The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-24

burg, $500: Roanoke.s $500: Alexandria,
$500: Portsmouth. $500: Danville, STOOL
Manchester. $3.50; Staunton. S225; Char
lottesville. 1900; Winchester. $2e0.
Fredericksburg. $175; Bristol. $3.50;
Eadford. $50. Euena Vista. 500. and
Clifton Forge, ,ise.
Senator Watkins. In Senate bill No.
H4e5. provides for the establishment at
the State Penitantiary Farm, in Goocl,-
land. count, OF an AGRICULTURAL expert
ment station, for the purpose OF pro-
noting the agricultural interests and
conditions os the James River Valley
section Of the state. Scientific and ex-
detrimental work is to be under the
supervision aud direction of tho au-
thorities having charge OF the EXPERT
ment station at the Virginia Polytech-
mic Institute. The board of directors
o. the penitentiory are to provide aud
set apart the labor. land and buildings
necessary to carry out the purposes
OF the act. using the fund at their
and any surplus arising from the farm
to be set aside as a sim for the cx-
pertinent station, not to exceed in any
one year the sum OF $4,000.
Senator Ward, In Senate bill No. 800.
provides for the sale Of stock held
by the State in internal iHprovemsnt
companies where. no dividends have
been paid for fifteen years. The Corr
poration Commission Is required to list
all such stocks. giving the number of
shares In each case and their par
value, and shall certify the list to the
Etreasurer. who shall proceed to sell
them at public auction for cash after
-four weeks ADVERTISEMENT In a Rich.
Imond newspap per and. for like time, IN
somo newspaper published nearest the
principal office of each of the cons
panies In question, or where such Office
was formerly maintained. The treas
tnrer2is allowed 10 commission q 8 per
cent. for making the sale, and the bal
ance is to be turned into the treasury.
land a report made at shis proceedings
TO the. Corporation Commission. It rs
provided that such sale shall ha
void, aud the stock revert to the State
IL the rates or tolls are raised on any
turnpike affected by the act In which
the State now has stock
Delegate Wingo, III House bill NO %
al, provides that a ny person who shat y,
without due authority ,&Qpen any pox,
barrel or other package q Ita tntng per-
sonal property OF any kind. while IN q 8.
i possession Of a common carrier io q
Transportation or delivery. Ter ths p p,,
Epose az appropriating the fontents
Thereof to his own use, or to the use g
another, or who shal appropriate. V
Ishis own use or to the use Of another,
any property In the possession OF g
iicommon carrier for, transp lion L.o : q
delivery, shall he gnilty Ct a..lelo ny
and shall be punished py on MN ~ J,
y, the Penlssntiasy sep NE sHS
Delegate Stuart in House bill No. 27a:
provides that upon the 'certi to OF the
clerk OF the a rcnl Y: Court OF g ysco y !.
|ty,y and lp9n rel liable s1n ~ 2 tlon q
the death ofany GenieaeFase Psn "
ON wh ose name may Great terShe placed
\ a the neens lon roll OF this STATE. 1t
4 shall he the duty Of the Auditor of
i Public Accounts upon the cert ifca te OF
i such clerk to issue his warrant forsst IL g
n funeral expenses ST the pensinner, IN
i|Sfayor az his duly qua i fed personal rep
a tha pension q ue such pensianer for the
year az lis death. the amount net In
ANY case to- exeeeA $aS, sSt
pclagate Emil LAM, IN Honss bill No,
Il 26l 4 provides that for the exhibition Of
4 any! >lut q ma tlcs S nl0Y lng picture ma :
4 chine, 7phon ograph, ggaphophone, &, OF
'Isimilap musical machine, except for
slbeAeYol ent, charitable or educat ional
|puYp osesn sWhera the priee az admission
'lto such exhibition does not exceed the
.Isp,n zoe 10 cents, There shall be- paid q
'Elicense fee Of S. for ssae hswe eek, or less
time than la NV "a 81 or 500 for the eX-
! lIibitinH thapede Tor a nerind DC one
ySarii the. y SO n or .one ysap 70 be
!. paid sgpAftaEly, and AZ license 'fpr 9
!: lpsEtod axaAslln f AN s,sxeek to he hased
N ppon thas per an ltlln llcenAa zee, sg,
i slegates IN ~, 25s.