Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-07-05

real, be assessed and taxed, except
real estate belonging exclusively to
the Commonwealth. This will in.
clude all properties of churches aud
lodges.
That the General Assembly shall
levy tax on incomes in excess of
1--WE hundred dollars per annum and
upon the following licenses, viz The
sale of ardent spirits, theatrical, cir
Gus and shew companies, menageries.
jugglers. psddlers aud persons selling
by sample, brokers, brokers.
bankers, schools. On all incomes
derived from any profession, occupa.
ton, trade, or organization of any
kind whatever. where the income is
ia excess of five hundred dollars.
The capital invested in all business
operations shall be taxed and assessed
as other property.
That the General Assembly of
Virginia, shall meet in general session
once every four years, and that the
general sessions shall not continue
longer than ninety days; this will
save the cost of a session every two
years, which is about 500, 900.
That the Committee on the
judiciary, in forming a system
of Circuit or District Courts, for the
Commonwealth, to so arrange it that
the Judges of the several Circuit or
District Courts shall rotate in such
manner that each Judge, after hold
ing the court one time of his own
Circuit or District shall hold the
courts of every other Circuit or Dis
triot, before he shall again hold the
courts of his own District.
To consider the propriety of pro-
viding in the Constitution of the
State, that all judges shall be ap-
pointed by the Governor, subject 10
confirmation by the Senate Of Vir-
ginis.
To abolish the office of Lieutenant
Governor and place its duties on the
president of the Senate.
No court or judge or other officer
or board exercising the power of ap-
pointment shall appoint to office or
employ in any office or duty any
person related to the judge or judges
of the court or other officers or MEM
bers OF any such board by affinity or
consanguiuity within the degree of
first cousin.
By Mr.. Dunaway, of Lancaster:
ReSotced, That the amended Con-
stltution of Virginia should contain
a provision that "white and colored
persons shall not be taught in the
same school,"
Also by Mr.. Dunaway:
BE it ordained by the people of
Virginia IN convention assembled.
That neither the General Assembly
nor the authorities of any city, town.
county, district or other public cor.
poration, shall appropriate any money
or other personal property, or grant
any real estate to any such or
sectarian society, or help to maintain
or support any society, association or
institution whatever, which is entire
iy or partly, directly or indirectly.
controlled by any church or sectarian
society, or appoint any person to
perform religious services, or make
any appropriation for the payment
thereof.
DoINGs IN COMMITTEE.
By a vote of 6 to 2 the com
mlttee will recommend making COM
monwealth attorneys, clerks and
sherlits aud salaried State officers
ineligible to membership in the
General Assembly.
Sessions Of the legislature are adj
v'sed to be held only once in four
years, members elected for four
years aud senators for eight years.
DIR. Runaway appeared before the
committee to urge the adoption of
his resolution forbidding the appro-
prlation of any State funds to
schools or charitable institutions
where sectarian doctrines were
taught. He mentioned particularly
William and Mary College and the
University of Virginia.