Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of VirginiaCommonwealth of Virginia, 1887 - Virginia |
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act entitled act to amend act to incorporate agreed Allensworth amend and re-enact approved authorize bill to amend bill to incorporate Bristow Brown Buford calendar Carter Catlett chapter Code Coleman committee commonwealth commonwealth's attorney convicted courts Crawford Crismond Curtis D. W. Anderson Dabney Daingerfield Dupuy Echols Edmondson Edwards Elam election entitled an act Figgatt Flood Gordon House bill Huffman Hunter J. S. Harris John Johnson joint judge Kincheloe Leggett Loving March Martin McKee Moore Morton motion moved Mustain Overby Parr passed Pedigo Perkins Pilcher Pollard presented R. H. Tyler railroad company re-enact section read a third received reconsider the vote recorded as follows Referred rejected relation relief reported resolution Richmond roads Roberts Robinson rule Ryan Saunders Sebrell Senate bill entitled Silver Simpson Speaker Starke Terrell towns treasurer Treat twice Tyler Virginia Waddill Webb West YEAS-Messrs
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Page 363 - That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the provisions of this Act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers or of like kind of property, under substantially similar circumstances and conditions, for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line, in the same direction, the shorter being included within the longer distance...
Page 13 - He shall preserve order and decorum ; may speak to points of order in preference to other members, rising from his seat for that purpose ; and shall decide questions of order, subject to an appeal to the House by any two members ; on which appeal no member shall speak more than once, unless by leave of the House.
Page 11 - No member shall absent himself from the service of the House, unless he have leave, or be sick, or unable to attend.
Page 11 - Upon the call of the House, the names of the members shall be called over by the Clerk, and the absentees noted : after which the names of the absentees shall again be called over, the doors shall then be shut, and those for whom no excuse, or insufficient excuses are made, may, by order of those present...
Page 8 - The Speaker shall examine and correct the Journal before it is read. He shall have a general direction of the Hall. He shall have a right to name any member to perform the duties of the chair, but such substitution shall not extend beyond an adjournment.
Page 241 - Any person may be elected senator who, at the time of election, is actually a resident within the district, and qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly according to this Constitution ; and any person may be elected a member of the House of Delegates who, at the time of election, is actually a resident within the county, city, town, or election district, qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly according to this Constitution.
Page 347 - That the provisions of this act shall apply to any common carrier or carriers engaged in the transportation of passengers or property wholly by railroad, or partly by railroad and partly by water when both are used, under a common control, management, or arrangement, for a continuous carriage or shipment...
Page 11 - Whenever a Committee of the Whole House finds itself without a quorum, the chairman shall cause the roll to be called, and thereupon the committee shall rise, and the chairman shall report the names of the absentees to the House, which shall be entered on the Journal...
Page 8 - All acts, addresses, and joint resolutions, shall be signed by the Speaker; and all writs, warrants and subpoenas, issued by order of the House, shall be under his hand and seal, attested by the Clerk.
Page 11 - When a member shall be discharged from custody and admitted to his seat, the House shall determine whether such discharge shall be with or without paying fees ; and in like manner, whether a delinquent member, taken into custody by a special messenger, shall, or shall not, be liable to defray the expense of such special messenger.