S. B. No. 69. A bill to validate certificates of acknowledgment to deeds and other writings recorded in Virginia, taken before certain officials in foreign countries.

He, from the same committee, reported without amendments:

S. B. No. 49. A bill to empower and authorize the board of supervisors of Lee county to employ an agent to make from the of fice of the Register of the Land Office of Virginia copies of surveys missing from the surveyor's records now on file in the clerk's office of Lee county, and of old surveys covering lands in Lee county as now constituted, made before the formation of said county, and to make copies so procured evidence in any case involving the title to the lands covered by such surveys; with recommendation that it be referred to the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation.

And he, from the same committee, reported without amend

ments:

S. B. No. 57. A bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act approved March 25, 1902, entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act in regard to the notice by publication of the codification of the ordinances of the city of Norfolk, approved March 10, 1902, approved February 5, 1915; with recommendation that it be referred to the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation.

MR. BOWERS, from the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation, reported that the object of within bill cannot be reached by general law or court proceedings.

S. B. No. 83. A bill prescribing the method by which cities having a population of more than 50,000 and less than 100,000, according to the United States census of 1910, may sell water in ter ritory not now within their corporate limits; which was taken up and referred to the Committee on General Laws.

MR. WALKER, by leave, presented

S. B. No. 89. A bill to revise, arrange and consolidate into a Code the general statutes of the Commonwealth; which was taken up and referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice.

MR. WALKER moved to dispense with the reading and printing of the bill, which was agreed to.

MR. MATHEWS, by leave, presented

S. B. No. 90. A bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled "an act to constitute capitation tax a lien upon real estate owned by the person at the time such capitation tax is assessed," approved February 19, 1896, as amended by an act approved December 3, 1903: which was taken up and referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice.

MESSRS. GUNN and THORNTON, by leave, presented

S. B. No. 91. A bill declaring the shares of stock of banks, banking associations, trust and security companies to be intangible personal property for purposes of taxation, and fixing the date of taxation thereon; which was taken up and referred to the Committee on Finance.

MR. THORNTON, by leave, presented

S. B. No. 92. A bill to validate, ratify, approve and confirm certain bonds hereafter to be issued, and the election held on December 12, 1916, authorizing the issuance of such bonds by Alexandria county for Washington magisterial district for the purpose of macadamizing and otherwise permanently improving public roads and bridges in said magisterial district; which was taken up and referred to the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation.

MR. MATHEWS, by leave, presented

S. B. No. 93. A bill to amend and re-enact sub-sections four and seven of section thirty-nine of the charter of the city of Norfolk, as amended by an act approved March 20, 1916; which was taken up and referred to the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation.

MR. MATHEWS, by leave, presented

S. B. No. 94. A bill to amend and re-enact sub-section four of section twenty of the charter of the city of Norfolk, as amended by an act approved March 17, 1916; which was taken up and referred to the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation.

MR. MATHEWS, by leave, presented

S. B. No. 95. A bill to amend the sixth sub-section of section 20 of the charter of the city of Norfolk, as amended by an act approved March 17, 1916; which was taken up and referred to the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation.

MR. MATHEWS, by leave, presented

S. B. No. 96. A bill authorizing the councils of cities in this Commonwealth having, by the last United States census, a population in excess of 65,000 inhabitants and less than 100,000, to increase, during their respective terms, the salaries of captains and sergeants of the police force and assistant chief or chiefs of the fire department, and other city officials, whose original term of office has been extended by law, and to ratify and confirm ordinances heretofore passed by any said city, providing for any said increase; which was taken up and referred to the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation.

MR. MATHEWS, by leave, presented

S. B. No. 97. A bill to declare the termination of the powers granted under an act entitled "an act to annex additional territory to the city of Norfolk and to provide for the government of said annexed territory," approved March 14, 1902, and all acts amendatory thereof, or any part thereof; and to ratify all acts heretofore done under said act or acts amendatory thereof; which was taken up and referred to the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation.

MR. THORNTON, by leave, presented

S. B. No. 98. A bill regulating the granting of franchises, privilege, lease, or right of any kind to use any public property, or easement of any description, except in the case of and for a trunk railway, by counties whereof the board of supervisors has been vested by law with powers and authority of councils of cities and towns; and providing for the advertisement thereof and the public reception of bids therefor; and providing for the enforcement of the obligations of the grantees, grantors or owners of franchises, and providing penalties for the usurpation of or violation of the terms and provisions of franchises; which was taken up and referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice.

MR. WALKER, by leave, presented

S. B. No. 99. A bill to establish a hospital for the treatment of crippled and deformed children, and to appropriate money therefor; which was taken up and referred to the Committee on Finance.

MESSRS. ADDISON and STRODE, by leave, presented

S. B. No. 100. A bill to provide for the care, treatment and instruction of persons having tuberculosis and to extend the work of the State Board of Health; which was taken up and referred to the Committee on Finance.

