Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-16
FIVE BILLS VETOED.
INs Governor Returns a Qulntetle OIL
Them Without Ills Approval.
eowrRs GIVEN ARE roo BROAD
ror Of ,hc Measures Enacted from
s.,.,. and one FROM the
,rh~ pacific Company ana
what II Proposed 10 DO.


-, q, the Icglslature--four TO the
- ga one 20 the House. All are
.,th reference % corporations "nion 'ie
pv,cnrve thinks arc given Vo inuoi
,,rer No action vas taken IN e''her
branch A.. poc,ec
,.l..,.a,, a. Objected to Decause Its title
=. ror-comprehcnsiye, and the Dill en-
-. ,,,,rc than one object. The Cow
,,,ss many authorities to show that
..,s,i,utionai intent IS to prevent the
,oi.a in one act Of homogeneous matter
al ~ objects having no connection or
s.s,ion 10 require slngleness OF sub
iec;-maticr
nv Governor then details the powers
..,.,, IN the bill, which are multi;arlous
o,5 lotitudinous. and authorize the COM
80, On cover the whole field and embrace
49,, entire domain Of business enterprise.
NOT CONSTITUTIONAL
7, discussing the bill his Excellency
faJs: -, CO..,
IN company Is applying TO this state
for a .larlor which can only be granted
under the Constitution and the laws OF
Ntrginis nud the Constitution OF THIS
stat declares In emphatic terms thar
,'No law shall embrace more than one
object. which shall be expressed IN the
title: and 20 grant charter einbfao ,l
more than one object. and with no opJee-
expressed IN the title, TO company 10
conduct business outside Of the stare
would be as plainly In violation OF tne
o~.aric law as II a like charter N'ie
granted 20 a company TO cor iuct uusi
ness within the State; the Cohs,l,u',,o W.,
eraws no line, makes no disui cl'oh o ",
tween the two acts. Virginia He''S CT
persons alike; she does not dlscIliilii'.s
in favor of those who desire charters iVi
,,se I'm other countries from Whon she
derives no revenue except the sinali chat-
Ter tax. and against her own cluzshsi
who apply for charters for the oeFeIop-
ment Of her own resources, ana VINO hot
only nay the charter tax. but contribute
g. the support Of her STATE Government
and increase her txable values
USE OF PUBLIC ROADS.
The act TO Incorporate the Fredericks-
burg Telephone Company is vetoed pc
cause powcr is granted the company 70
erect its electric-poies and wires, ana
maintain ts Conduits. subways, and sub
marine cables on and under the public
highways In the counties OF Sp0tsylvanla,
raroline. Essex, Stafford. and King
George. upon such terms and conditions
es may be agreed on with the boards OF
sun visors I'm tho respective counties.
This the Governor objects to on the
following grounds:
/ That boards Of supervisors have TO
control O, the county roads OF their coun-
ties except to levy taxes Tor their main
tenauce, etc.
@ That the public have an easement In
tha public roads OF a county, which cam
not or ought not 10 be affected without
giving them an opportunity 10 he heard.
9 That the freehold being IN the land
owners. neither telegraph, telephone, or
electric-po.es, nor railroad-tracks can be
placed or laid upon a public road without
The consent OF the abutting landowners,
ar providing compensation TO them-each
being an additional soryitude-and that
a bin which fails, as this bill does to
provide compensation TO said landowners
Is unconstitutional.
CONDUCT ANY BUSINESS.
The third veto is placed on the act TO
amend section Of a charter granted 10
The John G. Hurkamp Company, on the
sth day Of August, 1886. by the Judge of
the Circuit Court Of Fredericksburg. in
vacation. and 10 confirm and approve and
ra'lfy such charter as amended, and all
It. provisions.
The Governor objects 10 this on the
general ground that power Is given this
company to conduct any business 1t may
deem proper ia connection with its gene
vi business Of manufacturing leather,
etc 1t Is not confined 10 objects auxiliary
or incidental 10 the specific purposes OF its
charter. 1t is too broad, and, besides, II
embraces more than one object In the
same act. which IS repugnant 10 the Con-
sttution Of Virginia.
Is SIMPLY AN EVASION.
The Senate bill TO incorporate the Berk-
ley street Railway Company received It's
second veto. The first bill was vetoed
hy ne Governor on the 10Th Of January,
because Il embraced more than one OBJ
ject-L e. the road was empowered to
furnish light heat. power. and traction.
Tho Governor, in his second veto. says;
With all due Difference. must say that
the second bin is only an evasion OF the
objection | made TO the first. In fact, 1t
Is a substitute for the vetoed bill aud
intended 10 accomplish indirectly what
tho FIRST one proposed TO do directly 1t
simply means that this railway company,
failing 70 secure the authority In express
terms T. engage ir the business Of a heat
and ligf company, seeks now to secure
this privilege by indirection.
20 CHARTER To AMEND.
Inc Rouse Veto Is on the BIZ 10 amend
the charter OF tho South Norfolk Street
Railway Company. The charter was
granted on the 18Th day Of February, 1897,
and carried a provision that the corpora
Tors were 10 meet in Norfolk within
ninety days thereafter. and proceed TO
receive subscriptions 10 the stock. The
amendment proposes 70 give the corpo-
Tdtors Until February /, 1897, TO secure
subscriptions. and the Governor takes
he position that the corporatcrs did not
meet within ninety days, as required, and
that the company did not commence work
within one year, as required by the act
Of February 10. 1891, so that the condi-
lions. not having been compiled with, the
act Is null anu void, and has been for
many months.