tangible personal property, income and money, by certain officials and fixing their compensation therefor, and to provide penalties for the violation of this act, and to repeal an act entitled an act to create a State advisory board on taxation, and county and city boards of review of assessments; to define the powers and duties of such boards; to fix the compensation of their members and to appropriate money to carry out the provisions of this act; to provide for the review of assessments on intangible personal property, income and money by certain officials, and fixing their compensation therefor and to provide penalties for the violation of this act, approved February 16, 1915, and to change the name of the State advisory board to the State tax board, and to appropriate money to carry out the provisions of this act, approved March 17, 1916, and to amend and re-enact sections 3 and 8 of said act, No. 117; in which resolutions and acts they request the concurrence of the Senate.

House joint resolution. Proposing an amendment to sections 130 of the Constitution of Virginia; was taken up, read the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Institutions and Education.

House joint resolution. Proposing an amendment to section 136 of Article IX of the Constitution of Virginia, and providing for publishing said amendment and certifying the same to the next session of the General Assembly; was taken up, read the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Institutions and Education.

House joint resolution. Proposing an amendment to section 132 of Article IX of the Constitution of Virginia; was taken up, read the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Institutions and Education.

House joint resolution. Proposing an amendment to section 148 of Article II of the Constitution of Virginia; was taken up. read the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Institutions and Education.

House joint resolution. Proposing amendment to Sec. 186 of the Constitution of Virginia: was taken up, read the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

II. B. No. 115. A bill to amend and re-enact sections 44, 445, 450, 451, 456, 462, 471, 486. 494, 496, 497, 498, 503, 511 and 548 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended; was taken up, read the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

H. B. No. 116. A bill to amend and re-enact section 46 of an act entitled an act to raise revenue for the support of the government and public free schools, and to pay the interest on the public debt, and to provide a special tax for pensions, as authorized by section 189 of the Constitution, approved April 16, 1903, and acts amendatory thereof; was taken up, read the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

H. B. No. 117. A bill to repeal sections 6, 7 and 9 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act approved March 17, 1915, entitled an act to create a State advisory board of taxation, and county and city boards of review of assessments; to define the powers and duties of said board; to fix the compensation of their members, and to appropriate money to carry out the provisions of this act; to provide for the review of reports of purchases by merchants and the review of the annual returns of assessments of intangible personal property, income and money, by certain officials and fixing their compensation therefor, and to provide penalties for the violation of this act, and to repeal an act entitled an act to create a State advisory board on taxation, and county and city boards of review of assessments; to define the powers and duties of such boards; to fix the compensation of their members and to appropriate money to carry out the provisions of this act; to provide for the review of assessments on intangible personal property, income and money by certain officials, and fixing their compensation therefor and to provide penalties for the violation of this act, approved February 16, 1915, and to change the name of the State advisory board to the State tax board, and to appropriate money to carry out the provisions of this act, approved March 17, 1916, and to amend and re-enact sections 3 and 8 of said act; was taken up, read the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

House Joint Resolution. Concerning the right and power of the States to tax transportation systems under Federal control; was taken up, read the first time and referred to the Committee on Fi

nance.

House Joint Resolutions as follows:

Resolved by the House of Delegates (the Senate concurring), That a committee of five be appointed, two by the PRESIDENT of the Senate and three by the SPEAKER of the House of Delegates, whose duty it shall be to investigate the conditions now existing at the State farm and report to the legislature at as early date as possible; was taken up and, on motion of MR. CONRAD, agreed to.

MR. CONRAD was ordered to inform the House of Delegates thereof.

MR. GARRETT, from the Comittee on Finance, reported without amendments, with the recommendation that it do not pass:

S. B. No. 5. A bill to provide text-books at the public expense for the use of pupils in the primary and graded public schools of the State.

MR. WEST, from the Committee on General Lows, reported without amendments:

S. B. No. 316. A bill to ratify and confirm certain acts of Henry C. Stuart, former governor of Virginia, in relation to the securing

of options in the name of the State of Virginia, on certain lands to be used for military purposes, situated in Prince George county, Virginia, and to authorize the proper officers of the State of Virginia to assign such options to the United States Camp, Inc.

MR. WALKER, from the Committee for Courts of Justice, reported without amendments and with the recommendation that it do not pass:

S. B. No. 78. A bill to amend and re-enact section 2477 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, and to provide for an indemnity board to secure the payment of material and labor incorporated in buildings or structures therein; and requiring an indemnity bond from all contractors entering into construction contracts with the State or any sub-divisions, municipalities, boards and officers thereof.

He, from the same committee, reported with amendments:

S. B. No. 191. A bill to make uniform the law of transfer of shares of stock in corporations.

He, from the same committee. reported without amendments:

S. B. No. 318. A bill to amend and re-enact section 55 of chapter V of an act concerning corporations, which became a law May 21, 1903; as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 12, 1908, and as further amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 23, 1916, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: And he, from the same committee, reported without amend

ments:

S. Jt. Res. No. 16. Proposing amendments to section 40 of Article IV of the Constitution of Virginia, and providing for publishing said amendment and certifying the same to the next General Assembly.

