Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-05
ASSESSORS FEES
SET IN SMITH BILL
House Adopts Substitute
Measure Effec,ing Slight
Reductions.
CUTS DO WIN JUSTICES
Trims Their Charges for TAX.
ing Dispositions and Is
suing Warrants.

Delegate +. Hugh Smith. of Nor
thunberiand. piloted substitute bill
aHing tho fees o. commissioners Of
the revenue through the House OF
) Delegates yesterday. when the House
began consideration Of House bill
No. |lS M special order. After
thorough discuHaion ns to it's effect
on certain localities and saving ia
the State. the Smith substitute bill
was adopted by Il roll call vote of
81 to 10.
The Smith bin provides that for
lawful assessments UP TO 10000 the
commissioner shall receive ) per cent
commission: on assessments between
$4,000 nnd $4,000. IL. shall rcc.iy.
~ per cont. and on assessments
In excess OF $4,000 lie Shall receive
IL per cent Ia The counties. and
j per cent IN the ci,iss These fees
MS compared with tho present com
missions show slight reduction.
The present commission on 10000
is per cent; on 10000 TO ,2O. 900.
Gig per cent: on ,20.0O0 10 $40
GOO. per cent; on 10000 TO $50
coo. lis per cent; 100000 to 5000
coo. per cent.
Nay Rcicnse 70. Hounds.
The Hous. also passed House bin
No. 'i6 relating TO tn. fees OF tps
tees Of tho peace which reduce. tho.
10" for 'nHiHg and certifying ar
NdaN!iS "r a"i."s!tiOus 1T Witnesses
after tn" FIRST hour from st to -
cents an h''p. Tor issuing c.y!l war.
rants from 81 q" 20 cents. FOR i.giiiuu
warrants Tor arrest from s. To So
cents. f"r trgiu.: misdcu"auor case.
from - :" 81. and FOR trying rnlon,
cases from 90 20 81. except Tim. IN.
counties the justices snail rcce,y. -
FOR trying cases. Tho bill reduces
Ia" ices of Justices to wba, u,ov
were ia 1918 Ia citics ~ over - ana
population
House nil No. a?i. rclatiyc 10 Ash.
ing IN EinE Ganrg. ana stafford
counties waB taken up out or ii4
order, passed to cnHrusSmcn,. and
Then passed by "a vote ni 60 !, !
counties west III tho Rluo Hid.c w.ro
excepted in an amendment adopted.
stouse NH M. 80, authoriziuu N
Commissions: of Game and Inla,n
Fsrh"T!cs ~ permit bona ndc owne-.
o! :oA hoGnda Ia releax. such hound,
if"h confinement at any time. wa.
passed by vote If ~ 10 "a. j'to-
h"'nR discussed FOR tho forty.n,n;h
ilme
BIN dcs!EneI 20 prohiii, stands
h"!rg erected Within three miles .s
place where 81 camp noo,Iny r.
in progress. was dcc"r,.d b. yo,o
~ % 10 -
Iiarinw Headlights iianucJ.
Hnus" b.lls Nos 2 and AZ ware
Dismissed from the calendar.
:, bin 10 insert the words sumner
s, resorts In III" ac, permitting the
use OF wheels OF fortune at county
TAR grounds. benevolent hazaars
'carniyats etc. was dismissed durin.
!. tho roll call by Delegate Alfred c
? Smith. vt Norfolk. who said: II real
ne thar tn" members are not a.
auainted with this bin end fcw
: AHt-Saioon League aG!,ators on ;he
floor have changed tho votes Of sew
/. eral of III. members"
House bill No. 2ci. making f, un-
: Lawful! TO use glarins headlights
upon tho highways or the State. was
passed ~ :. vote OF ~ To i2. Tho
bin carries the adiltionnl provision:
~ shnli b" unlawful for ANY ono
10 use. sell or hav" in his posaossion
any headlights or other lighting de-
vice, designed for use on motor W.
h'cies on the puh!ic highways Of this
state contrary Ia this section" vio-
iation OF any, provision Of tho at 10
misdemcanor punishable by "A
penalty ri 500 fine or imp, isonmen,
for a period not exceeding rinet.
days or both fine and imprisonmcnt.
This hill was sponsored ny Dclo-
gate ". Stuart Morett. Of Augusta
County.