The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-21
IN THE HOUSE

Tho following bills were presented
In the house yesterday and referred.
under rule 81:
To the committee on finance:
By Mr.. white: To amend and re-
| enact section 5is of the code Of virginia
In relation to grand jurIes to examine
| books of assessment: fraudulent re-
, turns; when and how books corrected
when officers prosecuted, punishment,
etc. as amended and re-enacted by an
act approved December IL, 1908. entitled
an act to amend and re-enact sections
| 567. 56s. 571, 573 and 57S. entitled of
| the code of Virginia, In relation to the
erroneous assessment OF real and per-
sonaI property.
| BY Mr.. Lowry: Authorizing the
Commemorative attorneys OF the coun-
! ties and cities to compromise, settle
and adjust all claims due the Com
+ monwe aIth-o account of defalcatlon
of any kind of its officers. or on account
| of the nonpayment of any fines due
| the Commonwealth.
! BY Mr.. Powell To resuire all on
GERS handling public money TO settle
their accounts every three months. on
the LIST of January. April. July and
! October.
! To the committee for courts of Jus
| tice:
| BY Mr.. Powell: To amend and re-
enact an act entitled an act to amend
| and re-enaet section 1865 of the code of
| Virginia, etc, approved January 80.
| 1894 as amended and re-enacted by an
act approved December 10. 1903. en-
titled an act to amend and re-enact sec
tons 1851 and 1855, as amended by
an act approved February 81. 1894.
/ code of Virginia.
| BY Mr.. Price: Joint resolution pro-
posing amendment TO sections SO and 81
| of article 4 of the constitution OF Vir-
! ginia, and providing for publishing
said amendment and certifying the
same to the next general assembly.
/ By Mr.. Powell; To amend and re-
/ enact section 81 of the code of Virginia,
as amended and re-enacted by an act
approved May 80. 1903, as amended and
re-enacted by an act approved De
cember IS 1903, so as to provide for
the election of additional justices Of
the peace where the court thinks they
are needed instead of its appointing
them.
| BY Mr. Powell: To amend and re-
enact section 1919 of the code of Vir-
ginia, as amended and re-enacted by an
act of assembly. approved February 4,
| 1880. and by an act approved February
/ "a 1880. and by an act approved Feb
ruary "a, 1892. and by an act approved
January 20, 1894, and by an act ap-
proved February 81. 1894, and by an
act approved February IL, 1898. and
by an act approved February Is. 1901,
and by an act approved March IS. 1904,
and by an act approved February %,
1908 and by an act approved February
IA, 1910 In relation to appointment OF
, commissioners in chancery.
| BY Mr.. Powers: Providing that any
IL AE
| deemed a colored person.
| BY Mr.. oliver: Joint resolution to
provide for the appointment Of COM
mission to consider and report upon
the question of workmen's compensa-
! ton legislation
! BY Mr. Montague: Amending an act
approved March II. 1910. entitled an
| act to validate Acknowledgements TO
deeds of bargain and sale heretofore
made and certified by an officer having
! the authority to take such acknowl-
| edgments, who Is named as trustee in
a deed OF trust securing the deferred
purchase money.
/ BY Mr. Willis: To provide for the
allowance to Judgment debtor, after
garnishment, of exemption under sec
| ton 1852 of the code and to regulate
the procedure In such cases.
| BY Mr.. Powers: Providing for the
sentencing OF parties convicted OF a
misdemeanor by Justice to work upon
/ the public roads.
To the committee on counties. cities
and towns:
enact an act approved February 20.
1912. entitled an act to amend and re-
enact section 525 Of the code OF Viz
| ginia as heretofore amended.
BY Mr.. Powell; To authorize super
| visors TO prescribe collars for dogs on
which taxes have been paid.
BY Mr. Hohson: To permit wrestling
matches. bicycle races. boxing contests,
1 roller skate matches and marathon
races in this State in cities having a
tpopulation of more than twenty thou
/ sand people under certain terms and
conditions.
BY Mr.. Daniel. of Middlesex: Au-
thorizinF and requiring supervisors OF
any county to levy a sufficient tax TO
secure the payment ct moneys 70"
ed from the State literary fund.
| BY Mr.. walton: Declaring that there
shall be lien on real estate for town
taxes and providing for the enforce
ment thereof.
BY Messrs Smith. of King and Queen,
and Kent: To allow incorporated towns
to contract with neighboring cities for
the extension OF the citys departments
and ordinances relating thereto, to and
! for the service of the town and giving
authority to the officers OF such cities
In said towns.
i To the committee on agriculture and
mining:
BY Mr.. Harrison: To establish under
the department OF agriculture and I'M
migration of the State within and FOR
the State Of Virginia bureau OF I'm
migration to aid and encourage immi-
grafton to this State from other States
Of this Union.
BY Mr.. Leady: Designating the
board Of agriculture and immigration
as the State live stock sanitary board
defining the duties and powers OF the
said board; for the protection of do
lmestic animals: defining violations OF
this act, and prescribing penalties foi
the same. and TO repeal section 1899
of an act approved March IL, 1908
and entitled an act to amend and re-
lenact an act approved February u
1896. entitled an act to provide for the
protection of domestic animals, anc
TO authorize and empower the board
of control of the experiment station
Of the Virginia Agricultural and Me-
chanicaI college, at Backsburg, tt
establish live stock quarantine lines
rules and regulations and to pre-
scribe penalties for violating the same
as amended by an act approved Maref
r. 1onn and ae further amended BY