The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-14
HOUSE BILLS


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BY Messrs. bi own. Henley and
Gflpin--A bill to provide for the is
suing Of county bonds for permanent
road or bridge improvement.
BY Messrs Buck and Stant-A bill
to amend and ie-enact an act en-
titled an act to establish state high
way system. approved January Slst'
1918.
BY Mr.. Stant--A bill to provide
for improving the public roads and
bridges of Estilville Magieterial dis
trict in the county of Scott.
BY Messrs. Brown. Hunley. Gilpin,
Anderson. Smith. Brewer. Willis.
Shacke.ford. Chase, Flanagan. Gil
mer and Dean--A bill to amend and
re-enact sections 3-B, &C, and %
fbeing sections 212s. 212s, 215+ of
| the revised code; OF an act entitled
| an act to license and regulate the
running of automobiles. locomotives
and other vehicles and conveyances.
BY Messrs. Brown, Henley and Gill
pin-A bill to amend and re-enact
an act providing for the protection OF
turnpikes that have improved surface
or have been treated with bitumen
| or other artificial binder from injury
Ity traction engines. tractors or
motor trucks.
| BY Messrs. Henley. Brown. Gilpin,
Anderson, Smith, Brewer. Willis
Shackleford, Chase. Flanagan, Gil
mer and Deans--A bill TO raise reve-
| nue. for the support of the govern
ment and to appropriate money for
| the constitution VI roads and projects
eomprised In the state Highway
System.
! BY Mr. Tiffany-A bill to permit the
Icounty Of Fauquler to issue bonds for
k edar Fun Magisterial district, OF
lFauquier county, for the purpose OF
permanent imprt, ement Of roads ana
bridges in said district
| BY Messrs F1tzhugh and Rew-A
ihill to declare the name, Cape Charles
ah used in an Hct entitled an act
i To establish the etate >highway sys-
Item approved January al. 1915" to
mean the Cape by that name instead
Of the town of Cape Charles City.
u BY Mexsrs. Brown. Henley and Gil
Iin--A bill requiring superintendent
lof roads to keep roads, foot anc
ether bridges in repair
) BY Messrs. Hsnaey. CtIpin, Brown
\ nderson. Smith. Willis, Brewer
tShackleford, Hudgins, Chase. Deans
Ia bill TO amend and re-enact an act
entitled an act to establish a state
highway commi.rion.
II BY Mcssrs. Brown. Henley and
Gilpin-A bill to amend and re-enac,
section I. of an act entitled an act to
create the state convict road force
by Brown. Henley and Gilpin--A
bill to amend and re-enact section s
Inf entitled nT0vfd(
for state money aid in addition tc
iconvict labor for the Improvement Of
ipublic roads,
To The Committee on Agriculture
and Mining:
BY Mr., Sproul-A bill defining colo
storage and cold-storage warehouses
and regulating tn< storage OF articles
CT food and providing penalties fol
the violation Of the provisions of thi:
act. and providing an appropriation
for carrying out the requirements o.
the act
BY Messrs. Roschen, Hall. Fitzhugh
billiard and Morris--A bill to regu
late the cold storage of food and tbs
sale and distriL u&ion Of articles o.
food after cold storage: also to max.
on appropriation for Its enforcement
To The Committee on Finance:
BY Mcssrs. Easley and Shacklefort
IA bill to amend and re-enact sub
, section l and sub section S, Of section
~ Of an act entitled an act to rais'
revenue for the support of the gov
eminent and public free schools, ant
to pay the interest on the public debt
j and TO provide a special tax for pen
! sions as authorized by section Is!
, OF the constitution. approved April IL
! 1903. and acts amendatory thereof.
. To The Committee on Privileges AMI
Il Elections:
II The following proposed Amendmcn
/, to section ~, article 2, OF the con
. fstitution OF Virginia. was introduced
, !ty Delegate Otto Y. Pence. Of Shen
jpndoah, shortly before adjournment
Resolved. by the house Of dele
gates, the senate concurring n ma
; jority OF the members elected to eacl
, house agreeing), that the following
; amendment Of the constitution Of Vir
iginia be and the same u hereb,
; proposed and referred to the genera
. assembly to be chosen ut the mex
{ general election OF members Of tn
house of delegates for Its concur
rence in conformity with the pro
isions Of section 1876 Of article 16 Q
the state constitution. namely:
strike out from the constitution Q
Virginia section 81 which II in tn
following words:
No person who during the late wa
Itetween the states served In the ATM
and navy of~the United States or tn
H Confederate states or any state Of tn
United States or Of the Confederat
states shalt at any time be requires
&c pay poll tax asa prerequisite +
llthe right TO register or vote. The col
lection Of the said poll tax assesse'
against any one shall not be enforce
Ithy legal process until the same ha
become three years past due. ana In
sert in lieu thereof the following:
!" No person who during the late wa
between the states served In tn
army and navy OF tho United State
or the Confederate states or any stat
or who during thu late war with Ger
many and Austria Hungary served I
the army, navy or marine corps q
the United Statcs shall at any tim
be required to pay 4 poll tax ~
lIrrereQuisite to the right TO register q
llvote The collection OF the aAid pc
tax assessed against any ono sha
not be enforced w legal process unit
this sans has become three YEA
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