Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-11-21
Legislation of Local Interest to Augusta
County and Stanton.

County and Stanton.
The legislature Is progressing with its
work more rapidly since the fever of the
Presidential campaign has subsidized and
a good deal of legislation of interest to
city and county is being forwarded. We
give summary of it.
THE NEW ELECTION LAW
The Mccormick election bill has passed
both houses and been passed over the veto
of the Governor. This takes the appoint
ment of the judges of election and regis
trars out of the hands of the corporation
and county courts and places it in the
hands of local boards to be chosen by the
by the Legislature at the regular session
last winter, with the ''freeholder" provis-
ion, declared by the Court of Appeals to
be unconstitutional, omitted. The law
will be in operation at the State cleo
ton next year, when the Governor, and
a Legislature to choose Gen. Mahone's
successor in the United States Senate are
to be elected.
THE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
The special joint Commute appointed to
report bills in regard to lunatic asylums
reported two bills-one asking for ST. 900
for the Western Lunatic Asylum, for the
purpose of repairing the plank fence to
the exercise yard and other matters; one
also asking for $l2 600 for the purpose of
I completing the Central Lunatic Asylum
at Petersburg.
In it's report, the committee to examine
the charitable institutions of the State,
call the attention of the General Assembly
to the abuse of local influences, and say
''that of the l. 419 patients in the three
asylums of the State there are 146 in the
Western Asylum from Augusta and the
three counties Immediately adjacent there
| to. In the Central Asylum 1875 from the
| city of Richmond and the three counties
Immediately adjacent thereto. In the
| Eastern Asylum there are SO from the
city Of Williamsburg and the three coun-
ties Immediately adjacent thereto. Thus
showing most con spicuously that the
vicinity of each asylum takes largely over
and above its proportion the advantage
of the provisions made in these asylums,
and doubtless many receive these advan-
tages who are not entitled thereto"
The Committee on Asylums and Pri-
sons. in response to a resolution adopted
by the House relative to the oh irritable
institutions of the State, reported that
in their judgment it would be unwise, in
expedient and highly injurious to make
any change or alteration whatsoever in
the system or management of the charita-
BILE institutions in this State.
Mr.. Barton offered the following. which
was adopted, the Senate concurring That
the special joint Committee to examine
the Lunatic Asylums of the State be re
quested to report to the General Assembly
a BILL or bills, embodying the suggestions
contained in their reports.
| INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE.
By Mr.. Echols: Bill authorizing the
Governor to loan to the Fishburne Mill
tary School at Waynesboro' arms also
| bill to repeal an act entitled an act to
amend and re-enact section 2, chapter 1853,
4
iremen from jury service, approved April
I'd, 1879, and to re-enact section 2, chap
ter 1853 of Code 1878.
By Mr.. Opie Petition of citizens of
Waynesboro, Augusta county, relating to
local option.
By Mr.. Ople: Bill to make it lawful
for persons to net cartridges upon their
own lands in the county of Augusta.
By Mr.. Echols: Bill to amend and re-
enact section 10 of an act approved April
81, 1882, entitled an act prescribing general
provisions in relation to commissioners of
the revenue and the assessment of taxes
on persons, property, income, licenses,
sc.
By Mr.. w. A. Anderson Bill to enable
the Board of Supervisors of Rockbridge
county to issue new bonds to meet it's
subscription to the stock of the Valley
Railroad Company and retire the existing
Indebtedness of the county.
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION LAWS.
Mr.. Opie presented the following bill to
amend the registration laws:
1st. That the same registration laws that
apply to cities and towns containing over
thousand Inhabitants shall apply to the
entire State.
All acts or parts of acts inconsistent
with this act to be repealed, and this act
to be in force from its passage.
Referred.
Mr.. Opie also presented the following
amendment to section 23 of the election
| laws:
That in section % of the Code of Vir-
ginia of 1878, the words 'clerk of the
township" be stricken out and the words
supervisor of the township" inserted IN
! lieu thereof.
All acts or parts of acts inconsistent
with this act to be repealed, and this act
to be in force from its passage.
Referred to Committee on Privileges
and Elections.