Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-14
The Legislature.
SENATE

Of providing commission form OF gov.
eminent. Au amendment is proposed
t. section III Of The state consti lon,
empowering the general assembly to pass
only general laws for the government OF
cities and towns, sod foibiddiug special
legislation along this line. a clause Is
added empowering the general assembly
to provide from tins to tins such forms
OF government for cities as may seem
needed. Obaoges 10 forms OF govern.
msnt are to be made II demanded By 8
majority vote. Such changes, however,
are not to be radical. The presert re-
quirements as to clerks, attorneys for the
commonwealth, commissioners OF The
revenue, treAsurers end ssrgtants are to
be retained.
Senator Folkes introduced bill teg
regsiiny diff rent clssses OF property for
taxation. His ultimate aim is ID have
the stats derive no reVeuus from real es-
tste.
A favorable report was msde 10 the
Senate on the Harman bill, levying q
tax of So per mile on express companies,
With "a additional tax oil 81 900 on those
companies engaged 10 tho transportation
OF qlor.
A .avorabe report VAS also received
on the BJrl Houss bill providing certain
fees for the State Corporation Commits
slop.
The following bills received the foal
assent OF the Senate: Amending the
present law az to state dspositorlss In
Guiding banks not hitherto 10 the att;
permitting ex-srmy and navy lu'geonS
to practice 10 the state without taking
the examinations foS suryeons; amend
irg and continuing Ia force the set to
provide q retirement fund fer public
lebool tsschers.
Bills were introduced: To smeud
secut 1907 Of the code relating 10 court
terms; regulating the iss1lug Of licenses
70 ctize 70 OF this s!hts for TIE purpose
OF pro uing policies 10 unlicensed for
eign companies, imposing tax upon the
gross receipts from such policies, and
mskiug it a mlsdemesnor for any person
to sdjlst loss on contract ISsa, I'd by
az unt hor ed company 10 violation OF
this acl; 10 releaie to the counties acd
cities of the state the state taxes Cd
nds and lois, and to prescribe Whist
shall be done with said tsxss by TIE
several counties and cities; to sppropr,-
ate the sum of 1925, QUO annually to the
sinking fund for the purpose of extir'
gu ahirg the public debt; bill TO pre-
yds and make accessible legal evidence
OF the authority OF local boards snd off :.
GERS of surely, guaranty or fidelity CON
psnies doing business In the st: ~ "a
surety In official or other bonds and OF .
legations and ac.iug In the execution o.
such obligations through the inst men
tallty Of local boards or officers, and to
fix The terms or coDtiI rince Of The pow
ers OF such local boards or officers; 10
amend section 26 OF chapter 2 OF an stt
entitled an Act concerning the buresu Of
insurance; TO amind section 1888 OF the
code Ia reference 10 donations fol-
schools, so as to extend IT. provisions to
deVisets and b'qu sis aud to make 1t tp-
ply to city eel o | to p o7is for sd.
dItiorsl settlem, nts Of THE EoHu1ts OF
such boards; to appropriate the sum Of
| 81, 500 for the purpose OF appointing &
'tIte organizer for the development Of
public lbrsrifsj TO amend sections l07,
10S and 100, entitled so SGT 10 RAISE
revenue for the suppot oil tbe govern
mebt, etc.; j)int resolution proposing
amendment to section II Of article VIII.
of the constitution and providing io'
publishing said amendment and csrtif' =,
log the same to the general assembly; I
amend act section 10l5-A OF 40 act re.
laling ID local assessments.
Two striking liquor bills we're IT.
troduced 10 the House by Speaker
Byrd. Ooe requires that all the prof s
Of dispensarles shall go to the tt,tt
treasury. The other makes the county
the uuit In voting on all dIspansaries
except those located In cities. Both
are recommends IONS Of the Virginia
Antisaloon League.
The counterpart OF the Srode state .
wide prohibition bill was intro6 u I'D 10
the House by Mr., Myers, snd wsut to
he committee.
Twenty Ave II ,use bills we're passed,
this being The biggest days work of tle
session. The calender was again cleaned
OF the local and uncontett d bills which
had been previously advanced.
The encouragement OF local libraries
Is the object OF bill introduced In the
House by Mr.. Jennings. He would
have q state organizer appointed, whose
duty 1t would be 10 travel over the state
and advise communities to organize new
| libraries.
The Fletcher equalization bill was re-
ferred to the committee on finance, cad
the Sunday Interstate train bill to the
committee on roads and internal nsvi'
CATION.
The committee foi courts OF justice
reported the Williams bill providing
for q revision OF the code, with . recon-
mendstIon that 1t do net pass.
The following bills passed: 10 allow
the boards Of supervisors OF c,u1l.es, BY
q recorded vote, to adopt The road lsws
of any other county; - futhor 70 boards
OF supervisors and turnpike cOmpsDits to
contract for The lsyirg Of wtT pipe
lines along Highways; u authorize 'uru-
pike companies u make chsnge In
ALIGNMENT t. regulate compana on Il
clerks OF courts in making Int Of tx.
paid vot,s; TO est ,blish sSaU Normal
az d Iudd trial School for whit, women
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