The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-21
FEW BILLS REMAIN
TO Be PASSED UPON
Governor Mann Abont Through
With Examining Acts Of
Last General Assembly.
VETO HoNAKER CHARTER
Pretty Certain That Executive Will
Withhold His Signature
from This Measure.

Governor Mann will conclude the
signing of bills passed by the 1910
Legislature late Monday afternoon or
Tuesday morning. Thus the doxology
will be sung over the latest General
Assembly OF Virginia
1t looks as though the bill amend
Ing the character OF the town Of Hon
aker win not become law for want
OF the Governors signature. Ali the
other measures now before Judge
Mann win receive his signature.
This measure Ii still on the Gov
ernor's desk. 1t probably will re-
main there, as Judge Mann seems
more than half convinced that 1t IL
unconstitutional. The bill passed the
House after hard fight, and Sena-
tor Chase had somewhat Of time In
the Senate getting It through. After
1t was signed by Lieutenant Cover
nor Ellyson and Speaker Byrd 1t was
sent to Governor Mann, who had re-
ceived a number Of complaints about
the measure. and its provisions. II
was commended. and still In for that
matter. that the bill would enlarge
the town OF Honaker, the boundaries
mentioned in the measure not being
identical with those now on the maps
Of the State.
Governor Mann said Monday that
hd WAS Hot oallbIteu tudt Tue Dill wan
constitutional. and 1t probably would
not be signed within the ten days in
which 1t must be signed to become
law.
To Sign "Gruyeyard' Bill.
Some speculation was INDUCED in as
to whether the governor would sign
the graveyard BILL" There will be
no specialization Tuesday morning, for
the governor will sogn the measure.
which forbids the interment OF bodies
In cemeteries within 400 yards OF q
driven well. This bill applies particu-
larry to Nansemond and Norfolk coun-
ties 1t passed the House with con-
siderable opposition, and Senator Sale,
now attorney general. and Senator
Holland, of Nansemond county, had a
hot and stubborn fight over its pass
age In the Senate. Senator Sale main
tanned that many persons had bought
plots In cemeteries nearer than 400
yards from the drivens wells in Nor
folk county and he did not believe
their rights to inter their loved ones
In these plots should be denied them
for the benefit of private water
corporation" The bin passed the Sem
ate by a good margin. however. al
though 1t was held up some time in
the governors office. Judge Mann in
Dictated Monday that he would affix his
signature to the bill.
It Is also practically certain that
the bill amending the charter Of Nor
ton, in Wise county, will be signed
This bill provides that the mayor and
members OF the town council shall not
be eligible to succeed themselves.
Those Vetoed.
The bills vetoed by the governor are
the measures providing for the pay
ment OF salaries to employees Of cor
porations twice a month instead Of
once. although the governor has indi-
Gated his intention Of requesting the
corporations to adopt such a method;
the bill requiring the auditor OF public
accounts to refund to the treasurer Of
Elizabeth City certain moneys which
were paid illegally to the state through
error. because no precedent for such
Payment WIS found: and the bill
amending the road law Of Giles county.
This measure was vetoed because 1t
did not give the man whose property
was taken from him for road improve
ment day In court to defend or fight
for his rights.
Other than these, and in all proba-
bility the Honaker charter bill, the
bills enacted into law by the 1910 Gen.
eral Assembly--and there were about
three hundred OF them-haye been
signed by his excellency.