The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-23
House Bills

-, i'i'oWihS were presented In
the house of delegates yesterday and
/ referred under rule az
! TO the committee on anuronrin-
I tions. '"@
| ny Mr. Hall, OF Loudoun. A b,u
estanushing a atate purchasing com
! mission and providing for the pur.
/ chase or furniture. equipment ma
! terial, supplies, printing and station.
! cry for the nse OF the state and state
institnttons. boards, commissions and
/ officers
by Me"srs Willis, Adams Burke
ana Clement: bill TO provide for
me acceptance of the conditions OF
! INC federal act commonly called the
smith Hughes bill (Public, No. 347.
e4th C9ngressl and authorizing the
/ Atate BOARD of education to act as a
/ state hohFd OF vocational education
! Tor the commonwealth. and authoriz-
I ing thN treasurer OF the state Of VIZ
} Rlnla TO act as custodian OF such
! suhds rs may he received from the
iederal government. and to nav tho
I same out on warrants drawn by the
STATE toard of educa ton, and author
/ lzinE the state board OF education to
! establish department of vocational
education. and appropriating money
F.! therefor.
| To the committee for courts Of
! Justice.
/ bv Mr. Stephenson: A hill to re-
wise arrange, and consolidate into
, code the general statutes of the com.
monwealth.
! To the committee on labor md the
( poor.
BY Mr. Easley: A bin to amend
ana re-enact section /. OF an act on
titled AN act to regulate the hours
OF labor in factories and manufactur-
ing esta blishments for females ana
children under fourteen years OF age
/ are employed as operatives. An
proved March 4, 1890, Ga heretofore
amended
BY Mr.. Winston: A bin to abolish
county and city poor houses to au-
thorfze the sale and conveyance OF
all real land personal property be-
longing to the several cities and
! counties for the care and mainten-
ance OF the POOR. and requiring the
authority OF said counties and citiee
to purchase farms OF suitable size,
fertility and location. and in each iu-
deal district OF the state to erect
suitable buildings to he called dis
tr:ct homes to which all Of the coun-
ties and cities in said district must
send It's poor and care for the same:
providing for the appointments OF
boards of control. superintendent,
physicians and necessary employees
To the committee on roads and In
ternal navigation.
BY Mr.. Russell: a bill to amend
and re-enact section "A OF an act en-
titled IAN act to license and regulate
the running Of automobiles. locomo-
bilcs and other vehicles and con-
veyances whose motive power in
~
over public highways of TIL. state.
TO provide for the registration of the
same: 10 provide uniform rules reg
nlatinG the use and sneed thereof.
and 10 prescribe penalties for the
violation of said rules and resula-
tions and for the licensing of chauf-
fers, and 90 repeal an act entitled an
act 10 regulate the running OF auto
mobiles iocomobiles and other We
hIclce and convsyances whose mo-
tive power ia other than annual. along
and over the public highways OF this
state; to provide for tho registration
of the same; TO provide uniform rules
regulating the use and speed thereof
and 20 prescribe for the violation OF
said rules, approved March II. 1910:
as heretofore amended.
To the committee ON general laws.
BY Mr.. Bond: A bill 20 prohibit
swfndIing.
To the committee ON agriculture
and mining.
BY MIR. shack eiford: A bill to pro- !
tide a Dog license and tax for the |
protection of stock and poultry and I
conservation of food. tho enforce
ment thereof and the payment of
damages 10 the owners of stock /
poultry and vowis. Z
0v Mr. Hudgins: A bill 80 amend
section Q OF an act entitled IAN act
providing for the sanitation of
SLAUGHTER houses abbatoirs, packing
houses. sausage factories. rendering .
plants and other places where an
imeis are slaughtered for sale for
casses or parts thereof are prepared T
for human food: providing for the
licensing of such establishments. de-
ninging violations of the act. and
fixing penalties therefor" approved
February II, 1915.
To the committee on finance.
BY Mr.. Gilmer: A bill to amend !
and re-enact sections 4s4. and As7 /
Of chapter al Of the code OF Wiz /
gtnia, as heretofore amended. re'at-
ing 10 the assessment of taxes on
PERSONS. property, licenses etc.
BY MFR. Giipin: A bill to amend
ana re-eracf section as OF chapter
40 of the acts of the extra session
OF the general assembly OF Virginia
OF 1919. approved March 1s. 1915.
entitled an act TO raise revenue for
the support OF the government and
public tree schools and to pay inter.
est on the public debt. and to provide
a special tax for pensions as author
,xed by section 1s9 OF the const,tu-
ton, approved April 1e. 1908. and
acts amendatcrv thereof
To the committee csn special pri-
vRte and local legislation.
BY Mr.. Gilpin: A bill to relieve /
Msrrhali Mccormick by the pay
nent 10 him OF certain warrants |
which he paid of in 1877, 1873 and /
1879, but which have not been re-
paid to him.
by Mr.. Stephenson: 4 bill TO re- !
fund money improperly collected ,
from the Virginia Hot Springs com /
pany, and Mrs, John L. Eueank paid |
into the treasury of tia state
The following bills were presented |
and referred under rule 81. I
To the committee ON labor and ,
poor:
ny Messrs. Cherry and Dodsou: A |
bin 10 establish an eight-hour day /
for vuarlxypap L.