Chap. 233.—An ACT continuing the Payment of Interest and Dividends
to the Incorporated Colleges and other Seminaries of “Learning of the
State. |

Passed February 23, 1867.

Whereas it is represented to the general assembly of Vir-
ginia that several of the incorporated colleges and other
seminaries of learning of the state have invested their funds
in the bonds and other securities of the commonwealth, and
the general assembly being desirous of meeting the just obli-
gations of the commonwealth, and at the same time encour-
aging the cause of liberal education: Therefore,

1. Be it enacted, That the. auditor of public accounts be
and is hereby authorized and directed, until otherwise or-
dered, to draw on the public treasury in favor of the proper
authorities of any incorporated college or other seminary of
learning, for the interest which has accrued, or which may
hereafter accrue, upon any bonds of the commonwealth, or
bonds of the James river‘and Kanawha company, guaranteed
by the commonwealth, now held by or for such college or
seminary of learning; and also for the dividends on the stock
of the old James river company, due and payable, or which
may hereafter become due and payable by the commonwealth
to such colleges and seminaries of learning: provided that
the arrears of interest hereby authorized to be paid shall be
payable one-half on the first of July and the residue on the
first of January of each year: and provided further, that the
interest on dividends shall not be paid on any bond or cer-
tificate of indebtedness, the payment whereof is prohibited
by the constitution of Virginia. Thesums of money received
by virtue of this act, by the several seminaries and btolleges,
shall be in satisfaction of a like amount of interest due them
on certificates of indebtedness of the state, of ‘Virginia, held
by or for them, and on bonds so held and guaranteed by the
state of Virginia. :

2. This act shall be in force from and after the passage
thereof, and shall continue in force until the commonwealth
shall resume the regular payment of the interest on the pub-
lic debt. | .

Chap. 234—An ACT amending and re-enacting the act changing the
time of holding some of the Courts in the 14th Judicial Circuit, and
the act authorizing the Judges of the 14th Circuit to hold the terms of
the Circuit Court of Bland County for the period of two years.

.Passed February 23, 1867.

‘1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the act
passed December seventeenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-
six, entitled an act changing the time of holding some of the
circuit courts in the fourteenth judicial circuit be and the
same is hereby amended and re-enacted so as to read as fol-
lows: For the county of Botetourt, on the twenty-sixth of
May and October; for the county. of Roanoke, on Wednes-
day after the third Monday in March and August; for the
county of Craig, on the first Monday after the fourth Mon-
day in March and August; for the county of Alleghany, on
the third of May and October; for the county of Giles, on
the Wednesday after the second Tuesday of May and Oc-
tober. .

2. Be it further enacted, That the act passed February
fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, authorizing the judges
of the fourteenth circuit to hold the terms of the circuit
court of Bland gounty, for the period of two years, be 8o
amended as to read as follows: That during the period of
two years from the passage of this act, the judge of the four-
teenth judicial circuit be and he is hereby authorized and
required to hold the terms of the circuit court of Mont-
gomery county, instead of the judge of the fifteenth judicial
circuit; and that the judge of the fifteenth judicial circuit
shall hold the terms of the circuit court of Bland county, for
the said period of two years, instead of the judge of the
sixteenth judicial circuit. Said latter circuit court for Bland
county to be held on the Wednesday after the third Monday
in May and October.

_ 8. This act shall be in force from its passage.