Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-01-24
MANY BILLS OFFERED
BY DELEGATE WHITE
Delegate from Rockbridge Alive to
Interest of Constituents


Among the numerous bills intro
duced in the House OF Delegates
this session are the following:
A bill prohibiting the direction OF
verdicts; to what cases applicable.
A bill to amend and re-enact sect
ion 1854 Of the Code OF Virginia.
A bill to provide for verdict and
Judgment in actions of ejectment &C
cording to the facts, both as to the
right of title and possession.
A bill to validate and confirm all
bonds heretofore issued by the town
of Lexington.
A bill to provide that a party to
any action at law or suit in equity
shall not be held as waving his
rights to object and except to the
ruling of the court where demurrer
to his pleading has been sustained,
and be has amended, as the result
of suck ruling.
A bill to entitle the widow to
dover in the proceeds OF the sale OF
lands sold to satisfy a lien, but to
be PAYABLE out of surplus. Unoe:
the existing law the widow is. en-
titled only to the dover on the re-
mai der after the trust deed has been
satisfied. He thought that as she
merely joins her husband in the
deed OF trust to enable him to Sc
cure money, and the trust thereby
expressly referred to is fully salts
fed, she should be entitled to dow ell
on the entire estate.
A bill to give TO courts of equity
Jurisdiction to remove clouds iron
title to real estate where the com
plainant is not in possession, o.
where the complainant has TIN
equitable right to the legal title.
A bill to provide for a release o
tax liens and liability Of the treas
urer.
A bill to provide for the perma
pent retirement from the land book
of certain tracts or parcels OF LAM
which have been sold for delinquen
taxes and purchased by the Com
monwealth.
A bill to amend and re-enact tn
act to empower the county and COZ
poration courts of the Common
wealth to suspend any treasurer {
any county or city.
A bill to amend and re-enact SCI
ton 3O49 OF the Code OF Virginit
making provisions as to when
Judge fails, or is unable to hol
court, and as to when he is incon
petent or unable to perform the d
ties of his Office; what judge may S
in a case or hold court.
A bill to prevent judgments beiI
set aside for technical errors.
A bill to regulate and define Il
liability of common carriers for
juries to their employees from neg
gence.
A bill to provide that when W
men are employed as public scho
teachers they shall receive the sal
nav that men receive for simil
services.
A bill to authorize the Board
Supervisors of Rockbridge cour
and the town of Lexington, or eth
OF them, 70 contribute such sum
in the judgment of the Board of
pervisors or the Town Council, m
seem proper for the benefit of
Jackson Memorial Hospital in
town of Lexington, Virginia.
A bill to amend and re-enact S
ton Is OF an act OF the General !
sembly of Virginia. approved F
ruary %, 1906, entitled an act to
tborize the sale of lots purchased
the Common wealth for delinqu
taxes and not redeemed within f
years or more.
A bill to continue and extend
act to direct the Board of Oharit
and Corrections to ascertain
facts concerning the weak-min
other than insane and epilepti'
the State of Virginia.
Mr., White realizing the need
the State government for more o.