The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-18
To the committee for courts OF jus

To the committee for courts OF jus
tice:
| BY Mr.. Lowry: A joint resolution
requesting the committees for courts
OF justice In the senate and house OF
| delegates to inquire into the expe-
diency OF rearranging and reducing
| the number OF judicial circuits In the
| State.
| BY Mr. Gum: A bill to amend and
re-enact an act entitled an act to pro-
vide within what time and by whom
the writ tax shall be paid in case OF
removal or appeal from justice. and
how Judgment shall be entered against
a surety where appeal Is dismissed.
| approved March II. 1910.
BY Mr.. Gum: A bin TO provide
whether persons In possession of
property or funds. or owes debt or
duty. may require persons who lay
| claims thereto TO interplead in equity,
| BY Mr.. White: A bill to amend and
re-enact an act approved March Z,
| 1912, entitled an act to amend the
! divorce practice In the State OF Viz
ginia, and to provide for the mailing
of copy OF the order or publication
against a nonresident defendant to
| his or her last known place Of ad-
| dress by registered mail at least If
; teen days before the taking of de-
positions
BY Mr. Montague: A bill to amend
| and re-enact an act to provide In
cities containing 10000 Inhabitants,
or more, for the election OF special
Justice OF the peace, to be known as
the civil justice. to prescribe his ju-
r!sdiction and duties and to fix his
compensation: and to authorize the
issue by other justices of the peace
in said cities OF warrants cognizable
by 1ald civil justice, approved March
S, 1908, as amended and re-enacted
by an act approved February IA, 1910,
and az amended and re-enacted by an
act approved March IA, 1919. by G)
increasing the salary limit of said
civil justice. CD increasing the
said civil Justice to $50; - provid-
Ing for interrogatories under execu-
ton issued by said civil justice: (4)
creating the position OF clerk to said
civil Justice. and (5) giving said civil
Justice certain powers in matters of
contempt.
BY Mr.. Daniel. of Loudoun: A bill
making 1t misdemeanor for hus-
band to desert or neglect his wife or
for a parent to desert or neglect his
child or children under the age OF
sixteen years: prescribing the penalty
| therefor. and making provisions for
the apprehension and punishment Of
persons convicted OF nonsupport, and
providing that persons convicted OF
nonsupport shall be sent to the con-
vict road force in certain contingent
cies: providing for the taking o. rec
ognizances: providing for the ap-
pointment of probation officers and
prescribing their duties and powers.
and making the chief of police and
sheriff probation officers in certain
contingencies.
BY Mr. Stephenson: A bill to
amend and re-enact an act to provide
an order of publication against non
resident defendant in divorce suits
and for mailing a copy thereof to said
defendants last known place Of abode
by registered mail at least fifteen DAYS
before the taking Of dispositions, APP
proved March Z. 1912. so Us to read
as follows:
BY Mr.. Stephenson: A bin to
amend and re-enact section 3057 OF
the code OF Virginia as amended and
re-enacted by an act approved De-
cember 26, 1903, and as further
amended and re-enacted by an act APP
proved March 3. 1906, and as further
amended and re-enacted by an act
approved February 80. 1908. and as
further amended and re-enacted by
also to amend and re-enaet section
3059 Of the code OF Virginia, as
amended and re-enacted by an act
approved December 80. 1908, entitled
an act to repeal sections 5000, 3065,
30e6. 30e7 OF the code OF Virginia
and To amend and re-enRct sections
1855 3O67.. 306s ,305s, 1850 and 306x
OF the code. - heretofore amended.
and - further Amended by m act