Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-03-02
TO INCREASE REVENUES.


TO INCREASE REVENUES.
This Legislature has passed a bill
increasing the tax on telegraph and
express companies by as much as
$4,000. The Senate has passed n
bill laying tax of l cent per ton on
coal and ores mined, and it will
pass the House, adding immensely to
the revenue. A pending bill proyid-
ing for the appointment of tax
commlssionerin every city and county
of the State, who shall receive one
twentieth of l per cent. of the value
OF non-paylng taxable property he
discovers and reports to the Com
missioner of the Revenue. is expected
to pass. This will greatly increase
the States revenue.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Gouldman-For the relief
of George Dodd.
To amend the law in relation to
keeping clerks offices open.
BY Mr.. Garnett-To authorize the
building of Confdrate monument
IN Stafford county, and,
For the relief of Mrs. Alzier Curtis.
A bill to appropriate $1,000 to es-
ta6llsh home at Richmond for
helpless widows of Confederate
soldiers.
Mr.. uunley introduced a bill TO
prohibit the sale or the firing of can
non-crackers in the State. The bill
provides that sit shall be unlawful
tor any person to sell or offer for sale
In this State the large fire CRACKERS
commonly known as cannon crackers.
Any person violating the provisions
of this section shall be fined not ex-
ceeding 500.
A provision is also made for inn
posing fine of $40 on any person
firing such an explosive.
Mr.. Williams introduced a bill
providing for increasing the salary
paid the members Of the General as
sembly. The bill provides that the
President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House of Delegates
shall be paid for each regular session
The sum of $500 each, and that the
members shall be paid $40 each. |
and that at each extra session the
President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House shall receive
$3.50 each, and the members shall
receive $40 each. BY this bill the
per diem of the members would be
increased to So instead of 81 at |
present.
BILLS PASSED.
For the relief of Frank Garland.
treasurer of Richmond county.
To incorporate the town of Chin
oteague, Accomack county.
To incorporate Little Bay Lodge
No. III, l. o. o. f., IN Lancaster
ounty.
For the relief of the sureties of /.
}. Thomas, late Treasurer of Math-
VS. county.
To authorize trustees of Nomini
'aptist church, in Westmoreland
ounty, to sell certain lands.
For the relief of f. f. Ninde,
reasurer of King George county.
wing HIM further time, etc.
10 authorize the Board of Fisher
IS under certain conditions TO COM
ensate out of oyster funds certain
lanters for loss of oysters.
To prohibit the raking, scraping,
nd roughing of natural oyster rocks
HtEe eastern or ocean side of Ac- :
omack and Northampton counties.
10 amend and re-enact an act en-
tied an act to authorize the Board
supervisors of the counties of
Gloucester and Mathews to make a
'ecial levy.
10 allow sherlffs, sergeants, or
'nstables fee for making return
executions delivered to them by
lie clerks of courts in cases where
0 levy or forthcoming bond is taken.
A bill by Senator Walker gran ting
lie heirs of L. j. Willing the right
erect and maintain a wharf on
arter's Greek at Irvington where
le present Vikings wharf is.
To regulate the taking of oysters
ON the waters of the Potomac river
'ove a line drawn from Matthias
pint, in King George county, Va.
Windmill Point, in CHARTS
unity, Md.
Senate bill to allow lessees of fifty
more contiguous acres of plant
6 ground to dredge or scrape the
me under certain conditions. and
impose penalty for dredging or
rapLng planting grounds except as
divided for in this act.
Inc general assembly has passed
JOINT resolution making June
:; Davis birthday legal
iiday. The movement originated
tn the daughters of ACKNOWLEDGMENT
le iauies were present i'll large num-
Is ana greeted the passage of the
l with hand clapping and applause.
A bill to extend for five years the
after of the Virginia, Freder-
Ksburg q Western r. R.-tbe
'poseG Northern Neck railroad
ssrs. w. A. Jones, j. r.
son, l.. L. Smith, w. Med.
and others are the original in
porators. The tax paid the State
extending the charter was Sl25