The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-21


ye. appropriatinE $4,000 for the pur-
chase Of metal Hing cases for manu-
scripts Ia the State Library. This last
bill was made especially important by
reason OF are In the libarary while
the Legislature was in session.
Here are the bills signed yesterday;
House bill No. 20s--Amending the
law creating the Office OF State Forest
er, increasing his powers and penal
ixing destruction of forests by setting
Ares, and providing for State acquisi-
ton of forest areas
House bill 3S1--Relieving Sam
Rankin, of the County of Allegheny,
Of Judgment on ball bond.
House bill No. 443--Authorizing
the Counties of Greene and Madison
to levy a tax for the erection of a
bridge across the Rapidan River.
House bill No. 509-Amending the
road law of the County Of Fauquier.
House bill No. 4S4-Amending the
charter of the city Of Newport News,
with reference to the duties or the
Mayor and Council.
House bill No. 322--Providing that
the high constable shall execute orders
of the civil Justice In cities of more
than $4,000 inhabitants.
House bill No. 243-Providing
boards of stock examiners in the
Counties of Lee. Wise and Dickinson.
House bill No. s44--Authorizing
commitment of feeble minded persons
charged with crime to city or county
farms
House bill No. 52o-Permitting the
town of Chiihowie, in the county OF
Smyth. to borrow money for public
improvements.
80 A fha
board of supervisors OF the county of
Rockingham to appropriate money in
aid Of Rockingham Memorial Hos
pital.
House bill No. 43T--Authorizing the
sale Of Cypress Church land. in the
county Of Surry, for a public ceme-
terry.
House bill No. 496-Permltting c.
II. Mathews to build wharf on James
River, In the county of James city.
House bill No. 441--Making 1t un-
lawful to anchor small boats in the
channels OF Norfolk and Portsmouth
harbor above Craney Island
House bill No. 63o-Authorizing
the county Of Wise TO use sinking fund
created for one bond issue in redeem
ing another Issue.
House bill No. 4e1-Amending the
charter OF the city of Norfolk with
reference to damage suits against the
city
House bill No. 4T2-Providing for
the issuance of bonds by the town of
Gate City, In the county of Scott, to
erect n public school building.
House bin No. 572-Authorizing the
county OF Giles to construct free high
way bridges across New River.
House bill No. 436-Authorizing the
Board of supervisors of the county of
Henrico to sell the poorhouse farm.
House bill No. 439-Permitting the
city OF Norfolk TO establish an en-
ployment bureau.
House bill No. 307-~Increasing the
good behavior allowance OF convicts
in the penitentiary from four days in
the month to ten DAYS in the month.
with forfeiture in case of escape. at
tempted escape or INSTRUMENTATION.
House bill No. 47e-Making the
Norfolk County courthouse and Jail
part of the several magisterial dis
tricts of the county.
House bill No. 500--Authorizing the
trustees of Shoemaker College. at Gate
City. In the. county of Scott 30 con-
tees of Estiliville District.
u.
school board of Washington District,
No. s. In the, county of Norfolk, 20
borrow. s46 900 for schools
House bill No. 5s6--Exempting drug
stores in tho cities of Norfolk and
Portsmouth and the county OF Nor
folk from permission to sell liquor
under the new prohibition act.
House bin No. 3es--Authorixing the
councils of the towns In the county
OF Wise to expend money raised by
bond issues for other purposes.
House bill No. 546--Providing COM
pensstton for district school trustees
In the counties of Fairfax Loudoun.
Southampton, Cumberland Bucking-
ham and s4unenhprg
House bill No. 457--Authorizing the
board OF supervisors of the county of
Rockingham to borrow money for road
improvement,
House hill No. 573-Permstsing the
qualified voters Of the county OF Able
marie to vote on the creation OF a
road commission.
House bill No. 521--Authorizing the
county OF Nottoway to borrow money
fer school and road PURPOSES
House bill No. sl--Prohibiting the
board OF supervisors OF the County
OF Washington TO issue bonds under
the special road law.
House bill No. ssi---Aading the
counties of Orange Stafford, Kappa
hammock. Prince Edwaga md Bedford
to the Torrens land registration law.
House bill No. s66-Autho-fzing the
boards OF supervisors OF Che counties
of ESSEX ard vF,1~ Nss f's nan to pay
rewards for certain scalps.