Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-29
NEW LAWS.

NEW LAWS.
The following additional bills, which
have passed both houses, have become
laws by the signature of the Governor;
To prohibit any fire insurance COM
pany incorporated or licensed in this
State from issuing policy or policies
of insurance on any single risk for more
than 10 per cent. of its capital stock and
assets; or if mutual company, for
more that per cent. of its cash assets,
and providing the penalty for so doing.
Th amend sections 3501 and 1902 of
the code in relation to fees of commits.
sioners in chancery.
To amend an act approved February
81, 1894, in relation to the power of the
courts to order suit in equity or action
at law to abate as to any improperly
joined plaintiff or defendant, and to
proceed thereafter by or against the
others, as if such misjoinders had not
been made, etc.
To amend an act regulating the fish
ing of purse-net5 and pound-nets in the
tributaries of the Potomac river, with
in the jurisdiction Of the counties of
Stafford, King George, Westmoreland
aud Northumberland, and in the Rap
pahannock river, approved March 8,
1892.
To incorporate the Falls Church and
Potomac Railway Company.
TO incorporate the Virginia and
Northwestern Railway Company.
To amend section 2107 of the code in
relation to the inspection of dams and
rivers by supervisors and councilmen.
To compensate school trustees, other
than clerks, in King George and Stat
ford counties.
To amend sections 3549 and $3.50 of
the code in reference to allowance to
witnesses; how end by whom entered;
by whom and upon what certificate
paid; and requiring lists certified by the
Judge OF the court and the clerk thereof
of all allowances made witnesses on be-
half of the Commonwealth, to be sent
to the treasurer of county or city,
and to the Auditor of Public Accounts,
Immediately after the adjournment OF
any court.
To amend section 3l64 of the code in
reference to allowance to jurors, and re
quiring lists certified by the judge of
tio--5,.1t anu Tie clerk Uiio. sof to be
sent to the treasurer of county or cor
poration, and to the Auditor of Public
Accounts, immediately after the ad-
journment of any court.
To amend and re.enact an act enti-
tied San act to incorporate the Alex
sndria and Fairfax Passenger Railway
Company, approved February is, 1890,
etc.
To allow the joint library committee
and the general librarian of the Com
monwealth to permit the transfer OF
duplicate volumes in the State Library
to the library of the University of Vir-
ginia.
To amend and re. enact section 1925
of the code in relation to the service of
process against or notice to a corpora
ton.
To require treasurers to report the
payment of delinquent taxes made be-
fore sale to clerks of court, and such
clerk endorse such payment on delin-
queut lists in his Office.
To amend an act to regulate
and protect the grabbing industry, and
to prohibit non residents from catching
crabs in the waters of Virginia, approx
ed March z, 1894, and to repeal an act
to protect the crab industry of the COM
monwealth, approved May u, 1887.
To amend and re enact section 2l46
of the code of Virginia in reference to
when license to dredge oysters granted
to residents; application therefor, as
amended and re-euacted by an act ap-
proved Marca 5, 1894.
To amend and re-enact section 2065
of the code in regard to estrays.
To amend certain sections of the
charter OF the town of Culpeper.
To provide for the better preserva-
ton of order at race courses, fair
grounds, baseball and football parks,
and other places where athletic sports
are held.
In relation to commitment of minors
| to Prison Association of Virginia, and
| their custody.
To amend and re-enact section 1892
of tine code in relation to the issue OF
licensed warehouse and other licensed
storage receipts, and to provide penal
ties in respect thereto.
To amend and re-enact sections 2726
and 272S of the code in relation to the
action of ejectment.
Relating to the removing of the coun-
ty courthouse of Alexandria county to
some site in the county.
| To allow the treasurer of Stafford
county additional time to levy for and
collect tax tickets held by said treasur-
er and not returned delinquent.
To allow w. Hutchinson, treasurer OF
Prince William county, to collect by
levy certain tax bills not returned de-
liuquent.
Threw Away His Canes.
Mr. y WILEY. ex-postmaster, Black