Chap. 487.—Proposing amendment to Section 73 of the Constitution of Virginia:

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Signed February 25, 1942 |

Resolved by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring (a ma-
jority of the members elected to each house agreeing), That the following
amendment to section seventy-three of the Constitution of Virginia is
proposed and referred to the General Assembly at its first regular session
held after the next general election of members of the House of Delegates
for its concurrence, in conformity with the provisions of section one hun-
dred and ninety-six of the Constitution, namely : : oo,

Strike from the Constitution of Virginia section seventy-three, which
isasfollows: , mye

Section 73. Duties and Powers of Governor.—The Governor shall
take care that the laws be faithfully executed ; communicate to the Gen-
eral Assembly, at every session, the condition of the State; recommend
to its consideration such measures as he may deem expedient, and con-
vene the General Assembly on application of two-thirds of the members
of both houses thereof, or when, in his opinion, the interest of the State
may require. He shall be commander-in-chief of the land and naval forces
of the State; have power to embody the militia to repel invasion, suppress
insurrection and enforce the execution of the laws; conduct, either in
person or in such manner as shall be prescribed by law, all intercourse
with other and foreign States; and, during the recess of the General As-
sembly, shall have power to suspend from office for misbehavior, in-
capacity, neglect of official duty, or acts performed without due authority
of law, all executive officers at the seat of government, except the Lieu-
tenant-Governor ; but, in any case in which this power is so exercised,
the Governor shall report to the General Assembly, at the beginning of
the next session thereof, the fact of such suspension and the cause therefor,
whereupon the General Assembly shall determine whether such officer
shall be restored or finally removed. ] Se
_ .The Governor shall have power, during the Tecess Oh ee
\ssembly, to appoint pro tempore, successors to all officers so suspended,
nd to fill, pro tempore, vacancies in all offices of the State for the filling
f which the Constitution and laws make no other provision. Such ap-
ointments to vacancies shall be by commissions to expire at the end of
hirty days after the commencement of the next session of the General
\ssembly. ,

_ He shall have power to remit fines and penalties under such rules
nd regulations as may be prescribed by law ; and, except when the pro-
ecution has been carried on by the House of Delegates, to grant re-
yrieves and pardons after conviction ; to remove political disabilities con-
equent upon conviction for offenses committed prior or subsequent to
he adoption of this Constitution, and to commute capital punishment.

He shall communicate to the General Assembly, at each session,
particulars of every case of fine or penalty remitted, of reprieve or pardon
sranted, and of punishment commuted, with his reasons for remitting,
ranting or commuting the same. a

The General Assembly may, however, provide for a pardoning board,
not exceeding three in number, to be appointed by the Governor, and to
serve during his pleasure. Such board may be vested with exclusive par-
doning power over the sentences in cases not felonious.

And insert in lieu thereof the following :

Section 73. Duties and powers of Governor.—The Governor shall
take care that the laws be faithfully executed; communicate to the Gen-
eral Assembly, at every session, the condition of the State ; recommend to
its consideration such measures as he may deem expedient, and con-
vene the General Assembly on application of two-thirds of the member:
of both houses thereof, or when, in his opinion, the interest of the State
may require. He shall be commander-in-chief of the land and naval force:
of the State; have power to embody the militia to repel invasion, sup
press insurrection and enforce the execution of the laws; conduct, eithe:
in person or in such manner as shall be prescribed by law, all intercours:
with other and foreign States; and, during the recess of the General As
sembly, shall have power to suspend from office for misbehavior, inca
pacity, neglect of official duty, or acts performed without due authority ¢
law, all executive officers at the seat of government, except the Lieutenan
Governor ; but, in any case in which this power is so exercised, the Gov
ernor shall report to the General Assembly, at the beginning of the nex

session thereof, the fact of such suspension and the cause therefor, wher«
upon the General Assembly shall determine whether such officer shall t
restored or finally removed.

The Governor shall have power, during the recess of the Gener:
Assembly, to appoint, pro tempore, successors to all officers so suspende
and to fill, pro tempore, vacancies in all offices of the State for the fillir
of which the Constitution and laws make no other provision. Such appoin

ments to vacancies shall be by commissions to expire at the end ot thir
days after the commencement of the next session of the General Assembl

He shall have power to remit fines and penalties under such rules at
regulations as may be prescribed by law ; and, except when the prosecutic
has been carried on by the House of Delegates, to grant reprieves and
pardons after conviction; to remove political disabilities consequent upon
conviction for offenses committed prior or subsequent to the adoption of
this Constitution, and to commute capital punishment.

He shall communicate to the General Assembly, at each session, par-
ticulars of every case of fine or penalty remitted, of reprieve or pardon
granted, and of punishment commuted, with his reasons for remitting,
granting or commuting the same. |

The General Assembly may, however, provide for a board, not ex-
ceeding three in number, to be appointed by the Governor, and to serve
during his pleasure. Such board may be vested with any one or more or
all of the following powers, which when so conferred shall be exclusive:
(a) to commute capital punishment ; (b) to grant reprieves or pardons in
misdemeanor cases; or (c) to grant reprieves or pardons in felony cases.

I, E. Griffith Dodson, Clerk of the House of Delegates of Virginia,
do hereby certify that the session of the General Assembly of Virginia,
at which the Acts of Assembly herein printed were enacted, adjourned
sine die on March twenty-eight, nineteen hundred and forty-two.

E. GRIFFITH DODSON,
Clerk of the House of Delegates.

Note: Except as otherwise specifically provided therein, all Acts
of this session of the General Assembly become effective on and after
midnight of June 26, 1942.
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Joint Resolutions of the General Assembly
SESSION 1942

Other than those of a purely procedural nature

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2.
Williamsburg Session.
Agreed to January 14, 1942.

Resolved by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, Tha’
the sessions of the Senate and House of Delegates on January 31, 1942
be held in the restored Capitol at Williamsburg.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 7.
Requesting names of legislative agents, legislative counsel and lobbyists.
Agreed to January 15, 1942.

Be it resolved by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring.
That the Secretary of the Commonwealth be, and he is hereby, authorized
and directed to furnish, at least once during each week of the current
session of the General Assembly, the Clerk of the House of Delegates
and the Clerk of the Senate with the names of those persons who have
filed or registered as legislative agents, legislative counsel and lobbyists,
or either, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 85 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of 1938, together with the addresses of such persons
and the names and addresses of the persons, firms, organizations and
corporations whom they represent or by whom they have been employed.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 8.
Tablet for Speakers of House 1788-1904.
Agreed fo January 16, 1942.

