The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-18
House Bills


The following bills were presented
In the house of delegates and referred
under rule 81.
To the committee ON labor and the
poor.
BY Messrs Jones and Boschen: A
bill TO eeta blish a minimum wase
commission and to provide for the
determination OF minimum wages for
women and miners
To the committee on Chesapeake and
its tributaries
BY Messra Stubs of Gloucester,
and Stubs, OF Middiesex: A bill for
the relief OF oyster planters, from
I their rent OF oyster planting grounds
in the waters OF the commonwealth on
account OF green giir' in the oys-
4 tiers.
To the committee on schools and
colleges
BY Mr.. Fuller: A bin TO provide
! for commission to study educational
conditions in virginia and elsewhere.
and to report TO the next general as
sembiy its findings. together with
recommendations for a revision OF
the school laws and amendments to
article tx OF the constitution. and au-
thortzing the state board OF education
to meet the expenses thereof.
To the committee on moral and So
C,nl welfare.
BY Messrs. Hundley. OF Essex and
! Rolston: a bill to provsie for the ex-
animation and punishment OF rsersons
convicted OF prostitution, or of keep
! ing house OF i'll fame or designation.
and for commitment of such persons
to city farms or hospitals.
BY Mr. Gordon: A bill to amend
! and re-enact section 4 of an act, en-
titled ian act to define ardent spirits
and to prohibit the manufacture use.
| sale, Offering for sale. transportation
/ for sale, keeping for sale and giving
| away of ardent spirits as herein de-
| fined. except as provided herein: TO
| prohibit advertisement OF such ardent
| spirits, to prescribe the jurisdiction
| for trials and appeals of cases arising
| under this act: to prescribe the force
and effect OF certain evidence and
| prosecutions for violation of this act:
20 create the once OF commissioner of
| prohibition and TO define his duties
and powers and compensation defn-
| ing intoxication and who Is a person
Of incorporate habits within the
| M roaming of this act: prescribing GER
| tain rules OF evidence I'm certain
| prosecutions under this act: exempt
| ing certain counties and cities from
| certain provisions OF this act and au-
thoriztng additional limitations beyond
the provisions of this act as TO sale,
| manufacture or delivery or ardent
| spirits in certain counties and cities;
10 provide for the enforcement OF this
| act and to prescribe penalties for the
violation of this act; to appropriate
! out OF the treasury OF the state neces-
sary MONEYS for the enforcement OF
this act and to repeal all acts or
PARTS of acts In conflict with this act.
/ Approved March 10. 1915.
BY Messrs. Hundiey. of Essex: A
bill TO prohibit the soliciting. aiding
| or permitting prostitution or Illicit
| sexual intercourse. the use OF automo-
biies or other conveyances for such
purposes; to prohibit the keeping OF
/ designation houses and haroorfng
1 prostitutes for immoral purposes
To the committee on courts of jus
tice.
Bv Mr. billiard: bill to amend
and re enact section sfss of the code
of virginia in relation to special ju-
| ries.
| BY Mr.. Stubs. of Gloucester: A
/ hill to protect the soldiers sailors and
marines and all others in the service
Of the United states.
BY Mr.. Murray: bill to amend
+, and re-enact section S142 of the code
OF Virginia relative to lists OF jurors.
Ry Mr. slant: A bill to amend and
re-enact section so+e OF the code OF
Virginia relative to Temporary ap-
posntn1ent Of circuit judges.
BY Mr.. Evans: A bill to amend and
+, re enact section s41s of the code OF
virginia in regard to the appointment
of commissioners to execute deeds.
BY Messrs. Evans and Russell: A
! bill to prescribe where deeds, con-
| tracts liens. bonds. wills, judgments
and other writings. which are by law
REQUIRED or permitted to he recorded.
shall be recorded. and validating the
recordation of certain instruments.
To the committee on general laws.
Bv Messrs. Willis and Brown, Of
| Roanoke county: A bill to repeal all
acts giving 10 the boards of super
| visors Of the various counties the
power TO regulate or control hunting
! and fishing, 10 provide for open and
! closed seasons for taking game and
fish, 10 protect game. fish. song and
insectiverous birds. fur bearing an
finals and to provide penalties for the
violation thereof.
| BY Me~srs- Baker. Willis. Winston,
Beattie. Turner. stuart, Cato, Humid
ley, Of Essex: Henley and 0mps: A
4! Hill to prevent damage and injury by
dogs and to provide coenensat'on to
owners OF stock SO injured TO provide
for license on dogs and to provide for
penalties for vioiatitas thereof.
BY Mr.. Harman: bill to amend
and re-enact sections one and two of
an act approved the 27th dav of Feb
ruary, 1895. chanter 500. entitled an
act to regulate the practice OF vet
Urinary medicine and surgery in the
state of Virginia.
BY Mcssrs Beattie. Pitts. Smith. OF
Culpeper. Price. HudGins. Burke. Will
lis. Boschen. Fuller, Stus,bs, of Glouc-
ester, Darlington. Jones, Bowfes. and
Adams: A bill to amend an re-enact
an act approved February II, 1890