Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-06

licensed under the laws of the Unite
States or of this State, active mem
oers of the fire department of cit
or town, and the active officers an
active members of any fire compan
therein, the vice-president of tn
United States, the members of bot
houses of congress and their re
| spective officers, but only while sucl
houses of congress are actually il
session, all custom house officers
with their clerks, all postmasters
pcstotfcers, post-riders, and stage
drivers, and all other persons EN-
ployed in the care aud convey ance o
the mails of the United States. al
mariners actually employed in tn,
service of any citizen or mercban
within the United States, the secre
tary of the Commonwealth, the at
torney-general, the treasurer, the two
auditors, register of the land office
members, officers, and clerks O!
the State corporation com mission
the commissioner of agriculture
and superintendent of public in
struction, and their respective clerks,
the doorkeeper of the executive, the
clerks of both houses of the general
assembly, the judge of sny court, all
professors, tutors, and pupils of
public seminaries, while such public
seminaries are actually 10 session,
all ministers of the gospel, keepers
of the county and corporation iails,
superintendent and servants of the
public hospitals and lunatic asylums.
superintendent of penitentiary, bis
assistants, and the persons compos-
ing the guard, one cashier and two
tellers of the several banks estab-
lished by law, the police in the cities
and towns, the tipstaff and crier of
the court of appeals during its sit
ting, all millers actually employed
In the mechanical operation of any
grist mill, all ferrymen necessarily
and personally employed in or at
any ferry established by law, the six
lock keepers of the Dismal Swamp
cana! company, and the active mem
bers of the Virginia volunte shall
be exempt from serving on juries in
civil and criminal cases, and the
citizens of Tangier, Syxas and
Ch:ncoteague islands, in the county
of Accomac, and Hogg's and Cobb's
islands, in the county of North
ampton, shall be exempt from jury
service, except service on grand iuries.
To Protect Landlords.
CHAP. 103.-1. BE it enacted by
the general assembly of Virginia,
That 1t shall be unlawful for any
person renting the lands of another,
either for share of the crop or for
money consideration, to remove there
from, without the consent of the
landlord, any part of such crop until
the rents and advances are satisfied.
2. Every such offense shall be
deemed misdemeanor, and shall
be punishable by foe or imprison-
ment.
To Watch Causes OF Fires.
19. The commissioner of insur-
ance shall examine, or cause exami.
nation to be made, into the origin
and circumstances of all fires occur
ring in this State, which may be
brought to his attention by official
report, or otherwise. and for that
purpose shall have authority to call
for and demand of the chief or other
head officer of the fire department,
and the chief, or other head officer
of the police department, of any city
or town, and the sheriff, coroner, or
any constable of any county, for any
information or assistance he may re-
quire in making or furthering such
examination: provided, that when
such examination is made on the ap-
piication of any fire insurance COM
pany, the necessary expenses attend
ing the same shall be paid by such
company.
20. The commissioner of insur-
ance,s and such persons or persons as
ne may appoint, shall have authority
at all times of the day, in the per-
formance of the duties imposed by
the provisions of the preceding sec-
tlon, to enter upon and examine any
building or premises where any fire
has occurred, and any other build
ing or premises Immediately adjoin-
ing the same: provided, such adjoin-
ing building be not at the time oc-
cupied and used as dwelling house.
81. If the commissioner of insur-
ance shall be Of opinion after inves
tigation as to the canse or origin of
any fire, that there is sufficient evi.
dence to charge anv person with tho