Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-11
Senator Foster Secures the Pas
sage of Two Important Bills.
THE CORPORATE LIMITS
rho,r Extension Provided for by one.
nnd tho Consolidation OF Railway
Companies by tho othcr-Metho-
dist Conference Orphana.o Incor.
porated-Pny OF Election Omeers-
Marrlago RAcon.o CertiRoa.ss .
CapitRtiou Ink.
Especial to Virginian- Pilot.)


Richmond. Va. Jan 1O.-Senator
Foster to-day secured the passage
through the Senate OF two bills of much
Importance to Norfolk and vicinity.
One provides for the extension OF the
corporate limits of Norfolk, and the
other for the consolidation of the Port
Norfolk electric railway, the Pigs Point
Railway, Hotel md Ferry
and the Portsmouth and Smithfiel1
Railway Company.
This bill was fully reported in the
Nirginian- Pilot before its introduction.
and aroused conslle rable interest. 1t
Will become law in Il very short time.
INCORPORATION
Under suspension of the rules n bill
was passed to incorporate the AIetho-
dist Conference Orphanage. which Is to
be 10 Gated near Richmond.
RAILROAD LEGISLATION.
The Committee on Roads reported
without amendment the bills to pro.
vide for the reduction of the capitar
stock and the issue of special stock OF
the Southern Railway Company; to
provide for the decrease of the nomi-
nal amount of the common capital
way Company: to enlarge the powers
of the Richmond Traction Company:
and authorizing the Richmond, Peters,
burg and Carolina Railroad Company.
as successor OF the Virginia and Caro-
lima Railroad Company, to exercise the
franchises and powers OF the latter
company.
When the bill authorizing the Rich
mond. Petersburg and Carolina Rail-
q. NJ rnrN0N Ia,
and rights of the Virginia and Caro-
lima Railroad Company came UP on its
engrossmcnt, Senator Maynard, on be-
MALT Of the Committee on Roads. pre-
sented the following amendment:
"Hut this act is passed with tho ex-
press condition that the said Rich
mond. Petersburg and Carolina Rail-
way Company and successor or sue
seccors. formed under the terms of this
act or any company. with which It
may be consolidated. shall be bound bv
the provision OF a certain agreement
hetWeen the city of Petersburg and De
witt Smith. dated June 10. 1897. re-
lating to said railroad company,
rms amendment was agreed to with
out objection. The effect OF il is 10
Keep the general offices and the head
quarters of the company in Petersburg.
PHOEBUS INCORPORATED
The Senate passed House blu to in
corporate the town of Phoebus and 10
cnange the name OF Newport News
Greek; also TO amend section 535. OF the
Code' Ill relation to the fees of Commits
sloner of the Revenue.
ELECTION OFFICERS.
In the House Mr.. Hutchinson intro
uuced Dill III relation to compensation
of judges and clerks of election I,
provides that the o.firnrs. rafnr,,-, T..
paid the sum OF 81 each for their SER
vices. and allows the judges carrying
the returns from his voting place to
the county clubs office, 30 cents for
such services and all necessary fer
r!agc and toll. and cents for each
mile of travel in going and returning
MARRIAGE LICENSE CERTlFI
Gates.
The Committee on Courts OF Justice
reported favorably House bill 1S5. in
troduced by Mr.. F.mbrey. amending
section 2229 OF Code providing that
clerks of courts, In certificates annexed
to marriage licenses issued by them.
shall certify, in addition TO the facts
now required by law. that either OF
the parties to he married are divorced
If such be the facts.
The license sheet at present does NOT
so state. and as the rules of certain
religious denominations prohibit min
listers performing the marriage cere-
mony when one or both parties have
been divorced. the amendment is per-
tincnt
OTHER BILLS.
a bill was introduced by Mr. Church
man providing q special punishment
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