Be it resolved by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring,
That the Clerk of the House of Delegates, with the approval of the Vir-
ginia Art Commission, be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to
purchase and place on the wall at the side of the niche for the Speaker’s
chair in the old hall of the House of Delegates in the State Capitol at
Richmond, a bronze tablet with the following inscription:
“SPEAKERS OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA WHO
PRESIDED IN THIS HALL

Sessions.
Thomas Mathews of Norfolk Borough......0.0000000..02..... 1788-93
John Wise of Accomack County. ....00..200.20..2seccseeeeeeeee 1794-99
Larkin Smith of King and Queen County.........00002...... 1799-1802
Edmund Harrison of Amelia County.....0000.0.0.20022...--- 1802/03
Hugh Holmes of Frederick County.......................:..--.-1803-1805/06
Peter Johnston of Prince Edward County..........00....... 1805-07
Hugh Nelson of Albemarle County... 1807-09
James Barbour of Orange County....0002222.02 eee 1809-12
Andrew Stevenson of Richmond City.....002000000000.2... 1812-16
Robert Stanard of Spotsylvania County..........0........-. 1816/17
Linn Banks of Madison County...002.22.2.teeteeeeeeee 1817-38
Thomas W. Gilmer of Albemarle County... 1839-40
Valentine W. Southall of Albemarle County................ 1840-42
Joel Holleman of Isle of Wight County.........000000.00002..-.. 1842-44
Valentine W. Southall of Albemarle County.............. 1844/45
William O. Goode of Mecklenburg County................. 1845-47
James F’. Strother of Rappahannock County................ 1847/48
Henry L. Hopkins of Powhatan County............0.0...... 1848-50
George W. Hopkins of Washington County................ 1850/51
Oscar M. Crutchfield of Spotsylvania County.............. 1852-61
James L. Kemper of Madison County.......0.00002000020...- 1861-63
Hugh W. Sheffey of Augusta County.....0.0222.00020002.-.-- 1863-65
John B. Baldwin of Augusta County.....0020200022...- 1865-67
_ Zephaniah Turner of Rappahannock County................ 1869-71
~ Marshall Hanger of Augusta County... 1871-77
Henry C. Allen of Shenandoah County......000000000000.2... 1877-79
Benjamin W. Lacy of New Kent County......00.200002002.... 1879/80
I. C. Fowler of Washington County.....2.02000000000000...--- 1881-82
Charles E. Stuart of Alexandria City... 0... 1883-87
R. H. Cardwell of Hanover County.....00002000000002... ...... 1887-94
John F. Ryan of Loudoun County.........02000.................1894-98
E. W. Saunders of Franklin County_...2 2. 1899/1900
John F. Ryan of Loudoun County.......0000....... a 1901-04”

Resolved further, That a sum sufficient is hereby directed to be paid
from the contingent fund of the General Assembly for such bronze tablet,
upon voucher signed by the Clerk of the House of Delegates and ap-
proved by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and the Governor.
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4.
Pledging Virginia’s Support in the present war.

Agreed to by the Senate, January 20, 1942.
Agreed to by the House, January 22, 1942.

Whereas, the United States of America faces one of the darkes
periods in all of its history, and

Whereas, also there is the greatest possible need for unity of pur.
pose, confidence in its leaders and a determination to succeed regardles:
of obstacles to be overcome, the time which will be required, or the cos’
of our efforts, now, therefore;

Be it Resolved by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring
as follows:

That the General Assembly of Virginia; on this the twentieth day
of January nineteen hundred and forty-two, wishes to record most
emphatically its endorsement and support of our great leader, Franklir
Delano Roosevelt, the Senate and the House of Representatives of the
United States in their action of December eighth, nineteen hundred and
forty-one, against the barbarity and aggressions of our enemies.

We believe that all Virginians and true Americans are just as firm
in their beliefs and support today of what Patrick Henry said in old
St. John’s Church, as his followers were then. We hold in reverence the
unselfishness in defense of these principles exhibited by General Wash-
ington and his men. We have an abiding faith, along with all liberty
loving citizens, in our National Government, and pray for its strength-
ening through all of the discouragements and weaknesses which may
follow, and for a fervor that will not abate, for confidence in our Re-
public, its leaders and our Government generally.

We also pray that steadfastness to our faith may be fastened with
an unbreakable chain, until our disappointments and trials will be trans-
muted to victory and World Peace.

We wish to commend the actions and record of our Governor,
Honorable James H. Price, for his leadership in the preparation of this
State for defense, both civil and military, and for his cooperation therein
with Federal agencies.

We also desire to record our confidence in our in-coming Governor,
Honorable Colgate W. Darden, Jr., whose devotion to duty, statesman-
ship and fearlessness of danger are already well known, and in Honor-
able William M. Tuck, Lieutenant Governor, who is a well-beloved,
former member of the Senate.

With unshakeable confidence in the righteousness of our cause, and
with a deep, inner feeling of faith we pray each day that the United
Nations, their rulers and people, may be endowed with wisdom, and
receive guidance and strength to carry through to such victory as will
be in accordance with Divine Will, promotive of true Peace on earth,
and an assurance of the right of all people to worship God as their
consciences dictate, and continue the enjoyment of those other rights
for which our forefathers fought.
We, the members of the General Assembly of Virginia, pledge
our support to the Nation and State in devising and executing measures
for Defense and in the prosecution of War.

Be it further Resolved, That copies of this resolution be forwarded
by the Clerk of the Senate to the President of the United States, to the
President of the United States Senate, to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, to Honorable James H. Price, to Honorable Colgate
W. Darden, Jr., and to Honorable William M. Tuck, respectively.

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 7.
Expressing the Sense of the General Assembly against Diversion of Highway Funds.

Agreed to by the Senate, January 23, 1942.
Agreed to by the House, January 27, 1942.

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring,
That it is the sense of the General Assembly of Virginia that all revenue
of the State derived from excise taxes imposed upon motor fuels and
from motor vehicle registration fees and licenses shall, after providing
for refunds and adjustments allowed therein by law, expenses of ad-
ministration, collection and inspection, including the analysis and inspec-
tion of motor fuels and devices for dispensing the same, and after pro-
viding for the retirement of obligations which have heretofore been
assumed by the State and payment thereof pledged out of the proceeds
from such taxes, fees and licenses, be used solely and exclusively for the
construction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair of public highways
and bridges within the State and for the necessary State policing thereof.

Nothing in this resolution shall be construed as limiting or affecting
in any way the powers or duties conferred upon the Governor during the
existing emergency.

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 10.
Acclaiming John D. Rockefeller, Jr., honorary Citizen.
Agreed to January 31, 1942.

