act for work
ing the roads and repairing the bridges in
the county Of Botetourt, by adding thereto
in the first section, tho counties of West
morcland and Northumberland to give the
consent Of this State 10 the purchase, occll-
patton, improvement and use by the United
States of certain real estate in the city Of
Fredericksburg and county Of Spotsylvania
in order to open and maintain an i'm
proved highway from said city TO the Ma
tonal Ccmetary near said city; repeating
the charter of the Dismal Swamp Canal
Company; to abolish the office Of store
keeper of the penientiary bill for the pre-
servation Of oysters and 10 obtain revenue
for the privilege of taking them within the
waters of the Commonwealth. 1t pro-
vidcs for an appropriation of $780, or so
much thereof as may be necessary for the
purchase or charter Of u fleet to protect the
oyster beds of Virginia. Tfany additional
sum should be required, the sum Of $4,000,
shall be paid out of the public treasury UNI
der the provisions of the act, and not other
wise.
The bill providing for the appointment
Of school trustees was taken up and the Ma
honeites commenced to filbuster.
A bill to provide for submitting the ques-
ton Of liquor-license or no liquor.license
to tho qualified voters Of Giles, Pulaski,
Campbell, Prince William, Fauquier, and TO
the qualified voters of each magisterial dis.
trict in said counties, on the fourth Thursday
in May, 1854, and every two years there
after, was also passed.
Senate bill No. BAG, in relation to removal
of certain officers, was reported from the
Senate as having been passed, notwithstand-
ing the Governors objections, and it was
similarly disposed of.