Chap. 6.—An ACT to amend an act entitled an act for the as-
sessment of taxes on persons, property, income, licenses, &c., and
imposing taxes thereon for the support of the government and free
schools and to pay the interest on the public debt.

Approved December 18, 1878.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
section ninety-nine, chapter one hundred and sixty-two of Acts
of eighteen hundred and seventy-five-six be amended and re-
enacted so as to read as follows:

$99. Every attorney-at-law, in addition to being licensed,
sworn, and admitted to prosecute or defend actions or other
proceedings in the courts of this commonwealth, on the retainer
of clients, shall obtain a revenue license; and no person shalk
act as attorney-at- law, or practice law in the courts of this com-
monwealth without a “separate revenue license. <A revenue li-
cense to practice law in any county, or corporation, shall au-
thorize such attorney to practice in all the courts of this state
withont an additional license. Any persons violating the pro-
visions of this section shall pay a fine of not less than thirty
dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars for each offence.
Any person who shall appear before any committee of either
branch of the general assembly, and for fee, reward or compen-
sation, shall speak, write or print or use before them any argu-
ment for or against any measure or proposition to be passed
upon by the general assembly, except counsel appearing in con-
tested election cases, cases of impeachment of public officers,
or before committees appointed to investigate charges preferred
against public officers, shall pay a license tax of one hundred
dollars. Such person may, by the chairman, or any other mem-
ber of any committee, be required to state on oath whether or
not he has, or expects to receive any fee, reward or compensa-
tion for services rendered or information furnished, upon any
measure of legislation before, or to be brought before the same.
For any-violation of this provision, the person so offending
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof shall be confined in jail not more than one year, and
fined not less than two hundred dollars.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.