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or police department. or in which sncb de-

1 VI IViNv "oPai .iheht. or IN which such de-
| partments or either of them NAV hnroaf,er
be established under ex,sting Ians sholl
select from the qualified voters ~ snch
city or town three fit and comncton. ner-
sons who shall hold no other Once what
| ever. who shall constitute n board ~ Are
and police commissioners. whose dutv
II shall be 10 select from tho appli-
cants lot positions in these depari-
ments after talr and impartial exami-
ton 1ne persons IN their Judgment best
suited 10 the position without oiv;no any
I preference 10 politics. The men so 81, cbosen
shall be recommended TO the Council for
election. OF the members of the hoard
only two shall be members of the oop,,, mo-
litical party. They shall hold ofice Cor six
years. The councils in the citiesapd towns
shall pass ordinances TO re0rganize the
ea hIe ana police departments after July J.
l-W. and the officers and privatas chosen
shall serve for SIX years; provided tbat the
terlns Of service of one third Of the MI
Yates shall expire IN two years and the
term Of service of one third in four vcars.
and 1t shall be determined by lot which If
the prvatcs shall serve for two and four
years respectively
CHARTERS FOR CORPORATIONS.
The Committee for Courts of Jre,;co 90.
turned the resolution offered hv Mr.. Glib
son IN relation 10 charters of corporations
which the courts and Judges areH author-
lzed by law 10 grant and recommend
ed that 1t is ineSpedient 70 legislate on
this subject
The object Of Mr. Gibson's paper was TO
dismiss from the Legislature alf bills for
charters which can be granted by the
courts.
lie moved that the report of the COM
mittce bc amended by declaring that it is
expedicnt 20 legislate this subject. The pa-
tron of the resolution said the General A..
semE,y is oyer-crowded with papers which
should never have come TO the considera-
tion Of the lawmakers, but should have
been considered and disDosed of in the
proper courts. These bills. he claimed.
are hurried through the Legislature with
out due consideration.
Mr. Hay agreed with Mr.. Gibson that the
bills charterlng companies should be more
carefully considered. but he wns opposed
10 adopting the amendment. II would be
unfair 10 the people to enact such "a law.
Some have been given charters. and it
would be unjust TO otherstO shut them ont
from presenting their bills and having them
considered.
Mr. Mason, Of King George, opposed NIr.
GibsOn's amendment. The members Of
the Legislature are servants Of the people.
he said. and they have no right to shut out
their constituents who wish to come be-
fore the General Assembly with a bill for
charter.
Mr.. Woods, Of Roanoke also opposed
NT Gibson's amendment.
Mr.. Kent. Of Wythe, opposed the amend
meat on the ground that some sixty or
seventy five charters have been granted
and II would be lncxpcdient TO legislate on
the subject at this time.
Mr.. Hunley, of Mathews, was in favor Of
Mr. Gibson's amendment. His reasons a.
stated tor taking this position were be-
cause too much of the time of the house
is taken IN considering bills for charters
and they cumler the records of the body.
The circuit courts. Mr.. Hunley claimed,
are more delberative than the Legislature,
and nearly all Of the charters can be dis
posed of by them.
Mr.. Flood. of Appomattox. opposed Mr.
Gib~on's amendment. He thought the
Legislature should consider well every bill
10 charter a company. If the concerns are
mcritorious give them what they ask for
and if they are not defeat their purpose.
The amendment of Mr.. Gibson was
adopted.
The report of the committee as amended
was agreed to.
HOUSE BILL PASSED.
To prevent injury to trade by corpora I
tiOns.
MrssAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
Mr.. X. c. Murray, private secretary to /
Governor McKuneg. brought the House /
the following message:
COMMONWEALTH or NIRGINA, |
GOyERNORs OFFICE,
RICHMOND, Va, January 7, 1901 |
To me General assembly:
have the honor to transmit to you here
with theaunual report Of the Commissioner
of Fisheries for Virginia for the year ending
December y. 1899, for such action as You ,
may deem proper.
Respectfully, T. w. McKISEEY,
Governor.