Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-01-17
GOVERNORS MESSAGE
TO THE LEGISLATURE
Many Changes in virginia's Laws
Are Suggested
BETTER LAWS ARE DEMANDED
Ample Provision for Confederate
Soldiers

last Wednesday Governor Maun's
exhaustive paper covered many fea-
lures in State affairs. Following
are some recommendations made:
Appropriation bill for each OF thu
next fiscal years be limited to CO. |
SOC, 90.
The prison population must be
profitauly employed in beautiful
work without competition with free
labor"
Abolition OF the fee system in all
cities and in all counties Of more
than 20, 600 Inhabitants, and that
fat salaries be paid office holders.
Enaction OF law authorizing the
auditor to pay in full. from any
funds IN the treasury, all Confeder-
ate soldiers pensions properly sP-
proved and due at date OF pay
ment"
Adoption OF more efficient and
business-llke system OF accounting
. and disbursement Of appropriations
} for use OF State institutions.
Closing OF all saloons throughout
the State from sunset TO sunrise.
, III local option is to continue as
, the policy OF the State, the laws au-
thorizing the granting OF liquor Ii
=. censes should be so amended that
only such licenses shall be granted
I. as will not permit the shipment OF
}. liquor into dry territory"
I Il simply reiterste my stcadfast
j. opposition TO the saloon, and my
confidence in the people OF Virginia,
J. who have the right to settle this
,f question as to them shall seem
l. best"
Custodial care Of the $500 feeble
;. minded persons in Virginia.
n The State or cities should shout
l, der the expense OF conducting pri
uaries.
s. The amount to be expended by I
Is candidate should be- limited TO one
e. half OF the salary of the Office for ont
year to which he aspires, and tn
r, expenditure of a larger amount b,
liz the candidate or any one for hir
ok and with his knowledge should dis
qualify him from holding Office i
IS. the state for FIVE years."
IS Judges and clerks of election
r. and persons who in any way ASST:
in the registration OF an illeg'
lie voter should be held to strict a
'es countabilisy and under penalti'
es which will protect the sanctity
the registration list and ball
l boxes and put our elections aoo'
ID suspicion"
%. Probably the greatest complai
Dill against the public school system
that 1t is not reaching back into b
Try smaller communities. where 60
B. schools mean so much. earnest
YER hope that q way may be foul
whereby this next logical step
T. the dc velopment OF our rural sch'
lies system may be taken"
OF "A special accountant in the ]
lis partment of Public Instruct
seems necessary, and laws sho'
'its- be passed, with sufficient penalti
adj. to require treasurers to settle tn
let, accounts with school boards prom
ly and completely.
p. All printing ana stationery for
G State departments should be p
lot. chased through the Public Print
The State banking laws need 8
line sral important amendments.
19 The appropriation for the CO
east missioner of Labor should DO
*" or. ased from g, 673 to $4,000.
Zton An appropriation should be On
so that Virginia can be represen
.ras. ut the Panama exposition in
q of Francisco in 1915.
. for A law should be passed maxim
rao. q misdemeauor for an employer
dino dismiss an employe because
n ;s latter belongs TO the State mi
,eem and attends to his military du,
up In Boston q letter OF Dr.. Cha
'o ih W. Eliot brought Is cents, while