The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-17

such money. intoxicating liquor, or
other valuable thing for, or TO IN
. huenoe, his vote. shall be subject to
fine of not more than one thousand
dollars, and shall, after conviction,
be perpetuaily disfranchised.
NO witness giving evidence in any
prosecution or other proceeding un-
der this act, ur under any other cleo
ton Law of this state, shall he ever
proceeded against for any oihense
against this act or, against any other
election laws of this state. com
mitted by him at, or in connection
with, the came election, primary. or
convention
Protects Witnesses.
Bin Number 2l7 provides for the
punishment or the buyer and seller
of votes and as under the existing
law, the amendment to the law be-
ing that it protects the witness against
prosecution. The buyer Of vote
may be- fined not mare than a thous-
sand dollars or confined In jail not
more than one year and the seller
OF his ballot may be punished in the
game way. The amendment to the
law reates az follows:
No witness giving evidence in
j
under this section. or under any other
/ election laws of this State shall tie
ever proceeded against for any Of
Tense against this secuon or against
any other election laws of this State
committed by him at ar in connec-
+ ton with the same election
Oppose Popular Election of Trustees.
one of the bills to be passed by
yesterday was that of Mcssrs. Wal
/ ton, Of Hanover. ana Martin, of
/ Campbell, one Of the provisions of
| which Is to place the election OF
/ school trustees in the hands of the
! people. For GONE reason, largely
| of political character, the bin does
| not seem to he as popular as would
( be naturally supposed in view Of the
general cry to get the schools and the
/ people closer together The oppo-
! sition, however, comes from the mem
/ bers who are DESTROYS that none of
The Offices that can possibly be kept
from Republican hands Ice permitted
! TO be filled by members of that par
". Members from other parts of the
State are not quite able TO grasp the
value the Democrats of the closely
contested counties place upon every
1t 4'atrgfr position. tHter tf1e recent
school law trustees are named by the
ar may not he a Republican, as the
, people may select; the division SUI
perintcndent OF schools, whose poll
ties and other qualifications are look ed
/ after by the state Board of Educa =
ton, and by third person named by
the judge of the Circuit Court,
This third person is now always the
nominee of a Democratic Judge. there
being no Republican Judges in Viz
GINA. This always operates to give
the Democrats a majority Of the board
charged with the responsibility Of
Tchos!na members Of the boards OF
TRUSTEES Of the public schools II Is
not beyond the bounds of possibility
that this feature OF. the political sit
uattoD may result in the defeat of the
Walton Martin bill
No smokes for Youngsters.
one OF the measures of more than
ordinary interest passed to its en-
grosSment was the bin OF Mr.. Iftz
10 prohibit the selling or giving to
any person under eighteen wears of
age, cigarettes, cigarette paper che
roots or cigars, The measure is aim
ed at the cigarette evil. especially
among young persons and will bring
about the punishment Of the older
persons who act as purchasing agents
Tor the small boys.
Convict Bills Advanced.
/ me House yesterday advanced to
their engrosment the Throcknnorton
bills relating To the employment of
cohVlcts upon the public roads. the
measures being the product of the
work OF the Joint Roads Committees
me tenor OF the two bits offered il
10 make the widest possible and prac-
tleai use OF the conVicts on the roads
Mr.. cFeamera bin having to do with
the convict question. prohibiting the
penitentiary board from making any
contract for the hire or the convicts
without specific authority from the
General Assembly,, was also, on motion
OF Mr.. Throekmorton, passed TO lis
engrossment without opnosition.
Tax Commission Bill Thursday.
Prospects for tax commission Iegis-
iahon nave Nisihly frightened the
past twenty-four hour Several of
those who opposed the first measure
introduced by Mr., Byrd wiz not in
terrose objection to the present bill
which Will probably be considered on
Thursday Of next week