Whereas, Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., has given signal recognition
of his appreciation of the verities which have permeated and sustained
this Commonwealth, and continues to afford testimonies of his desire
to preserve them ; and

Whereas, the General Assembly is solicitous to bestow upon him
the most decisive mark of appreciation which a Commonwealth can
give ; therefore,

Be it Resolved by the Senate, the House of Delegates. concurring,
that Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., be, and he is, hereby acclaimed an
honorary Citizen of Virginia ; and

Be it Resolved, that the Clerk of the Senate be directed to send a
copy of these resolutions, duly certified and attested, to Mr. Rockefeller.
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 8.

Creating a commission to make a study of compulsory liability and property damage
insurance on motor vehicles.

Agreed to by the House, February 4, 1942.
Agreed to by the Senate, February 5, 1942.

Resolved by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, as
follows. —

There is created a commission of seven members, one to be appointed
by the President of the Senate from the membership of the Senate, two by
the Speaker of the House of Delegates, from the membership of the
House, and one by the Governor from the citizenship of the State at large,
not holding State office or employment, or engaged in any manner in the
insurance business, a member of the State Corporation Commission, or a
member of the Bureau of Insurance staff, designated, in either case, by the
Commission, and one representative of the insurance interests of the State
appointed by the Governor from a satisfactory nomination by the insur-
ance rating bureau required to be created by chapter two hundred and
thirty-one, Acts nineteen hundred and thirty-two, and the Director of
the Division of Motor Vehicles, his successor in office or some one from
the department designated by the Director.

The commission shall make a thorough study of the subject of
compulsory public liability and property damage insurance on motor
vehicles, including a full investigation into the question of compulsory
compensation insurance as it relates to the operation of motor vehicles,
and relative cost when carried by the State and when carried by insurance
companies, including a full investigation of the rates now charged in
Virginia for all forms of public liability and property damage insurance
relating to motor vehicles as compared with other States, and the advisa-
bility of adopting laws relating to any one or more of the subjects herein
mentioned, and, to such ends, it may invite into council for suggestions
and cooperation any agency of the State government, any agency ol the
Federal goverment, and any person, firm, or corporation, as it may deem
desirable, for conference and assistance in making its study.

The commission shall make a report of its findings and recommenda-
tions upon these subjects, and upon any other relevant subject or question
upon which it deems it proper to report, to the Governor and to the
General Assembly, at least sixty days before the convening of the next
regular session of the General Assembly.

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12.
In memory of Lieutenant George Ben Johnston Handy, deceased.
Agreed to February 5, 1942.

Whereas, the General Assembly of Virginia has learned with distress
of the death in action of George Ben Johnston Handy, First Lieutenant,
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Field Artillery, United States Army, serving with General Doug.
MacArthur’s gallant defenders of the Philippines ; and

Whereas, Lieutenant Handy is the first of the fifteen hundre
graduates of the Virginia Military Institute now serving as officers in tl
armed forces of the United States of America to be killed in action in tl
current war ; and

Whereas, he graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in nin
teen hundred and forty and received a commission as Second Lieutenar
in the Reserve Corps, leaving V. M. I. to begin his medical career at tk
University of Virginia Medical School, later laying down his cares
voluntarily to apply for active military service in October, ninetee
hundred and forty-one, to be ordered to Langley Field and shortly there
after to the Philippines ; and

Whereas, following in the footsteps of his great ancestor of Civ:
War fame, General Joseph E. Johnston, he excelled in military scienc
and was greatly respected by all who knew him: and

Whereas, the Virginia Military Institute has announced a memoria
service in honor of Lieutenant George Ben Johnston Handy in Lexingto:
on Saturday, F ebruary seventh, at high noon; Therefore

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 13.

\uthorizing the State Library Board to erect a memorial to Dr. Henry Read
McIlwaine, deceased, former State Librarian.

Agreed to February 5, 1942.

Resolved, by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That
he State Library Board be authorized and directed to erect or place, in

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 11.

etitioning the Fish and Wild Life Service of the United States Department of the
Interior to alter the open season for taking wild water fowl in Virginia.

Agreed to by the House, January 30, 1942.
Agreed to by the Senate, F ebruary 6, 1942.

Whereas the Fish and Wild Life Service of the United States De-
tment of the Interior has, for several. years heretofore, provided an
en season of sixty days, ITO) see NT etn nnd!
asive, for the legal taking ot wild water fowl in Virginia ; and

Whereas, in view of the climatic conditions generally prevailing in the
Hitude of the Commonwealth of Virginia the effect of such open season

to provide thirty days or less of open season in which, for practical
irposes, wild water fowl may be taken, there being few if any wild water
wi taken in this Commonwealth in the average month of November,

Therefore, be it resolved by the House of Delegates, the Senate
yncurring, That the Fish and Wild Life Service of the United States
lepartment of the Interior be, and it is hereby, petitioned to provide an
pen season of not less than sixty days for the taking of wild water fowl
the Commonwealth of Virginia, such season to begin not earlier than
1e first day of December ot each year.

Resolved further, That the United States Senators, and the several
r1embers of the House of Representatives, of the United States from the
‘ommonwealth of Virginia be, and they are hereby, requested to do sc
auch as may be within their power to see that provision is made for ar
pen season on wild water fowl in the Commonwealth of Virginia, accord.

ng to the foregoing petition.

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 19.

Requesting the National Congress to reject any proposal designed to accomplis
federalization of the unemployment program.

Agreed to February 12, 1942.

Whereas, for the past several months, numerous news items an
editorials appearing in the public press, have contained statements as
serted to have been made by the Federal Security Administrator and tk
Chairman of the Social Security Board regarding the formulation ¢
plans to bring about, through legislation by the Congress, complet
federalization of the unemployment compensation program, and

Whereas, a rather general impression now prevails that some mea
ure embodying such proposed legislation, either has already been pr
sented to the Congress, or will be presented at an early date, and

Whereas, the unemployment compensation program, since its ince
tion, has been based on a Siate-Federal partnership, under which statut
were enacted by all the States to provide for the payment of unemplo
ment benefits, and a statute was enacted by the United States imposing
Federal tax on employers, against which tax the employers are permitt:
to credit the tax paid by them to the State unemployment compensati
agencies, and out of which Federal tax the United States appropriat
to the States the administrative expenses necessary for the operation
the State agencies, and

Whereas, the unemployment compensation program, by reason
its relation to individual lives, should be administered by officials clc
to, and acceptable to the people of the geographical locations of the ben¢
claimants and their employers, and federalization of the unemploym«
compensation program would deprive employers, employees and citizens
of a State, of any effective voice in the determination of matters vitally
affecting their own social and ecottomic standards, and

