Chap. 311.—An ACT to restrict the trading in second-hand grate baskets,
electric lights or gas fixtures, locks or other builders’ hardware, plumb-
ing fixtures, bells and bell fixtures, lead or brass water pipes, or any part
of such fixtures or pipes, any wire, cable, lead, solder, copper, iron or
brass used by or belonging to a railroad, telephone, telegraph, gas or
electric light company. [H B 3800]

Approved March 16, 1918.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virgniia, That it
shall be unlawful for any person within the corporate limits of any
city to buy or receive any second-hand grate baskets, electric light
or gas fixtures, locks or other builders’ hardware, plumbing fixtures,
bells and bell fixtures, lead or brass water pipes, or any part of such
fixtures or pipes, any wire, cable, lead, solder, copper, iron or brass
used by or belonging to a railroad, telephone, telegraph, gas or
electric light company from any person not the owner or the author-
ized agent of the owner thereof.

2. Any person buying any such second-hand articles at private
or public sale within the corporate limits of any city shall take
from the seller a properly dated, written receipt or bill of sale,
signed by such seller, who shall therein specifically state seller’s
address or place of residence. If a seller thereof be not personall
known to the buyer, or if seller be unable to write his name, suc
seller shall produce an adult witness personally known to the buyer
to identify the seller and also to sign receipt or bill of sale as wit-
ness, the latter also stating therein his full address or place of
residence. The receipt or bill of sale shall set forth the list of
articles purchased and shall be written in duplicate and a copy
lodged by the buyer with the chief of police of the said city, if
any, otherwise with the mayor of such city within twenty-four
hours after such purchase.

3. Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall
be fined not less than five dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars
for each offense.