Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-01-20
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY,


quire railroad companies to heal
passenger cars with steam. The
bill provides that within six months
after the passage of this act il shall
be the duty of railroad companies
transporting passengers within this
state to provide for heating With
steam the cars in which passengers
are conveyed. Any company fail
ing to comply with the provisions
of the act shall be fined 81, 900, and
1000 for each thirty days there
alter that they shall continue in de-
fault.
Mr.. Loving presented a bill for
the better protection of quail and
partridges in the commonwealth
The bill provides that no person
shall export or transport from the
state any quail or partridges whetb-
er dead or alive, and any person
violating this act shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall
be fined not exceeding $50, or i'm
prisOnment not exceeding thirty
days. Referred to committee.
Mr.. Hay introduced a bill to
amend the act to revise, arrange
and consolidate into code the gen.
eral statutes of the commonwealth
of Virginia. The amendment pro.
vides that husband and wife can
testify for and against each other
in criminal cases.
Mr.. Hunter introduced bill to
amend the code in relation to the
place at which personal property
distrained or levied on shall be
sold. The amendment proposed is
that all such property shall be sold
at the courthouse Of any county or
corporation. Referred.
Mr.. Magruder introduced a bill
to authorize the clerks Of circuit
courts to take Acknowledgements to
deeds and other writings and GER
tify the same. Referred.
Mr.. Dupuy introduced bill to
provide for a board OF agriculture
of Virginia and making appropria-
lions therefor, which was referred
to the committee on agriculture
The bill provides for the establish.
ment of a board of agriculture, 20
be composed of the president OF
the Virginia agricultural society,
master of the state grange, presi.
dent of the Pathological society,
aud one member from each of the
ten congressional districts of the
state whose business shall be the
cultivation of the soil, the board to
be appointed by the governor,
whose terms Of Office shall be for
four years, except that those first
appointed under the act shall be
for the following terms. Those
from the first, third, fifth, seventh
and ninth districts for two years !;
those from the second, fourth, sixth,
eighth and tenth districts for four
years. The department of agricul-
ture is to be under the control and
management of the board. The
commissioner of agriculture shall
be CT OficiO q member of the board,
and secretary and treasurer of the
board of agriculture. The bill pro-
vides foran appropriation ofSl7 800
for each and every year, to be
placed to the credit of said board,
to be paid ont on warrants Of said
treasurer, countersigned by the
president of the board. The bill
/ further provides for the establish.
ment of an experiment station at
or near the University Of Virginia,
to be under the cOntrol of the board /;
also to organize throughout the
state a system of farmers institutes
for the purpose Of discussing ques-
tons relating to agriculture, &c,
and the board is authorized to en-
ploy persons competent to give in
structions in practical and scien-
tfic agriculture, sc.
Mr.. Curtis, IN the house, intro
duced a bill to amend the act reg
ulating the practice of medicine
and surgery, so as to exempt grad
yates of medical schools chartered
by the state of Virginia from APP.
pearing before the state board of
medical examiners for examination
in order to obtain a license to prac-
tice medicine and surgery within
the boundaries of the common
wealth Of Virginia.