Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-20
'MAY ALTER POLL TAX LAW
HOUSE ADOPTS MEASURE
AFTER LENGTHY DEBATE
Hil Introduced Making Mandatory
Meeting az Directors of Stntc
Companies in Virginia.

Poll taxes are made delinquent,
along with. other taxes, under the pro-
visions OF resolution introduced by
Delegate Warren. OF Pittsylvania, and
adopted yesterday by the House. The
Constitution AZ present provides that
pol, taxes are not delinquent until
three years past due. Debate on the
amendment was lengthy ani spirited.
a recent report of the Auditor OF
Public Accounts shows that $t.0o0c00
how Is due the State through deiin-
Quent poll taxes. tWn-t!iir6s Of which.
IL is said. cannot he collected because
of deaths and removals.
The Warren resolution provides that
this tax Shall he collected as other
taxes an0. II the Constitution is
enforce the collection of This tax.
thereby saving the state. it IS said,
each year not less than 100000.
Followins lengthy discussion, the
$. resolution providing for 4 Consti;u-
t!onal amendment 10 exempt soldiers.
sailors and marines from the payment
OF poll taxes rs prerequisite to vote.
be submitted 10 q vote OF ,hc people.
and mus. be acted upon by the next
General Assembly before il becomes
operative.
Gordon Opposes Raises.
Debate Oh House bill i45. providing
clerks. sheriffs and othor officers,
which was begun "Wednesday. was re-
Sumed yesterday. the bill having been
mads G TnS5.ai c5t ts. pslesa;O r.
treasury. renewed his attack OH The
Bill, which finally WAS passed, by .
vote of az 10 Il.
Delegate Wilbur L. Hall and eleven
co-pat-ons introduced 81 bill TO amend
the law relating 10 stock COMPANIES
IN which Tie state is interested as q
stakeholder.
The bill provides that mo meeting
or Tho hoard Of directors or any such
comaany. chartered b. the state. Shall
De held outside tho limits OF the state
The eheet OF the hill i passed. vii!
o. the Richmond, Frede-! c!ls b;f-g and
Potomac Railroad to be held in future
IN Nirein!a. presumably IN Richmond.
END no longer in New TorS. as q;
Other patrons OF :Ae vi, ara Dele.
Eates billiard, ozi;n. Jesse. Sinclair.
Williams. Gordon, Henley. Joyce, V.
Hugh and Horace L Smith.
Provides for Fir>t-Afd.
Hccace L Smith would require every
railroad THOSE line is ops-ated By
steam - virginia 20 keep ~ ali times
II . co1TsnieDt Place and easily ac-
eesS.o!s n the baggage car o. each OF
rs passenger trains. eighteen hrst-aid
"a ch2 seS. cash o. which Sre 20 contain
one triangle o: aanGaees. two safc:v
l-2S ana one tvo-ya.d length OF gauze
F2.:c-e - comply VITA ;,,e p-ovi
s!ens 90 the sc; shall he = nlisda-
!ea1o7. and IS punishable ur q fine
g 7e: .tss saaa $500 nor more than
12y. ~atea fac shall he imposed by
I2z STATE C1-Po.1Iioa Commission.
II names o. ave members az the
:ia-se a-e AFFIXED % : bill designed
:esas1.s. P.ese.!o*s that !: shat! os
c1-A"tu, - saooot 4 FOX .hat is heins
Siased - dogs, knowing .ae ANNA;
% % 50 chased. The bill carries
.=@a-,E Q. act more iaaa Si0 :or viola
House hi,l 40. providing for the ap-
!lo.n''nent q commission 10 !nyestl-
81 ss;1 r. ;ss fee system in Ei.gin!a. ana
should be abolished, was cnerossed 10
is third reading.
Amendment Defeated.
=. An amendment offered by Delegate
Gordon. providing that two members
TIE Speaker Of the House, one by the
president of the Senate and four by
liz Governor. was voted down. The
IN: framed by Delesute Hall. pre-
10 appointed hy. the Speaker, two ~
the. president Of the Senate and two
ny the Governor.
Delegate Deans. OF Isle OF Wicht.
appeared in opposition TO the Bill,
WhicA, he said. was a reflection on
~" Senate and House, In that III
H,roN!ueS a commission to tel! us what
legislation we should enact"
an amendment 10 the bill! offered
ny delegate Norris, o! Lancaster. in
creaSIhS me appropriation for ex-
hehaeS or he commission in It's in
rssi'Itt .on, from $500 10 $3.50. was
aa"pte Delegate Gordon voted
House bill 2l7 OF which Delegate
billiard ana Speaker Brewer are CO.
patrons, t;vhich affords relief for the
stna Her copnt% clerks IN the matter
OIL fees, was engrosscd 70 It's ;nird
read!nS: after {. somewhat lengthy de-
pate The measure puts clerks OF
county courts on the same footing as
those OF city courts.
county clerks, Mr.. billiard protested.
are working under the same schedule
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