Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Referendum SET
For March Tin
Alexandria Bill
Tuck Gets Measure;
2-Term Amendment
Approved in Richmond
Rv Aiex preebnn
Stor Sioff Correspondent

WneJ1er CLe CITY COUNCIL stall De
elected at large or named under the
present system, today was the first
piece of legislation by Northern
Virginia member of the General
Assembly to reach the Governors
desk. 1t was passed yesterday by
the Senate.
Also sent to the Governor was
a House joint resolution favorine
an amendment to the Federal Con.
stitution to limit the President Of
the United States to two terms ir
office. It was approved yesterday by
the Senate despite vigorous objec.
tons by several members.
The referendum bill, introduced
by Delegate Armisted L. Boothe, o.
Alexandria, carries an emergency
clause and will become effective a.
soon as Gov. Tuck signs it.
A primary to select candidate!
will be held April and the election
will be held June 8, regardless o!
which plan is adopted in the refer
endum. Any candidate, however
may enter the general election /.
he files his petition of candidacy
80 days in advance of the primary
date.
Passage Is Speeded.
In a move to speed passage Of
the bill, Senator Andrew w. Clarke
also of Alexandria, had the bill
taken up out of its regular ordel
on the calendar.
Yesterday also saw the follow.
ing new bills:
Two measures in the Senate anc
one in the House to restrict an.
nexation proceedings by cities.
A proposed new legal definition
of population" so that rapidly
growing communities would benefit
from State funds.
A bill making it possible fol-
counties to donate funds to non
profit hospitals to comply with the
Federal Halliburton Act to give
financial assistance.
A bill easing licensing require
ments for practicing chiropractor'
and naturopaths.
Legislation calling for a referen.
dunn on constitutional convention
Bird Offers Two Bills.
Two Of the antiannexation bills
were introduced by Senator Lloyd G
Bird Of Chesterfield County. They
would be general in application and
could affect Alexandria and a pro-
posed city of Arlington with respect
to taking in additional Fairfax
County territory.
One of the bills would prohibit
any city with a bonded indebted
ness of 1876 per cent or more OF
it's assessed valuation of real estate
from instituting annexation pro-
ceedings in any court.
The second measure would pro-
hibit the annexation of territory
from any county if the territory
claimed, and any taken in within
the previous 10 years, comprises as
much as 10 per cent of the county
assessed real estate valuation.
The third bill along this line would
apply only to Roanoke and its en-
virons. 1t was introduced by Dele
gate Ernest Robertson of Roanoke
County.
Bill Redefines Population"
Mr.. Boothe joined Delegates L. A
McMurran of Nefport News and E
Griffith Dodson, jr., of Roanoke in
the bill to redefine the word "popu-
lation."
Under present law, the population
polls by the Census Bureau, taken
every 10 years, are employed as 9
basis for legislation. The bill would
extend this meaning to embrace any
special official census taken by the
bureau in any year between the
Nation wide survey.
Fast growing communities, such
as Alexandria, Arlington and Fair
fax, would benefit under the plan
because State funds from liquor
profits, highway taxes and other
sources are distributed under for
mulas which include population as
a factor.
AS an example of how such a law
might benefit Arlington, that county
was listed in the 1910 census as hav-
ing a population of 5000 but latest
estimates place the figure at 100000
Senator Charles r. Fenwick OF
Arlington introduced the bill making
1t possible for counties to appro-
pirate public funds to charitable and
nonproflt making hospitals. 1t is a
companion bill to one he introduced
earlier to place 1-cent tax on each
package of cigarettes to raise money
for a hospital construction fund. The
State would use this money to aid
localities in matching Federal grants
under the Hil-Burton Act to build
hospitals.
Republicans Offer Bill.
Delegates Bentley Hite of Mont.
.gon1ery County and Ralph L. Lincoln
iof Smith County, two of the eight
Republican members of the House
introduced a bill calling for a ref.
,erendum May II to determine
whether constitutional convention
shall be called.
The measure would have the op.
posite effect of a joint resolution
pending in the General Assembly
which seeks to amend the State
lconstitution to repeal the poll ta1
las prerequisite to voting. Thu
resolution is sponsored by Demo
scratic members.
| After a lively exchange on thu
floor, the House killed bill to repea
ia wartime law prohibiting the sal,
Eof fireworks. The repeal bill wa.
soffered by Delegate Frank P. Mon.
scure of Stafford and Prince William
tCounties.
i The House suspended the rule.
and passed a bill by Delegate Fell,
sE. Edmunds of Waynesboro to pro
wide new charter for his home city
The measure formally makes hi
community a city of the first clas
and creates the necessary courts tt
carry out the type of government fo
+ city of that size.
>aaong other new bills introduced
was one by Senator Robert Y. But.
ton of Culpeper. 1t would set III
new court procedure whereby jury
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