Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-11
POWERS TOO BROAD
Another Bill Vetoed by the Governor ut
This Reason.
uour THAN IRIS TITLE N"'
The virginia SECURITIES
Given the Righ' 10 '""""
,. and other En'e'p
charities on This Point

,,.,,o,,all Yesterday sent
"V 80 tho following message -
inv -, ne,a,,se its title does not A..
me objects Of the in''
,,s text OF The BILL 80 ,soe
Richmond Va, feDi ""''
To the General Assembly .,.Ao,,
horevith respectfully return "''nou'
nrovsl senate Bill No. ISL. entitled
' -, 70 incorporate the Virginia Sc
curities Company
soe,,on OF this bill IS as follows: The
said corporation is authorized anu e"
nowered TO manufacture and deal IN lron'
.teel. and other metals ami articles COM
nosed wholly or partly Of the same 10
mine and deal In iron-ores, COAL anu
other minerals: to make and deal in COKE
and N erect and operate works, buildings
machinery, fixtures, and appliances
these purposes. TO make advances VI
loans OF money on any kind OF property
or security: TO purchase, hold, ana coh-
vov the obligations, mortgages anu 81
curlties. negotiable or otherwise OF COZ
porations. associations, and indiNiuudlS =
10 purchase. hold. and convey lanus Vloe
exceeding, however, lO,VO acres III ''
simple i'm any one county, ana ln'eies'S
in lands I'm this State or elsewhere 10
construct lease and sell dwellings. stores
and other buildings. and otherwise use,
operate. develop, and improve lands ana
interests in lands; and 10 purchase, holu,
and dispose Of property OF any KIND sui'en
10 the business of said corporauoh' anu
10 locate operate. ana construct ~
railroad or railroads as may be neees-t
or useful In the successful devel%" ri,e
and enjoyment Of its property. tb.
BOARD Of Directors may deiG1etrncfod
gauge Of all roads to be/,. ar other
aud may use steam. cleo cr The sait
agencies as a motiveI>hv donation or
corporation may acXs,v for the right
purchase Ianas nTlons. and o'her IuG
of way, dopots' /nect its road or i r'aa.
poses ana maF railroad IN 'nls srd
with any %ssengers ana iItis"''
may o'lIreceive tolls s, .e nr
ch .sTs <biect or an aot o( 81 in t.
Z sutherland on
% ~ NJ an act defines us scope,
Ihe NY ~ valid provision beyond
- can - me subject there stated.
ibld.. section 1o-. page ~
ms SCOPE TOO GREAT.
.t.,, of Senate Bill No. ISL is "An
,ct IN incorporate the Virginia seour''lVs
az. -. What is a securities com
my IL Is company authorized 10
INV and sell. hold, transfer. and deal IN
sscyritles. 1t can have no broader range
no greater scope
what additional powers are conferred
NJ said section 3?
II. TO manufacture and deal in iron'
steel. and other metals and articles com
posed wholly or partly OF the same.
. TO mine and deal in iron ores, coal,
and other minerals.
J. To make and deal I'm coke and operate
works, buildings. machinery, fixtures, aud
appliances FOR these purposes.
T. To purchase. hold. and convey lands
mot exceeding 10000 acres in fec simple
in any one county,, and interests IN lahd
I'm this State or elsewhere.
5. To construct, lease. and sell dwellings,
stores, and other buildings, and otherwise
use. operate. develop. and improve lands
and interests in lands, and 10 purchase,
hold. and dispose Of property OF any
kind Suited to the business of tie SAID
corporation.
G. To locate. operate. and construct such
railroad or railroads as may be necessary
or useful in the successful development
and employment OF its properties. Not
object OF the cOrpOratOrs, as set ioi TN
IN the title They embrace the yarious
enterprises OF manufacturing, mining
building, and selling Of houses, develop
ment OF lands, and the constructor and
operation Of railroads. while the title only
authorizes what would be understood as a
brokerage business.
AUTHORITIES CITED.
"A title TOO general TO answer the pur-
pose intended. or otherwise misleading
will vtiate the act A title 50 general
as practically TO conceal the subject Of
the statute. or false or deluslye title.
will be treated as not consututionaliy
framed. and the act held Void."-Suther-
land on Statutory Construction, section
80 page 80
"Where the title affords no clue what
ever 10 the contents % the act, the en-
actment is wholly imperative. Board OF
Supervisors OF Herrico County vs. Me
Gruder, saith Virginia page S2.
The purpose or purposes Of this bill
are concealed by the title; the title SIS
delusiye; Il affords no clue To the con-
tents OF the bill.
Again. thus bin violates Article g. section
T.. OF the Constitution which declares
that mo law snail embrace more than
one objec." Many objects are set forth
IN the section to which / have referred
six of them, al least-not gcrmane oI
Incidental &c the object stated in the title
(signed) CHARLES Il. O'FERRALL,
Governor
The message was ordered to be printed