The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-11

for any person to kill. capture or offer for
sale or buy any cartridges in the county OK
Pulaski between tho first day Of February anu
tho first day of November. or at any time TO
take or destroy the eggs of cartridges IN said
county.
BY the same: An act requiring the board
of supervisors of the different counties OF tho
State 10 carry out the provisions OF section
GIG OF the Code of Virginia. 1887, with refer
ence to fire-proof clerks offices.
The bill provides that the board Of super
visors in each county shall PROVIDE nre-
proof clerks Office vault 70 keep the county
records in II this is not done within year
after tho passage Of this bill any citizen IN the
county shnll have the right 20 apply 10 the
county Judge to have the work done.
Bv Mr.. w. A. Fentress. OF Portsmouth.
An act 10 amend and re-enact section 40 OK
tho Code of Virginia in relation to the trans
ferring Of lands.
BY Mr. George Wellington Koiner, of Au-
gusta: An act to amend and re-enact the
charter Of tie town Of WaynesborO
BY Mr. Edmund Berkely, OF Prince Will
liam: An act empowering the judges OF CIR
cult. corporation and county courts TO carry
out the provisions of section 926. Code oil
Virginia. 1887, in reference TO hre-prooI
clerks Offices
BY Mr.. J. NJ. Lawson. of Campbel: An
act to amend and re-enact section 1910, chap
ter 43. Of the Code of 1857, in relation TO work
ing the public roads.
THE ROAD BILL.
The bill, which is of general interest to the
residents of the different counties OF this
State. reads as follows
BE II enacted by the General Assembly OF
Virginia. That section 1910. chapter 49, Of the
Code Of 1887 be amended and re-enacted 50
as 20 read as follows:
Section l0i0-Every person required 10
on ia mi IL
by sufficient substitute. shall when notified
by the proper surveyor, attend with proper
tools and work on the roads on such days rs
the surveyor may direct: provided, however,
that no person shall be required 10 work on
the public roads more than three days IN any
one year For every day on which there may
be a failure, q fine OF IS cents shall be
paid TO the surveyor within thirty days there
after. by the person IN default. II of full age.
or /. an infant by his parents or guardian, II
the fine be not paid % the surveyor within
the time above specified, he shall make out
ticket against such deliquent party for the
amount thereof, with an addition of ten per
cent. costs. which ticket shall be placed by
him IN the hands of the constable Of his dis
trlct or the sheriff of the county for cOllec-
ton. The officer having charge OF tho col
lection of such fines may distrain therefor or
otherwise collect the same IN the mode pre-
scribed for the collection of taxes and county
lcNlcc. i1b snail account 10 Lub surveyor lDl
all fines collected by hum. dividing the costs
collected equally with the surveyor. and re-
turn 20 the clerk Of the county cOurtannually,
at the March term a list Of all fines 80 col
lected with tie names Of the surveyors 10
whom the same have been paid. and the clerk
shall label and file the same IN his Office. The
surveyor shall take receipt for each ticket
SO placed in the hands of said constable OF
sheriff. and If the same is not collected and
paid over 10 him within ninety days from the
date of the receipt he shall return said re-
celpt 10 the clerk of the county court. who
shall label and file the same IN his Office and
immediately inform the COMMONWEALTH
attorney thereof. whose duty II shall be
without delay % institute a proceeding by
motion against such constable or sheriff, IS
the case may be- and his sureties on his Off
clal bond. 20 recover the aggregate amount of
such tickets as shown by said receipts, and
may direct the said clerk 10 summons such
witnesses rs he may deem necessary IN the
prosecution Of said motion; and II upon trial
OF said motion Il shall appear 30 the court
that any of said tickets have not been col
lected. or that any have been collected ana
not paid over 20 the surveyor. IN either
case judgment shall be given against such
constable or sheriff, as the case may be.
and his sureties for the amount OF tickets,
which with due diligence might have been
collected, together with the costs of said mo-
ton. including fee oftwo and ne-haltd0iiars
to the attorney for the Commonwealth, and
fifty cents TO the said clerk. All sums of
money recovered on any motion under
this section shall be expended on the
county roads as the court may d.
rect. The motion shall be in the name
of the Commonwealth: provided, however,
that such delinquent may, after notice OF
such surveyor apply 10 the county court, or
Judge thereof in vacation or % the SUPER
yisors of his district. at any time before said
receipts are returned TO the clerk and for
good causes have said fine released OF re-
mitted. or such delinquent may before the
ticket goes into the hands Of the constable or
sheriff discharge the fine by laborupon his road
precinct. provided further. that if any per-
son is idle and slothful in his work upon tho
public roads and fail OF refuse 70 perform
such reasonable service as may be required Of
HIM he may he forthwith discharged by his
surveyor and u ticket made out against him
and collected in the manner above provided
for the collection Of road fines