Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-29
BILLS TO PREVENT
COMBINATIONS AND
MONOPOL|ES PASS
Levy Additional Tax on
Property to Meet
Road Aid.
100000 YEARLY INCREASE
AWARDED COUNTY HIGHWAYS
This Sum Will Be Added to
$3oo,ooo Already
Allotted.
$1,000 FINE IS PROVIDED FOR
On Second Offcnsc Convicted Hoardcr
Faces $1,000 Fine and Ten
Years i'm Jail

Striking stride which probably
Will carry il to the end of the special
session BY tomorrow night the House
OF Delegates passed yesterday three
measures of major Importance.
They are:
]. The bill levying an additional =
cent tax on general property. the pro-
cecds TO be used exclusively for tho
purpose OF meeting the Federal aid.
winch VIII be devoted TO construction
"a roaos embraced m the State high
way system.
The antitrust measure. designed
pfeNent monopolies and combna-
'iohs inimicai to the public welfare.
d. me cold-storase bill, the purpose
OF winch is to limit the time during
"hifh FOOD products may be kep, in
''oF"se' and to give the State control
- cerLain extent in the matter
Dufins the House session today tho
~ .,e, ,aispositio. probably Will be made
9i he}-appropriation,'m measure. unde,
wien @MnlCn the counties OF the state will
i6e ssno osaoo'oVO do" year, In addition 10
nua!ly' Tor the construction and main
tehance OF their roads.
Road Advocates Accept PIao.
ms VIII be following the MIA n
ero,ved e,i, by, the Senate Finance Com
county rnad mas been accepted by the
as compromise for the Ozlin hiIi
er.InE general property tax Of :.
n.S reeerr4 LOT roads, . OF which would bc
the county highways. ~ use OIL
rii, Iea'lze the FUNDS which the state
VIII set aside for county rnads 81" {
n,oi, certain emergency needs, and ~
,e ,I"ke up the deficiency In the am",,,
10 oe realized under the 5-c.nt iuI.,.
ana ana inc increase in the autnmnhi,ss
license tax for State highwavs h',ha
tranchisna pe IMPOSED upon merchants.
lancnises, except those OF railroa1
others anu roDahly
vesf.c9 IN c99mmenting upon the situation
correot so,,n neiesate Oziin said TO
",eh 49, nave been made, desire to saw.
., i. Ihat those favorins aid for com
tic 3@uS abon, nave nav s been just as enthusias
nut we felt that ali roads sh,,S,, one
considered. @"ouio be
Ncep Within 7-Cent Limit.
nat no more direct propertv t,x
Whint ne levied than is necessary
we n'Gn fel, me ,S GGyernor said is cents; bni
she, she ieeders to the highway svstnn1 ,vu
sho9id get part OF it. 'S"te"
nocs. o: mat we also realize that it was
necessary y TO have as small tav r,ts
as as possible in order to be able to cars rar
LOT me needs of the schools in ISo0
,,isM we feel that our fight has accom-
attaie pttsied an an the objects we set out &c
ro,c-an we have kept the tax rate or
-, htvhfrai property. to I cents. and havo
lion M '"o,un.ng o,rnniI other subjects of taxa tax
state highway system. provided IN, tn
several emergency appropriaiinns 10 10
nnpdIoprated no5de 100000 to aid the count, mt,
orai we have left room, to levy gen.
@ @erai property tax in 1920 TO nut III,
PUBIC school system in proper shann
1, Provide Equal Taxation.
q The counties and cities arc taxct
istine cn,diiin T1hai IS =, possible under cx,
INC passage of the 7-cent lew q,
general property came after Deiegat,
ment ei ',s rosnr,ci .nn withdrawn his amend.
county roads. and the suggestion n
Delegate Brown. of Lynchburg, ha,
come up. imposing straight 7-ccnr
Delegate Lindsay Gordon remarked
la &anat tnc rouse was getting nearer tc
Mhat M,ish it cam, came to Richmond to accom-
| any recognition of the county claim.
AT TINS session. holding that il simnh
held out to them q false hope. The
compromise met with tho approhat tior
OF nelcS:tc Henley, who has been on,
advocates.
| Delegate Davis. of Norfolk Count =
! casting tho solitary vote against il.
Antitrust Measure.
The antitrust measure. as IL receive,
| tho iinal approval Of tho House. con
| tainS practically the same provision.
| as were Incorporated in the hill intro
| duced al the instance OF the Governor
| except that tho penalty of tho sccont
| ofcnsc is reduced TO Imprisonment fol
not less than ono year or more thar
| three or fine not exceeding $4,000
! The original punishment was imprison
| ment not longer than ton years
For the first Omcnsc the oftcndc,
| may he fined not In exceed $1,000 o,
jailed not longer than twelve month.
| or both.
| The coldstoraGc measure prohibit.
| the keeping in storage of food pro
| ducts for a period exceeding ten month:
| and requires a cold storage label tc
| he attached To any goods which has
hccn SO kept as long as thirty days
II requires tho stamping of dates OF
| II was placed in = storage warehouse
and whom removed. aud requires peri
! odical inspection by officers of tn,
| state Food and Dairy Department.
An appropriation Of $4,000 is mad,
TO carry the act into effect. Penalties
provided arc fine OF SIS to $500 TO
| the FIRST offcnsc. and for tho second
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