Whereas, the proposed federalization program would appear, neces-
sarily, to be based on the idea of a right in the Federal Government, to
take possession of the benefit fund reserves created by the experience
and good management of the State agencies and now credited to their
separate trust funds, in order to finance thé program following federaliza-
tion, a claim which it is believed should not in good conscience be asserted,
and

Whereas, the efficient administration of the Virginia Unemployment
Compensation Law establishes conclusively that the problems of unem-
ployment compensation are now being successfully met and satisfactorily
solved under the State-Federal partnership heretofore established by the
Act of the Congress of the United States, thus demonstrating that the
proposed federalization is unnecessary and undesirable, Now, Therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring,
That the Congress of the United States be memorialized and it is hereby
respectfully petitioned to reject any proposal which is directly or indi-
rectly designed to accomplish federalization of the unemployment com-
pensation program, and

Be it further resolved, That the United States Senators and Con-
gressmen from Virginia are hereby respectfully requested to exert all
diligence in opposing any direct or indirect legislation which comes within
the scope of the intent and purpose of this joint resolution.

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 16.
Pensions to Congressmen.

Agreed to by the Senate, February 12, 1942.
Agreed to by the House, February 13, 1942.

Whereas, the Nation is engaged in war in which the very existence
of the Republic is at stake ; and,

Whereas, toward the successful prosecution of the war Congress
has pledged the full resources of the Nation, and sacrifices and self-
denial are demanded from all citizens in every walk of life; and,

Whereas, it is incumbent upon all the leaders of the country, in-
cluding the members of Congress to set an example to the people in the
making of such sacrifices ; and,

Whereas, recently the Congress has enacted a bill under which
pensions have been voted to its own members :

Now Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Senate of Virginia, the
House of Delegates concurring, That during these perilous times it is not
sound public policy for elected public officials to receive pensions payable
from the public treasury ;

And Be It Further Resolved, That the action of Virginia’s junior
United States Senator, Harry F. Byrd, in opposing the passage of this
sislation and in urging its repeal 1s commended, afd Has tt epee
f the people of Virginia ; ,

And Be It Further Resolved, That the other members of the Vir-
inia delegation to the Congress be, and they hereby are urged to sup-
ort the immediate repeal of the aforesaid legislation ;

And Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this resolution shall
e certified to each of the members of the Virginia delegation to the
Congress of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Repre-
entatives thereof, and to the Vice President of the United States.

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. Mi.

Motor vehicles, sizes and weights.

Agreed to by the Senate, February 12, 1942.
Agreed to by the House, February 17, 1942.

Whereas there is pending before the Interstate Commerce Com-
mittee of the United States Senate a bill introduced by Senator Wheele:
of Montana, known as S 2015 and having for its object to provide fot
Federal regulation of the sizes and weights of motor vehicles used or
the highways; and

Whereas it is believed that the State officials of Virginia who ar
charged with the construction, maintenance and sate operation of th
highways in this State are better qualified to determine the sizes an
weights of vehicles that can be safely and economically operated ove
our highways than any Federal agency ; and

Whereas it is further believed that the proposed legislation woul
be an unwarranted, unjust and unnecessary encroachment upon th
rights of the several States to determine the sizes and weights of ve
hicles to be used upon their highways, from a consideration of the nur
ber and types of such vehicles, the number of miles and types of hig
ways, topography and soil conditions, the ability of the State to pa
for and maintain the highways, streets and bridges and of numerot
other factors involved.

Now Therefore, be it resolved That the Virginia Senators ar
Representatives in Congress be and they are hereby requested to vo
against and do all in their power to defeat S 2015 or any other bill «
amendment that has or may be introduced for a like purpose.

Resolved further that a certified copy of this Resolution be fo
warded to the Virginia Senators and Representatives at Washingto

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 18.

Condemning the practice of requiring membership in labor organizations to obti
employment on construction projects essential to the prosecution of the war.
Agreed to by the Senate, February 16, 1942.
Agreed to by the House, February 17, 1942.
Whereas, it has come to the attention of the General Assembly
Virginia, That citizens of the counties and cities of the Commonwea
1ave been refused employment on construction projects at army camps,
ind particularly at the camp now being erected at Blackstone, Virginia,
yecause they were not members of labor unions, and that in order to
ipply for such employment they have been forced to pay heavy tribute
o such unions without any assurance that employment on such projects
could be obtained ; and

Whereas, the speedy construction of such camps is vital to our war
forts, and should not be interfered with by any practice which impedes
2mployment and delays completion of projects essential to the safety
of the nation and its people; and

Whereas, the right of every citizen of our Commonwealth to serve
his Government on emergency projects connected with the prosecution
of war is one which should not be abridged or denied by any agency,
State or Federal, or by any organization enjoying the protection of our
laws; Now, Therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate of Virginia, the House of Delegates
concurring, That the General Assembly of Virginia hereby condemns
any regulation or practice which requires membership in a labor or-
ganization in order to obtain employment on camp construction projects,
and reasserts its belief in the fundamental right of its citizens to render
service to their Government in times of national emergency without
having to purchase such right from any individual or organization ; and

Be it further resolved, That we call upon the administrative branch
of our National Government, and particularly the War Department in
Washington, to take whatever steps may be necessary to put an end to
this un-American practice which is impeding and imperilling our Na-
tional Defense. .

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 26.
Extending an invitation to the Patriotic Revue, “You Can Defend America.”
| Agreed to February 17, 1942.

Whereas, the contribution of the State of Virginia to the defens
of our nation and to the-winning of the war depends on the high morale
and spirits of her people ; and ,

Whereas, the Patriotic Revue, “You Can Defend America”, ha
already played an effective part in building this morale throughout many
parts of the country and in the City of Richmond under the auspice
of the Richmond office of Civilian Defense; and

Whereas, the cast graciously has expressed a willingness to returt
and present the revue to the members of the General Assembly anc
their friends, without cost to the Commonwealth ;

Now, therefore, be it resolved by the House of Delegates, the Senat
concurring, That the General Assembly expresses the hope that the cas
of “You Can Defend America” will return to Virginia and present th
revue, and desires to say that the members of the General Assembly an
their friends would be pleased to attend a performance at the Lyri
Theatre, Friday, February twenty-seventh, at eight fifteen P. M.
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 21.

Directing the printing and distributing of a thesis entitled “The Governor of Virgini:
as Business Manager”, by Blake Tyler Newton.

Agreed to by the House, February 11, 1942.
Agreed to by the Senate, February 18, 1942.

