The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-25
House Bills

The following bills we're presented
in the house of delegates yesterday
and referred under rule 81:
To the Commits on finance:
BY Messrs. Fuller. Darlington
Jones, Price and Boschcn: bill 10
amend and re-euact section OF an
act entitled an act to raise revenue
for the support of the government
and public free schools and TO pay
the interest on the public debt and
to provide a special tax for pensions
as authorized by section 1885 of the
constitution, approved April Is, 1908,
as the same may have been hereto
fore amended.
BY Mr.. Williams: A bin 70 amend
and re~enact section AS of the code
of Virginia, as heretofore am1nded
in relation TO the commissioners OF
revenue.
Ey Mr. Willis A bill to relieve hos
pitfalls, sanitariums and educational in
situations from taxation. or tho own
ers OF real estate or personal property
used for such purposes from the pay
Iueut of taxes thereon. when such In
stItutions are closed or such property
is not In use by reason of the fact
that the executive head or owner
thereof is in the service OF the United
States in any capacity incident to q
state Of war. and to provide for the
recovery of any such taxes assesse
and paid thereon during such period
BY Messrs. Smith. of Culpeper
Shackelford and willis: A bill 10
amend and re-enact section IS of an
act entitled an act TO raise revenue
for the support of the government
and public free schools, and to pay
the interest on the public debt, and
to provide a special tax for pensions,
as authorized by section 1879 OF the
constitution, approved April l6. 1903,
and acts amendatorv thereof.
BY Messrs. Willis and Rolston
House joint resolution proposing an
amendment to section 1876 of article
TX Of the constitution OF Virginia and
providing for publishing said amend
ment and certifying the same to the
next general assembly.
To the committee ON insurance and
banking:
BY Mr.. Marshall: A bill to amend
and re~enact section 2sl7 of the coda
OF Virginia. as heretofore amended,
In relation to rates of interest.
To the committee on roads and In
ternal navigation:
BY Messrs. Beatty and Pitts: A bill
to require drivers OF automobiles, mo-
torcycles. or any other vehicles TO
stop before crossing railroad tracks
Al grade, and providing penalties,
To tho committee for courts of JUS
tiCe:
BY Mr., Gordon: 4 bill TO amend
and re-enact section 346s Of the code
of Virginia. providing when petition
for appeal or writ of error rejected
when rejection final
To the committee ON privileges and
elections:
BY Mr.. willis: Joint resolution re-
Questiug the senators of Virginia TO
vote for the constitutional amendment
providing for woman suffrage
To the committee ON Chesapeake
and it's tributaries:
By Mr.. Hunter: A bill 10 amend
and re-enact subsection 2 OF an act
entitled an act to amend and re-enact
srb-sections 2, 8. 8. 10 and 10. Of
section 20ss of the code OF Virginia,
as heretofore amended, approved
March 20. 1916,
To the committee ON schools and
colleges:
BY Messrs. Willis and Rolston
House joint resolution proposing an
amendment to section 1873 Of article
TX of the constitution OF Virginia. and
providing Tor pubushinB said am end -
mont and certifying the same to the
next general assembly,
BY Messrs, Willis and Rolston
House Joint resolution proposing an
amendment to section 1916 of article
TX of the constitution OF Virginia, and
providing for publishing said amend
ment and certifying same to the next
81 ssion Of the general assembly.
BY Mr.. Flanagan: A bill to author
! tie the board Of visitors of the Viz
ginia Polytechnic institute 20 sell and
convey a certain parcel of land not
need I for the purposes of said in
stitution
To the committee ON general laws
BY Mr.. Goodwin: A bill to amend
and re-enact sectiuN 2105 OF the code
OF Virginia as heretofore amended.
BY Messrs. Jones, Willis, Dodson
and Cherry: A bill to punish the maxi
ing or use OF false statements to OBJ
tain property or credit.
by Mr. Murray: A bill to author
ize the state board of health. on the
request OF cities and counties, to es-
tablish consolidated health districts
and boards of health for such districts,
and defining their powers and duties
By Mr.. Hunter: A bill TO amend
and re-enact section ais OF the code
o. Virginia. as heretofore amended.