Gordon, Graham, Graves, Hall, Hamner, Harman, Hicks, Horner, Jesse, Jones, J. P., Jordan, Keezell, Kelly, Lyon, Malbon, Mason, Massenburg, Milstead, Moore, Mugler, Norris, Page, Parker, W. A., Pierce, Price, Ramey, Rew, Saunders, Savedge, Shepherd Shrader, Sinclair, Smith, C. H., Smith, H. T., Snead, Speers, Taylor, Tuck, Waller, Warren, C. R., Warren, Geo. M., Warren, L. E., Watts, Wesson, Williams, Witten, Wood, Wright, E. H., Wright, J. W., Wright, W. A., Young, Mr. Speaker-78.

NAYS-Jones, C. A.—1.

No. 56. House bill to provide for the retirement of registered certificates of the State issued to schools, colleges and other organizations, by authorizing and directing the issuance and sale of two million, four hundred and sixty-eight thousand, six hundred and five dollars and eighty-five cents of bonds of the Commonwealth of Virginia; and to provide for the payment of the interest on such bonds and the principal thereof at maturity-ayes, 75; nays, 2.

The vote required by the Constitution was recorded as follows:

AYES-Adams, Allman, Barton, Bear, Bird, George T., Bird, W. W., Bolling, Bolton, Boyd, E. T., Boyd, I. C., Breneman, Brewer, Brown, Bruce, Carter, Cato, Coiner, Cole, Coleman, Davis, Doosing, Dovell, Fain, Fuller, Gary, George, Gordon, Graham, Hall, Hamner, Harman, Hicks, Horner, Jesse, Jones, E. B., Jones, J. P., Keezell, Kelly, Lyon, Malbon, Mason, Massenburg, Mugler, Parker, W. A., Pierce, Price, Ramey, Rew, Saunders, Savedge, Shepherd, Shrader, Sinclair, Smith, C. H., Smith, H. T., Snead, Speers, Taylor, Topping, Tuck, Vellines, Waller, Warren, C. R., Warren, Geo. M., Warren, L. E., Wesson, Williams, Witten, Wood, Wright, E. H., Wright, J. W., Wright, W. A., Young, Mr. Speaker-75.

NAYS-Graves, Watts-2.

Motions severally made to reconsider the vote by which Nos. 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 and 56 House bills were passed, were rejected. The following Senate bills were read at length a second time: No. 31. Senate bill to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Halifax county to borrow $140,749.99, and to issue bonds therefor, for the purpose of funding the present indebtedness of the county road and maintenance fund, and gas tax fund of said county.

No. 19. Senate bill to authorize the town of Wakefield in the county of Sussex, to acquire, construct or establish a system of water works for the said town, and to borrow a sum of money not exceeding seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00), and to issue the bonds of the town therefor, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing or establishing such system of water works, and for the purpose of establishing, laying out and constructing a system of sewers for the said town; providing for the payment of interest on the said bonds and for the redemption of the same, and for an election to be held for the purpose of deciding upon the question of such bond issue.

No. 26. Senate bill authorizing the boards of supervisors of the counties of Amelia, Dinwiddie, Chesterfield, Nottoway and Powhatan to make appropriations for the expenses of the judge of the fourth judicial circuit.

No. 24. Senate bill to amend and re-enact section 3338 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by an act approved March 10, 1926,

relating to hunting, trapping, fishing and ranging upon the property of another.

No. 38. Senate bill permitting the establishment of near-beer plants, for the manufacture of near-beer for beverage purposes, upon the petition of the city council of any city having a population of not less than one hundred thousand, and not more than one hundred and thirty-five thousand; authorizing the Attorney General to issue permits therefor, requiring the giving of bond; fixing the conditions and regulations under which such near-beer may be manufactured and sold, and defining the offenses and penalties for violation of the act.

MR. SMITH, of Alexandria, moved that the chair be vacated at 2 o'clock to be resumed at 3:30 o'clock P. M. which was agreed to. The hour of 2 o'clock P. M. having arrived, the chair was vacated.

TUESDAY, APRIL 5-AFTERNOON SESSION

The hour of 3:30 o'clock P. M. having arrived, the chair was resumed.

The following House bills having been printed, were read at length a second time and ordered to be engrossed.