Whereas, a certain thesis entitled “The Governor of Virginia a:
Business Manager’’, whose author is Blake Tyler Newton, member of
the State Board of Education and Division Superintendent of School:
for the division composed of the counties of Richmond and Westmore-
land, is of scholarly merit and unique in its field; and

Whereas, a wider circulation of this contribution of distinction tc
the science of government in Virginia would constitute the means of 2
better and more widespread understanding of State government ; There-
fore,

Be it resolved, by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring,
That the Clerk of the House of Delegates be, and he is hereby, directed
to have three thousand copies of the said thesis printed, to forward five
copies thereof to each member of the General Assembly, and to deliver
the remaining copies to the State Library for distribution by the State
Librarian. The cost of the said printing shall be paid out of the contingent
fund of the General Assembly on warrants of the Comptroller issued
upon vouchers signed by the Clerk of the House of Delegates.

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 20.
Creating a Commission to study the laws and practices pertaining to fiduciaries.

Agreed to by the Senate February 24, 1942,
Agreed to by the House, March 3, 1942.

Whereas, in the address delivered by the honorable James H. Price,
former Governor of Virginia before the General Assembly on January
fourteenth, nineteen hundred and forty-two, he made the following recom-
mendation:

“After a conference with the Auditor (of Public Accounts), I am
recommending to the General Assembly that a study be made of the
status of our fiduciary accounts in the various courts of the State and
determine whether or not the interests of the beneficiaries of these ac-
counts are properly protected and safeguarded under present laws and
conditions ....”; and

Whereas, it is believed that the General Assembly of Virginia should
investigate fully into the procedure of handling fiduciary accounts, There-
fore,

Be it Resolved by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring,
That a commission of seven members is hereby created to study the exist-
ing statutes regulating the settlement of fiduciary accounts and the prac-
tices obtaining thereunder. Three members of the Commission shall be
appointed by the President of the Senate from the membership of the
Senate, and four by the Speaker from the membership of the House of
Delegates. The members of the Commission are authorized and directed
to refer to and call to their assistance any officials of the State or of the
localities who, in their opinion, may be of assistance to them.

The Commission shall make its investigation and study, and report
to the Governor as soon as sufficient information has been acquired to
permit definite recommendations to be made, but in any case it shall
report not less than ninety days before the next regular session of the
General Assembly.

No compensation is to be paid to the members of the Commission,
but their expenses are to be paid.

For carrying out the provisions of this resolution an appropriation,
not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), is made out of the
contingent fund of the General Assembly.

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 22.

Directing the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council to make a study and report on
the advisability of abolishing the office of coroner and transferring the duties of
the office to medical examiners and law enforcement officers.

Agreed to by the Senate, February 28, 1942.
Agreed to by the House, March 5, 1942.

Whereas, there is an increasing dissatisfaction with the laws of
Virginia under which medical examinations in cases of death under ques-
tionable or suspicious circumstances are made under the direction of
coroners who have had little if any training and experience in pathology
and toxicology, and who have no adequate laboratory equipment to ascer-
tain the causes of such deaths ; and

Whereas, in many States the scientific determination of the causes
of such deaths, and the medico-legal questions which arise in such cases,
are handled by a chief medical examiner with central laboratory facilities,
and by regional or district examiners who are either located in cities and
towns where adequate laboratories are available or are furnished with
traveling laboratory units for use in emergencies, but there may be doubt
as to the effectiveness of such a system in a State that is largely rural ; and

Whereas, the importance of this matter warrants a careful study
before any drastic change is made in the present system ; now, therefore,
be it ) ,

Resolved by the Senate of Virginia, the House of Delegates concur-
ring, as follows:

Section 1. The Virginia Advisory Legislative Council is hereby
authorized and directed to make a thorough investigation and study of
the present system under which coroners are charged with duties relating
to the enforcement of the criminal statutes and with other duties which
require scientific training and laboratory facilities, and to report on the
advisability of abolishing the office of coroner, and transferring to persons
trained in pathology and toxicology all questions with respect to the
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scientific determination of the causes of deaths under suspicious circum-
stances, and to regularly constituted law enforcement officers all matters
relating to the enforcement of the criminal statutes. In making its study
the Council shall survey the laws and practices of other States and such
other matters as it may deem requisite to enable it to formulate sound
and adequate proposals for improvement in the existing plan, or for the
substitution of a new and different system. In its investigation it shall
avail itself of the assistance of the State Health Commissioner, and of any
committee which may be appointed by the Medical Society of Virginia for
such purpose.

Sec. 3. The Council shall submit to the Governor and the General
Assembly at least thirty days prior to the next regular session of the
General Assembly a report of its findings and recommendations, together
with any suggested legislation necessary to carry such recommendations
into effect.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 25.

Memorializing the Virginia Delegation in the Congress upon the necessity for
efficient action for national defense.

Agreed to by the House, March 3, 1942.
Agreed to by the Senate, March 5, 1942.

Whereas, the first representative legislative Assembly in America
was held on Virginia soil, and the General Assembly of Virginia is the
successor of that body ; and,

Whereas, the existing emergency will determine whether a country
enjoying a representative form of government can defend itself success-
fully against the attacks of nations ruled by dictators; and,

Whereas, the present conflict has demonstrated that the individual
members of our armed forces have acquitted themselves with personal
bravery ; and,

Whereas, the defense of the Philippines has proven the ability of a
competent commanding officer to resist to the utmost; and,

Whereas, we believe that the lives of American troops and the
freedom of American citizens are of such paramount importance as to
justify the expenditure of every possible effort in their preservation;
Now, Therefore,

Be it resolved, by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring,
That the General Assembly of Virginia

(1) Condemn waste and extravagance in non-defense undertak-
ings, and urge the elimination of all non-essential governmental activities ;

(2) Call upon our Senators and Representatives in the Congress of
the United States to take immediate and vigorous action to eliminate
inefficiency, carelessness and incompetency, thereby preventing such
regretable disasters as the burning of the Normandie ;

(3) Insist upon the swift and adequate punishment of those respon-
sible for the disasters already suffered ;
(4) Pride ourselves upon the stand taken and the results accom-
slished by members of the Virginia delegation in the Congress, and are
10t unmindful of the value of their services, neither are we doubtful of
‘he patriotism and loyalty of every member of our Delegation, our appeal
‘o them now is for urgent action, and the means to be employed we leave
‘o them, assuring them of our confidence in them, and our readiness to
support them in every possible way, to the end that this war may be won,
American lives saved and American liberty and Representative Govern-
ment maintained ; and

(5) Direct the Clerk of the House of Delegates, and as such Keeper
of the Rolls of the State, forthwith to transmit a copy hereof to each
Senator and Representative from Virginia in the Congress of the United
States.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 34.
Directing the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council to make a study of annexation.

