The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-12

2T LEE, JR.
tina, 1T has not in the year Intervening between
the issue of its last license and that applied
for, violated the conditions of this act.
sS g. This act &C, shall be In force from July list
1898. and all acts or parts OF acts inconsistent
Herewith arc hereby repealed
Fine companion road bills were offered
in the House yesterday, by Mr.. Withers.
of Nansemond and exact copies will be
presented In the Senate Dy Mr.. Lassiter.
of Petersburg to-day.
These two gentlemen have spent
gcat derd dial raj hal hal had haowap
great deal of time in their measures and
they will push them in both branches.
believing they will surely meet the de-
nands for road legislation in the State.
ons of the bills provides for the APP
pointment of State highway commits
sioner by the Governor, who with the
professors of engineering of the Univer-
sity of Virginia; the Virginia Military In
stltute. and the Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute. shall constitute the State high
way commission.
The commissioner shall have an as
sistant, who shall be civil engineer,
and clerk 10 be named by him. The
engineer shall gather and tatulate infor-
nation on road, buildings, and shall re-
port annually TO the Governor.
The local authorities in counties
may make applications to the commits
sioncr, when they desire to permanently
improve their highways. and the COM
missioner will send his engineers to ex-
anime and report upon the same. The
counties are 10 furnish the material and
am hn TO yfa Inh
visions. There Is another bill creating
State convict road force, of prisoners
convicted of crime and sentenced
either to hard labor on the roads
| or to jail and persons imprisoned
IN jail for the non-payInent of fine or
| costs. The superintendent OF the peniten-
/ tiary will have charge of this force and
! he may make application to the Judges
| for persons in the jails OF the various
| counties and cites. Provision Is made for
! additional penitentlary guards. who shall
have charge of the prisoners when Mt
| work upon the roads.
There are two other companion bills
They provide respectively for the SEN
/ fencing of persons convicted of felonies
! TO labor on the roads, and for permitting
persons charged with ,crime who do not
furnish bail with the consent of tho Com
1nonwealth's Attorney to work on tho
State convict road force.
4 The main bill appropriates $4,000, s12,-
| COO of which is for salaries for two years,
i and 1900 for office fixtures and contIn-
gent expenses of the commission
Mr. Throckmorton. of IIenrlco. offered
In the House yesterday companion bills
somewhat similar to these. and 1t Is not
q unlikely that those fayoring the principal
| may~ultimately fight together.
Hero Is the glst of an interesting meas
IRE offered In the House by Hon. r. Il.
Gregory, OF New Kent:
Each county and city In the State
\ shall be entitled to one pupil at William
i and Mary College. Rho shall he nominated
by the division superintendent of schools,
and II any vacancy occurs. 1t shall be
4 filled from tho State ut large by the
board of visitors. and each county and
city in, the State shall also be entitled
to one additional pupil for each additional
representative in the House of Delegates
above one. to be appointed in similar
manner. The said pupil so appointed
shall be exempt fron charge of tuition
and the charge for hbard, washing, lights
y and fuel shall not exceed the sum OF sl2
Z per month";
/ Mr. Barrett, of Newport News, pre-
scented two Interesting bills on tho lluuor
question yesterday. Briefly outlined, they
are as folowsA
'No bar-room, saloon. or other place
3 for the sale of Intoxicating liquors, shall
be opened and no spirltuous, malt or
/, Intoxicating liquors shall be sold in any
y bar-room.. restaurant, saloon, store or
other place, between IL O'Clock on any
, Saturday night and sunrise OF the sue
! ceeding Monday mornings"
: persons violating tho above act are
rnado liable to d fine of from 500 to $500
and confinement in jail fof five to thirty
!, ! days, and revocation of license Ono
I half of the fine is to go to tho informer
The other bill of Mr.. Barrett reads:
"Be 1t enacted by the General Assem-
1 sbly OF Virginia, That no bar-room, so :
loon or other place for the sale OF spir-
4 jitous, >mnlt or Intoxicating liquors shall
y he kept open. and no such liquors shall
s be sold In any bar-room. restaurant,
saloon, store brother place between tho
! hours of 12 O'Clock ut night and O'clock
I in the niorning."
I'll The punishment for violation OF this
! act IS fixed at II fine not exceeding 500,
/. no part of which shall 80 to any police
nam.
: Here Is u hill prehLbitlns the playing
I OF Tie game of ot-ball Iii Virginia, Of
y fercd by 'yncle sam Powell, of Bruins
. wick, hi
: : HHe it enacted by the General Assem-
]. bly, Of Virginia, THAT II shall be unlaw-