No. 57. House bill to amend and re-enact sections 99, 129, 136 and 137 of an act to provide a new charter for the town of Blackstone, in the county of Nottoway, approved March 27, 1914, and to repeal all other sections or parts of said act in conflict with said sections as so amended and re-enacted.

No. 58. House bill to authorize the councils or other governing bodies of the cities of the Commonwealth, whose charters provide for the appointment of a city collector, to abolish such office and to transfer the duties thereof to the city treasurer, and to fix the compensation of such treasurer.

No. 46. House bill to provide that motor vehicle registration and number plates or a number plate issued for a succeeding license year may be used on and after December fifteenth of the year preceding the beginning of such license year, and motor vehicle registration and number plates or a number plate issued for a preceding license year may be used during the first fifteen days of a current license year.

No. 45. House bill to amend and re-enact subsection (e) of section 28 of an act entitled an act to continue the office of Motor Vehicle Commissioner; to provide for his election; to prescribe his powers and duties; to protect the title of motor vehicles; to provide for the registration of titles thereto and the issuance of certificates of title; to prescribe the effect of such registration; to provide for the licensing of motor vehicles and chauffeurs; to provide penalties; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith, approved March 17, 1926, having been printed was read at length a second time. MR. MOFFETT moved to amend as follows:

After enacting clause add the following paragraph:

(b) On and after January 1, 1928, the fee for the certification of registration and license plates to be paid by the owner of the machine

shall be sixty cents per hundred pounds of weight or major fraction thereof. Manufacturers' shipping weights shall be used in determining the license fees herein prescribed. All motor vehicles designed and used for the transportation of passengers shall be licensed according to weight. Provided that no fee for an automobile shall be less than eleven ($11.00) dollars per year, and no fee for a motorcycle shall be less than five ($5.00) dollars per year and two ($2.00) additional for side car attched, which was agreed to-ayes, 52; nays, 43.

On motion of MR. BOWLES, the vote was recorded as follows:

AYES-Allman, Bolling, Boschen, Boyd, E. T., Brewer, Carter, Coiner, Diggs, Dovell, Fain, Folkes, Fuller, Gary, Hall, Hanes, Hicks, Horner, Johnson, Jones, C. A., Jones, J. P., Jordan, Malbon, Mason, Massenburg, Milstead, Moffett, Mugler, Norris, Page, Parker, W. A., Pierce, Price, Rew, Rodgers, Savedge, Sebrell, Shrader, Sinclair, Smith, C. H., Smith, J. S., Speers, Taylor, Topping, Vellines, Warren, C. R., Warren, L. E., Watts, Witten, Wright, E. H., Wright, J. W., Wright, W. A., Young-52.

NAYS-Adams, Barton, Bird, George T., Bird, W. W., Bolton, Booker, Bowles, Boyd, I. C., Breneman, Brown, Bruce, Cato, Cole, Coleman, Davis, Doosing, George, Gordon, Graham, Graves, Hailey, Hamner, Harman, Jeffreys, Jesse, Jones E. B., Keezell, Kelly, Lyon, Moore, Ramey, Shepherd, Smith, H. T., Snead, Stickley Tuck, Waller, Warren, Geo. M., Weeks, Wesson, Williams, Wood, Mr. Speaker-43

MR. SAUNDERS stated that he would have voted in the affirmative but was paired with MR. BEAR.

MR. MOFFETT moved to amend the title by striking out "subsection (c)" and inserting in lieu "subsections (b) and (e)" which was agreed to.

MR. MOFFETT moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was agreed to, which was rejected.

MRS. FAIN moved to amend by striking out

2. An emergency existing, this act shall be in force from the passage, which was agreed to.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed.

MR. HALL moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was ordered to be engrossed, which was rejected.

On motion of MR. SMITH, of Alexandria, the House adjourned.

JOHN W. WILLIAMS,

THOS. W. OZLIN, Speaker of the House of Delegates

Clerk of the House of Delegates

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1927

Prayer by Rev. Geo. W. McDaniel, D. D., Pastor First Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia.

On motion of MR. SNEAD, the reading of the journal was dispensed with.

THE SPEAKER and Clerk signed the journal as provided by rule 3. A communication from the Senate, by their Clerk, was read as follows:

In Senate, April, 5, 1927.

