The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-20

| in each magisterial district In Hanover
/ county and TO define his duties and pow
ers approved February 25 1852, and 20
! repeal all acts inconsistent with this act.
| No. $50. by Mr.. Powell. OF Newport
| News-To incorporate the Newport News
| Terminal and Warehouse Company.
BILLS PASSED
The following Senate bill was passed:
No. 423-Senate bill to amend and re-
| enact section 1859 OF the Code Of Virginia
| I'm relation TO change OF location Of rail-
| road lines.
The following House bills were passed.
No. 36s-House bill TO authorize any
| State bank now existing under the laws
| Of the State OF Virginia. OF that may mere
| after be chartered under the laws OF TINS
| State, to make, sell and deliver obliga-
| tons of said bank. payable In merchah-
| disc silver bullion at retail. and 10 create
| a lien in favor OF the holder OF SAID ooh-
cations. and TO provide for the defence
| OF said banks by the Attorney General
| OF the State from any taxation by reason
| thereof. and for other purposes.
No. 42G-House bin to protect employees
OF corporations in their right to form
Join or belong 20 labor organizations oy
| prescribing penalties for any interference
| Herewith.
Motion Of Mr. Craig 10 reconsider the
vote by which No. 252. House bill to pro-
vide for a Bureau OF Labor and lnous-
trial Statistics, and for defining the duties
OF said bureau. was rejected.
No. 657-House bill to make it misde-
meanor for any person not having the
right 10 do so 10 board stationary OF
moving railroad train
No G5O-HOuse bill FOR the relief OF NJ
f. Duff. a dentist OF Lee county.
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The following bills were introduced ana
referred TO the proper committees:
Bv MIR Hale. OF Grayson-For the relief
OF y. Y. Cooper.
Bv Mr.. Berrey. Of Stafford-For the re-
lief OF Mrs. Virginia Trten.
By same-For the relief Of Mrs. Louisa
Dent.
By Mr.. owen. Of Manchester-To regu-
late the hunting and killing OF muskrats
in the counties OF Prince George, Ches-
terfield and Charles city.
BY Mr. Powell. Of Newport News-Io
amend and re-enact an act TO define
lawful fence for the county Of Warwick.
BY Mr. Early. OF Madison-To correct
an erroneous assessment OF lana3 Oh
Thomas ]. Weaver, OF Madison county.
By Mr.. Matthews. of Accomac-Peution
Of citizens OF AccOmac IN regard TO local
option laws.
Mr. Early Of Madison, introduced
bin TO amend and rc-cnact section Z3-l or
the Code of Virginia in relation TO the
time when right OF action upon bonds or
fauciarics shall have first accrued ana
TO limitation Of suits against nducllriea
themselves. and az to receipt by tneih obi
Confederate currency. The measure 9'np-
~ corrects a typographical error IN inc
act.
Mr.. James Mann. Of Nottoway, intro
duced a bill 90 amend ana re-enact sec
ton 1915 Of the Code OK virginia lh re-
ference TO the removal by the county
court. on motion. after nouce' OF SUITS
motions and other civil proceeulhH9
therein. The Code provides that a'te,
to,sntv davs' notice. suits, motions ana
other proceedings may be moved ~ "',
other county court or 20 the CIRCUIT
co,rt some of the courts have CON
strued this word may 20 mean must.
the amendment provides that the re-
novaI NAV be made only Tor good cause
shown. .r.,,,..,,r.,,-
\ r. Early Jr.. OF Greene and Madi-
son. introduced a bill 10 amend ana re-
enact sections 2H2 Of the code or VIZ
oinia I'm relation 10 the duties and COM
nensqtion OF trustees. The amendment
nroooeod adds 10 the section land where
gr,ntor conveys AN his property 10 SEE
cure the payment OF his debts. the li"s
tee shall sell such property upon sue"
terms as he may deem best TOT tne i'-
toroet of nrautor and benehciaries either
for cash or on credit not eNceeuin5 ono
two and three years and IN all such
cases the trustee shall receive as compeh-
satfons for his services the compensatloHs
allowed TO personal representatives TOT
the administration Of the estates or the
docedents and the trustee 10 any SUCH
deed may In his discretion make advance
ments for the interest Of the trust lulu'
and shall i'm such cases receive such com
mission upon all sums SO advanced ]"
| excess Of his receipts as he would DE en-
titled TO under this section upon sales OF
the trust fund. All former acts accounts
and settlements of trustees In amy such
deed which have been finally settled ana
confirmed or which shall DE conufneu
shali be governed by the laws heretofore
i'm force and this act shall apply 20 an
future acts and settlements OF any such
trustee and TO AN accounts and settle
ments which have been or may ne sur
charged and falsiied.
Mr.. Digs. Of King william. introduced
a bin to provide a better mode for the as
sessment OF the stock of insurance COM
panies. chartered under the laws OF this
State.
The bin provides that no tax shall DE
assessed upon the capital OF any insur-
ance company, organized under the laws
OK this State. but the stockholders or
such insurance companies shall DE as
sessed. and taxed upon The invested value
OF their shares Of stock therein ar the
rate that is assessed upon other moneyed
capital i'm the hands of individuals resid-
ing in this State. Each insurance COM
pany on the LIST Of February Of each year
shall make up and return 90 the Commis-
sioner OF the Revenue of the county city
town or district. in which such company
has its CHIEF officer. a report in which
shall be given the resources OF the stock
holders. the number Of shares owned or
controlled by each. the market value of
the stock and The stockholders residence
The tax is 20 bc assessed and collected
Just as il is on bank stock. and ten cents
on every hundred dollars value shall be-
applied to the support of the public free
schools while the remaining thirty cents
on the hundred il 10 bee used for the sup
port or the government.
Mr.. Diggs also introduced q bin 10 in
corporate the Richmond and Bay Rail
road Company. The corpOrators are l..
r.. Crump w. Il. Lichtfoot. @. $. Gaieski
Of Richmond city and RI G. Tayloe and
Joseph ". Chinn. Of Richmond county
The company is empowered To- construct
and operate a railroad between Richmond
city and some point on the Chesapeake
Bay. near the mouth Of the Potomac