The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-18
REVENUE MEASURES ARE
AMONG THOSE APPROVED
Governor signs Tl,irty-,lz Bits ar<.
yetocs Two. Identical Win Pre-
yiously Signed Bills.
PROVIDES FOR pmAcEwosfEN.
Meme of State Advisory h oaro
Changed and Powers Enlarged
Refrigerator and Other Cars Ownen
by Companies Out OF State Are
Taxed.

fixed his signature. Two bills, whtch
had been sent up to the Governor ioF
his consideration, received the Neto'
Both were duplicates of bills passed
at an earlier stage OF the leglsiatlVe
session and previously signed by the
executive.
Among the measures signed seStef
day are revehue measures placing
license tax on livestock auctioheeIs'
placing n license tax OF s5oo yea
on labor agents who have no stated
place Of business, Imposing license
Of II 900 on circuses and carniNals
shoutnr adjacent to the grounds OF
arr,ruituraI fairs. providing for as"
.esxment and taxation OF refrigerator
ard other oars OF companies not
domic.ied within the State OF VIZ
ginja. and changing the name OF the
state ADVISORY Board of Taxation to
state Tax Board. appropr!ating slo'-
600. and enlargfng it's powers.
Providing Poiicewomen.
The bill authorizes cities OF $4,000
or more population to have women
police of7icers was approved. This -
n measur. for which the Social Service
Federation and other organizations
whose object ia the throwing OF ad-
ait.onal safeguards around young peo-
pie supported
large number OF local measures
were among the bills signed yester-
day The bills signed are
House hill No. S4s.-lmposing
license OF 81 300 a performance on
circuses or carnivals showing adjacent
20 tho grounds Of agricultural fairs.
House bll No. s5s Providing Tor
the assessment and taxation of re-
ffigerator. stock aud furniture cars
senate bill Ne 9SF~ Providing
urense TAX on live stock auctioneers,
-ffo7rzr hfff -kS2-rax- hill ChauE-
Ing the name of The State Advisory
BOARD OF Taxation so the state Tax
Board. increasing its powers and
duties appropr5ating $4,000 Cor is
expenses. and clarifying the laws VIII
reference to the duties OF local BOARDS
II review
senate bin No. ISL imposing
License tax of $500 year on labor
agents who have no regular stated
place of business.
House bin No sos Extending the
operation of the law foroidding COM
mon or roller towels 20 hotels schools
snd public lavatorlss
House bin No. e5--Making Il a
pf.s,iemeauor 10 obtain goods from
merchants on approval ard fraudu- /
lentlv failing TO return same.
ltnuse btll No 7s--Author' King
tn. road hoard OF Plymouth Magis-
tcvis3 District in the County OF
I.nnenburg. To use uneSpended road
bond funds for additional road I'm
provement-
Prisoners Get Time Credits.
House bill No 1913 Allowing credit
prisoners their sentences for
,tpee spent In iail awaiting trial
awaiting transportsto 10 penUen-
tlary. and pending appeal
House hill No. Providing for
poiicewomen in cities OF more than
y 600 Inhabitants,
House bill No 42T- Amending the
road IAN of the County OF Campbell. i
House bill No 4es-Authori5inG
boards OF supervisors TO appropriate
money from the general fund for
school purposes.
House hill No. Protecting
-pAeaaants IN the Counties OF Mid
dlesex for two years
House bin No. 5s7-Repealing Ar
act providing or Altering ana Vacai-
fng certain streets and alleys In the
city OF Norfolk,
House bill No 5sa--AuthoriEtns
the board OF supervisors OF the Coun-
ty of Hanover ia appropriate money
10 aid district and county fairs,
House bill No, 552-Authortzins
the County OF Isle OF Wight TO appro
pirate money TO erect a public service
building at Burwelrs Bay
House bill No. 57s--~Authoridng the
Counties of Warwick. James CITY,
Elizabeth City and York 10 lease high
ways subject to vote of people.
l4ousebiN No. 2se--Amending the
road law of the County of Caroline. !
House hill No. 2s2--Authorizing
the school board OF L.uray District. |
in the County OF Page. to issue bonds
10 paw a debt on high school hutid !
ing.
House bill No. 272-Amending the |
charter of the Town of Strasburg. |!
in the County of Shenandoah.
House bill No, 2TS--Ljmiting the /
number OF game birds that may be
killed In one day in the County OF
Shenandoah.
charter OF the Town OF Biaeksburg. !
in the County Of Montgomery.
House bin No 27s-Authorizing !
the Town of Blacksburg. in the Coun- !
~ Of Montgomery. TO borrow for
street improvements.
House hill No. 2Sl-Preventing I
hogs from running al large in tho !
Town of Grumpy. in the County of
Buchanan.
To Pay Veterans Expenses.
House bill No, 367-Authori2ing /
councils OF cities to appropriate
money TO pay expenses OF Con-
federate veterans to the reunion, at
birmingham. Ala. May 1918, 1919.
House bill No. 369~--Propiding n
new charter for the Town of Gretna,
In the County 70 I'lttsylvania
House bill No. 3SS-To pay TO
Ollie Fowler $1,000 because of the
death Of her husband. A. c. Fowler,
who was Killed while acting as Juror
in Alien ease in Carroll County In
March. 1912.
House bill No. 42s-Amsndnr the
road law of the County OF Floyd
House bill No. 4G5-Providin4 for
segregation OF persons suffering from
tuberculosis who refuse to use precau-
tons to prevent spread OF infection.
House bill No. ATS Amending the
charter, of the Town of Stanley, in
the County of Page.
House bill No 517--Amending the
charter OF the city of Danville in
reference to the police commission
House bill No. 436--AmendinE tho |
charter OF the city OF Norfolk in refer
ence 10 the dries OF the City Council /