The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-10
Mn. Renrruugc Districts.

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The Senate returned House bill No
3. with Senate amendments. which were
adopted, and tie bill Viii go 10 the
Governor to-day. 1t provides that upon
petition OF fftN qualified voters OF q
county asking for = Encouragement OF
the magtsterial districts or change
In the names, the Circuit Court OF the
county may Tor good causes shown en-
ter AN order for such r"2rraneeHent,
increasing OF diminishing the fumbcr.
Or changing the name. providing that
there shah not be- In any county less
than three or more than eleven naLsis-
tcrial districts Mr. stephenson. patron
81 the bill. accepted the Senate amend
,nents. which did not alter the main
purport of the bill.
On motion Of Mr.. Powell. The House
rccpusidcred Tire vote by which House
bill No. So was ordered 10 it's engross-
rnent, The bin r.peals a special act
providing q road law for spotsylvania
TO take effect after the expenditure
Of the present bond issues voted for
Livingston and Bcrkley. Districts" and,
On motion OF Mr.. Browning. Senate
bill No 81 rearrahgins the schedule
for holding court in the Ninth Judicial
Circuit, WAS taken up out of Its order,
tho constitutional readings dispensed
with. and the bin put on it's passage
and passed. 1t VIII go TO tho Governor
clause taking effect from it's passage.
II provides an additional term of court
for Culpepcr County.
Take Ip Rolling-Stock Bill.
ON motion of Judge Williams. the
House took UP out Of its order House
bin, and made IL II special order for
consideration to-day ut 1880 o'clock
The bin as reported by the Commit
tee on Roads and Internal Navigation
aims to meet the constitutional office
lions raised to the act Of 1912. Its
patrons are AIessrs. Williams. Nelson:
provides, that the rolling stock Of
steam, electric and street railway cor
porations, 30 far al taxable In this
State, shall not be assessed for local
taxation at the principal office. but
shall be assessed by the state corpo-
ration Commission. Instead OF appor-
form of taxation as the former bill at
tempted 10 do, the new rolling stock
Dill provides Tor the apportionrnent to
the city. county or town in which the
principal office Is located Of 30 per cent
OF the assessed value OF such rolling
stock; and the remaining 10 per cent
oil tch assessed value of such rolling
stock Is To be distributed among the
several counties. cities. towns and
school districts through which the rail-
roads run. That part Of the assessed
valuation OF rolling stock certified by
the state Corporation Commission TO
each city town or county shall be sub.
ject To taxation al the local rates.
House Hills Passed.
Inc no n;,1 passsd the following bills:
parry to any action At law or suit in
equity shall not be held as waivine
his right 10 object and except TO the
ruling OF the court where n demurrer
10 his pleading has been sustained, and
he has amended II result of such
/ ruling. Patron, Mr.. White
House bin No. "a: To amend and re-
enact section 1928, chapter lS5, OF the
Code of Virginia, relative to profaue
swearing and drunkenness Patron MIR
Chalkley. The bill makes II misde-
incanor for any persons arrived mt the
age OF discretion to profanely curse or
swear or get drunk.
IL was explained that under the exist
ing law II is Impossible To collect the
nne Tor drunkenness. except by civil
process. and the great majority of those
charged with plain drunkenness have
nothing on which q levy can be made
The new act does not apply to any CITY
or town having local police regulations
House bill No. 25-To amend section
32ll OF the Code. ia regard TO notice OF
motion for judgment
House bill No. 26-To amend the char
I ter OF the town of Lexington.
House bin No. 2S-To amend the
charter OF the town of Eastville, in
northampton County.
House bin No. 3o-To repeal an act
establishing a dispensary for the sale
/ of liquor In farmviilc Magisterial Dis
\ trict. Prince Edward County: also to
/ repeal an act for establishment OF a
/ dispensary in Leigh Magisterlal Dis
| trict. Prince Edward County, provided
| that the qualified voters of Prince Ed
ward County shall so elect
City or County Poor Farms.
House bill No. 3l-To authorize the