MR. CANNON, from the Committee on County, City and Town Organization, reported with amendments:

S. B. No. 245. A bill to authorize boards of supervisors to supplement the compensation of justices of the peace in certain cases. He, from the same committee, reported with amendments:

94.

S. B. No. 242. A bill to amend and re-enact sections 6, 11, 18, 18a, 18b, 19g. 22, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47. 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85. 86, 88, 89, 90, 91. 92. 93, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107 and 108, of chapter 101 of the Acts of the General Assembly, approved May 24, 1870, entitled an act providing a charter for the city of Richmond,' as heretofore amended; to add to said charter as a part of the charter of the city of Richmond sections to be known as sections 18c, 18d,

18e, 27a, 27b, 27c, 27d, 28a and 81a, and to repeal sections 13b, 30a, 30b, 30c, 30d, 30e, 30f, 30g, 30h, 301, 30j, 93a, 93b, 93c, 93d, 93e, 93f, 93g, 93h, 931, 93j, 93k, 931, 93m, 93, 930, 93p, 93q, 93r, 93s and 109 of said charter, the object of which amendments, added sections and repeal of sections is to require claimants for damages occurring by reason of the negligence of the city to give notice of such claim; to limit the time in which suit shall be brought to recover land opened to and used by the public as a street or alley; to divide the government of the city of Richmond into six departments; to provide for the appointment, qualification and duties of the head of each of said departments; to enlarge the powers and duties of the mayor; to create a board to be known as the advisory board of the city of Richmond and define their powers and duties; to provide for the better assessment, collection and levy of taxes; to authorize the council of the city of Richmond to pass ordinances deemed necessary to cure defects in the making of such levies and assessments of taxes; to abolish the board known as the administrative board of the city of Richmond; to abolish the board known as the board of fire commissioners of the city of Richmond, and to provide for the holding of an election by the people to finally determine whether or not the said amendments shall become effective as a part of the charter of the city of Richmond.

He. from the same committee, reported without amendments:

S. B. No. 250. A bill to amend and re-enact section 2 of an act entitled an act to provide for a change in the form of government of cities having a population of less than 100,000, and of towns, and to provide in what manner such cities and towns may adopt such form of government, approved March 13, 1914, and amended March

20, 1916.

He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: S. B. No. 267. A bill to amend and re-enact sections 7, 9 and 48 of an act entitled an act to define the corporate limits and charter of the city of Williamsburg, approved March 17, 1884, as amended by an act approved March 5, 1900, and as amended March 20, 1916. He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: S. B. No. 282. A bill to authorize the town council of the town of Bedford, Virginia, to convey a part of the street, in said town, known as Railroad avenue, to the Bedford Can Company, Inc.

He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: S. B. No. 283. A bill to amend and re-enact section 848 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, in relation to the compensation of supervisors.

He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: S. B. No. 287. A bill to provide a new charter for the town of Pocahontas, in the county of Tazewell, and to repeal all other acts. or parts of acts in conflict therewith.

He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: S. B. No. 289. A bill to amend and re-enact sections 2 and 3 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to provide for a change in the form of government of cities having a population of less than 100,000, and of towns, and to provide in what manner such cities and towns may adopt such form of government, approved March 20, 1916.

He, from the same committee, reported without amendments:

S. B. No. 290. A bill to amend and re-enact section 4 of an act entitled an act to provide for the consolidation or annexation, of cities, approved March 15, 1906.

He, from the same committee, reported without amendments:

S. B. No. 309. A bill to amend and re-enact section 1 of an act approved November 28, 1903, entitled an act to provide for the contraction of the corporate limits of cities and towns.

He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: S. B. No. 310. A bill to provide for the issuing of county bonds for permanent road or bridge improvement in the magisterial districts of the county of Scott.

He, from the same committee, reported without amendments:

S. B. No. 314. A bill to authorize the submission to the legal voters of the city of Winchester, Virginia, of the question whether or not they will favor the issuance by said city of not more than seventy-five thousand dollars of water improvement bonds and to authorize the issuance by said city of not more than seventy-five thousand dollars of said bonds, the proceeds whereof shall be used for improvement, enlargement and extension by the said city of its existing system of water works if a majority of those voting vote in favor of such issuance.

He, from the same committee, reported without amendments:

S. B. No. 315. A bill to authorize the submission to the legal voters of the city of Winchester, Virginia, of the question whether or not they will favor the issuance by said city of not more than seventy-five thousand dollars of sanitary sewage extension bonds; and authorize the issuance by said city of not more than seventy-five thousand dollars of said bonds, the proceeds whereof shall be used for the extension by said city of its existing sanitary system of sewers and sewage disposal plant if a majority of those voting vote in favor of such issuance.

He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: S. B. No. 323. A bill to repeal an act entitled an act authoriz ing the board of supervisors of Fauquier county to levy a tax on dogs and to enforce collection of said tax, with certain penalties in case of failure to pay same, approved February 21, 1900.