Agreed to by the House, March 5, 1942.
Agreed to by the Senate, March 6, 1942.

Be it resolved by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring,
That the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council make a thorough study
of the subject of annexation for the purpose of determining whether,
and to what extent and in what respects, the statute law relating thereto
should be amended or revised.

The Council shall complete its work and make a report of its find-
ings and recommendations to the Governor and to the General Assembly
at least sixty days prior to the commencement of the next regular session
of the General Assembly.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 22.

Providing a commission for a study of matters pertaining to the right to practice
the healing art in Virginia.

Agreed to by the House, February 18, 1942.
Agreed to by the Senate, March 7, 1942.

Resolved by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That
there be, and hereby is, created a commission to be composed of sever
members, two to be appointed by the President of the Senate from the
members of the Senate, three by the Speaker of the House of Delegates
from the members of the House, and two by the Governor. It shall be
the duty of the commission to make inquiry into and investigation of ¢
comprehensive plan for examining and licensing all persons seeking tc
practice any branch of the healing art in this State, and for effectiv
means of preventing unqualified persons from practicing any branch o
the healing art in this State.
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The commission shall make a report of its findings, together witt
such recommendations as are deemed proper to make, to the Genera:
Assembly, at least sixty days before the convening of the next regula:
session of the General Assembly.

The members of the commission shall receive their actual expenses
incurred in the performance of duties hereunder, for the payment of
which, and for such clerical or other assistance as they may deem neces-
sary or proper to be employed, there is hereby appropriated a sum
sufficient, not to exceed one thousand dollars, to be paid out of the con-
tingent fund of the General Assembly.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 33.

Providing for the completion, printing, binding and distribution of a composite index
of all acts of the General Assembly enacted since 1910 and of all resolutions
adopted by the General Assembly since 1910 proposing to amend the Constitution

of Virginia.
Agreed to by the House, March 3, 1942.
Agreed to by the Senate, March 11, 1942.

Resolved by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That
the Director of the Division of Statutory Research and Dratting is hereby
authorized and directed to complete and cause to be printed and bound
a composite index of all of the acts, general, special, private and local,
of the General Assembly enacted since nineteen hundred and ten, and of
all resolutions, adopted by the General Assembly since nineteen hundred
and ten, proposing to amend the Constitution of Virginia.

The said index shall be printed and bound, by the Division of Pur-
chase and Printing, in such form, and with such binding, as shall be
approved by the Governor. The number of copies of the said index to
be so printed shall be determined by the Governor, but shall be sufficient
to make the following distribution which is hereby directed: one copy
each thereof shall be delivered to the Governor, to the Lieutenant Gov-
ernor, to each member of the General Assembly, to the head of each
State department, and to the head of each State division which in effect
constitutes a State department; to each judge of a court of record of
this State, to each trial justice, to the Atorney General and each Assistant
Attorney General, to each officer and employee in the Division of Statu-
tory Research and Drafting, to the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Ap-
peals, and to the library of each educational institution of this State
which maintains a library ; two copies each shall be delivered to the State
Library and the State Law Library, and ten copies to each of the Clerks
of the Senate and House of Delegates. The Director of the Division of
Statutory Research and Drafting is authorized, with the approval of
the Governor, to make such further distribution of the copies of the said
index as he may deem proper ; the remaining copies shall be delivered to
the Director of the Division of Purchase and Printing for sale at such
prices as shall be fixed by the said Director ; and ,
Be it further resolved, That the cost of the printing and binding of
the said index shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the General
Assembly upon warrants of the Comptroller upon vouchers signed by the
Director of the Division of Purchase and Printing, approved by the
Governor.

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 26.

Providing ‘a Commission for the Study of Occupational Diseases in Relation to
Workmen’s Compensation Act Coverage.

Agreed to by the Senate, March 7, 1942.
Agreed to by the House, March 11, 1942.

Resolved by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, that a
Commission of seven members be appointed to study the questiori of
occupational diseases in relation to the Workmen's Compensation Act
coverage, two of whom shall be appointed by the Governor with one.
person being selected from the employer group and one person being
selected from the employee group, and the President of the Senate shall
appoint two members from that body, and the Speaker of the House shall
appoint three members from that body. The Commission shall make a
report of its findings, together with such recommendations as it deems
proper, to the General Assembly at least sixty days before the convening
of its next regular session. The members of the Commission shall re-
ceive their actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties
hereunder, for the payment of which and for such clerical or other assist-
ance as they may deem necessary or proper to be employed, there 1S
appropriated a sum sufficient, not to exceed the sum of one thousand
dollars to be paid out of the contingent fund of the General Assembly.

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 19.

Creating a commission to study and report on the advisability of establishing a
Museum of Science in the State of Virginia.

Agreed to by the Senate, March 7, 1942.
Agreed to by the House, March 12, 1942.

Whereas, the State of Virginia is fortunate in possessing the Battle
Abbey as a worthy substitute for a museum of history, and the Virginia
Museum of Fine Arts, but is one of very few Southern States without
a Museum of Science ; and

Whereas, it is deemed fitting that appropriate steps should now be
taken to determine if the establishment of a Museum of Science should
be one of the State projects undertaken when the present war is ended;
now therefore,

Be it Resolved by the Senate of Virginia, the House of Delegates
concurring, as follows: |
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Section 1. There is hereby created a Museum of Science Advisory
Commission, hereafter referred to as the Commission, to consist of one
member of the Senate to be appointed by the President of the Senate,
one member of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of
the House of Delegates, the President of the Virginia Academy of Science,
and two persons to be appointed by the Governor. The Commission shall
elect one of the members as chairman and another as secretary.

Section 2. The said Commission shall make a thorough investiga-
tion and study of the advisability of constructing in the State of Virginia
a suitable building for the purpose, and of establishing therein a museum
of science which will be comparable to like museums established in other
southern states.

Section 3. The Commission shall submit to the Governor and the
General Assembly, at least thirty days prior to the next regular session
of the General Assembly, a report of its findings and recommendations,
together with appropriate suggestions and plans for putting its recom-
mendations into effect.

Section 4. The members of the Commission shall receive no com-
pensation for their services.

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 25.
Providing for the celebration of the bi-centennial of the birth of Thomas Jefferson.

Agreed to by the Senate, March 7, 1942.
Agreed to by the House, March 12, 1942.

