The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-10
.ORDNAY FULLER
AGAINST GRAF I
Young Richmond Member Will
Offer Important Bills in
House To-day.
AFTER WILDE WILD CAT COMPANIES
Measure to Prevent Indiscrimi-
nate Granting Of Charters
By Commission.
AFTER WILD CAT COMPANIES

byaSOnlin1SSlOn.
Hon. Ordway Fuller, of Richmond
promises to be one Of the most active
Of the younger members OF the new
House OF Delegates.
Mr.. Fuller has q number OF measures
In contemplation. two Of which he Will
Offer in the House to-day at the open
Ing sessions OF that body. One relates
to the subject OF graft in the business
world, and the other is aimed to ex-
terminate the evil OF wild cat insur-
ance companies. They arc both re-
garded as measures OF interest and i'm
portance.
The "antl-graftv bill is modelled large
ly after the New York law on the sub
ject. and was suggested to Mr.. Fuller
by the recent cotton deal scandals,
where valuable information was sold by
employees
1t reads as follows:
An act prohibiting the corrupt
influencing Of agents, employees or
servants,
tD BE II enacted by tho General
Assembly Of Virginia, That any per-
son who gives, offers or promises to
an agent, employe or servant. any
gift or sratuity whatever. without
the knowledge and consent OF the
principal. employer or master OF such
agent. einploye or servant. with in
7 tent to influence his action In rela-
ton to his principals. employees or
masters business; or an agent. EN-
I4,.u ~ .,,t,. v,,lt Iro, fI,n.
knowledge and consent Of his prin-
cipal. employer or master, REQUESTS
or accepts a gift or gratuity or
promise to make a gift or to do an
act beneficial to himself. under an
agreement or with an understands
ing that he shall act In any particu-
lar manner TO his principals. crn-
pIoyer's or masters business: or an
: agent, employe or servant, who, b.
lng authorized to procure materials
supplies or other articles either ~
purchase or contract for his prtn-
cipaI, employer or master, or TO en-
picy service or labor for his princi-
pal. employer or master, receives
directly or indirectly. for himself or
for another, commission. discount.
or bonus from the person who
makes such sale or contract
or furnishes such materials. supplies
or other articles. or from person
who renders such service or labor;
and any peson who gives or offers
such an agent, employe or servant
such commission. discount or bonus.
shall be guilty of misdensanor, and
shall be punished by a fine OF not
less than ten dollars nor moro than
five hundred dollars. or by such fine
and by Imprisonment for not moro
than ono year.
[2y, No witness called to the court
or commemorative attorney and
giving evidence for the prosecution,
either before the Justice OF the peace,
the grand jury or the court In
prosecution under this act, shall
ever be proceeded against for any of
Tense hereunder, but such witness
shall be compelled to testify. and for
refusing to answer q question. may
be ansd rum not ovsr ave hundred
loiials anu pe Imprisoned Tor II, term
not exceeding six months. @
Insurance Bill.
rho Insurance. bill to be presented y,
tho Richmond member, seeks to ament
section 8 of an act concerning corpora
lions, so as to prevent the indiscrimnat'
granting Of charters to irresponsible In
surancc companies. The nmendtnen
reads:
Provided; that before any certificate
shall .fsue TO any Incorporation, for thu
purpose OF forming an insurance com
papy (other than a mutual fire insurance
Company, having no stock and paying nj
dividends out OF Its profts). THE incor
rora,ors or some one OF them shall cnte
into n bond. before the.cerk OF the Stat
Corporation in the penalty of $4,000, pay
able to the Commonwealth OF Virginia
conditioned that said company or corpo
ration when organized will make deposl
With the treasurer Of the State Of Yir
stnia, OF tie sxaeunt Of bonds 40 ~
quiz "a W an act api<ovad March is. 100.
entitled San act To amend and re-enec
section 121 Of the Code"
These measures will. when offered. b
referred to the Committee on Genera
Laws yet torbe appointed.