The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-02

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an end rnel,t re thought the five r:;;,d !
sslperviscrssof roads 8 n9eacis cunt ySHsrc#
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: law the county needed than the e enerals
sAssen1bl would
TIC amendment was rejected-uyes. %
noes. 22SS-- xand the section was adopted as
reporter ihy the commit tee
#s Snh-scctions following were adopted
with the exception OF nctecn. which was
stricken out OF, mo ton of Mr.. IS ec gen y
and Ion twenty which Mr.. keex-
ell movedsSto strike cut but onsreau est
of Mr. Moore consideration was post
#Doned unit Mr.. Wescott ret turned.
: 1tuthorizinGszanr corporation. asso-E
citation or individual to own or operate
wharves, ferries, bridges. roads or turn,
pixies
s IS. Declaring streams navigable or All
thorizins the construction OF booms or
dams therein or the removal of oDstruc-
lions therefrom
%. Affecting toll-gates or regulating
tolls. Z
20. Affecting or regulating fencing or
atS1arfge$ of stock.
Il For the protection of game or fish,
or for the regulation OF the killing and
tho taking thereof.
AS 10 CHARTERS.
Su5-sections twenty-five, twenty-threc
atNenty-four and twenty-five were adopts
cd, with the amendment of the wor, rri-
syate being inserted before corporations
in sections twenty-tliree. twentyfou
ard twenty-five. These are the titles of
the Sub-sections:
~ Creating corporations, or amend
ing renewing or extending the charters
thereof, except such municipal, charitable,
educational, penal or refovinatory o"rl,o-S
rahons as may be under the control Of
the STATE.
90 Granting to any private corporation,
association or individual any special or
exclusive right, privilege or immunity.
u. Naming or changing tili. name Of
any private corporation or association.
%. Renting the forfeiture of the
charter of any private corporation except
upon the condition that such corporation
shall thereafter hold its charter subject
to the provisions Of this Constitution and
the laws passed In pursuance thereof.
Section twenty-five was incorporated
with subsection twenty-siN at the re-
quest Of Chairman Moore, and amend
print as amended.
SECTION TWENTY-SIN 1'ASSED.
y Section twenty-siy, authorizing the Les
islature to confer upon local county and
municipal boards power to lcSisiate, was
seriously objected to. Mr.. Smith moved
to strike it out.
Chairman Moore said to strike it cut
would, in effect, nullify every one of the
twenty-five sub-sectioEs Just adopted.
Colonel Smith moved that the commit
tee arise The chair announced that the
ayes had It. Mr.. Moore called fer di-
vision. The count showed ayes q. noes
60 The chair announced that & quorum
not voting the committee had to arise.
Mr.. Moore said it was bad to have it
go out that a Quorum was not present,
and suggested that a member had come
in since the vote was announced. Colonel
Smith raised the point that the chair had
already announced that the committee
arise, and the point was sustained.
President Goode resumed the chair and
Chairman Boaz reported progress. Mr..
Moore stated that for the purpose of de-
veloping a quorum he moved that the
convention go into Committee OF the
Whole The roll call showed ayes 80,
noes {.
President Goode then resigned the chair
and Chairman Boaz resumed it. Colonel
Smith said he had thought that his mo-
zion to strike out section twerty-slN could
not be properly considered at this hotT,
and he did not feel that the refusal to
Chairman Moore then moved that sec
ton twenty-si5l be passed by. Adopted.
WITHOUT DEBATE.
The last section, twenty-sevcn, was then
adopted Without debate. It is as fol-
lows:
Section, 81. The Secretary of the Com
nlomwealth shall be the keeper Of the
rolls of this State; and after the adjourn
lnent Of each session of. the General AS
sembly the clerks of the Senate ana
House of Delegates shall turn over to the
Secretary of the Commonwealth all the
acts and resolutions of the General AS
sensby, and the records and papers OF
their respective houses. and all the books
and maps belonging to the several stand
ing committees of their respective houses;
and at the commencement of each session
Of the General Assembly the same small
be returned to the clerks of the two
houses to be again returned to the Sec
rotary of the Commonwealth at the flnEl
adjournment of the sessions.
,,he General Assembly shall provide by
general law The number of employees of
the Senate and House of Delegates. and,
shall bv general law fix the per diem
pensate them for the time actually en-
ploy. d in the discharge of their respective
Gnt:es.
Section eighteen. relating to govern
nent of cities and towns, was referred
to judiciary Committee and Committee on
Cities and Towns.
Progress was then reported to the con-
vention anSi it adjourIed at 2:2O o'clock.
RESIGNATION WITHDRAWN,