The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-19

News Referred to the Joint Com
mittee on Special, Private and Local
LEGISLATION.
/ Mr.. Holt-A bill to authorize the
issuance of $4,000 of bonds by the
] city OF Newport News for street inn
provement. Referred TO the Joint
COMMITTEE on Special. Private and
Local Legislation.
| Mr.. Holt-A bill to amend and re-
enact sections s. s. IL, "a, 81. Sc, so,
Gil and SIS and to repeal 81 of an act
to incorporate the city Of Newport
News, in the county of Warwick, and
Iprovide charter therefor. approved
January 16, 1896 as amended, and TO
provide for the adoption by the quail
fed voters of the change In form OF
government. and for special primary
election for mayor and councilmen.
Referred to the Joint Committee on
{ Special, Private and Local Legisla-
ton.
| Mr.. Early-A bill to regulate the
operation Of certain vehicles for hire
within the cities Of this Common
wealth, to require indemnity bonds
for such privilege, to authorize the
collection of municipal license taxes
therefor, to prescribe certain condi-
tons, and to impose penalties for fail
ure to comply with the terms and re-
Equirements of this act. Referred to
the Committee on General Laws.
Mr. Garrett-A bill to provide for
the keeping Of a record of proceedings
of the Legislature in certain books
and files to be under the custody of
the Legislative Reference Bureau, and
to require certain officers of the Cen
eral Assembly to furnish carbon copies
of journals, records and reports OF
committees and other documents, and
ito further provide that said bureau
may be permitted to secure or retain
copies OF all bills and resolutions In
Itroduced in either branch Of the Cen
eral Assembly for the purpose Of re-
cording progress OF the same. Re
ferred to the Committee on General
Laws.
Mr.. Garrett-A bill to amend and
Ire-enact section 27S of the Code Of
Virginia, as heretofore amended. Re-
ferred to the Committee on General
Laws.
Mr.. Goolrick (by request)-A bill
for changing rules Of evidence with
reference to oral parol contracts for
the sale Of lands made prior to Jam
Iuary /. 1887, where parties have been
In open notorious possession since said
date Referred to the Committee for
Courts OF justice,
| Mr., misunderstanding permits
sion TO city of Richmond to construct a
driveway through Capitol Square. to-
gether with automobile parking space
and public comfort station between
! Eleventh and Twelfth Streets. Re
ferred to the Committee on Public In
stitutions and Education.
Mr.. Csnncr-Proposing an amendment
to section 40, OF the Contribution of
be- nm 4Tfat 2 .
for Courts of Justice.
Mr.. Rlson--A bill to amend and re-
enact section of an act entitled an
! act to define dentistry and to regulate
the practice OF the same and to pro-
4 vide penalties for the violation of the
/ provisions of this act, and repeal an
act entitled an act to denne dentistry
I and to regulate the practice or the
same, and to provide penalties for the
violation Of this act. and TO repeal sec
ton 6, OF said act, which said act
was approved March 81, 1914. Referred
I to the Committee on General Laws.
Mr.. saunders--A bill to amend and
4 re-enact section 3509 OF the Code of
Virginia. in relation to fees OF coro-
nors and constables. Referred to the
\ Committee for Courts OF Justice
I Mr. Buchanan-A bill to authorize
; county. district school trustees, or
other public officers having authority
j for the purpose, to acquire title TO
real estate for school purposes upon
condition that whenever the property
so acquired shall cease to be used for
school purposes 1t shsn revert OF the
grantor of his heirs, and TO authorize
money to be loaned from the literary
I fund for the purpose of building school
houses upon such property. Referred
TO the Joint Committee on Special
/ Private and Local Legislation.
I Mr. Mapp-Requestin the President
Pro-tempore, Speaker of the House and
Director of the Legislative Reference
Bureau 10 report to the General AS
sernbIy Of 1918 rules and customs OF
; other states pertaining to introduction
os bills. etc. Referred TO the Commit
tee on Rules.
4 Mr. Wendenburg (by request)-A bill
y authorizing the Circuit and Corpora
lions Courts, and in the city OF Rich
7 mond the Chancery Court of said city,
or the Judges OF snid courts in vaca-
ton, to appoint delinquent land com
f., missioners in the several counties ana
I CORPORATIONS Of Virginia. and authoriz-
ing and empowering said delinquent
land commissioners of the several
counties and corporations Of Virginia
70 institute suits and sell real estate
for the purpose of collecting delinquent
taxes. levies and assessments due the
Commonwealth and the several conn-
ties and corporations thereof Re-