The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-11
Used Pen Belonging to Rev.
DR.. Asbury Christian, and
Was Used BY Executive in
Signing Enabling Act
MEASURE SIGNED AT
$40 P. M. YESTERDAY
Senators Mapp and Saunders.
Delegate Jordan and Mrs.
Howard M. Hoge Present at
Event Which Marked Be-
ginning Of New Era

ginning Of New Era
The Mapp prohibition bill, which
prohibits the manufacture or sale OF
Intoxicating liquors In Virginia after
November /, 1915. has been signed.
Promptly atsa5:1o o'clock yesterday
afternoon Governor Henry Carter
Stuart axed his signature to the bill
with the same pen used in signing
the enabling set, and incidentally
the same one with which DR.. w. As
bury Christian. pastor of Union Sta
ton Methodist Church. wrote the
history OF Richmond. The bill was
Walter Mapp, chairman OF the Sem
ate COMMITTEES ON Moral and Social
Welfare: Delegnts o. E. Jordan.
chairman of the same committee In
the House of DefeEAtes: Mrs. Howard
Nj Hoge, rrsaident OF the Virginia
w IN an q ChrfGtfan Temperance
Union: Mr.. Hoge and Senator John
r. Saunders, Of Middlesex County.
one Of the patrons aof the BILL Tbs
pen with which the bill was signed
was the property or Rev. DIR. Chris
ttHIts Atlu VIII 10 UUtkt OGCA w Inv
local minister. Another pen, which
Governor Stuart pressed into use to
fix the date on which the law will
go into effect, was presented to Mrs.
Hoge. who IL recognised Is one OF
the prohibition leaders In Virginia.
The bill did not come up to the
Governors cfiice from the Senate un-
til late Yesterday afternoon and he
immediately extended an Invitation to
those above named TO be on hand
and see II we'll done.
The other bills approved follow:
House bill No. 14s--Amending tbs
road law o. the county OF Mecklen-
burg.
House bill --21As-.Proh!hitin
the killing. purchase or sale Of deer
and elk in tho county OF Shenandoah
before the year 1890.
House bill No. 2s3-creating a
closed season for squirrels between
February and November I OF each
year In the counties Of Sporsyivania,
Caroline. New Kent. Warwick
Charles City, James CITY. York and
Stafford.
The following bills were approved
on Friday by the Governor:
House bin No. 45--Providifig hew
local road ieyies shall be laid In the
County of Bedford
House bill No. Submitting to
the voters Of the County or Clarke the
question 81 dlscontinusnce Of certain
toilgates.
House btll No 15s-Authorixinr the
Board Of Supervisors Of the Count,
Of Amherst Is offer : reward for the
scalps Of certain hawks
House bin No, 1si-Authorixins the
Board Of Supervisors Of the County 81
Henry to appropriate money to main.
tain a convict road force.
House bill No. fsa--Deciarinr The
North Fork OF Holston River. n thu
County OF washington, a legal fence
House bin No. fs6-Pernaittinx ths
Council Of the city Of Hampton d
esta blish limits FOR the constructiou
|of wooden buildings
charter e 81 the CITY of Hampton' with It'll
reference 10 local tax levies,
House bin No. i7e--Authorisinx the
refuding OF 3I5z50 to Sarah e. Ashby
IilleRally paid as taxes on Confederate
bonds.
House bill No. as14--Cha6sinr ths
name "a Burtonss Wharf. IN TN
County ~ Middlesex. 10 urba nns
wharf ~ ID . 3s ss.s =
House bill No. 1so--Auta1ortxinr thu
constructfcn IL : road between Pc.
tersh, a rs ina city point. IL ths CENT,
~ prircs faenr.e e. ~
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