Evening star., 1942-02-25
Bill 10 Lower
Patent Office
.Curbs Studied
Virginia Measure
Would Waive Woit
Period Prescribed
BY ALEXANDER r. PRESTON.
Star Staff CorreSnondepf

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RICHMOND, Feb. 25.-An esti-
mated 300 attorneys and agents of
Washington and adjacent Maryland
communities who practice. before the
United States Patent Office would
benefit under provisions of proposed
legislation to be studied this after
noon by the Courts of Justice Com
mittee of the House of Delegates.
A bill by Delegates Charles r.
Fenwick of Arlington and o. e.
McCue of Charlottesville would
waive certain provisions of existing
law requiring members of the bar of
other Jurisdictions to wait six
months under reciprocity agree
mentS before being admitted to the
Virginia bar to become eligible for
practice of patent law. The bill
also would permit those who are not
attorneys but who have been per-
mitted to practice before the Patent
Office to continue to do so, while
there is now no provision in Virginia
for others than members of the bar
to practice law.
The bill Is an emergency measure
designed to meet a problem created
by the transfer of the Patent Office
from Washington to Richmond
about a month ago.
Patent Law Only.
The only exemptions to Stare bar
requirements extended, under the
bill, are to those persons practicing
patent law.
The Senate passed and sent to the
Governor two more bills sponsored
by Mr.. Fenwick. One measure
authorizes the Arlington County
Board to establish a retirement sys-
tenn for county employees. and is the
result of action taken by the board
on motion of Leo Lloyd several
months ago.
The second measure which passed
the Senate yesterday authorizes the
County Board of Arlington to issue
bonds for parks, Fairgrounds and
other recreational facilities. This
bill was part of the legislative
program of the Organized Women
Voters of Arlington.
For the second consecutive dav
Senator William D. Medley of Ar
lington held up final passage by the
Senate of bill to recodify the game
and inland fish laws of Virginia, and
which proposes more than a score
of changes in existing law.
To Hear Waltonians' Views.
A delegation from the Arlington
Fairfax Chapter, Izaak Walton
League, and other Northern Virginia
areas was to arrive here today to
appear at a public hearing by the
Senate General Laws Committee on
a bill by Delegate E. B. Moore of
Berryville to revise the membership
of the Commission of Game and
Inland Fisheries.
Senator Medley said he would at
tempt to obtain the views of this
delegation on the recodification bill
before the upper branch passes the
measure. He is also a member of the
General Laws Committee, which will
act on the Game Commission reor-
ganization bill.
The House Finance Committee
yesterday killed a bill by Mr.. Fen
wick to return to localities the as
sessment against rolling stock of
motor vehicle carriers. The existing
law, which will continue in force,
requires such assessments to be pro-
rated to the localities through
which the motor carriers operate.
Bill Affects Visitor Boards.
Mr.. Fenwick joined in sponsoring
a bill introduced in the House yes
terday which would change the pro-
cedure of appointing boards of Wis
itors of the University of Virginia,
Virginia Military Institute and the
College of william and Mary. In
making recommendations for such
boards to the Governor of Virginia
the alumni of the institutions will
be required to stipulate whether any
appointments are desired.
The House Courts of Justice Com
mittee will hold a public meeting
Friday at 10 am. on bill by Mr..
Fenwick and others to appoint a
commission to revise, codify and in
dex the general laws of the State
and report to the General Assembly
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