The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-16
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Speaker Byrd introduced bill yes
terday IN the House prescribing heavy
general bill being urged In all States
for the purpose of breaking up the
so-called white slave traffic" AS 3
matter of course. there is no such
traffic in Virginia, but 1t Is consid-
law. and It is doubtful IL there will
be the slightest opposition.
Enlargement of the jurisdiction OF
Justices of the peace Is the object OF
a bin offered by Mr.. Moncure. of Alex
andria. Their jurisdiction over cases
involving fines is raised from $50 to
800, and in the trial OF civil cases
from 800 to 5000. Cases in Justices
courts may be removed to other courts
only IL the amount reaches $50. Fur
thermore. justices are required to give
terins upon tho discharge of their
duties. Al present no bond is re-
quirsd.
Another State board to make ex-
aminations is proposed by Mr.. Cirigsby.
of Clarke and Warren, in bill intro
duced in the House yesterday This is
State Board Of Dental Examiners. to
be appointed by the Governor and to
consist of three practitioners of dem
tstry. who shall be recommended by
the Virginia state Dental Association
This hoard shall meet annually for the
purpose of examining applicants for.
license. No commissioner of the reye-
nue. is to license dentist unless he
has passed such examination. The bill
is not designed, however, to prevent
a physician or any one else from pull
ing tooth for any one afflicted with
toothache or to prevent bona-fid
student in a dental college from prac-
ticng dentistry under the supervision
OF teacher in the infirmary.
Drug stores, ice dealers. news dis
pensers and milk dealers are exempt
from the provisions Of the Sunday law
II bin offered IN n the 3. House by Mr.
atty for other persons who labor on
Sunday is fixed at Sc for each Of
tense.
Mr.. Litz, of Wise, offered an amend
ment to the rules OF the House pro-
ing committee on mines. This mem,
Der from the Southwest probably has
more mines In his district than in ali
the rest of the state put together, and
he believes that the vast mineral In
forests deserve the attention of a COM
mittee devoted to the purpose.
Much interest will be felt In the BILL
yesterday by Senator Holt,
of Newport News. If 1t becomes a
law IN its present form, it will prob
ably net the state about 100000
year. The liquor folks will have to
cough up all this. The man order
houses are to pay $1,000 for licenses
to carry on their trade, This is an
Increase Of sl.eSo over the present Ii /
cense fec. Brcweries will have to nay
81 900. no matter whether the brew
cries are In tn State2or out5of it. lust
SO they sell beer within Its confines,
Saloons go upward from $3.50 to $500
per annun Tho Increase lin dis.
tlllers' licenses will be about 90 ner
cent. the license being based on the
Vii Viii have to pay $3.50, Hotel licenses
ara changed, Hotels doing over s25.-
900 worth Of business a year nav AL.
mo u,hilo those under thar pmo,Ynt IL
frnde nav $500 This Is not .cIassed
as d measure bearing on Temperatures.
butts simply n bill for revenue. &C.
cordng to tho author Of the bill. @E
4 Worthless dogs are gone after good
and hard ina eitl arA in the
HDusf b, y Me n4,h
NM iiistice of the peace. anon nronfi
t tl a dog is mad or that ii has he un
hittan nv a mad dog or VI tim \ u n Mas !
Liiied or worried any she an ar eroafs,
/ q ord az it to be killed. turtle rmors'
tho JUSTICES fee OF SO eents,.nnd1i ( ia
faee 10 the office M axecu ting the flordderri
Of the same amour are to be paid by
the owner Of tho IS dog, 81 81
A. a ,,,onr the most susatui al tlclea = h ms
III ,sas,ls. IN the members os thass s;anatn
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