The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-22
IN THE SENATE


juries to persons or property alleged
to have been sustained by reason of
the negligence of a city or any officer,
agent or employe thereof; and to re-
auire from the claimant a written.
verified statement OF the nature of his
claim and of the time and place at
which the injury is alleged to have
been received. Referred to the Com
mittee for courts of justice.
Mr.. Lesner, No. i22--A bill to
amend and re-enact section 1859 of
the code of Virginia, relative to OBJ
tanning jurors for the trial of case
In which a city. town or county is
party; how the venire facias shall be
directed and executed; and how jury
formed. Referred to the committee
for courts of justice.
Mr.. Blanks, No. 123--To provide for
the election of school trustees by the
vote of the people. Referred TO the
committee on public Institutions and
educations.
Mr.. Holt No. 124~--To authorize the
city of Hampton TO levy and collect
for the year 1914 ard the. year 1915
a tax not to exceed ten cents on the
one hundred dollars of valuation on
all property taxable by said city in
addition to the levy or tax which said
city is now authorize by law to levy on
all property taxable by it. Referred to
the special joint committee on special,
private and local legislation,
Messrs Cannon and Hartman, No.
125--To provide in cities containing
25,00A inhabitants or more for the
election of a special justice of the
peace tn-ha-knaMn- the 4us.lca- Of
the juvenile and domestic relations
court. and to prescribe his jurisdiction
and duties. Referred to the commit
tee for courts of justice.
Mr.. Hartman, No. 126-To provide
for covering into the treasury certain
moneys now in the hands of A. w
Hartman, Jr., treasurer of the Com
monwealth. derived from fees paid In
by candidates for nominations in
primary elections. Referred to the
committee on finance.
Mr.. Browick. No. 12T-To amend
and re-enaCt section ] of an act
entitled an act to consolidate into one
act all acts relating to Confederate
/ pensions. and 10 repeal all acts and
parts Of acts in conflict herewith. APP
proved March IL, 1912. Referred to
the committee on finance.
Mr. Hartman, No. 12s--To regulate
the width of tires on wagons and
July ]. 1915. to forbid the bringing
| into or offering for sale OF all yehicles
in conflict with the provisions of this
z, bill. and also to regulate the width of
new tires placed on vehicles after
! July /, 1918. and to regulate and pre-
scribe the size of tires used on public
! roads of this State after January !.
! 1914, fixing the penalty incurred for
violation OF same. Referred to the
committee on general laws.
Mr.. Hartman, No. 1870 provide
! the manufacture storage. sale and dis
| tribution of matches. and to provide
/ penalties for the violation thereof.
| Referred to the committee on insur-
ance and banking.
! Messrs. Smith and Royal, No. 49,
| To amend and re-enact an act entitled
I an act TO amend aHA-fe-eHact an act
/ entitled an act to authorize the courts
of the Commonwealth of Virginia to
/ pay money to infants entitled to it.
I or TO their parents. in certain cases
without the. intervention OF guardian.
1 approved April 2, 1909, as amended
and re-enacted by an act approved
I February Is. 1908, in respect to the
amount of money that may be paid to
/ the infants entitled to II. or to their
! parents i'll certain cases Referred
| to the committee on general laws.
| Mr.. Watkins. No. tS1--To amend
! and re-enact section and section
of an act of assembly entitled an act
to authorize the several school boards
| of the school districts in this State to
| borrow money belonging to the liter
/ airy fund for certain purposes and to
authorize the loan of said funds for
each district, approved March Is.
1906, extending the same privileges to
cities. as amended and re-enacted by
an act approved February rs. 1908,
] Referred to the committee on public
| institution and education.
| Messrs Hartman and Watkins, No.
1870 provide for the participation
by the State of Virginia in the Panama
exposition at San Francisco. to APP
| point a commission, and to appropri
ate money for that purpose. Re-
| ferred to the committee on finance.
! Mr.. Watkins. No. 1870 repeal
| so far as the county of Powhatan is
! concerned an act of the general as
sembly Of Virginia entitled an act
| to provide for the working OF roads
and Goochland. approved March 3.
1884. as amended'b by an act of the gem
| eral assembly Of Virginia. entitled an
act to amend and re-e1act section 23
/ of an act entitled an act to provide
| for working of roads In the counties
| of Chesterfield, Powhatan and Gooch-
land. approved March 3, 1884, APP
proved March is. 1910. and to author
ize and empower the board of super
visors Of Powhatan county to use and
expend in their discretion for temper
airy road and bridge repairs. and inn
provements. and any and all money
which have accrued to the credit OF
the permanent road fund created un-
der said act. Referred to the COM
mittee on special. private and local
| legislation.
Mr.. Saunders, No. s4--To estab-
fish a bureau of banking, to provide
| for the incorporation, control and ex-
animation OF banks. and for the regu-
lation and supervision OF the banking
! business OF the State OF Virginia, to
| declare certain acts crimes and to
J. provide penalties for the punishment
| thereof. Referred to the committee
on Insurance and banking.
| Messrs Wendenburg and Watkins,
No. 135-To amend and re-enact Sec
tons 3 and of an act approved
March 10. 1904. entitled an act to pro-
vide for the extension of the corporate
limits Of cities and towns. Referred
to the committee for courts of justice.
/ Mr.. Saunders Thy reauest). No. 1876
To prohibit selling or giving away