The Senate has concurred in the amendments proposed by the House of Delegates to Senate bill entitled an act to provide for the relief of volunteer firemen killed or injured while engaged in fighting fires or in going to or returning therefrom, in Arlington, Fairfax and Prince William counties and the city of Alexandria, No. 13; they have passed House bills entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 2414 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by an act approved March 27, 1922, relating to treasurers' lists of uncollectible taxes and delinquents, relating to the county of Princess Anne, No. 21; an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act for the protection of foxes or other fur bearing or hair bearing animals, in Amelia, Nottoway, Lunenburg, Brunswick, Charlotte, Franklin, Tazewell and Washington counties, and to provide punishment for the violation thereof, approved March 24, 1926, No. 27; an act to prohibit the killing, catching or taking of fish from the waters of Alleghany magisterial district of Montgomery county, except by angling with hook and line or with one set of grab hooks attached to hook and line, No. 28; an act to authorize the board of supervisors of York County to lay an additional levy of forty cents on the one hundred dollars of the assessed valuation of all property subject to local taxation for school purposes in Nelson district of said county; and to authorize the said board to forego or refrain from laying a road levy in the said district for any year the board may deem advisable, No. 29; and an act to authorize the board of supervisors of Pittsylvania county, Virginia, to borrow money, not in excess of $200,000.00, and to issue its bonds therefor, the proceeds to be applied in funding and discharging valid outstanding indebtedness of said county incurred by the school board of said county, and to provide for payment of interest thereon and principal thereof at maturity, No. 30. They have passed with amendments House bills entitled an act to provide for the appointment of a commission to survey the educational system of Virginia and to prescribe the powers and duties of said commission; also to make certain appropriations to carry the provisions of this act into effect, No. 16; an act to amend and re-enact section 2726 of the Code of Virginia as amended, by an act approved March 25, 1926, which said section is in chapter 109 of the said Code on the subject of boards of supervisors, especially relating to the county of Russell, No. 20; and an act to amend and re-enact sections 3281, 3282, 3283, 3284, 3285, 3286, 3287 and 3289 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to oysters and clams, No. 26. They have concurred in the recommendations of

the Governor to Senate bills entitled an act creating a sanitary district in Henrico county, Virginia, to provide for the construction, acquisition, maintenance and operation by said district of water supply, sewerage, light and power and gas systems by such districts. To provide for the issuance of county bonds on behalf of such district for said purpose, and to provide funds for establishing and operating such public utilities therein, No. 3; and an act to authorize the board of supervisors of counties having a density of population of more than five hundred per square mile according to the last United States census, to divide the area of said counties into one or more districts, and in such districts to regulate the use of land and of buildings or other structures and the heights thereof, and also to establish building lines and to regulate and restrict the construction and location of buildings and other structures in said counties, No. 6; and they have passed Senate bills entitled an act to authorize the board of supervisors of Greene county to borrow money, not in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) and to issue bonds of the said county therefor, for the purpose of constructing two public roads to Stanardsville and Monroe magisterial districts of said county, one extending from Standardsville by way of Amicus and Celt to the Albemarle county line, and the other from the point of intersection with the Spotswood Trail by way of Geer to a fork in the road above J. A. Williams, No. 45; an act to amend and re-enact sections 99, 108, 129, 136 and 137, of an act to provide a new charter for the town of Blackstone, approved March 27, 1914, and to repeal all other sections or parts of said act in conflict with said sections as so amended and re-enacted, No. 44; an act to authorize the county school board of Rockbridge county, with the approval and consent of the board of supervisors of Rockbridge county, to issue school bonds not to exceed the sum of $24,000.00, for refunding the present school debt of South River magisterial district, and to provide for the levy of a tax to pay the interest on said bonds and to retire the same as they mature, No. 46; and an act to amend and re-enact section 5873 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, in relation to a special No. 48; in which they request the concurrence of the House of Delegates.

Nos. 16, 20 and 26 House bills were on motions severally made placed on the calendar.

No. 45.

Senate bill was referred to the Committee on Roads and Internal Navigation.

No. 44. Senate bill was referred to the Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns.

No. 46. Senate bill was referred to the Committee on Schools and Colleges.

No.48. Senate bill was referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice.

No. 39. Senate bill to amend an act approved March 22, 1924, entitled, "An act to provide a new charter for the city of Roanoke and to repeal the existing charter of said city and the several acts amendatory thereof, and all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this