The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-06

road: measure advocated by Mr..
Thrift, OF Madison; Judge Martin VIII
llams, Mr.. Page, of Hanover. and
others. Several amendments were
to declare public road any road
which has been worked by. the county
road authorities and used by the pub
lie as an open highway.
An amendment was agreed upon to
knowledge of the county authorities
that the road was a private one.
The bill was then ordered TO its third
reading.
UP in House bill 207, which permits
the supervisors of any county to offer
rebate or premium OF So to those
who use wide-tired wagons.
Mr.. Taliaferro, OF Orange. opposed
and Mr.. churchman, OF Augusta, ia
of the bill. accepted an amendment of
Mr.. Page to make 1t apply to carts
as well as wagons. The good roads
policy of the State was dismissed by
Amendments making 1t optional with
any county to adopt the bonus system
and requiring that Its adoption by the
board Of supervisors be unanimous,
were adopted, and the bill was then
passed to It's third reading.
Senate Bills Passed.
To provide retirement fund for
public school teachers, and appropriat-
ing $4,000 therefor.
TO amend and re-enact sections 1888
1877 and 1893 of the Code of Virginia,
as amended by an act approved Decem-
Der 2S, 1903. as amended by an act APP.
proved March IL. 1904. and by an act
approved March 10. 1906. in relation to
the duties of the State Board of Edu-
cation and OF division superintendent
~ nf
divisions and the salaries of division
superintendent.
To amend and re-enact section 149
of the Code of Virginia in relation to
pay of judges and clerks.
TO provide when suits may be
brought against telegraph companies
for failure to transmit or deliver mes
sages promptly and as required by law
of the Code of Virginia, to allow bust.
ness managers of newspapers to sign
certificates In place of editors.
TO prohibit bucketing, bucket-shop.
ping and to abolish bucket-shops: tc
declare the same unlawful and to pre-.
scribe the penalties therefor.
To amend and re-enact section 3TS(
of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore
amended in relation to carrying con
cealed weapons.
To prohibit the sale or giving away
or otherwise dispensing cocaine. alpha
or beta eucane, or any mixture of eth
| er. except on the prescription of &
licensed physician. and prescribing 6
penalty therefor.
To require all eleemosynary institu
lions, hospitals. colleges, universities
prisons and reformatories to repor
monthly to the Auditor of Public Ac
counts in detail the manner in which
all funds received by said institution
IRON the Commonwealth are disburseI
To amend and re-enact Section 1884
Code of Virginia. in relation to pay
Ment for witnesses summoned for tn,
Commonwealth.
To amend and re-enact Section 1852
| Of the Code IF Virginia. as amende,
BY acts approved, February "a, 1895
III relation to the fees of jailors,
To amend and re-enact Section S3S
| OF the Code of Virginia. as heretofor.
amended, in relation to the powers an,
duties of the Board of Supervisors a
annual meeting, by changing the bod,
/ of said section and by the addition o
new section to be designated as Sec
tion S33a, which shall prescribe thu
powers and duties of boards of super
Visors in relation to county and schoo
loves.
To validate the recordation of mem
oranda of sales or contracts for TIL
sale of goods and chattels wherein TIL
l'i'ie tileicto, Oh d lien thereon, Is re
served or the transfer of titles is mad
to depend on any condition, and pos
session is delivered to the vendee.
| To amend and re-enact Section 1903
of an act entitled, "Chapter ESQ, an &C
to amend and re-enact Chapter A o
the Code of Virginia, in relation t
cities and towns, and to repeal Sec
tons 1889 and 1910 of the Cole o
Virginia, and Section 1913 of the Cod
| of Virginia. S amended and re-enacte
by an act approved March 4, 1896, an
as attempted to be repealed by an ac
approved March Z, 1900. and to repea
| an act approved March Z, 1900, en-
titled, An act to provide for local as
scssments in cites and towns" ap
proved May 90, 1903, as amended an
re-enacted by an act approved Marc
10. 1906.
To provide for the Incorporation b
the courts of towns of more than tw-
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