Evening star., 1942-06-26
348 New Laws
In Virginia Take
Effect Tomorrow
Dozen Others Voted
By Assembly Soon
To Be Enforced
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va, June 26.-Near-
" three-fourths of the enactments
OF the last General Assembly will
become effective at midnight to-
night.
OF the 4S5 bills passed and ap-
proved by the Governor. 348 go into
operation tomorrow, 80 days after
sine die adjournment Of the Legis-
lature. Another dozen become ef-
fective July /. ia were emergency
bills that already are in effect and
II 60 into effect at various dates.
Beginning tomorrow, pawnbrokers
will be required to file daily reports
with the sheriff or chief of police
on articles pawned with them. small
loan firms may charge no more than
2 per cent interest month. COM
pared with the former 3ia per cent
rate. and may not use borrowers
financial statements against them
to recover debts or in opposition TO
granting a discharge in bank
ruptcy.
New Motor Laws.
Motorists will be required to come
10 a full stop for school buses TAX
ing on or discharging passengers,
instead OF slowing down to S miles
an hour. Motor vehicles used eX-
clusively on farms and not on public
highways will be exempt from mo-
tor vehicle registration and gaso-
line taxes.
Hereafter, one member of each
local Board of Public Welfare must
be a member OF the county Board
of Supervisors or be appointed from
q list OF nominees supplied by the
supervisors.
The Governor will have authority
10 call upon the attorney general to
take steps toward the prosecution Of
violators of the anti-slot machine
law. il local authorities are lax, and
the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board must revoke licenses OF any
of its licensees who are convicted
Of violating provisions OF the Anti
Slot Machine Act.
Highway Load Increased.
The legal load limit on State high
ways will be increased from $4,000
to 10000 pounds. Sale, purchase and
setting off of fireworks. except at
fairs and other similar events for
which special local permits must be
obtained, will be prohibited so long
continues
The maximum weekly compensa-
ton under the Workmen's Compen-
sation Act will be increased from
SIS to $l8, the maximum total for
injury from 5000 to $1,000 and the
maximum for death from $1,000 TO
$1,000.
The amount for which suit may
be brought for wrongful death also
will be increased from $4,000 to
$4,000
The Governor. also after midnight
tonight, will have authority to ap-
point three Judges who will regulate
the salaries Of trial justices.
Teachers Retirement Act.
The State Employees Teachers
Retirement Act also will go into
operation tomorrow, along with the
bill requiring reports to police au-
thorities from persons acquiring
tires other than on certificates OF
rationing authorities. the State En-
ployes' bonus bill under which $780,
600 will be distributed July to en-
ployes earning less than $4,000 a
year and another 100000 at the
close of the year; and the, redls-
tricting bill reapportioning men,
bership Of the House Of Delegates
and the State Senate.
On July l, the act enlarging the
State Highway Commission from
five to nine members; the bill re-
pealing the 10 per cent tax on
liquors and wines: the law separat-
ing the licensing and police ac-
tivities of the Division of Motor
Vehicles; the State Government Re-
organization Act, dealing chiefly
with the Game, Fisheries and Con-
servatien Commissions; the bill set
ting up a State personnel and merit
rating system: the new State de-
partment of corrections and the Bi-
ennial Budget Act will become op-
erative.
The 1921. .0o0o budget carries
appropriations for State govern
mental activities during the next
two years.