The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-10

zion 1859, subsection Q, of the CODE OF
Virginia. relating to the powers and
duties of district school trustees. Re-
ferred to the Comrpittee on Public In
stitutions and Education.
Mr.. Gunn--A bill to amend and re-
enact an act approved Manch IL
1910. entitled An act to validate
acknowledgements to deeds of bar
gain and sale heretofore made and
certified by an ofieer having the au-
thority to take such acknowledge
ments, who is named as trustee In a
deed of trust securing the deferred
purchase money. SO as to include &C
acknowledgements hereafter certified.
Referred to the Committee for Courts
OF Justice.
Mr.. Cannon---A bill to amend and
re-enact an act entitled IAN act to
provide fire escapes from buildings
of over thu ee stories" approved
March 4. 1890, as amended and re-
enacted by chapter 476 Of the acts OF
Assembly of 1902-03-04. approved De-
Committee on General Laws
Mr.. Gum (by request) "A bill TO
validate acknowledgements TO deeds OF
bargain and sale, conveying an equity
or redemption In real estate hereto
fore or hereafter made and certified
by an officer having the authority to
take such Acknowledgement, who Ia
named as trustee in a deed OF trust
already existing upon said property.
Referred to the Committee for Courts
of Justice.
Messrs. Addison and Mapp--A bill
to enable voters required by their du-
ties to be absent from their voting
precincts on the day of election to vote
by registered mail. Referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Eieo-
tons.
Mr.. Early (by quest)-A bill to
provide for the repaving OF the walks
and driveways of the public groun
surrounding the Capitol Building at
Richmond, known as the Capitol
Square" and to appropriate money
for the cost and expenses incident
thereto. Referred to the Committee
on Finance.
Ar Mathaws-A bill to amend and
re-enact section 1921 of an act entitled
AN act to amend and re-enact chap
ter 10 of the Code of Virginia in ref
erence to general and special elections;
when and where to be held, regula-
tions for their conduct and govern
ment; compensation for services in
election. approved January u, 1904,
leges and Elections.
Mr. Msthews--A bin an amend and
re-snact section ST. of the Code OF
Virginia of 1887. as amended and re-
enacted by an act approved March o
1884, is amended and re-enaoted by an
act approved March ., 1900, as amend /
ed and re-enacted by an act approved
July rs, 1902, as amended and re-enact-
ed by an act approved December 8, 1903
and as amended and re-enacted by an
act approved March IL. 1908. in rela-
tlon to appointment of registrars and
providing that registrars and clerks
appointed in cities having a population
OF $4,000 or more by the last United
States census shall be compelled to
serve unless excused by the Judge OF
the Corporation Court of such cities
and prescribing penalties for failure
SO to do. Referred to the Committed
on Privileges and Elections.
Mr.. Matthew'S bill TO amend and
re-enact section 80 of the Code oil
Virginia OF 1887. as amended and re-
enacted by an act approved March 6
1880. and as amended by re enacted
by an act approved December s. 1909
In relation to registrars and to change
of residence. and registration of voters
and prescribing compensation for reg
istrars. Referred to the Committee
on Privileges and Elections
Mr.. Davis--A bill for the relief oil
John Barksdale, c. L. Stovall and c. b
Barksdale. their heirs, or those claim
ing under them, from the payment oil
delinquent taxes enormously levied
upon tract OF land in Franklin CouH-
ty, on Smith River, twenty miles south
west of the courthouse, by reason OF
erroneous assessment and valuation OF
said land. and to relieve said land from
lieu of such taxes, except as to be
true valuation thereof Referred Il
the Joint Committee on Special, Pri-
yate and Local Legislation,
Mr.. AIlen--A bill to amend and re
enact an act entitled AN act TO amend
and re-enact an act to extend the
time for collecting taxes accounted for
by the-city and county tressurers and
not returned delinquent, approved
March Is. 1915. Referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.