The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-24
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lard, Of Richmond. now the Attorney
General-clect, to mako n coditfcetion
OF tho statute law following tho chap
ter headings and the section numbers
OF the old Code.
ar foiiard's work Is tho standard
used by all lawyers to-day. and hns
been highly praised by attorneys prac-
! tic'ns IN the supreme Court, and others,
az remarkable worlt considering tho
handicap under which It was prepared
Want Thorough Recodiheation.
No matter which now bin msv he
recommended. II will be provided that
commission be named TO give the
whole time of the members for the
next TWO years TO the work. TO make
thorough revision and rccodincatton
OF inc statute law. bringing tho whole
down to date, and dividing II into new
and suitable chapter heads and sec
tons, the Commission TO report It's
WORK 10 tho next General Assembly
'osether with recommendations for
eliminating conflicting clauses and pro-
Vlsions, which apply only to obsolete
conditions. and which now remain ONLY
10 cucumber tho statute books. The
Williams bin provides that tho com
mission may employ a clerk. who is an
! expert In library index work ana cluss-
!hcat!on, with such stenographcrs az
may be needed. that IL be furnished
with an Office at the Capitol and pro-
vision Is made for printing in sections
me results OF It's work for considcra-
ton or the new General Assembly Ar
ter It's adoption as the Official Code or
virginia. the new volume liz 10 bc
| printed for the State and copyrighted
and copies gold TO other than officials
OF mo government at prices that will
repay the State for the outlay both or
printing and OF the codlncation
! How nj al a.
The question as To how the commits
! sion OF recod!ncation shall be named IL
/ one which has resulted in some diff
ierences of opinion, ana on which the
| pending bills differ.
! One suggestion Is a commission or
three competent lawyers TO lie named
! by the Governor. Another is Tor !,
| commission to be named by the Su-
premc Court OF Virginia One Of the
+ bills proposes that the commission
1 shall be made UP OF circuit Judge. {,
! lawyer in active practice. and Il pro.
lessor from one OF the law schools OF
| this state. Provision is made In all
! the bills for salaries OF commissioners
I during their time of service, and for
necessary expenses. 1t Is believed that
! tho work. II gone into thoroughly. and
/ not merely made a Reconsideration OF
! existing Codes, VIII require fully two
/ years work on the part of able stu
/ dents OF the principles of law. Tho
| matter has been before the General
| Assembly for several years, and has
always been objected to account OF
! the expense. Objection Is made this
| year that the new Code should be held
back until the tax laws OF the State
| are thoroughly reformed. as Is pro-
! posed by an extra session OF the Gen
/ cral Assembly within a few months
In answer to this It, was stated that IL
| tho Legislature adopts new general
! tax law. which VIII be in Lou OF all
! present laws on the subject OF taxa
! ton. that law might be at once In
! serted In the new Code as the chapter
on taxation. and be given appropriate
! paragraph and section numbers by the
comml sion revising the Code.