Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-02-02
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/ By AUGUSTA COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES.
By MIR. kolner: Requiring the Use of bells
and steam whistles on locomotive engines
before reaching highway crossings, to protect
human life.
The bill to enlarge the powers of the cor
poration of Waynesboro, in regard to the
interment of the dead, has passed both the
House and Senate.
BY Mr.. Echols: To amend the charter of
the Atlantic, Staunton and West Virginia
| railroad
| THE ELECTION LAWS.
Judge Buford has introduced in the House
a bill which provides that the Electoral
Boards before making appointments of judges
of election shall give ten days notice of the
time and place of making such appointments
by posting notices at each voting place with
in their respective cities, counties and towns,
and that such judges shall belong to different
political parties, and shall be appointed upon
the recommendation of the county OF city
chairman of the political parties, entitled to
representation among the judges of election
| to be appointed
| WHEN RAILROADS ARE LIABLE FOR STOCK
KILLED OR INJURED.
| The bill passed by the House day or two
ago amending section 1861 OF the Code of Viz
ginia in relation to when railroads are liable
for injury done to live stock, is quite an I'M
portant measure. The section, as amended,
will read:
whenever the live stock of any person
shall go in upon a railroad track or its right
of way in this State, and the said railroad at
such point OF entrance has not enclosed the
track or right of way as required by law, or
having enclosed it has failed to maintain it
as required by law, and such stock is injured
OF killed by the said company's trains OF the
| said stock by being frightened OF run by any
passing locomotive OF train or said railroad
| shall be injured OF killed by reason of having
run against the fence on either side, or into
any culvert. bridge, slough, or mine, OF other
object along the track OF said road and upon
the right Of way, the railroad company shall
pay the owner of such stock so injured or
killed the damage sustained"
THE KoINER FERTILIZER BILL
The Koiner fertilizer tax bill was up in
the House on Tuesday. Mr. K offered amend
ments to it authorizing the Commissioner of
Agriculture to prohibit the sale of frau(sul mt
brands, and also prohibiting the State 30 I'd
of Agriculture from increasing any salaries
OF appointing additional officers. The bill
after discussion was recommitted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Miss Ora Langhorne of Culpeper, sent i,
a petition praying to be given the right 10
vote.
The Committee on elections reported that it
is inexpedient to legislate on the election
laws.
A bill has been reported permitting the
county treasurers to post, instead of printing
in the newspapers. a list Of delinquent lands,
and authorizing the State Auditor to pay
reasonable sum for the printing of said pos
tiers. This is going back to the days Of tallow
| candles.
The Senate has passed the bill authorizing
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway to extend its
line into Norfolk city.
The House Committee on Asylums and
Prisons, has reported against the proposition
to brand convict-made goods and to prohibit
the erection of further manufacturing estab-
lishments at the penitentiary.