Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-05
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shall before entering upon the duties Of
tneir appointment, take an oath before
some person duly authorized to adminis-
Ter an oath. that they Will well anf
truly perform the work required of them
by this act. and shall append a certifi-
cate OF such qualification to their report;
ana the rolls, as made out by them, shall
be lodged with the Secretary of the Com
monwealth, and shall have the weight
and effect OF Official papers.
mat the Governor be requested TO use
every EFFORT in his power TO obtain from
The proper authorities. in Washington.
permission for the commissioner or COM
missioners so appointed to copy the
names and other memoranda from the
SAID rolls, and that tn Senators and Re
preventative from Virginia In the United
states Congress be requested to CO.
o. rate with him.
OF as may b necessary, be appropriated
out OF any money In the Treasury, not
Otherwise appropriated, for the purpose
or carrying out this act, and that the
same shall be subject TO the order OF
me Governor payabl TO the persons 50
appointed by him, in sucn sums and at
such times as he may deem proper.
FEES on CHARTERS.
Mr.. Isaac Diggs resented a bill TO
amend the law with reference 10 the fees
on charters.
The bill requires mat the charter-fee
for a company whose maximum capital
stock Is 5000 or under. shah b s.; for a
company whose capitai-stOck Is over
800 ana under $1,000 the fee shall be-
80; for company whose capital-stock
IS over $1,000 ana under s25 900 the tee
snail b. So; when over 5000 and under
$4,000 the fee shall be SIS; when over
$4,000 and under 10000 the fee shall
be so; when over 100000 and under $780,
goo the fee shall be $50: when over
10000 and under $1,000 the fee shall
$4,000 the fee shall be Sis: when ovr
$4,000 and under 100000; the fee shall
be $3.50, when over 100000 the fee sha
b. 500: Five per cent. Of the fees are
be retained by the court-clerk.
RELIEVE KING WILLIAM PEOPLI
Another bill. by Mr. Isaac Digs. W.
for the relief of the taxpayers OF Kin
William county. prescribing a time within
winch they may pay their taxes to the
Treasurer OF said county without the adj
alton OF the penalty Of per cent, and
TO give further time to the Treasurer of
said county TO settle with the Auditor
The bill. after setting forth that Burnley
Taylor the late Commissioner Of Revenue
Of King William, had been sent to the
penitentiary before he had COMPLETED the
personal-pr0perty books for 1885. and
thereby made ii impracticable for the
tax bills TO be made out, proposes 20
temporarily abolish the imposition Of the
> per cent. penalty for this year. and
not be forced 10 settle with the Auditor
until March J. 1886
OTHER BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Diggs: To amend and re-enaet
an act entitled an act 10 amend and re-
enact section 4l06 of the Code OF Virginia,
touching the jurisdiction Of police justices
and justices Of the peace as 10 the Of
tenders in certain cases. approved Feb
ruary p. 1894 The bill simply gives police
justices and Justices of the peace con-
current jurisdiction with county or cor
poration courts in all misdemeanor cases.
BY Mr.. Pitcher: To fix the number OF
the Board OF Directors in Joint stock COM
panies when the capital stock is less than
$1,000
BY Mr. McRae: To amend and re-enact
an act entitled an act 10 make husband
and wife con petent witnesses for or
against each other in civil cases. The
amendment simply provides for the sub
sutution of the word shall" for "can"
In the clause providing that neither hus-
band nor wife "can" without the con-
sent of the other be examined.
BY Mr.. May: To appropriate $1,000 to-
ward the restoration and preservation of
jamestown, Va.
WANT THE LAW.
Mr.. Bryant offered a resolution pro-
vding that the Secretary Of the Com
monwealth be requested 10 furnish each
member of the House with a copy Of The
Code Of 1857. and the acts OF Assembly
since then. This was agreed 10.
Just before adjournment the Governors
message was brought In by his private
secretary. Mr.. Chesterman. and the plIer
was ordered 10 be printed