Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-12-05
LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

The bill to allow a re-examination Of
pension claims, already filed, and certifl-
cation of such claims, if allowed, was
taken up, the committee, discharged and
the bill passed.
The following bills were presented
and REFEREED :.
To incorporate the General Alumni
Association of the University of Virginia;
to issue charters to local associations
composing said General Alumni Associa-
ton. The bill recites that it is impossi.
Bile to maintain the association chartered
thirty years ago by reason of individual
membership only, and that the pest
interests of the association and OF the
University require that local associations
may be organized.
To amend the act approved April 2,
1902, in relation reinsurance companies.
The bill amends an act passed session
1902 providing that all foreign fire,
health, accident, employers liability,
steam-boiler, plate glass, surety and
burglary insurance companies doing
business in Virginia shall have resident
agents in Virginia The new bill cor
reefs an error in the first act.
To provide for the election of justices
of the peace and defining their duties.
The following other bills were passed
having passed the House.
For relief of county and city treas
urers.
For relief of certain officers of the
penitentiary. r.
To validate an election providing for
the construction of bridges in Clarke
county.
A bill was introduced in relation TO
the appointment of commissioners IN
chancery.
Mr.. Heermans offered substitute to
his bill on the calendar entitled bill
for the protection Of sheep, and the bill
was at his request recommitted.
These bills were introduced and re-
ferred:
To provide general stock corporation
law and to repeal chapter AZ OF the code,
To require satisfaction or payment 81
the debt secured by reservation OF title
to be entered, etc.
To prohibit the sale of pistol car
tridees. ETC., to minors under the age
of eighteen years.
To amend the oyster Gull law of Vir
ginia. -,
To protect the oysters on the seed bed
of the natural rock beds and shoals o
the State in James river above Davis
Point.
Mr.. Cummings introduced in tn
House a bill prescribing the salaries o
the members of the Corporations Commls
sion and providing general law for tn
government of corporations. The bll
provides for establishing Corp )ration
Commission and for the creation OF
Bureau of Insurance and a Bureau o
Banking, each under the direction OF tn
superintendent appointed by the com
mission at a salary of s., clerk
bailiff and two assistant clerks, also ap
pointed by the commission. fiit.
thousand dollars per annum is approprl
ated for the expenses of the Corporation
Commission including salaries, wltnes
fees. etc. The secretary Of the commits
sion is directed to prepare suitable quar-
tiers for the commission, which is I
meet and organize March /, 1903. IN
chairman ofthe Corporations Commission
is to receive a salary of "a, 800 and III
other two members $4, 900.
The bill repeats chapter AZ of the Cod
and provides a general stock corporation
law setting out general powers and pro
vision governing all joint stock compan
les such as the liabilities of the stock
holders, election of the directors an
transfer of stock, stockholders meetings
etc. Its purpose is to provide genera
law for the government of corporation
as among creditors, stockholders an
directors, but does not include the crea
ton and organization of corporations
nor their rights and liabilities.
Mr.. Cummings has in course of prepa
ration general bill covering these fea
lures of the corporation articles in tn
constitution.
Mr.. Cabell will, in few days, offer
the House his bill to prevent child labc
in mills and factories in Virginia. Tn
bill prohibits the working of chlldre
under the age of fourteen years.
The bill offered in the House Wedne:
L.. -olo,;ro,.+> ,lo ocno;ntmant of CON