The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-11
House Bills
To Committee on Finance.

BY Mr.. Shepherd: A bill TO amend ant
rc-enact subsection lis of act to rails
revenue for the support of the government
aud public free schools. and to pay the In
terest on the public debt, and to provide
special tax for pensions, as authorized b.
section $50 OF the Constitution, approved
April i6, 1909.
/ BY Messrs Adams and Noting: A bill Il
appropriate certain sums OF money from
the Virginia state Treasury in four certain
| agricultural fairs of this state, having To-
their object the promotion OF farming in
| tcrcsts.
To the Committee OH Schools and Colleges
| BY Messrs. Moncurc, of stafford. and Mon.
cure, OF Alexandria: y bill to provide for
free textbooks in the primary and grammar
| grades in the public schools OF any city or
school district OF this state when authorized
| by vote OF tho people.
To Committee on Asylums and ArIsons.
BY Mcssrs stephenson and Page: y bill
| 20 amend and re-cnact section 1852 OF the
| Code of Virginia In relation to the adnis-
sion to the state hospitals of insane persons
charged with or indicted for crime. and in
sane convlcts In the penitontiary and other
penal institutions of tho state.
BY Messrs Stephenson. of New Kent and,
Page: a bill to amend and rc-enact section
1857 of the Code of Virginia. in relation to-
the disposition of insane persons charged
With crime when restored to sanity.
To Committee on General Laws.
By-AIr. stearnes: a bill to amend and re-
enact. section 9eS OF the Code OF Virginia,
entitled How fails to be kept and prison
ers treated"
BY Mr.. Sylvester: A bill to amend and re-
enact section 500 of the Code of Virginia
in relation TO lighting cocks. dogs. etc.
To Committee on privileges and Elections
BY Mr.. jFltzhugh: Il bill TO amend and
re-cnact section IS of tho Code of Virginia
of 1857. amended and re-epacted by an
act approved December ~. 1891, as amended
1902, and as amended and re.enacted by an
act approved March Z, 1906.
To Committee on Militia and Police.
BY Mr.. Bowman. OF Roanoke: y bill to
amend and re-cnact section 3sl-A of the
Code of Virginia as amended by an act
approved by the General Assembly of Nir-
ginia.
To Committee on Insurance and Banking.
By Mr.. Harwood: y bill to define and
classify sick benefit insurance companies.
societies and associations.
To Committee for Courts Of Justice.
BY Mr.. Williams. of Giles: y bill to
amend and re-enact section of an act of
the General Assembly of Virginia, approved
and re-enact act entitled act to al
low notaries or other officers who hold
stock In companies TO take acknowledge
ments to deeds or other writings which
said companies execute. provided said nota-
ries or other officers are in no wise inter-
es,ed. approved February 2, 1882.
To Committee ON Agriculture and Mining.
By Messrs. Page and Adams: A bill to
constitute a united agricultural board to CO.
ordinate the Virginia College of Agriculture
and Polytechnic Institute the Commissioner
and State Board OF Agriculture and the
state Board OF Education in connection
with the United states Department of Agri-
culture for the advancement OF experimental
and demonstration work and generally to
advance tho agricultural interests of the
State, and to authorize boards OF supervis-
ors 10 appropriate county funds for expert
mental and demonstration work in their
spective counties.
To Joint Committee on Special, Private and
Local Legislation.
BY Mr.. Spessard: A bill to amend and re-
enact subsection L. of section IS OF an act
approved April ?. 1902. entitled an act to
provide new charter for the town OF Cow
ngton. in the county of Allegheny, and
to repeal all other acts with reference
thereto
BY Mr.. Buck: A bill to forbid any dis
to be conducted in the town of
Abingdon. and to provide that no license
shall be granted for tho sale of ardent
spirits in said town, unless the qualified
voters of the county of Washing ton and tho
town of Abingdon desire.
BY Mr.. Stephenson of New Kent: A bill
to amend and re-cnact an act approved
March ). 1894. to require tho Board of SUI
pervisors of Warwick county to tax the
sale of ardent spirits and malt liquors in
Newport Maglsterial District. in said
county.