The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-24
IIcnrico Man Would Have Jury
i and Provides fors Agreement
Between County and City.

Tho fight which ran, through. oil tho
many SESSIONS Of tho last, Gcnctal As
setnbly over tho method Of annexlng
property adjacent TO cities and towns and
which resulted finally In the passage }of
notlaw on tho subject. Is again prominent
Yin legislative circles and two bills IN re-
lntIon to the matter are pending bt-
foro the Committee on Counties, Cities
and Towns. "a 5,Js
Z Ono Is ali exact copy Of what was
known In tho last scssonSas the Card
ner bill. whose main feature was to legve
the questions involved to tho voters OF
the territory sought to DO annexed and
was presented several days ago by Coll
onel r.. u. Lee, Jrn Of Fairfax. The
other was presented on yesterday by
Hon A, Won N. Rosenegk, & Of IIenrco
ana Is in the IN tnro of II compromise. be-
tween the Gardner bill and what was
known MS tho Anderson BILL leaving the
Jurisdiction TO nonresident circuit Judges
both Of which latter measures were re-
jccted by the last General Assembly. The
committee has fixed noSt Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock as the time for
hearing argument on the Leo bill, and It
Is likely that the Rosenegls measure will
be considered at the same time
S- JURY FEAT URIGa "A DDIID.,i
Mr.. Roscnegk's bill which, Is modelled
Latter. If not indeed almost Identical $witli
zone drawn by Captain W.. ". BAker,a OF
\ Chesterfield. after long sttltlT ,it,s hn;.tef-
fort to meet tho conflicting views OF the
last Legislature retains thefnon-resident
judge feature of tho Anderson BILL but
instead Of leaying- NIL tho questions to the
court. provides for jury to be sum-
moned from other counties than those
in which the awoud-be annexed territory
lies TO the Jury instead OF the court
shall DO left tho determination Of I'LL
questions of fact arising.
Beyohd the addition pfithe Jury feature,
: the. chief innovation upon the two old
measures Is found in section II Of the
/ Itosencgk bill. which provides that the
p9Wor OF agreement ito annex may lie. IN
\ the board Of supervisors. Of the county
land; the Council Of the city orftown, by
stwo-thirds' vote, or the latter body.
May Enforce Agreement.
If there be- ouch an agreement between
these authorities. by properly consti-
stuted vote, then such agreement becomes
binding, aud is enforceable by mandamus.
Il This section, which Is highly interesting,
reads as follows:
II. S'.rhp supervisors Of the county, by
unanimous vote, shall have the power to
agree with any city or town as to the an
nexatlon of the territory of such county
!; not embraced lnhpny city, or town. and
| upon the tie Fms Ebnditlons and provisions
,of anpexation; and any city, .,o Or town by
ban ordinance passed by a two-thirds' ma.
!jorlty OF all the members OF Its Council
or trustees, shall have the power to
agree with any city or town as TO the
annexation OF the territory OF such city
or town, and upon the terms, conditions
and provisions Of annexation; and such
agreement shall be binding and enforce
able by In:lndalnus.
The bill is made effective within ninety
days after the adjournment OF the pres
cent session or the Legislature.