Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-04
Virginia Legislature.
SENATE.

lot the taxing OF Charles Clty count!
from the Second district and attaching it
to the Third, and taking Elizabeth City
and Warwick counties and Newport
News from the Second district and at
taching them to the First.
A bill was offered by Mr.. Phlyoar APP
proprlating 5000, 900 for new buildings
for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute at
Blacksburg. The bills state that the at
tendance has increased 80 greatly that
the present facilities are entirely mad
equate.
Mr.. Barksdale offered a bill in the
Senate readjusting the plan of remunerat
ing treasurers for the collection of taxes,
so as to make 1t greatest for the las
third and least for the first third of thu
total levy.
These bills were also introduced.
To amend section A of chapter / OF an
act concerning corporations, which be
came a law May 81, 1908.
A bill to amend an act for the subdivl
sion of tracts Of Hands into lots or parcels,
and for the record Of plats thereof.
HOUSE.
A number of interesting bills were in
troduced in the House, and among then
one to prohibit the taking of oysters by
dredges or other means except tongs, fol
two years. The bill is not to go into
effect until the State of Maryland enact'
a similar law.
Mr.. Gregory offered 8 bill making il
unlawful for any one to entice away 8
laborer at work for another. The penalty
is a fine of $50 to $500 and double dam.
ages to the injured employer.
Messrs. Turpin aud Lacy introduced
resolution i~nstructing the finance com
mittee to investigate and report to the
House within 10 days whether the State
tax on real and personal property car
be safely reduced. 1t is understood thai
the revenue from the corporation com
missioner is so large and the assessment
growing so rapidly that the question of
reduction of taxation is regarded as 8
probably practicable measure.
The Edmondson road bill was ordered
to its engrossmsnt after amending il sc
as to exempt those counties having 6
special road law. 1t permits, however
any so freeholders to petition the judge
of the circuit to put the Edmondson law
or any part of it in force.
The bill puts the whole machinery
under the direction of the supervisors,
but an amendment was adopted allowing
circnit judges to appoint county superin'
tendents Of roads, whose terms shall be
two Yeas each.
Mr.. Heermans, in the House, intro
duced a bill to appropriate 5000, 900 fol
additional buildings at the Virginia Poly
technic Institute.
The act creating a crop pest commits
,ion is amended by a bill offered BY Mr..
Churchman. 1t reyokes the licenses oil
nurserymen upon whose premises the
San Jose scale is found, requires the State
entomologist or assistants to mark plain
ly trees or plants inspected, and makes
the cost of certificates of registration 80
instead OF 500, plus one-half Of l per
cent. on the amount Of the previous
years sales.
Mr.. Cation offered a bill to perfect
the law so as. to allow the corporation
commission to issue charters to build
ing and loan associations also to
authorize the collection of birds and
eggs for scientific purposes.
Other bills were introduced: Impos-
ing a penalty OF ten to sixty days in Jail,
or a fine, or both, on laborers who fail to
carry out contracts after receiving ad-
vvnces of goods or money.
Authorizing the supervisors of all
counties to make such appropriation as
they see fit for the erection Of Confede-
rate monuments at county seats.
Providing that where notaries public
fail to qualify for some months after issue
of commissions, clerks of courts shall re-
turn the said commissions to the secretary
of the Commonwealth.
In joint session the legislature elected
Walter A. Watson, of Holloway, judge
of the Fourth Judicial circuit to succeed
the late Beverly A. Hancock. The cleo
ton was to have been made by caucus
last night, but this was rendered uu-
necessary by the withdrawal of Watson's
opponent, George Mason, of Petersburg.
The committee on general laws has
been called to meet Wednesday next at
10 a, M, to consider all pending insur-
ance bills.
The Jordan oyster ground bill, which
provides for leasing the States barren
oyster beds, was before the House courts
of justice committee last night when the
question Of constitutionality was argued.
rhe committee will act on the matter
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