The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-10
CUSTER BILL STRONG
RIGHT ARM OF LAW
Measure Now Only Waits Action of
Governor. Both Houses Having
Acted.
REPORT
DOES NOT WEAKEN TT
Law Applies TO All Oniciais Found
Dereiics In the Disclsarxe Of Duties
Imposed On Thesn BY Their oaths
OF Once.

When the Commissioner OF Prohi-
bition In elected and the general pro-
nibitson bill. with two auxiliary meas
ures, are approved by the Governor.
the legislative program pressed by
the Anti-Saloon League OF Virginia
will be completed. This will be done
within forty-eight hours and may all
be done today.
The adoption by both the Senate
ana HOUSE, or the conferences report on
the custer bill, which Senator Mapp
rightly characterixes a. the strong
right arm OF the general statute. COM
pleted the work OF legtsiation, The
only charge made in the custer bill
as originally passed by the Senate
strikes out an unnecessary clause.
The effect and scope OF the measure,
which 10 a very important one, are
not changed at all.
Conference Report.
The conference report. signed by all
the members and adopted by both
houses without opposition IL .as fol-
lows:
To the Senate and House OF Delegates
of Virginia:
Your undersigned conferees. upon
the disagreeing votes of the two
houses on Senate bill No. ais. being q
bill ITO provide for the removal Of
persons holding any ONCE Of trust or
profit under and by virtue OF any Of
either State. county or municipal, ex-
cept such officers as are by the Con-
stitution removable only and ex-
ciusively by methods other than those
provided by this act, who shall
knowingly or wilfully neglect to par
form any duty enjoined upon such
officer by any law OF the State OF vir-
ginia. or who shall in any public
place be in a State OF intoxication pro-
duced by ardent spirits voluntarily
taken. or who shall engage in any
NIT any act constituting . violation OF
any penal statute involving moral tur-
pitude: and providing a procedure
therefor. and for the appearance OF
the Commissioner OF Prohibition. or
some one representing his once, In
certain cases arising hereunder" beg
leave to report an follows:
First. We recommend that the
House amendment to section 1, line
.. towit. After virginia" add: per
tanning to ardent spirits. AZ enacted
by the General Assembly Of 1915, and
all other prohibition laws pertaining
to ardent spirits ~ therein Defined;
ana all laws of the state for the pre-
yention of prostitution and keeping
IL houses OF ili-fame. and al laws Of
the state for the prevention Of
gambling be not agreed to.
Second. We recommend that House
amendment to section 3 line IL, to-
wit: strike out words by the conn
pisinant Of the officer be agreed
to.
Text OF the Bill.
Following IL the text OF the custer
bill:
To provide for the removal OF PERSONS
holding any ONCE Of trust or profit
under and by virtue Of any OF the
laws Of the state OF Virginia, either
state, county or municipal. except
such ofiicers 40 are by the Constitu-
ton removable only and exclusively
by methods other than those pro-
vided by this act. who shall know
ingly or wilfuily misconduct himself
q In ONCE. or who shall knowingly or.
wiIfuily aAg1ect to perform any duty
eiijoined upon atich ofIIcsr by any
!, law OK the State of yfrKinsA or who
81 sl,a II. III any d public pfaGe, b. m \
Z state of intox tfon produced ~
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