Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-15
Carries Out Inaugural Rec.
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nor and Approved.
FOURTEEN MAXIMUM
SCHOOL CHILD'S ACE
Older Pupils Cannot Be
Forced TO Attend. Amend
mcnt Specifies.
"'cr Protrn OF OH Men. General
Laws Hohy Indorscr Sur
NriIlnncc by Stntc.

reduction Of the tax on intangi-
btes by oneha.f is favored by the
senate Finance Committee which yes
'erday reported favorably the bin Of
fered by Senator e. O'Conor GoolrIck
OF fredericksburg. cutting the rate
from Sl.lo to ~ cents. The measure
carries out one OF the inaugural
communications of Governor f. Leo
TrinHie anh has the hearty support
OF business interests all over Vir-
ginia
Compulsory education is another
Sta'e-wid- question that received ia
rorabie action at the hands OF a
senate committee yesterday. The
Committe. on Public Institution. ano
Education passed out House bill, No.
:, hut amended IL TO make the maxi
mum fourteen years instead of six
teen The House III passing the
measure !nst week set fourteen as
the maximum AMI the committee
amendment Will prevent conflict on
that important point.
OIL interests Oppose Bill.
Inspection "f gasoline and other pc
i:oicum products was acted upon by
The Committe. on General Laws. who
reported out the bill with the recon-
meEdntion that /; be rccummi,tcd to
ne Finance Committee. because II is
a r-rs rsnue-producing measure OH in
tercsts from al! over the State were
present to protest against the bill
The reduction OF tire rate on In
tanSitles was supported on the
ground that many millions OF dol
lars in hidden securities will come
out under the lower tax. Proponents
of the reduction assert that these
voluntary surrenders will more than
equal the loss OF revenue from cut
ting the rate In half, and AT the same
time VIII bring money into the State
Tor investment. the effect being n
benefit to both the lender and the
borrower. Under the Gooirick bill.
20 cents will go 70 the localities and
80 cents To the State from all in :
tangibles returned for taxation.
Pienscs Business interests
Governor Trlnkle, in his inaugural
address. pointed to the necessity for
reduction on intanEibles and in his
addresses since taing office refer
ences to such cut have been the
most popular points. business in
terests for years have fought for the
reduction.
Heavy penalties are provided for
parents or guardians who violate the
compulsory education law. The bill
requires all children between the
ages of eight and fourteen years to
attend school unless the child has
completed the course of study pre-
scribed by the board of education nd
is regularly and lawfully employed.
or unless the child lives more than
two and one-half miles from a pub
lie school and no public transporta
ton is provided within one and one
half miles of walking distance from
the place where the child lives.
Children mentally or physically in
capacitated are also exempt from the
provisions OF the bill. but II is neces-
sary for a proper certificate to be
secured setting forth the reasons for
disability. Private. denominat tional
or parochial schools are considered
as equivalent to public schools.
In event o. prosecution, where II
Is shown that the parent or guardian
is too poor to provide necessary
clothes for the child. such parent ~
guardian shall he acquitted and the
child shall be considered as de-
pendent In cases OF this sort, the
local school board is empowered to
purchase clothes out OF available
funds.
Teachers arc required To report to
tho division superintendent OF
schools all children OF school age
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