Evening star., 1948-03-12
80 Bills Drafted
byLegis|ators in
Area Go 10 Tuck
Assembly Enocts
l32 Measures; Is by
Arlington Delegates
By Alex R. Preston
BY q SioH Correspondent Of The Stcr

BY Ssoff Correspondent Of The Ssor
RICHMOND. Mar. 12.-Gov. Tuck
today received new bills by Northern.
Virginia legislators which were part
of 1872 measures enacted by the
General Assembly.
Among them was bill by Senator
Andrew w. Clarke, of Alexandria to
restore the 2 per cent gross receipts
tax on common and contract haulers
Of freight. 1t Is not certain whether
tho Governor will sign the measure
inasmuch as he asked for repeal
OF the tax at the last session.
The Senate took final action on II
bills sponsored by Delegates j.
Maynard Magruder and George
Damn, both of Arlington, and on
three bills by Armistead L. Booths
OF Alexandria. The House approved
two bills by Senator Charles Fem
wick, Of Arlington.
Provides for Arlington Vote.
The following bills by Mr.. Damn
and Mr.. Magruder, which were sent
to the Governor, would:
Authorize a referendum ON the
proposal to change the date of the
Arlington School Board election
from November to May with a re-
quirement that the contest be non
partisan"
Raise the trial Justices salary
from $500 to $4,000 a year and per-
init him to maintain an inactive
docket.
Permit State employees in Arling-
ton to participate in the county's
retirement system and to have the
State deduct contributions from
their salaries.
Provide an assistant general reg
istrar for Arlington.
License Tag Measure.
Permit Arlington to issue auto
mobile license tags.
Permit commissioners of revenus
to submit their personal property
assessment books to treasurerS on
September l instead of August l.
Permit election registration books
to be closed six days prior to any
special election or referendum.
Amend the Public Works Act so
that local governing bodies may
issue bonds, under restrictions of
general laws, either in connection
with or without regard to Federal
grants for p,lhlic works
Increase the salary of Arlington
County Board members from 1900
to $1,000 year each.
Increase the per diem and maxi
mum annual pay of members of
electoral boards of counties and
cities.
Raises Electoral Board Pay.
Increase from 50 to $6 the per
diem pay of electoral board men,
bers who witness the printing of
ballots.
Grant a similar increase for the
electoral board member who ap-
plies official seals to ballots.
Permit the School Board to issue
bonds for stadium and athletic
field in Arlington.
The two Fenwick measures would
permit the Arlington County Board
to reduce the bond of the treasurer
to Is per cent of the amount Of
funds handled annually and permit
one signer Of petitions against re-
zoning to witness and certify the
signature of others on the petition.
Amend Alexandria Charter.
The bills by Mr.. Boothe would
amend various sections of the Alex
andria City charter for the follow
ing purposes:
Provide for a major and superin-
tendent of police who could be given
authority over the Police and Fire
Departments; to require an inde-
pendent annual audit of certain city
offices and to give the city manager
certain additional appointive powers.
To give the city manager addi-
tional power to employ department
heads and to authorize grants by
the city to the Alexandria Bicen-
tennial Commission.
To give the clerk of the Juvenile
and Domestic Relations Court added
powers including those of a justice
of the peace.
Increases Registrar Fees.
The following bills also given final
approval would:
Permit election registrars to re-
ceive Is cents in counties and IS
cents in cities for each name regis
tered on days other than regular
registration days, by Delegate Robert
J. McCandlish, jr., of Fairfax.
Permit veterans organizations to
own as much as rs acres Of land, by
Delegate William j. Gibson of Fred
ericksburg.