Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-12


| which certificate shall be signed py the
| presIt = Judge OF the court at the TIME
| Of the making OF such allowance. ana
| shaII also be attested by the Clerk OF
said court. the form OF which ccrt'ncate
shall be prescribed by the Aueitor OF
| Public Accounts, and blanks OF when
+, shall be prepared by him and furnisned
| the clerks of the several courts OF the
! Commonweal h, and such form may De
| SO prepared as to include more than one
| allowance made at the same term OF
| any court
at shall not be lawful for the Urea
| surer to pay any warrant drawn on him
| by the Auditor Of Public Accounts In
| satisfaction OF any allowance made by
| any court Of the Commonwealth. until
| he shall have received notification In pur-
suance OF the foregoing section of this
act OF the allowance by the court Of such
claims"
This act shall be in force from its
passage.
TO REGULATE PREFERENCES.
Mr. Harwood introduced a bill to regu-
late preferences among creditors, and to
prevent fraud being perpetrated by
debtors The bill provides that IL any
person engaged in any mercantile. mining
manufacturing. banking. or brokerage
business shall make any mortgage, as
signment, deed Of trust. or other con-
veyance for the purpose of giving
preference to one or more OF his creditors
except TO secure a debt contracted, liza
bility. fixed or contingent, incurred, or
money borrowed at the time of the exc
cution OF said mortgage, assignment, deed
OF trust or other conveyance. and *.
cept, also. to secure ratably the wages
due employees, not exceeding 500 to eac-
To- al
three months next preceding the execution
of said mortgage. assignment, deed OF
trust, or other conveyance the same shall
nure to the benefit ratably OF all the
creditors of such person existing at the
time of the execution OF said mortgage
assignment. deed of trust, or ether COLI
veyance. and any lien by Judgment, de
cree, execution, attachment, or other .egal
proceedings obtained or suffered for the
purpose Of giving such preference as
aforesaid, save such as is herein Ten
toned in the excepted losses by ;he con-
| sent or connivance of any such person
| or his agent shall be void. The word
! person" in this act shall also include
Corporation"
| A bill very similar to this one was
| introduced by Mr.. Booker. 1t provides
| that II shall be unlawful for any person
| or concern being insolvent, or In contem-
plation of insolvency, to make any con-
veyance or disposition of his property
with intent to prevent his property from
being equally distributed among his credi-
| tors in the collection of their debts. III
| Is further provided that any such trans
fer shall be void The fact that the
| transfer Is not made In the usual course
| of business Of the debtor shall be prima'
| facie evidence of fraud. The bill does not
affect any bona-fde pledge OF the deb
| tor for the debtor for the purpose OF
raising money In good faith with which
| TO carry on his business In the ordinary
course. nor does ii prohibit the making of
general assignments for the benefit OF
| his creditors under the existing law.
SEPARATE SCHOOL FOR BLIND.
Mr.. Winston offered a bill to provide
| a separate institution for the education
| and training of the blind and to provide
| for the support and conduct OF such in
| stitution, and 20 change the name OF
| the Institution for the Deaf and DUNK
| and the Blind. This bill provides for the
| location of a school for the education OF
| the blind exclusively at Ashland under
| the name of the Virginia Institute for the
| Education and Training OF the Blind. and
appropriates SIS, 600, to be derived from the
| taxes of 1896 and 1897 and expended for
| State Board of Education. The bill fur
| Their provides for changing the name OF
| the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb
| and the Blind, at Staunton, TO the Nir-
| GINA Institute for the Education of the
| Deaf and Dumb, and that the said In
stitution shall hereafter be used ex
clusively for the education of the deaf anc
| dumb The separation of the two schools
becomes necessary owing TO the over
crowded condition OF the present institu
| ton.
OTHER BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Charles T. Bland introduced bill
| to change the time for holding the Circuit
Court of the city OF Portsmouth from III,
first Mondays in March and feptenbel
TO the first Mondays in May and No
yember. and in Princess Anne county
from the LIST days of April and October
to the first Mondays in April aid October
By Mr.. Booker: To amend and re-enacI
| section Si27 Of the Code with reference
to DEGREES and orders in chancery causes
in Circuit courts in vacation.
BY same: To protect creditors and pre-
vent insolvents from making unjust distri-
button Of property with intent to hinder
or delay creditors in the collection OF
debts.
BY Mr.. r. s. Powell: To provide that
no spirituous liquors shall be sold In
towns containing less than $500 inhabi
tants. The penalty for the first offence
shall be a fine of not less than $40 mol
more than $40. and for the second offence
In addition to the fine. the offender shall
be confined in jail not less than ten mol
more than thirty days
BY Mr.. Williams: For the protection o.
cartridges, pheasants, and turkeys in Pu
laski county.
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Sedwick, b. +. Stricken, and Franz
Phillips, deputy treasurers for w. ID
Yager, late Treasurer of Page county.
J BY Mr. Digs: To provide for the pay
ment out of the Treasury for losses sus
tanned by destruction of property and ex
penses incurred to prevent the spread o
smallpox from an epidemic Of that dis
ease then prevalent In the Indian reser
walton of the Pamunkey Tribe of Indians
The amounts proposed to be appropriated
aggregate about g. 400.
BY Mr. j. w. Smith: To establish ;
place of interment for the remains o
paupers In Tazewell county.
BY Mr. Harris: To refund to Carringtol
w. Mosby certain taxes improperly pai'
10 the State.
BY Mr.. Harwood: To repeal an act en-
| titled an act to amend section 1916 in re
lation to the Sealer OF Weights and Mea
sures for the city OF Richmond. The bill
seeks to prohibit the Sealer OF Weight
and Measures from going around at will
and examining the weights and measure
in the various stores.
PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
The following bills were introduced and
under suspension Of the rules, were places
on the calendar
BY Mr.. Leech: To amend and re-enac
section 1 Of an act 10 prevent the exter
mination OF partridges and quail In tn