Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-22
I.ipislatiua Summary.

| The following Senate bills were pas ed:
| To authorize the sale Of the real estate of
married woman who is a minor; to
amend the Code in relation to protest as
evidence to enable married women to
sell and convey their interest ia real
estate in certain cases without their hns-
bands uniting in the deed to amend the
Code IN relation to licenses TO attorneys
to practice law to prevent the abatement
by the death or marriage of the ward If n
male, or the death or marriage of the ward
| if female, of suits instituted by guar
dian for The sale of his wards estate, and
to revive suits heretofore instituted by
such guardian which have abated 10y the
death or marriage of the ward to amend
the Code in relation to the revsal of the
right of action to the plaintiffs represen-
tative in actions for tort where the plain
tiff dies pending the action to amend the
Code IN regard to injnnctiOns to amend
the Code so as to empower judges to ap-
point clerks of courts in vacation to fill
vacancies.
In the House a bill was introduced to
provide for the rendering of opinions by
courts within limited perioGs. The bill
provides that no Judge of county, circuit
or corporation court shall after May l,
1892, be allowed to draw or receive any
salary if there remains in his court I'M
decided any case which has been submit
ted for decision for the period of thirty,
sixty, or ninety day, respectively.
The movement looking to the introduce
ton into this state of the Australians ballot
system is meeting with the favor OF some
of the leading members of the legislature.
FRIDAY afternoon members OF the senate
committee and others bad an informal
conference to discuss I'll election laws
The resolution introduced by Mr.. Nc
Donald, of Lynchburg, inqulIing into the
expediency of adopting the Australian
system was considered and met with the
approval of many. Should the legisla-
ture adopt ballot reform law it would
be merely supplementary to the present
Anderson McCOrmic law, which the mem
beers of the general assembly have no idea
of repeating.
Senator Peters Friday introduced bill
to allow Mrs P. A. Smith, of Danville, to
practice law in the courts of this state.
Mr.. Hacker introduced bill Monday
amending the present laws in relation to
interest, so as to allow as much as nine
per cent. per annum to be charged where
agreed upon by the parties, and to be
stipulated IN the note or bond.
In the House Mr.. G.. f. Graves intro
duced bill making it felony for any
banking official who uses the money OF
the bank for speculation, booms, or per-
mits overdrafts, OF for any other purpose
except legitimate banking business. The
bill provides that any bank official who
uses or permits the use Of money in the
bank, such az call or time deposits, 10 be
used for or in any speculaiions, becoms,
or permits oyerdrafts, or for any other
purpose except the ordinary legitimate
business of banks as contemplated by ox-
listing laws, shall upon conviction thereof
be deemed guilty Of felony, and be pun
ished by Imprisonment in the penitentiary
for not less than three nor more than ten
wears. The law is to include all species
Of banks, whether chartered or uBchar-
tered, and tho banking officials shall be
construed to mean any of the partners or
directors of any banking business
Mr.. Benheim, of Alexandria, introd uced
a bill in the house proposing important
changes in the law against carrying con-
cealed weapons. Dir. Benhelm's bill
makes the second conviction for carrying
concealed razors, dirks, pistols and other
deadly weapons punishable by impIiaon-
ment in Jail not exceeding six months
For the first offerce a fine of not less than
$40 or more than 500 may be imposed.
J. Catlett Gibson, of Culpeper, has in
troduced a bill in the House to tax dogs
at their trne value, none to be assessed at
less than $40. the taxes thus derived TO
20 to the State school fund.