Evening star., 1934-06-18
NEW STATELAWS
CO IN TOMORROW
Commemorative Attorney
of Arlington to Be Paid
$500 to $500.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,
Stan Correspondent Of The Star.


ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va.
June l8.-Included In the mass oi
legislation passed by the last General
Assembly and becoming effective to-
morrow, 80 days after adjournment
are several acts Of especial interest to
the Northern Virginia communities
One of the most important OF
these is the act placing common
wealth's attorneys on a straight sal
ary instead Of a fee basis. While
this becomes a law tomorrow, it does
not become effective until the begin
ming of the fiscal year on July 1.
In Arlington County the minimum
salary provided for the common
wealth's attorney is 81 500 and the
maximum. $500. In other counties
having a population of between IS, ,o0C
and 10000 the minimum salary is the
same, while the maximum Is but
81, 900.
VIII Fix Amounts.
Between now and July 1t will be
of the counties and cities to fix the
amount to which they believe their
attorneys are due, and recommends
tions will be referred to the State
Compensation Commission for ap-
proval
Tomorrow the boxing bill becomes
a law and at the same time Gov
George G. Perry is expected to name
the personnel Of the three-man box.
ing commission. Among the appli-
cants for places on the commission
are Jack Tulloch Of Alexandria and
Charles T. Fenwick, chairman of the
Arlington County Democratic Com
mittee.
One OF the important local acts
which becomes effective tomorrow is
one which gives the governing bodies
of Arlington and Fairfax counties the
same right to supplement the pay OF
election officials now given to the
larger cities. This was sponsored by
Delegates William D. Medley OF
Arlington County and John C. Mack
all of Fairfax County because they
believed the election work here was
much heavier than in the rural
counties.
Divorce Law Changed.
OF particular interest to the at
torneys of this section of the State
Is an act which reduces the period
of separation in divorce suits from
three to two years, leaving the resi-
dental requirements at one year.
In another act the time for SUBJ
mission and adoption of the budget
in Arlington County Is extended
Henceforth the county manager will
not be required to submit the tenta-
tive budget until March IS. instead
of February /, and the budget will
not have to be approved until April
80. instead of March 81.
Beginning tomorrow the governing
boards Of counties and school boards
will be permitted to invest any sink
ing funds which they have in direct
obligations of the United States OF
in securities where the payment OF
the interest and principal Is guar
anteed by the United States. In this
way interest can be secured.
Warrant Power Changed.
The right to issue warrants In
prosecutions is removed from the Ar
lington clerks office and placed solely
in the hands Of the judge of the
county court, under another local act
Future excessive charges for the
annual audit by the State OF the &C
cunts Of county officials will not be
possible, since one of the acts be-
coming effective tomorrow limits the
charge to $500, unless the judge OF
the Circuit Court shall rule in spe-
cial cases that this is not sufncient
Among the Statewide acts becom-
ing effective tomorrow are the new
drastic law against drunken driving
and a law providing penalties of from
l to 20 years for attempted kid
naping.