The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-17

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the number of persons vot-
Ing at the last general election in any
county. inagisteria1 district, city or
town In which dlspensary has been
located shall petition the court. spc-
cial election election shall be ordered
on the question of continuing the sale 81
liquor by the dispensary within ten days
after the receipt of the petition. Tile
election isto be held after posted notice
Of not LEGS than thirty days. Such
elections may not be held within two
years OF the election establishing {,
dispensary or OF an election upon the
question of disseminating the dispen-
sary The general rules and regula-
lions governing special elections ere
made applicable. and. II the disp sSsa.y
Is voted out. 1t shall have sixty days
In which to dispose of the stock IN
hand either by retail or wholesale.
Delegates Charles A. Johnston and
s,ubbs. In House bill No. 500. provide
that the board of supervisors of any
county and the council of any city may
make an annual levy of not less than
5 nor more than Is cents on every
300 worth OF property in their juris-
dictions, to be collected and set apart
Tor the pension fund for the support OF
the disabled and INDECENT Confederate
soldiers and the needy and INDECENT
widows of Confederate soldiers. In
avery county or city where there is a
camp of Confederate veterans. such
camp shall appoint a committee OF
citizens. consisting of one TAXPAYER
rom each magisterial district or ward
and written applications for aid may
be made to them. The committee shall
make report In writing to the court
ststins the FACTS in each case, and the
court or judge shall examine each
Ease. and. IL found meritorious. shall
make an order directing the Treasurer
TO pay the applicant out of the pension
tund certain sums of money at stated
periods. Where there is no camn of
confederate veterans. or where the
AMP iaiis TO exercise It's right, the
: soute shali appoint committee for the
purpose. Wy
This committee shall be reouiraa nv
me court as soon as possible after the
April term to audit and examine all
appieations and make reports. so that
the court can give the board of super-
Visors or the council, before the mex,
annual levy. an approximate idea OF
the amount needed. II the board or the
council should, in their discretion. de-
eide to levy for the amount.
ASN'1ptS N>piiIiIIlteet on FISH and
Came have proposed substitute for
Senate bill No. 1873 in regard to the
Board OF Fisheries. The substitute
changes the name of the Board nj
Fisheries to the Commission Of Fish
cries. and the present members of the
board are continued as members OF The
commission until March 1, 1910. The
present chairman of the board is to be
designated as the Commissioner OF
FISHERIES and chief inspector, and the
secretary OF the board is to be known
as the secretary of the Commission OF
tlsher1ss and assistant chief Inspector
On the 2Sth of February, 1910. and
every four years thereafter. 1t shall be
the duty OF the Governor to appoin,
HYe persons for a term OF four years
as members of the commission, two to
be from the oyster producing section
of the State and have practical knowl.
edge Of the oyster industry. one OF
whom shall be designated as Commits
sioner of Fisheries and the other tc
pc the secretary of the commission.
me other three members shall be
from sections other than the oyster
producing section of the State Any
MEMBER OF the commission may be re.
moved by the Governor for cause. The
commissioner shall give bond OF
$4,000, with security approved by the
Governor. His salary shall be 1000
per year and the salary of the secre
tary is to be $1,000. The remaining
members receive no salary, but only
their actual expenses. as at present
The chairman of the Board of Fisherie!
now gets sl.2oo. and the secretary
$1,000 per year.
The commission is required to have
an office or offices, in Underwater Vir.
ginia, where meetings shall be held a
: stated periods. It has authority tt
adopt rules and regulations for it.
own government and that of the in
spectors and employees. The duties O
the commissioners are. general,
speaking, those of the present Boart
Of Fisheries.
They have the right to appoint fol