Whereas, the life and work of that illustrious statesman, scholar
and philosopher, Thomas Jefferson, preeminently typify the substance
and the spirit of freedom and democratic government; and

Whereas, in these days when the principles so well lived and taught
by this eminent Virginian, and dear to the hearts of liberty loving man-
kind everywhere, are despised by the ruthless tyranny which has made
war on all free institutions and sworn their universal destruction, a great
celebration of the bi-centennial of his birth, which will occur on April
thirteenth, nineteen hundred and forty-three, in the State of his birth
and in the shadow of the shrines to his memory, would afford peculiar
inspiration to all great peoples who have chosen the path of sacrifice in
vindication of those principles ; Therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate of Virginia, the House of Delegates
concurring, That there be established a commission to formulate and
execute a program of celebration commemorating the bi-centennial of
the birth of Thomas Jefferson in the year nineteen hundred and forty-
three.

The Commission shall consist of the Governor of Virginia, the
President of the University of Virginia, the President of the Thomas
Jefferson Memorial Foundation, two members to be appointed by the
President of the Senate from the membership of the Senate and three
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members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates fro
the membership thereof.

The Commission shall formulate and execute an appropriate pr
gram of celebration which shall be held at the University of Virgini
in the City of Charlottesville, and at Monticello. ,

Ihe Commission is hereby authorized to incur such expenditur:
as may be necessary in the execution of the said program, not to excee
however, the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), which shall 1
paid out of the contingent fund of the General Assembly on warrants |
the Comptroller issued upon vouchers signed by the Chairman of tt
Commission, or by such other person or persons as may be designate
by the Commission for such purpose.

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 28.
Confederate flags delivered to Virginia by the State of Michigan.
Agreed to March 12, 1942. |

Whereas, the Governor of the State of Michigan, by authority c
an act of her State Legislature, recently returned to Virginia, throug
Honorable James H. Price, her then Governor, three Confederate flag
which had been in the possession of the State of Michigan since th
War between the States, which flags were delivered by him to the Con
federate Memorial Institute for safe-keeping, and it is desired that ther
remain there permanently ; now, therefore,

I. Resolved by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring
hat the three Confederate flags so returned to Virginia by the State o

Michigan, be permanently kept and preserved by the Confederate Me.
norial Institute.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 37.
flemorializing Congress concerning taxes on hard liquors.
Agreed to March 12, 1942.

Whereas, Virginia has been compelled, in the control of hard liquors,
9 increase the sale price from time to time, both to meet the increas-
igly heavy Federal Taxes levied thereon, and also to insure some margin
f profit to this Commonwealth; and,

Whereas, the high price at which Virginia is now compelled to make
uch sales, has greatly encouraged the illegal manufacture and sale of
ich liquors in this Commonwealth, and, consequently, greatly increased
1¢ cost and expense of her effort to enforce the laws against such illegal
anufacture and sale; and, ,

Whereas, Virginia has been compelled to pass an act at the present
ssion of the General Assembly reducing the taxes heretofore imposed
90n such liquors, in order to discourage, as far as possible. such jleoal
anufacture and sale; such reduction in 1ax attecting te re ule
ich sales to so great an extent that the Commonwealth will not here-
ter be able to sell such liquors at such prices as will produce the margin
: profit to which she is justly entitled ; now, therefore :

1. Resolved by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring,
‘hat the Congress of the United States be, and is hereby, memorialized
. refrain from imposing any additional taxes upon hard liquors in
rder that Virginia and other states may be able to sell such liquors at
rices that will discourage, rather than encourage, the illegal manufac-
are and sale of such liquors.

2 Be it further resolved, That copies of these resolutions be
ransmitted, by the Clerk of the House of Delegates, to the presiding
fGcers of the United States Senate and of the House of Representatives,
espectively, and to each member of the Virginia delegation in the Con-
ress of the United States. ]

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 11.

Jirecting the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council to make a study and report on
forest and forest land problems in Virginia.

Agreed to by the Senate, March 11, 1942.
Agreed to by the House, March 13, 1942.

Whereas, by House Joint Resolution No. 53, agreed to March
ninth, nineteen hundred and forty, the General Assembly of nineteen
hundred and forty authorized and created a commission to study forest
and forest land problems in Virginia ; and

Whereas, the said commission in its report to the Governor and
the General Assembly contributed greatly to the general understanding
of these problems ; and

Whereas, the said forest and forest land problems merit continued
study, especially as concerns the principles of forest cutting practices
in the varied forest regions of the State; Now, Therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate of Virginia, the House of Delegates
concurring, That the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council is hereby
authorized and directed to continue the study of forest and forest land
problems begun by the commission created by the General Assembly
of nineteen hundred and forty, and to make further investigation anc
study of these and related problems dealing with forest cutting practice:
and forest use and conservation and reforestation in the several section:
of the State. In making its study the Commission may appoint one 01
more sub-committees to which shall be assigned certain subjects fo:
consideration and report, and may obtain technical information an
advice from the State Forester.

The council shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembl:
at least ninety days before the next regular session of the General As
sembly a report of its findings and recommendations, together with an
suggested legislation necessary to carry such recommendations int
effect.
Directing the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council to make a study and report as
to any needed changes in the laws of Virginia regulating the business of making

certain small loans.
_ Agreed to March 13, 1942.

Whereas, the present laws of Virginia with respect to the Business
of making loans of less than three hundred dollars in amount at a rate
of interest in excess of six per centum per annum are deemed inadequate
to fully protect the lender, the borrower and the public, but there is a
difference of opinion as to what changes should be made in the law in
order to set up an effective system for the regulation and control of this
business ; and

Whereas, the importance of this matter warrants a careful study
before any substantial change is made in the existing statutes; now,
therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate of Virginia, the House of Delegates con-
curring, That the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council is hereby au-
thorized and directed to make a thorough investigation and study of the
present system of regulation and control of the business of making small
loans in the State of Virginia, to the end that such system may be made
adequate for the purpose intended, or that a new and effective system
may be substituted for the present one. In making the study the Council
shall survey the laws and practices in other States, and such other mat-
ters as it may deem requisite to enable it to formulate sound and adequate
proposals for consideration by the General Assembly of Virginia. In its
investigation it shall avail itself of the assistance of the State Corporation
Commission.

