Evening star., 1948-04-02
darlington
Auto LICENSING
Also Approves Move
For Revised Zoninq
Rules in Alexandria

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New laws authorizing Arlington
TO require county automobile tags,
revising zoning rules in Alexandria
and setting up procedure for set
tling tie elections such as occurred
last year in Fairfax County, are
among measures signed yesterday
by Gov. Tuck of Virginia.
Before leaving for Williamsburg,
where he. will greet President Tru-
man for ceremnoy at the college
of William and MSry, the Governor
signed rs more bills passed by the
General Assembly which adjourned
last month.
In addition to legislation for areas
near Washington, other bills affect
ing more distant sections in North
ern Virginia were given the Cover
nor's approval.
Effective June 29.
The automobile tag bill for Ar
lington will become effective June
%, 1t permits the County Board,
by resolution, to require license tags
for private automobiles and thus
extends to that county a taxing
privilege heretofore reserved only to
cities. The measure is companion
bill to another act, already signed,
which permits Arlington to impose
license taxes on businesses and pro-
fessions.
The new law for Arlington was
sponsored by Delegates J. Maynard
Magruder and George Damn of
that county.
The Alexandria act was proposed
by Delegate Armistead L. Boothe of
that city. 1t establishes a new pro-
cedure whereby the City Council
would have to approve by three
fourthS vote any change in zoning
where the owners of 20 per cent Of
the property affected or of property
within 300-foot radius, file petit
tions against change in classical
ticn
Delegate Robert J. McCandlish, jr.,
OF Fairfax, was the patron of the
legislation to revise procedure for
breaking tie elections. This is the
result of tie vote between himself
and Edwin w. Lynch in the Demo-
cratic primary last year for the
House of Delegates seat. The new
law permits either party in tied
contest to petition for a recount
without charging fraud.
Anti Truman Bills Signed.
Nt111y hnf1ro
President Truman at Williamsburg
Gov. Tuck signed a bill setting up
the mechanics of the procedure
which is designed to permit Vir-
ginias electors to vote for someone
other than Mr.. Truman if he is re-
nominated in Philadelphia.
On Wednesday the principal bill
in the Truman program was
approved and yesterday he signed
a companion measure making GER
tain changes in the printing of bal
lots so that the program may be
carried out.
Also signed by the Governor was
the Damn -Magruder bill providing |
for an assistant general election
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by the same sponsors to give COM
missioners of revenue an additional
month to deliver personal property |
assessment books to treasurers so
as to coincide with delivery of in
come tax records.
Electoral Board Pay Increased.
The Damn -Magruder bills in
creasing the per diem and maxi
mum annual salaries of members
of electoral boards throughout the
State an dincreasing from 81 to
S6 day the pay of the electoral
board member who certifies the
printing of ballots, received Gov.
Tuck's signature.
Others signed included the follow
ing:
Damm-Magruder bill channeling
all Federal airport aid grants to
localities through the State Corpora
tion Commission to give the State
control over aviation planning
A law requiring an election to fill
vacancies on board of supervisors
in cases where members have been
elected but die or otherwise are dis
qualified before taking office.
Damn -McCandlish bill stablish-
ing a 10-year statute of limitation
on inheritance taxes on real estate.
Boothe bill making Virginia law
uniform with other States in rela-
ton to negotiating a compromise
settlement with other Jurisdictions
in inheritance tax cases.
Statewide Laws Approved.
Among Statewide laws was a bill
setting up machinery by which State
and local funds may be used to
match funds for hospital construc-
ton under the Halliburton Act.
This measure implements a pro-
gram sponsored by Senator Charles
r. FenWick of Arlington which re-
suited in an appropriation of 81 ,500,-
900 outright and another $1000,000
conditionally to aid the localities for
local hospital construction. II
Gov. Tuck also approved bill by
Senator M. M. Long of Wise easing
the absentee voting law which drew
the fire of Southwest Virginia Re-
publicans and some Democrats DUR
ing the session. 1t eliminates the
requirement that applications for
absentee ballots be motorized and
permits election officials to hand
ballots to applicants in person, in
stead of delivering them by regis
tered mail.
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