The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-10

70 amend chapter 300 Acts of 1924. for
the protection OF fish In Roanoke ,.,,
nv MIR. Saunders Of Franklin: a Dill
IN amend and re-enact section OF an
act entitled. An act TO incorporate chat-
ham Female Institute, approved FEBRUARY
"a 1894 In relation to the manner IN
which the property Of the said insu-
tute shall be used held. conveyed, ana en-
numbered. an,
BY Mr.. Boaz, OF Albemarle: A Dill
to allow the Charlottesville and univer-
sity street Railway Company to change
it's name to the Charlottesville city ana
Suburban Railway Company.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Berkeley. de-
nning lard. and imposing a tax on deal
ers in compound lard. provides that me
word lard shall only mean the 1000
product made exclusively from the fresh
fat Of slaughtered swine. All otner
articles shall be known az lard com
pound." Dealers in the latter article
shall procure license. after duly ming
with the commissioner Of revenue an
application for license. setting forth
the name of the applicant,the place where
the lard compound Is TO be sold. ana its
ingredients. Wholesale dealers In lard
compound shall pay a license of slcO and
retail dealers OF 81. Persons who sell
less than fifty pounds at a time snail pe
considered retail dealers. wholesale
dealers who carry on their business with
out paying their license tax shall be
liable to a fine Of from 800 10 5000, and
retail dealers. from so 10 500. for each
offence. Wholesale dealers who do not
make the proper entries upon their books
shall be fined not more than $1,000 for
each offence Agents Of railroad ana
steamboat lines, and other common car
riers, who fail TO bill compound iard
properly, shall be fired not more than
$500 for each offence.
Lard compound. in packages of not less
than three pounds. shall be properly
branded and labelled giving the names
of il ingredients. Retail dealers must
sell lard compound i'm or from original
packages, according TO the quantity call
ed for. Violations OF these provisions
shall be punished by a fine not exceed
ing 81 900 and imprisonment OF not more
than one year. Shipments Of lard com
pound IN improper packages or nnlabelled
shall be fined not more than 500 for each
offence.
Manufacturers OF lard compound shall
also afix the following notice to each
package:
''Notice-The manufacturers Of the lard
compound herein contained have COM
piled with all The requirements or the
law. Every person is cautioned not 10
use this package again. nor remove the
contents Of this package, without de-
stroying said brand OF stamp, under the
penalty provided by law in such cases.
Violators of this provision shall be
fined $50 in each instance tax OF one
cent for each pound and each fraction
OF a pound Of lard compound IS TO be
paid into the State treasury for the
payment of pensions to the disabled. de-
pendent ex-Confederate soldiers OF the
state. ANY tax that has not been paid
on lard compound by the dealer shall be
assessed to the tax collector.
Persons who knowingly purchase or
receive for sale lard compound not
properly branded shall be guilty OF a
misdemeanor. and upon conviction shall
be fined $50 in each instance. Persons
who purchase or receive for sale lard
compound knowing that no tax has
been paid on the same, shall be fined 800
for each offence, and forfeit the goods
found in his possession. Lard compound
found without brands. or with improper
ingredients, shall be confscated, and sold
at public auction. the proceeds TO be
turned into the state treasury for The
pavment of pensions TO ex-Confederate
soldiers. or their widows or orphans.
Persons who wlfully remove or deface
the marks or brands on packages con-
tanning such lard compound, taxed as
provided. shall be guilty of a misdemean-
or. and shall be punished by a fine of
not less than 800 nor more than S2WO
and by Imprisonment for not less than
thirty days nor more than six months.
All fines penalties. and forfeitures I'M
posed by this act may be recovered I'm
any court OF competent jurisdiction IN the
state. This act shall go into erect
on the rinetieth day after its passage.
TO ABOLISH THE CONSTABLE.
Mr.. Duval Bradford. Of Bedford county
introduced a bill to amend and re-enact
section r. Of an entitled An act 10 pro-
vide for the method OF voting by ballots
approved March g. 1894, and to repeal
section Il of said act. The bill, which
was referred TO the Committee on Priv
leges and Elections, seeks 10 abolish the
constable. and reads as follows:
Section Il. At the request OF any cleo
tor who may be physically or educa-
tionally unable to prepare his ballot, any
one OF the judges OF election whom the
said elector may select. shall enter INFO
the voting booth with said elector. and
assist or prepare the ballot for said cleo
tor as he directs.
Any Judge OF election falling 10 per
form the duties requested OF him In this
act shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor. and be fined not less than
500. and be imprisoned not less than one
month. nor more than twelve months
Section II of said act is hereby repealed
This act shall be enforced from its
massage.