Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-07-05
STATEMENT OF LAWS PASSED BY
THE LAST IECISI ATTIRE

Here is a brief and much condensed state-
ment of what the Legislature did at the ses-
sion recently adjourned:
Enacting general system of State road
cons truction. Laws. recognizing the ma
tional guard, Increasing and enlarginz the
state Police Force. providing for the sum-
monng OF 3aries from counties other than
that in which the trial of case is TO be had.
creating sinking fund commission; impos-
ing tax on gross sales providing punis h.
ment for the Grim of lynching abolishi
the ofilce OF State Game Warden and Great
ing a State game commission; empowering
the governor to remove officers and employees
at his will and pleasure, providing for nor
MAJ training IN high chools relating to the
ADOPTION OF text books: providing for the
Standardization of one-room schools; reIas-
ing 70 the sale and lease of school property :
providing Tor a course of study of fire pre-
Vention IN the schools of the State; author
izlng the expenses of county superinten-
dents to be paid out of the general county
fund: relating to teachers elementary GER
tihcates; increasing the salaries of secretar-
les Of board of education; increasing
teachers salaries relating to the erection Of
oormitories for high schools: relating to the
sale of goods in bulk; aid for agricultural
fairs; changing the law relating to license
taxes. authirizing the valuation Of bonds
and other securities held by life insurance
companies; assessment life associations. etc.
providing for the creation of a municipal
BOND fund; changing the members hip of the
State board of education from members of
one party and of another to 4 and re-
spectively; prohibiting children placed in
the State industrial school for boys and the
State industrial home for girls from working
in the industries of the State without first
securing permits provided by the child
labor law; increasing the salary of the State
fire marshal and his assistants; relating to
exits at moving picture theatres. authoriz-
ing county courts to aid county farm bu-
reaus IN the employment of county agricul-
tural agents; relating to speculative secure
ties amending the prohibition law; creating
s s bureau OF negro welfare; changing the
law relative to assessments and assessors .
increasing the number of State mining in
spectors; providing for the licensing of nom
resident insurance brokers: increasing the
rates on inheritance taxes, relating to money
advanced on contract; equal guardians hip !;
increasing the salary of the State law librar-
ian at Charleston; relating to the informa-
ton OF building associations. relating to the
powers OF municipal corporations relating
TO absent voters: relating to the marriage
OF female representative; refunding license
ices corrected on tractors etc: establis hing
state institution. for the treatment and
training of mental detectives; providing for
the payment of county commits sioners for
services performed, other than for services
IN court empowering the Governor to make
temporary appointments TO the Office of u
D Senator IN case of vacancies; protecting
the rights OF voters; relating to the age of
consent; relating to the control and eradi-
cation of diseases among bees; revision of
the State printing law providing for the
licensing of dental hygienists; relating TO
the powers and duties of the Public Service
Commission; establish hing a State indus trial
home for colored girls; regulating the prac-
tlce OF the profession of engineering; rela-
ting TO vital statistics; relating to mouth
hygiene and the treatment of pupils in the
public schools; relating to the care and dis
position of delinquent children; relating to
surety companies; providing for the exami-
nation and registration of architects rela-
ting to delinquent children; establishin a
State industrial school for colored boys.
amending the law with reference to State
board of ehildren's guardians; relating to
the prevention and unlawful practice of the
law; relating to the compensation and fees
of the commits sioner of banking