The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-16
House Bills

The following were presented ana
referred:
To the Committee on General Laws:
Nv Mr.. Taylor: \ bill to amend ana
re- enact an act entitled An act tor
the protection OF hotels and boarding
houses" approved Mar9h g. 1ss9'
Rv Mr. Evans: A bill TO provide lot
safety to life and property in this
state in the construction and use OF
steam boilers: creating board OF
boiler experts 10 prescribe rules ana
regulations for boilers used In TINS
state
To the Committee on Militia and
Police:
Bv Mr. Price: A bill TO organize
home guard companies.
To the Committee for Courts OF
Justice:
BY Messrs. Davis and Hall, OF Nor
folk county: a bill TO provide for the
removal OF certain justices,
BY Mesars uuagins and Ozln: A
hill to provide what shall constitute
presumption OF IN original grant OF
lands.
To the Committee ON Federal Rc~
Iations and Resolutions:
Py Mr.. Davis: A bill to provide for
the recordation Of the names OF
drafted men.
To the Committee on special. prt-
vatc and Local Legislation:
BY Mr. Hunter a bill in relation
20 killing and trapping musk rats in
the county of King George.
To the Committee on Currency and
Commerce:
By Mr.. nodsou, bill TO provide
for the appointment OF a joint legis-
latjve committee to investigate and
report the feasibility Of establishing
state docks and warehouses.
TO the Committee ON Privileges ana
Elections:
NV Mr.. Anderson. of Smyth: House
joint resolution amending section Il
| OF article 2 OF the constitution In re-
lation to prepayment OF poll taxes as
a prerogative 10 voting.
To the Committee on Labor and
Poor:
Bv Mr.. Chase: A bill TO make IT q
| r1fsdemeanor TO. or 20 attempt to. en-
t!ce. solicit. persuade or procure any
servant. cropper. laSorer or employe
to leave hts employer or his service
! FOL the purpose of going out OF the
commonw eaith to perform similar or
other services. and to provide penal
| ties therefor.
Nv Mr.. Jones: A bin TO require In
vestigation by the state board OF
charities Of certain cases OF hardship
! made possible by the child labor law.
| To the Committee on Agriculture
and Mining;
/ Bv Mr.. Sproul: A bill to add three
! sections to an act entitled an act 10
amend and re-enact an act entitled
an act TO create and maintain state
| board of crop pest commissioners and
| TO define it's duties and powers. APP
proved March 3. 1900. approved May
.. 1908.
| BY Mr.. Sproui: A bill to amend
and re-enact section 4 Of an act en-
| titled IAN act In relation to the sale
| OF farm produce on commission, de-
| nning the terms farm produce and
| commission merchant
| To the Committee on Roads and
| Internal Navigation:
! Bv Mr.. Beattie: 4 bill to prohibit
the improper use OF or injury 20 the
| public highways OF the state OF Fir-
ginia~
sv Mr.. Beattie: A bill 10 license the
Using. driving or moving of vehicles
/ or conveyance over the public high
ways Of the state.
Rv Mr. winston: A bin 10 abolish
county and city poorhouses. TO au'
! shorize the sale and conveyance OF al
real and personal property belonging
| to the several cities and counties foT
the care and maintenance Of the poor
and requiring the authority Of said
counties and cities to purchase farms
of suitable size. fertility and location
and in each judicial district of the
| state to erect suitable buildings. &c
be called district homes. TO which al
/ OF the counties and cities in said
| district must send its poor and care
| for the same. providing for the APP
! pointment Of boards OF control, su-
/ perintendenlS, physicians and necea-
! sary employees