Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-03-13
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNED
WITH LITTLE WORK DONE
Many Bills of Statewide Import
Failed of Passage

lowing summary of the session
work was published in Sundays
Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Taxes on the rolling stock OF
steam railroads will, after 1912, be
divided, % per cent going to the
cities which have the home offices
and the remainder being divided
among the cities and counties
through which they rum
All convicts regarded as sale to
work on the public roads will be
employed on highway construction
after the expiration Of the contract
with the Thacher Company on May
l, 1913. The remainder, not to eX-
coed 500, will be put to work on
new contract.
To the people of Virginia is re
ferred the amendment TO the Consti-
tuition permitting city treasurers
and commissioners of the revenue
to succeed themselves, and the
amendment permitting the General
Assem- bly, to grant to cities COM
mission form of government
The counties Of Halifax and Char
lotte are taken from the Sixth Con-
gressional District and placed in
the Fifth.
A commission is created to COM
promise back taxes with the Rich
mond, fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad. and TO guard a merger un
der which the road is permitted tC
amend it's charter by surrenderinG
its exemption from taxation and be
ing relieved of its special burdens
A colony for feeble-mindedi womeI
of collaborating age is established
at the farm for epileptics nea
Lynchburg.
Two plants for the grinding @
limestone will be established by tn
State, the product to be sold I
farmers for the Improvement OF LAM
The killing of robins in Virgini
is prohibited at any season.
Primary elections are put unde
the Jurisdiction of the courts as t
punishments for violations, the e>
penses OF candidates are limited
counties and cities pay the costs
and paid advertising matter must b
so marked.
A Bureau of Vital Statistics
established for the protection OF til
public health and of heirship I
estates.
Two United States Senators wei
elected.
Unfinished business includes ia
reform, legislative redistrictinI
modification of the fee system, an
ratification or rejection Of the Fede
al income tax. Rejected proposition
include woman suffrage, a woman
college, a liquor referendum, al
adoption of the principles of the i
itiative, the referendum and the +
call.
Bills OF general interest Whit
died on calendars were:
Providing State Board of Opt
metry, the Chalkley and Roberts,
pure election bills, the Adams pu
paint bill, the HARDWOOD bills for t
consolidation of refOrmatories, t
abolition of the Governor staff,
nepotism bill the district pOorhou
bills, the White bills designed
abolish the pleading of contribute
negligence, the Milstead investmt
company bill, the Byrd child lat
and Cox safety appliance bills,
Stebbins uniform bills of ladi
measure, the Stephenson antiga
bling bill. the Fitzhugh antitreat
bill. the Banks antitrading sta
bill, the Dreamer bill limiting
hours of labor of street car c
ployes, the Walton bill to prov
for the election of school trust
by vote of the people. the Wal
and Oliver bill to repeal the Il
option compulsory school att
dance law, the water pollution bi
the Hartman safety match bill,
Throckmorton milk bill, the con
tutional amendment permit
election of school superintends
no tho naople and the game DrO