Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-03-30
SOME NEW LAWS,
OF Interest to this People,
Passed by. the Recent
LEGISLATURE.

Legislature.
CHAPTER 81. Belt enacted by
thegeneral assembly ofVirginia, That
section two thousand one hundred
and sixty-eight of the Code of Vir-
ginia, as amended and re-enscted by
an act passed February sixteenth,
nineteen hundred and one, be
amended and re-enacted TO read as
follows:
S216S. All fines imposed and cpl-
lected for violation of any Of the
provisions of this chapter shall 60
to the credit of the oyster fund; pro-
vided, however, that when an oyster
Inspector is directly Instrumental in
apprehending aud bringing to trial
an offender in his district sgainst
whom fine is imposed and collected
under this chaper, one. fourth of the
fine shall go to the said inspector
and three -fourths to the credit of the
oyster fund.
Brass Knucks. Black Jacks etc.
CHAP. Ill. Be it enacted by
the general Assembly of Virginia,
That if any person cell or barter, or
exhibit for sale or for barter, or give
or furnish, or cause to be sold, bar
tered, given or furnished, or has in
bis possession, or under his control,
with the intent of selling, bartering,
giving or furnishing any black Jack,
brass or metal knucks, or like weap-
ons, such person shall be fined not
less than twent ty five nor more than
one hundred dollars.
2. The having in ones possession
of any such weapon shall be prima
facie evidence, except in the case Of a
conservator of the peace, of his in /.
tent to sell, barter, give or furnish
the same.
Burning Dwelling House, Barn, etc
CHAP. 19.-S3695. If anv per.
son, In the night, maliciously Y
burn the dwelling house of an
other, or any boat or vessel or
river craft, in which persons usually
dwell or lodge, or sny jail or prison,
or maliciously set fire TO any thing.
by the burning whereof such dwell
ling house, boat, vessel, or river
craft, Jail or prison shall be burnt
in the night, he shall be punished
with death; but if the jury tind
that at the time of committing the
offense there was no person in the
dwelling house, boat vessel, or river
craft, Jail or prison, the offender
shall be confined in the penitentiary
not less than five nor more than ten
years. And any such burning in
the daytime shall be punished by
confinement in the penitentiary not
less than three nor more than ten
years. And if any person, in the
night, maliciously burn any barn,
stable, shed or other building con-
tanning live stock. the live stock
being in the building at the time
Of the burning, the offender shall
be punished by confinement in
in the penitentiary not less than
i've nor more then eighteen years.
Reward by Supervisors.
CHAP. 25-1. Be it enacted BY the
general assembly of Virginia, That
when felony has been committed, or
attempted to be committed, in any
county, city or town of this State,
the foard of supervisors of said
county, or the council of said city
or town, where said offense has been
committed may, in their discretion,
offer such reward as they think right,
not to exceed one hundred dollars,
for the arrest and conviction of
said criminal. Said reward to be
paid out of the county levy or
contingent fund of the city or
town when duly approved and or
dered to be paid.
Gates ON Public Highway.
CHAP. 3O-1. Be it enacted by the
general assembly of Virginia, That
section nine hundred and forty-fiye
Of the Code of Virginia shall be as
follows:
S945. If it be suggested by any
citizen of this State to the board of
supervisors of the county in which
such gate is that injury or incon-
venience results from any gate across
a public road, the said board shall
cause the owner of such gate to be
summoned toappear at the next meet
ing of the board and show cause
why the same should not be discon
tinued; and upon the return of the
order "executed"by any officer auth
orlzed to execute process shall deter
mine whether there ought to be such
discontinuance or not. If the board
decide that the gate shall be removed.
it shall direct the commissioner, sup
erintendent, road foreman or other
person having charge of such road
to remove the gate, and it shall be
his duty 80 to do at such time as the
board may direct.
Wherever q road is, or has been.
established with gates, and the gates
are removed as ordered, and damages
are claimed by the party owning the
same, the board of supervisors shall