The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-18

the sense of the qualified voters of SAID
county on the question.
BY Mr. Purdie: To prohibit the manu-
facture and sale of intoxicating liquors
within two Mills of the village of Stony
Creek. Sussex county, Va.
By MI. J. w. Smith: To authorize the
sale Of church property in the county of
Lee
BY Mr.. c. C. Baker: TO permit John A.
Palmer to erect a wharf at Fleet Point,
on Cockrclls Creek, in Northumberland
county.
BY Mr.. FollScs: To allow H. L.. Pear
son. OF the city Of Richmond, to take the
State law examination.
Bv Mr. Whitehead: Authorizing new
registration of voters in the city Of Nor
folk.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session of the House was
called to order at O'Clock by Speaker
Ryan, and the consideration of uncontested
matter on the calendar was gone into
without delay.
The only bill of sweeping Importance
passed was the employers liability meas
ure, which las already been passed by
the Senate The bill amending tho law
in relation to peddlers, by reducing OF
license tax on them. was recon1nitted to
the Committee on General Laws. Mr..
Kelley's bill. providing for a better system
OF plumbing, was passed with amendments
exempting the cities OF Iyncnburg, Pc
tcrsburg and Danville from its operations.
The House at $40 o'clock p. NJ. adjourned
nutil noon to-day.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To amend asld rc-cnact sections and 8
Of an act approved February 22, 1892, en-
titled an act to amend and re-enact sec
lions 2131, 2l35, 1884, 3l35, 21a7, 214S. 2151,
215S, and to repeal sections 2l41, 2l42 21i3,
Oh 41,n Of
Code of Virginia in relation to oysters.
To validate the official acts Of I. 3.
Bell, a notary public OF the county of
LunenblrE, Virginia, since the 18th day
of October, 1900, when his commission as
notary expired.
To amend and re-cnact an act entitled
all act to incorporate the Norfolk and
Berkeley Ferry Company, approved Feb
ruary q, 1894, and to increase the capital
stock Of said Norfolk and Berkeley Ferry
Company.
To amend section OF an act providing
for the appointment OF a State Board of
Health and of local boards of health,
and prescribing penalties against wit
nesses failing to obey subpocnas issued
by said State Board of Health, or any
authorized member thereof, for refusing
to testify or otherwise acting i'll contempt
Of said board or its duly authorized mem
bers, approved March z, 1900. so as to
empower the chairman of the board OF
supervisors, with the approval of two Of
the members of the local board of
health, to make certain contracts for the
removal and quarantine of parties SlS-
pected of smallpox or for compulsory vac
Gina ton.
TO amend and rc-cnact subsection Of
section II Of chapter 3 OF an act entitled
an act to incorporate the city of Radford,
Va, approved January %, 1892, and to
authorize the City Council of said city
to acquire and build bridges across New
River from Radford city to Pulaski coun-
ty.
To amend and re-enact sections ., G. 9.
II and II Of an act approved March g
1900, entitled an act to amend and re-
enact an act entitled an act to incorporate
the Richmond and Tidewater Railroad
Company, approved March s. 1898.
TO amend and re-enact section 1 of an
act approved February 5, 1880, entitled
an act to enable certa in mining and manu-
featuring corporations of other States or
,, countries to conduct operations in this
State.
To incorporate the Peoples Warehouse
Company Of La Crosse, Va
Imposing upon railroad corporations LA
bility for injury to their employees in GER
tain cases.
10 amend and rc-enact an act entitled
Railway Company, approved February
5, 1855.
no amend and re-enact an act entitled
an act in regard to notice by publication
OF the coditicatioI of ordinances of the
cit, OF Norfolk, approved March 10, 1902.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
TO promote the public health and to
regulate the sanitary construction, house
draining and plumbing and to secure the
registration Of plumbers in all cities with
in the State of Virginia having a popula-
ton of 5000 inhabitants. and to provide
for board of eNamina ton of plumbers
therein, and defining their powers and
duties, provide for their compensation,
and to provide for penalties for the vio-
lation of this act, and to repeal all laws
inconsistent with the provisions of this
act
To allow the supervisors of Amelia
county to spend their surplus funds on
| the public roads of said county.
Conpensating school trustees other than
clerks.
To incorporate the Armstrong Land and
Improvement Company.
To amend and re-enact an act entitled
IAN act to amend and re-enact section
16 of an act entitled an act to provide
for the assessment Of taxes on persons.
property and incomes, and on licenses to
transact business, and imposing taxes
thereon for the support of the govern
ment and public free schools, and to pay
| the interest on the public debt and pre-
scribins the mode Of obtaining licenses
to sell wine, ardent spirits, malt liquors
or any mixture thereof in cases where a
| court certificate is required, approved
March 6, 1880" approved January ., 1890,
SO as to require the stamps therein pro-
yided for to be kept by the treasurers
of each city and county and by the
| County and Corporation Court clerks
| To amend the charter Of the Bay Shore
| Terminal Company as proposed:
To empower the Governor to appoint. in
| the States Of the United States, the Phil
| ippine Islands, Cuba, Porto Rico. Hawaii
and other newly acquired territories Of the
United States, commissioners.
House bill to incorporate the lnterna-
tional Guarantee and Trust Company
To authorize the Council of the city OF
| Portsmouth to issue bonds for the re-
de1nption of certain paving bonds.
Providing for the establishment OF q
for S1nOI1th.