S. Jt. Res. No. 3. To designate a floral emblem for the State of Virginia, was taken up, read the third time and passed with its title by the following vote-ayes, 23; noes, 0.

Senators who voted are:

YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Conrad, Davis, Downing, Garrett, Goodloe, Gravatt, Hening, Jeffreys, Jordan, Mapp, Mathews, Rinehart, Robertson, Royall, Strode, Trinkle, Walker, Webb, West-23.

MR. MATHEWS moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, which was rejected.

S. B. No. 11. A bill to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Culpeper county, Virginia, to pay off certain bonds heretofore issued for macadamizing certain road in Catalpa magisterial district, in Culpeper county, Virginia, out of road district sinking fund, was taken up, read the third time and passed with its title by the following vote--ayes, 24; noes, 0.

Senators who voted are:

YEAS-Messrs. Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Conrad, Corbitt, Davis, Downing, Garrett, Goodloe, Gravatt, Gunn, Hening, Jeffreys, Jordan, Keith, Mapp, Mathews, Rinehart, Robertson, Royall, Thornton, Trinkle, Webb, West-24.

MR. BOWERS moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, which was rejected.

S. B. No. 2. A bill to amend and re-enact sections 17, 18 and 19, of an act entitled an act to establish a uniform system of bookkeeping and accounting and for the appointment of a State accountant, approved March 14, 1910, as amended by an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to establish the uniform system of bookkeeping and accounting and for the appointment of a State accountant, approved March 14, 1910, so as to add thereto sections 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21, enlarging the powers and duties of the State accountant so as to authorize counties and cities to have the use of his services for the examination of the accounts of county and city officers at the expense of counties and cities, and providing for a biennial examination of county offices, was taken up, read the second time, ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.

S. B. No. 3. A bill providing for the election of the members of the State Corporation Commission by the qualified voters of the State and providing for their terms and commissions, was taken up and read the second time.

MR. GUNN offered an amendment, which was agreed to; and the bill as amended ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.

S. B. No. 12. A bill to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Culpeper county, Virginia, to use sufficient funds out of the county fund for the purpose of converting the lower floor of the old schoolhouse in the town of Culpeper, Virginia, into a public hall, was taken up and read the second time.

MR. BOWERS offered an amendment, which was agreed to; and the bill as amended ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.

All other business having been suspended, the President, in the presence of the Senate, signed the following bills which had been passed by both houses of the General Assembly and duly enrolled, the titles of said bills having been publicly read:

No. 34. Senate bill. An act to appropriate the sum of two thousand dollars to reimburse the civil contingent fund for extraor dinary expenses incurred in the rental and improvement of building used for offices for State officials, and to declare an emergency.

No. 33. Senate bill to make available for general purposes an appropriation heretofore made for the Legislative Reference Bureau, for certain specific purposes.

S. B. No. 32. A bill to amend and re-enact sections 17 and 21 of chapter 1 of an act entitled an act concerning the Bureau of Insurance, approved March 9, 1906, as subsequently amended, was taken up, read the second time, ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.

S. B. No. 38. A bill to invest in boards of supervisors of counties adjoining and abutting a city with a population of 125,000 or more inhabitants, as shown by the United States census, the power to install and maintain proper lights on the streets and highways in the villages and built-up portions of such counties, and to pay for the same out of the county fund, was taken up and read the second time.

MR. HENING offered an amendment, which was agreed to; and the bill as amended ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. The following Senate bills were taken up and read the first time:

S. Jt. Res. No. 2. Proposing amendment to section 138 of the Constitution of Virginia.

S. B. No. 8. A bill to authorize the appointment of one additional commissioner in chancery for the circuit court of the city of Norfolk.

S. B. No. 30. A bill to authorize the board of supervisors of Augusta county to issue time warrants to carry the present floating debt of Augusta county, and to levy a tax to pay the interest upon said debt, and to establish a sinking fund to pay off said debt in full.

S. B. No. 31. A bill to amend and re-enact chapter 252 of Acts of the General Assembly of 1906, entitled an act to authorize the several school boards of the school districts in this State to borrow money belonging to the literary fund for certain purposes and to authorize the loan of said funds to each district, as amended by chapter 82 of the Acts of 1908 and chapter 359 of the Acts of 1914, and further amended by chapter 187 of the Acts of 1916.

S. B. No. 36. A bill to declare the lot on which is located the courthouse of Greensville county, in the town of Emporia, a part of each of the three magisterial districts for said county of Greensville.

S. B. No. 37. A bill to amend and re-enact section 30 of chapter 5, of an act entitled an act concerning corporations, which became a law on the 21st day of May, 1903, as heretofore amended. S. B. No. 6. A bill for the relief of Smith-Courtney Company. S. B. No. 18. A bill to amend and re-enact section 9 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.