The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-21

Delegato J., William Daniel offered
Yesterday bill to prohibit divorced
year after obtaining a decree.
Mr.. IIobson offered a bill similar to
that already offered In the Senate, to
permit qualified voters absent from
their precincts on election day to vote
An important amendment to the an
in,, law which may have IL Sc
Richmond for enlargement OF its
boundaries. was offered In the House
y Yesterday by Delegate Julien Gum. OF
whether now pending or hereafter in
stituted, shall more than rs per cent
9. me taxable values OF any county
| from which territory is desired, be
taken in by any city at any one time.
Delegate Stearnes offered bill de-
Signed as substitute, both for tho
weaver bill md that recommended by
Governor Elect Stuart for tax on de-
POSTS In bank. In fact, it is a com
plete new plan OF taxation as regards
banks CO. ""
The bill directs the State Corporation
commission to levy franchise tax OF
OF stocks Of banks, security and trust
companies. based on their par value
Plus surplus and undivided profits 1t
provides that money deposited I'm hank
Is segregated and made subject to tnx
alton by the State alone, and TINT The
t taHh en- %, tax Is In lieu OF all State
panies. or on their stock. real estate
or permanent property and shall In
oiua u, ana be IN lieu OF all tax on money
Is 10 go one-half to the support OF the
government. one-fourth to schools. md
ohe-tourth TO pensions.
Proha bly, the most extensive md 49,,
,a. single bill offered before this
session or the General Assembly was
nat entered yesterday by Delegate d
L. S'earnes. OF Roanoke COUNTY nro.
p pn5in IL q new plan OF tax segregation
tah OF public utility corporations So
EreEates that form of taxation making
~ liable TO assessment by the State
m az ana hXes the method and rate
| OK sucn taxation, and repeats all State
taxes on real and personal propertv
MI Stearnes, who has evidently given
fnred i'' bis hi, Z great deal Of study, Of
complete marginal Index and an estt
mated settlement OF the revenue to the
posed law. The bill levies n tax OF one
ana ono. tcnth per cent on the capitnii
Iation plus the funded and floating in
debtedness OF all public utility corpo
rations. BY doing away with ali Stnto
tan on real and personal property, IL
aims TO obviate the immediate and ur-
calculated by the patron that tho bill
would increase the tax income TO the
nutIi pet Meeh 90 ana 90 per cent from
PUBIC utility corporations.
~, a pin to provide for participation by
Virginia In the Panama Pacific Exno
siti0n at San Francisco was offered in
the House by Delegates Baker and vii.
iiams. 1t provides for commission of
ttnree, to be named by the Governor,
erection OF a State building on the ex
position grounds.
In n bill offered by Delegate Tonev
every railroad Is required to employ
not less than six section hands and one
sectionmaster for every seven miles OF
track, including sidings. but not count
ing terminals. In event OF accident NV
sspreading rails. defective roadbed or
pIlaEGs. II shall be prlma facie evidence
mat the act has been violated, and thar
t the road was in unsafe condition. Con
ductors are required under the act 70
make n list OF all passengers emnioveo
ana others Injured or killed. with the
names and addresses, and file same win
the State Corporation Commission
where 1t shall at all times be open for
inspection OF the public