The Council shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly
at least ninety days prior to the next regular session of the General As-
sembly a report of its findings and recommendations, together with any
suggested. legislation necessary to carry such recommendations into
CHEE. :

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 30.
Protection of Houdon statue of Washington, etc. ,
Agreed to March 13, 1942,

Whereas, the Federal Government has declared Richmond a danger
zone ; and

Whereas, the Houdon statue of Washington standing in the Rotunda
of the Capitol is an object of priceless value, and in its present unpro-
tected position might easily be destroyed if Richmond were subjected to
bombardment from the air ; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, that
the Governor be, and he is hereby, authorized to take such steps for the
protection of the Houdon Statue of General Washington and such other
historical relics and art objects belonging to the Commonwealth as may
to him seem proper. |
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 38.
State Police Force, Death, Disability and Retirement System.
Agreed to March 13, 1942.

Whereas, the Commonwealth of Virginia, by careful selection and
training, has organized an effective State Police Force, which at the
present time is even more necessary than at any time heretofore, and

Whereas, there exists at present a demand for men of the age and
with the requirements of the members of the State Police, and in order
to retain and add to, as necessary, the present personnel of the Force,
some adequate system of retirement should be provided, and

Whereas, a general retirement law for State employees in general
would not meet the particular needs of the State Police for the reason that
the usefulness of a member of the State Police as such is ended at the
age of fifty to fifty-five, and

Whereas, it would be contrary to the best interests of the Com-
monwealth of Virginia to be unable to retain the type of man now em-
ployed or within a few years to have the majority of the members of the
State Police rendered unfit for the duties of their service on account
of age: ,
Therefore, Be it Resolved by the House of Delegates, the Senate
concurring, that there be and is hereby created a Commission composed
of five members, one to be appointed by the President of the Senate from
the members of the Senate, two by the Speaker of the House from the
members of the House of Delegates, the Superintendent of the State
Police, when and if appointed, and one member to be appointed by the
Governor.

The Commission hereby created shall consider carefully and recom-
mend to the Governor of Virginia at least ninety days before the con-
vening of the next regular session of the General Assembly a plan
whereby an adequate death, disability, and retirement fund may be set
up for the members of the Virginia State Police Force.

It being understood that the State Police Force is now represented
by a Committee designated to speak on this subject for the State Police
as a whole, the Commission hereby created is directed to contact such
Committee ; and it being further understood that said Committee repre-
senting the membership of the State Police Force has under its control
certain funds accumulated through voluntary deductions authorized by
the members of the State Police Force each month from their salaries,
the Commission hereby created shall, if found practicable, arrange with
said Committee to defray the actual expenses incurred by the members
of the Commission in the performance of their duties hereunder, not to
exceed in the aggregate the sum of Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars.

The Commission hereby created may employ the services of an
actuary to aid them in their deliberations and the preparation of their
report to the Governor, and the expense incurred incident to the em-
ployment of such actuary shall be first authorized by the Committee
representing the State Police Force and then paid from funds controlled
by said Committee.
The members of the Commission hereby created shall receive no
compensation for their services but shall be paid their actual expenses
as hereinbefore provided for.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 31.

Directing the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council to make a study of the laws
which create and define the jurisdiction and powers of administrative agencies.

Agreed to by the Senate, March 11, 1942.
Agreed to by the House, March 14, 1942.

Resolved by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That
the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council be, and it is hereby, directed
to make a thorough study of the laws of Virginia which create and define
the jurisdiction and powers of administrative agencies, commissions,
boards or officials, by whatever name known. The Council shall study
the decisions of the Supreme Court of Appeals of. Virginia which relate
to controversies involving such administrative agencies, and consider
the matter of whether the present laws adequately protect the fundamental
rights and privileges of the public who are subject to the jurisdiction of
such administrative agencies.

To the end that a full and comprehensive study may be made, the
Council may request information, suggestions, and cooperation from
any agency of the State government, and any person, as it may deem
desirable.

The Council shall make a report of its findings and recommendations
upon this subject, and upon any other related subject or question upon
which it deems it proper to report, to the Governor and to the General
Assembly at least sixty days before the convening of the next regular
session of the General Assembly.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 39.
Opposing the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project.

Agreed to by the House, March 13, 1942.
Agreed to by the Senate, March 14, 1942.

Whereas, there is now pending in the Federal Congress an item in
the Rivers and Harbors Authorization Bill providing for a project known
as the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project, the cost of which project
according to conservative estimates will ultimately vary from $800,000,-
000 to $1,350,000,000 ; and

Whereas, the huge cost of this project will add greatly to the present
staggering cost of financing the present war to a victorious conclusion,
thereby imposing an additional and unnecessary tax burden on the people
of the United States ; and

Whereas, the effect of this project if accomplished will be to divert
vast volumes of freight traffic which would normally flow through the
ports of Hampton Roads as well as other American ports, resulting in a
great loss of revenue to the people of the State of Virginia and to the
localities of the State of Virginia and to the State of Virginia itself; now,
therefore,
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Be it Resolved by the House of Delegates of Virginia, the Senate
concurring, that the General Assembly of Virginia does hereby go on
record as opposing the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project, and
the Virginia members in the Federal Congress are hereby memorialized
to use their best efforts to prevent the passage of such a measure; and

Be it further Resolved, that copies of this resolution be sent by the
Clerk of the House of Delegates to the President of the United States,
to the Chairman of the Rivers and Harbors Committee of the House of
Representatives in Washington, and to the Virginia Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 43.

Directing the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council to make a study and report on
State aid to counties and cities in the transportation of public school pupils.

Agreed to March 14, 1942.

Whereas, it seems desirable that the Commonwealth of Virginia
should assist the counties and cities in meeting the cost of transporting
public school pupils to and from school, but there is a difference of opinion
as to the extent of the assistance which should be granted, and its proper
allocation and payment to the said counties and cities; and

Whereas, the importance of this matter warrants a careful study
before any permanent plan can be adopted ; now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Delegates of Virginia, the Senate
concurring, That the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council is hereby
authorized and directed to make a thorough investigation and study of
public school pupil transportation methods and costs in Virginia, to the
end that it may present a full report covering this matter, including
recommendations as to what is a proper basis for allocating State aid to
the counties and cities, and whether or not the same basis for distribution
should be made applicable to counties and to cities. In making its
investigation and report the Council shall avail itself of the assistance of
the State Board of Education and of the several Division Superintendents
of Schools. ,

The Council shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly
at least ninety days prior to the next regular session of the General
Assembly a report of its findings and recommendations, together with

any suggested legislation necessary to carry such recommendations into
effect.

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 23.
Charles Day, Poet Laureate.

Agreed to March 14, 1942.

| Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring,
That we do hereby bestow upon Charles Day, of the City of Norfolk, for
the term of one year, beginning March 14, 1942, the high and honorable
title of “Poet Laureate of the Commonwealth of Virginia”. ,