Chap. 4.—An ACT concerning judgments in behalf of the com-
monwealth and executions thereon, under the act entitled ‘‘ an
act to provide for the recovery by motion of taxes and certain
debts due the commonwealth, for the payment of which papers

urporting to be genuine coupons of the commonwealth have
n tendered,’’ approved May 12th, 1887.

Approved December 19, 1889.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia,
That every judgment recovered by the commonwealth
under the act of the general assembly, entitled “an act to
provide for the recovery, by motion, of taxes and certain
debts due the commonwealth, for the payment of which
/papers purporting to be genuine coupons of the common-
wealth have been tendered,” approved May twelfth, eigh-
teen hundred and eighty-seven, shall, as to the costs recov-
ered, be deemed to be for the exclusive use and benefit of
the officers and others for services and allowances in the
case taxed in said costs, and upon every such judgment
two separate executions shall be issued, each in the name
of the commonwealth, one of which shall be for the costs
alone, and shall be endorsed by the clerk issuing the same
that it is for the exclusive use and benefit of the officers
and others for fees and allowances due them in the case
and taxed in the costs, and the name of and the amount
due to each shall also be endorsed; the other of which
shall be for the amount of the judgment, less the costs
aforesaid, and shall be for the exclusive use and benefit of
the commonwealth, and shall be so endorsed by the clerk.
The money collected on the executions for the benefit of
the commonwealth shall be accounted to the auditor of
public accounts and paid into the treasury of the state,
and the money collected on the executions, endorsed as
aforesaid for the benefit of officers and others, shall be ac-
counted for and paid over to them respectively.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.

CHAP. 4.—An ACT to require the payment of fees on certain
charters.

Approved February 10, 1890.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia,
That every charter of incorporation hereafter granted un-
der the provisions of section eleven hundred and forty-
five of the code of Virginia, and every act of incorpora-
tion hereafter passed by the general assembly, shall be,
and continue to be, wholly inoperative and ineffectual for
any and all purposes whatever, until the payment of a
fee, to be ascertained and fixed as follows: For a company
whose maximum capital stock is five thousand dollars or
under, five dollars; for a company whose maximum capi-
tal stock is over five thousand dollars and not to exceed
ten thousand dollars, ten dollars; over ten thousand dol-
lars and not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars, fifteen
dollars; over twenty-five thousand dollars and not to ex-
ceed fifty thousand dollars, twenty-five dollars; over fifty
thousand dollars and not to exceed one hundred thousand
dollars, forty dollars; over one hundred thousand dollars
and not to exceed three hundred thousand dollars, sixty-five
dollars: over three hundred thousand dollars and not to
exceed five hundred thousand dollars, ninety dollars; over
five hundred thousand dollars and not to exceed eight
hundred thousand dollars, one hundred and fifteen dol-
lars; over eight hundred thousand dollars and not to ex-
ceed one million dollars, one hundred and fifty dollars;
over one million dollars, two hundred dollars. For an in-
crease of capital stock the same proportionate charge for
such increase shall be made: provided, however, that build-
ing associations shall pay twenty-five dollars for each cer-
tificate of incorporation filed or charter granted, and five
dollars for evefy increase of capital stock: provided, how-
ever, in case of companies formed for religious, benevo-
lent, or literary purposes, or such companies as are not
organized for profit, or having no capital stock, these fees
shall not apply; but a fee of two dollars shal] in such
cases be charged. Mutual insurance companies and such
other mutual companies not organized strictly for benevo-
ant or charitable purposes shall pay a fee of twenty-five

ollars.

2. Such fee shall be paid into the state treasury, and
the fact of payment shall, in case the charter was granted
under the provisions of section eleven hundred and forty-
five of the code of Virginia, be certified by the auditor of
public accounts to the secretary of the commonwealth, and
the fact of payment, in case the act of incorporation was
passed by the legislature, shall be certified by the auditor
of public accounts to the keeper of the rolls.

3. Until the fact of payment is thus certified to the
secretary of the commonwealth he shall not record the
articles of incorporation, and until the fact of payment is
thus certified to the keeper of the rolls, he shall not fur-
nish a copy of the act of incorporation.

4, Any company organized under the laws of a jurisdic-
tion beyond this state and proposing hereafter to transact
business in this state, shall pay into the treasury a fee to
be fixed and ascertained in the manner provided by sec-
tion one. And until the fact of payment is certified by
the auditor to the secretary of the commonwealth, the
charter or articles of incorporation of the company shall
not be filed in the office of the secretary of the common-
wealth, and the company shall have no right to transact
business or conduct operations of any character in this
state.

5. This act shall be in force from its passage.

CuapP. 55.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2501, of the
code of Virginia in relation to certificates of acknowledgment.

Approved February 10, 1890.

1. Beit enacted by the general assembly of Virginia,
That section twenty-five hundred and one of the code of
Virginia be amended and re-enacted so as toread as fol-
lows: ,

§2501. Such court or clerk shall also admit any such
writing to record as to any person whose name is signed
thereto, upon a certificate of his acknowledgment before
the said clerk, or hes duly qualified deputy, a justice, a com-
missioner in chancery of a court of record, or a notary
within the United States, written on or annexed to the
same, to the following effect, to wit: “County (or corpora-
tion) of , to wit: I, , clerk of court, or
deputy clerk of court, or a justice of the peace or
commissioner in chancery of the court, or notary
public for the county (or corporation) aforesaid, in the
state (or territory or districts) of , do certify that
E. F. pe E. F., and G. H., and so forth), whose name (or
names) is (or are) signed to the writing above (or hereto
annexed), bearing date on the day of , has
(or have) acknowledged the same before me, in my county
(or corporation ) aforesaid. Given under my hand this
day of .” Or upon the certificate of acknowledg-
ment of such person before any commissioner appointed
by the governor within the United States, so written or

nnexed to the following effect,to wit: “State (or terri-
ry or district) of ————,,to wit: I, ,& COommission-
rappointed by the governor of the state of Virginia, for
he said state (or territory or district) of , certify
hat KE. F. (or E. F., and G. H., and so forth), whose
ame (or names) is (orare) signed to the writing above
or hereto annexed), bearing date on the day of
, has (or have) acknowledged the same before me
nmy state (or territory or district) aforesaid. Given
nder my hand this day of Anno Domini
,or upon the certificate of the clerk of any county
r corporation court in this state, or hts deputy, or the
lek of any court out of the state, or within the
Inited States, that the said writing was acknowledged
yy said person, or proved as to him by two witnesses
efore such clerk, or before the court of which he is clerk ;
r upon certificate under the Official seal of any minister
Jenipotentiary, charge d’affairs, consul-general, consul,
rice-consul, or commercial agent appointed by the govern-
nent of the United States toany foreign country, or of the
sroper officer of any court of such country, or of the mayor
x other chief magistrate of any city, town or corpora-
ion therein, that the said writing was acknowledged by
uch person, or proved as to him by two witnesses, before
any person bearing such appointment, or before such court,
mayor or chief magistrate.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.