Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-16
81 Bills Scheduled
10 Become Law in
Virginia Wednesday
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RICHMOND, Va, June 15.-Hot-
ly-debated labor legislation by the
1916 General Assembly, revised cleo
ton laws, An increase in the gaso-
line tax and variety of other mea-
sures will become operative at 1901
am. Wednesday.
All told, 312 of the 400 bills passed
by the last session will go into effect
at that time. Seventy-three bills
had emergency clauses and became
effective Immediately after they
were approved by the governor and
is others have deferred effective
dates. Among these is the S319,000,-
600 biennial appropriation bill,
charting the course of State eXpen-
ditures for the next two years.
One of the major pieces of labor
legislation which will apply after
Tuesday is the Moncure-Locher bill
prohibiting the unemployment by
the State or any subdivision of an
employe who strikes or "willfully
refuses to perform his duties" The
legislation, which provided in the
form introduced that striking State
or local government employees be
banned indefinitely from e-employ-
ment, was amended to provide for
appeals to local courts within 90
days after the termination" of en-
ployment
Bill Bans Picketing.
The Moffett bill banning picket
ing by force or violence ana limiting
picketing to employees Of the place
picketed also goes into effect
Wednesday. This measure, which
passed the Assembly after approval
was given the Moncure-Locher bill
makes it a misdemeanor for any
person, alone or with others. to in
terfere or attempt to interfere with
another in the exercise of his right
to work by the use of force, threats,
violence or intimidation.
The Campbell Commission suf-
frage bills, including that creating
the bipartisan State Board of Elec-
tons, already appointed by the Gov
ernor, also are on the June 10 list
Besides the Elections board, these
measures provide for summer bal
loting hours of $50 am. to 7:30
pm. and for hours of 6-to-6 be-
tween October /, and May 81, in
stead of the present sunrise to sun
set, tighten up the absent voters
law, and provide more exact def
nitions of violations of the election
laws, along with penalties.
Gas Tax Goes Up.
Repeal of the poll tax, approved
by the last session, must win the
approval of the 1948 Legislature
and then the approval of the voters
before becoming effective.
The State gasoline tax goes up
Wednesday from to cents a GAL
lon under Gov. Tuck's road tax leg
lslation. The same bill provides for
decrease from 40 to 80 cents a
hundred in the automobile license
tag tax. repeal of the 2 per cent
gross receipts tax On common and
contract truck carriers and an in
crease in their tag fees, but these
provisions, for the most part, will
not be applicable until next year.
The increased revenues, estimated
at S3,250,000 year, are earmarked
for the secondary road system.
Prices of wines retailed by State
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
stores will be increased seven cents
a fifth Wednesday, under an act
requiring the ABC board to add the
equivalent of IS cents a gallon State
wine tax to the sale price of wines
dispensed in its stores.
$50 to Be Freed.
When the bill giving all prisoners
sentenced to year or more in prison
time off for good behavior becomes
effective Wednesday, it will mean
freedom to approximately $50 in
mates Of the State penitentiary sys-
tenn. Heretofore, good behavior al
loWances were allowed only to pris-
oners sentenced to two wears or
more
After Tuesday, other new enact
ments will:
Raise the maximum compensation
under the Workmen's Compensation
Act from SIS to 60 per cent of the
average weekly wage and from SIS
to $40 a week.
Include alcoholic beverages in the
base for measuring local merchants
license taxes
Air Committee Approved.
Permit the appointment by the
Governor of seven-man Advisory
Committee on Aviation.
Mark the Inauguration of the
work of Virginia recodifcation
commission. charged with the task of
recodifying the multiplicity of stat
utes which were last recodifed in
1919,
Provide for the distribution of
State school funds on the basis of
aVeEage daily attendance of pupils
instead of by the teacher unit"
formula.
Permit Literary Fund loans up to
100 per cent of the cost of school
building projects. instead of the
present 65 per cent.