The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-23
Court Procedure Changed Al
lowing Peremptory Chal-
lenge of Jurors by Common
wealth
SNAPSHOT CORPORATE
DlSSOLUTIONS TO END
Notice Must Be Given and Be-
comes Judicial Ques;it n
r .ther Than Minister, ]
Function of Corporation
Commission

After three and one-half years of
constant work the code revision com
mission. authorized by the general as
sembiy of 1914. has completed its
work and bound volumes OF the pro
posed new coda were on yesterday
mailed to each member OF the gem
erai assembly, and 10 interested state
officials.
The new code IN the first com piete
authorized revision since the code Of
ISs7, the lawyers of the state having
for a long time relied on Pollard s
code and annotations published by
Hon. John Garland Pollard, In the
com ptling OF which he was assisted
by Louis c. Phillips. formerly OF New
&port News but now OF James CITY
county.
The revisors of the code of 1917
were: Hon Samuel A. Anderson. Judge
NJ. p. Burks, of the supreme court OF
appeals of Virginia, and Hon +. ;.
| Hutton, who were assisted in their
work by Colonel John w. Williams.
clerk OF the house OF delegates.
Pay Tribute to Assistants.
Speaking in the concluding para
graphs OF their report 10 the general
assembly. the commission says OF the
work OF these Two men: The reVisors
feel that 1t is but proper in concluding
this report they should make &C
Knowiedg rnent for the valuable assist
ance which has been rendered them
In the preparation OF the Work by
their chief clerk Mr.. John W.$Wtl-
liafns and his first assistant, Mr.. G.
H. Morrisett They have been with
the revisorS from The beginning OF
the work until the present time and,
aside from mere clerical assistance,
their aid. advice and cooperation N
the preparation cf the code have been
al very great value" Acknowiedg~
naent In made az we'll of the eo-opera-
sion and service of the public printer,
Davis Bottom
A Formidable Volume.
The new code is formidable yol-
ume. II contains sixty-thres titles,
27e chapters. s.57i sections and 2.l7T
pages of text.
Among che more important changes
yaade In the laws Of the state by the
rcvisors subject OF course to the rau-
nrasfcn and adoption Of the senerhl
as~ern bly, are these involving prn-
ced,1re In the courts; the method IN
which public rervtce corporations
shall be dissolved, and the confeFrirg
ON the boards OF supervisors or coun-
ties larger legislative powers, the 81
fort of which will be to some extent
the Tightening OF the burden OF the
general assembly In the matter Oh
local legislation. Owing TO many
DEATHS from gross carelessness IN the
operation OF trains. street cars ana
e,,tom obiles, turies are permitted "a
fmpose more scverel punishment IN
,ases Of involuntary Granddaughter.
mcconnell .yudfctal Question.
The effect of the revision Ia the
ratter Of the dissolution OF public
.ar,are CORPORATIONS IL first TO require
<cur weeks notice of an intention 10
discontinue the business of such cor
noratton making IL impossible 10 re-
meat such q snapshot action as was
taken In the matter OF the Ashlano
car line In which. without nouce,
railroad which had been operated foi
ter wears continuously discontinued III
ssrvfce Furthermore. the change II
the law makes the question or fh'
dissolution of such a corporation
judicial question to be determined ~
the state corporation commission
srdtn the decision Of which an appea
would lie &c the state supreme court
rather than n ministerial function eS
erctsed at the pleasure OF the stock
holders OF the corporation seekins
dissolution. ~
R<rnedics Custer law Defect.
The defect Ia the custer law which
made 1t OF 1ittie effect in procurln!
the removal OF public ofHciais suul.
OF bsing intoxicated In public p!sc'
ms been remedied. the original statute
not having been sufficiently full u
carry out the intention Of the genera
The following. NJ part, is tho tex
Of the report OF the revisors TO TN
general assembly. given out yester
~ {, the mailing to the members o
that body the bound volumes of tn
work:
Report Of the Hevisors.
..ro the General Assembly Of Virginia
.Tn the former report submitted T.
Won IN January, 1918, there was state'
what portion OF the work assigned Z
tha reyiHors had been done, and tn
manner in which 1t had been done
since that tipne, the revisors haV
completed the work OF revision. an
now submit the results OF their entir
revision In the form or a bill enaetin
The statutes into q. code.
much of the work done since IN
sorrocr report, was done In the sam
manner ar stated in that report, bn
n was found impracticable 10 revis
fh~ departmental statutes In the sam
manner as other statutes. and henc
a dtfrerent method was adopted
These statutes were apportione
among the several revisors. and IN
h~.d Of each department was aske
far ANY suggestion he could make 70
*. better conduct of his q, partmen
ana a. to any difficulties or dsfcien
r;es. or any redundancies or conflict
ne had encountered in the admins
tr.tfon OF his department. These sus
eutsons were carefully considered b
ne revisor to whom that work wa
aasignsd. and AFTER being 60 consio
~seT ana action determined on. IN
repertmsnt was notified OF the actio
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