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to the State Capitol, and in digging the foundation of the heat. light and power plant proposed for the State Capitol and other buildings, and in grading or moving property incident to either of said undertakings, and to require the board of directors of the peniten-· tiary to furnish, under guard, such convicts as are called for by the Capitol Building Committee.

No. 188, Senate bill to provide for the payment of pensioners under the pension act of April 2, 1902, whose claims were not approved and filed in the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts prior to September 1, 1903.

No. 268, House bill to repeal an act entitled an act to incorporate the Warrenton and Marshall Road Company, approved May 12, 1887.

No. 267, House bill to repeal an act entitled an act to incorporate the Warrenton and Fauquier White Sulphur Springs Turnpike Company, approved March 5, 1880.

No. 65, House bill to amend and re-enact section 2197, chapter 99, of the Code of Virginia, in relation to burial of hogs that died from disease, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 30, 1890, and by an act approved February 14, 1896, so as to require the cremation or burial of all animals or fowls that die from contagious or infectious diseases, and fixing the penalties for violation thereof.

No. 281, Senate bill to validate certain records and proceedings of the Circuit Court of Chesterfield county.

No. 224, House bill to authorize the board of supervisors of Mecklenburg county to issue a duplicate bond.

No. 169, Senate bill to amend and re-enact section 444 of the Code of Virginia, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved December 10, 1903, entitled "an act to amend and re-enact chapter 23 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to the assessment of lands and lots."

No. 173, House bill to protect certain fish in the bays, creeks, inlets and streams tributary to the Potomac river, in the State of Virginia.

No. 29, House bill for the protection of pheasants and other game birds imported for propagation.

No. 241, To amend and re-enact section 3 of an act approved March 5, 1900, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved April 2, 1902, entitled an act to provide for the taxation of dogs in the county of Rappahannock, and the protection of sheep therein.

No. 276, House bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled "an act to amend and re-enact Article X. of an act to incorporate the town of Phoebus, in Elizabeth City county, approved January 22, 1900,' as amended by an act approved April 2, 1902.

No. 255, Senate bill to secure the better enforcement of the local

option laws of the State, and to define the jurisdiction of the courts of the counties of this State as to water courses lying between counties and opposite counties or magisterial districts in which local option prevails.

No. 130, House bill to provide for the removal of the Houdon statue of Washington from the Capitol to the Library building, or to some other place.

No. 239, House bill to amend and re-enact section 3711 of the Code of Virginia as heretofore amended, so as to repeal so much thereof as applies to the county of Dinwiddie.

No. 262, Senate bill to authorize the town of Blacksburg, in Montgomery county, to donate a sum not exceeding $1,000 for the purpose of erecting in said town a public school building.

No. 175, House bill to amend and re-enact the Code of Virginia, as amended by an act approved December 10, 1903.

No. 96, House bill to amend and re-enact section 3804 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by an act approved March 5, 1900.

No. 235, House bill to authorize and empower the council of the town of Shenandoah, Virginia, to borrow money by the issue of bonds for the construction and establishment of a system of waterworks in and for the use of said town, to construct and establish such works, and a sewerage system, if needed.

No. 269, Senate bill to amend and re-enact section 273 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to the duties of Superintendent of Public Printing.

No. 104, Senate bill to provide for evidence of the prepayment of State poll-taxes by voters transferred from one city or county to another city or county.

No. 223, House bill to authorize the board of supervisors of Fairfax county to lease the old Commonwealth Attorney's office building on the public square, in the town of Fairfax.

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No. 261, House bill to authorize the Governor of Virginia to lease such rooms and offices as may be necessary for the transaction of the public business by the Governor, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Register of the Land Office, the Public Printer, the Commissioner of Labor, the Clerk of the House of Delegates and Keeper of the Rolls, and any other official having offices in the Capitol building or any of them, and for the storage of public property and records, so far as such rooms or offices may be necessary during the time occupied in the enlargement, renovation and repair of the State Capitol building, and appropriating money to pay the rentals thereof.

No. 293, Senate bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled "an act to prescribe the jurisdiction of the several boards of supervisors of the counties of Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Page and Shenandoah, on and after the 1st day of February, 1904, in matters pertaining

to county roads, toll roads, bridges, ferries, mills, fences, stock laws and apprentices, approved May 20, 1903, and to fix the times of meeting of the boards of supervisors of said counties.

No. 277, House bill to amend and re-enact section 443 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to making copies of assessments and disposition of copies, as amended and re-enacted by an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact chapter 23 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to the assessment of lands and lots approved December 10, 1903, so as to provide additional time for returning assessments in cities having a population of over 50,000 by the last United States census.

No. 238, House bill to authorize the city of Newport News to issue bonds for the payment of the balance of the contract price for paving Washington avenue and Twenty-fifth street, in said city, and to repeal all of the acts heretofore attempting to give this authority to said city.

No. 234, House bill to provide for the construction of permanent roads in Charlotte county, and to authorize the issuance and sale of the bonds of the county for that purpose.

No. 279, Senate bill to amend and re-enact section 1271 of the Code of Virginia.

Mr. THOMASON offered the following joint resolution:

Resolved by the House of Delegates (the Senate concurring), That a committee of three on the part of the Senate and three on the part of the House be appointed to inform the Governor that the General Assembly is ready to adjourn sine die, and inquire if he has any communication to make.

Which was agreed to.

Ordered, That Mr. THOMASON carry the resolution to the Senate and request their concurrence.

A message was received from the Senate by Mr. MACHEN, who informed the House that the Senate had agreed to the joint reselution.

The SPEAKER appointed Messrs. THOMASON, LOWRY of Bedford, and THORNHILL the committee on the part of the House.

The committee subsequently reported that they had waited upon the Governor and had been informed by him that he had no further communication to make to the General Assembly.

Ordered, That Mr. HUNLEY inform the Senate that the House is ready on its part to adjourn sine die.

A message was received from the Senate by Mr. BARKSDALE, who informed the House that the Senate is ready on its part to adjourn.

The SPEAKER thereupon declared the House of Delegates adjourned sine die.

MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES

WHO SERVED DURING THE

Session commencing January 13, 1904, and terminating March 15, 1904.

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