The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-12
Acts Of the Assembly


eAcess OF So.V0O, anu that the pr.ncips4
shall be payable in fifteen annual In
stclments. not over 80 per cent. of the
cost of the building to be loaned The
local authorities are required to keep
the building insured for the benefit OF
the literary fund. There should also
be lien upon the property upon which
any loan is made for the payment OF
the interest and principal. and tho
state Board Of Education Is forbidden
to make any loan in cases where the
payment OF 1t would thereby entail too
heavy charge upon the local board or
district. The board Of education is
authorized to convert personal securi-
ties OF the literary fund into cash, If it
shall deem 1t wise to do so. to an ex-
tent not greater than 100000 per an
mum, for the purpose of providing n
fund for making these loans.
Commissions for Dispositions.
The act approved February 26th, Acts
of Assembly. 1908, page 116, amends
section 1851 of the Code. so as to allow
any party to an action at law or suit
In chaacery to sue out of the clerks
Office commission to take dispositions
tE any State where. by the statutes OF
such State. commission may be neces-
sary. The clerk must issue the COM
rrission. designating the person before
whom the dispositions are to be taken.
who must be one of the officers named
In section 1850 Of the Code as author
lied to take depositions and shall also
state the time and place OF taking the
same. This Is an emergency act, and
went into effect on the date of Its ap-
prevail.
pcddIcrs' License.
The act approved February Goth, Acts
OF Assembly, 1908, page 1874 which is
All emergency act, and went into effect
on the date of It's approval. amends Sec
ton 81 of the tax bill, so as to provide
tax On peddlers of pianos or organs
of $40 for each person engaged in the
sale of such Instruments; the license
tax of peddlers with wagons to be paid
to the proper officers of each county,
city, town or corporation where such
wagon is used such city or town being
permitted to impose an additional
license tax on such peddlers wherever
authorized by the city or town char
ters. In other respects the provisions
of the old law relating to peddlers'
licenses are not changed.
Sale OF Delinquent Land for Taxes.
The act approved February 29th Acts
OF Assembly. 1908, page IA. which is
an emergency act. and went into effect
on the dote of its approval. provides
that when any real estate has been
purchased by the Commonwealth or any
city at delinnucnt land sale, or Is
delinquent for the State, city or town
tax or liens. and shall have been sub
scuuently sold in chancery suit In
which the Commonwealth or the city or
to n n hpcnmCS
rarty by proving n debt In the suit,
this real estate shall not be thereafter
liable for any taxes or liens which the
Commonwealth. county. city or town
could nave proven In the suit, but
failed to do so.
Lists of Voters In Towns.
The act approved March Sd, Acts of
Assembly 1908. page 162, amends the
act OF January 12. 1904. in relation to
the duties of county treasurers to
furnish lists of residents and voters or
Incorporated towns who may have
paid their capitatior taxes. The old |
law Is to be found at section sec of
Pollard's Code. The new act is an
act and went into effect
on the date OF It's approval 1t pro-
vldes that the treasurer OF every
county in the State In which an in
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a regular election is to BIO held on the
second Tuesday In June In any year
In pursuance of law, and In which |
a local option election may be ordered |
as provided by law, shall furnish the
clerk OF tho Circuit Court of the
county with list of the residents of
such incornorated town who may /
have paid the State cunitation tax six |
rrior to the second TUESDAY, In /
June These lists are to be prepared |
and posted as other similar lists FUR
nished by the treasurer, and he shall I
receive like compensation for pre-
pairing and posting Them
LISTS of Poll Tax Payers.
The act approved March sd, Acts of |
Assembly, 1905, page 1862, which Is an
act, amends the act OF
March 10. 1904. to be found In Acts of
Assembly. 1904, page 1873, which Is sec-,t
ton sob of Pollard's Code, so as to
provide that the treasurer of each
and city shall file with the
clerk at least five months before the /
second Tuesday In June. rs we'll as
refore the regular election In Novem-l
lor, " list of persons who have paid.
not later than six months prior to
Zach of said dates, tho State Poll taxes
'eouired by the Constitution during +
Tho three years next preceding that 4
N which such election Ia held The
I'D law simply required such fling i
1efore the regular elections Neither u
he old nor the new statute provides i