The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-07-12
NEW VIRGINIA LAWS
BECOME EFFECTIVE
Automobiles Must Stop at
Railroad Crossings

r Legislation enacted by the last ses-
sion of the Virginia General Assem-
bly, went into effect with the begin
ming of last week. Several impor-
tant changes in the laws of the state
are made in the new statutes and sew
eral new bodies have been created.
Among the new more important
acts which became operative are the
following.
The Hampton Roads port commits
sion prohibiting members of the gov
erning boards of institutions, sup
ported in whole or in part by state
funds from holding during their term
of Office any other office or position
with the institution on the boards
which they are serving.
Amending the prohibition act of
1918 and making the provisions of
enforcement more stringent
For Banks Protection
Making it capital offense for any
person. armed with deadly weapon,
to enter banking institution either
in the day time or night time with the
intent to commit felony,
but leaving to the discretion
of the jury whether capital punish
ment will be imposed or whether the
guilty party will be given from five
to eighteen years in the state prison.
Requiring every person driving any
vehicle on the public highways, on
approaching steam railway crossing,
to stop before passing thereover, and
making it misdemcanor for failure
to do so. This act does not apply to
cities and Incorporated towns.
Making it misdemeanor for the
driver of any motor vehicle, or other
vehicle. which has run over, collided
with, or in any way injured a person
or property upon the highway, To fall
TO stop such vehicle and return and
render whatever assistance as may be
possible or necessary under the cir
cumstHnces
Declaring il misdemeanor for
any person renting land of another
to remove therefrom, without the
consent of the landlord, any part Of
the crop raised on such lands until
the rents and advances shall have
been satisfied;
Manufacture, sale or Transports
ton within the commonwealth of ad-
liberated or misbranded insecticides
and fungicides, and regulating the
traffic therein and providing for the
inspection of such materials.
Preventing the sale of inferior and
worthless vegetable seed after Jan
nary |, 1928;
Preventing deception in the sale
OF paint, turpentine, linseed oil and
any substitute therefor, often spoken
OF as the pure paint bill"
. False lnformer. Penalized
Making it misidemeanor for any
person knowingly and wilfully to give
false information concerning any per-
son or corporation to publishers or
employees of publishers, with intent
that the same shall be published;
Prohibiting the printing, stamping
or impressing OF words, figures, etc,
or advertisements on newspapers. at
ter the same shall have been issued
for circulation, without first obtain
ing the consent OF the publisher SO to
do, and prohibiting the circula-
ton, distribution or sale Of news
paper, so printed, stamped or i'm
pressed.
Carrying out the mandate of the
constitution with reference to the re-
aportionment of senatorial and house
Districts;
The new highway commission ere
ated by the legislature becomes OPP
erative July and the board of cen
sorship for moving pictures August |.
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