PART V. BEING ALL ACTS OF A GENERAL AND PERMANENT NATURE PASSED THE CHAPTERS CONTAINING LOCAL, PRIVATE AND TEMPORARY Chap. II of Acts 1922.-An Act to prohibit the baiting of wild turkeys in this State for the purpose of killing or capturing same. Approved February 11, 1922. 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall be unlawful for any person to bait wild turkeys at any time in this State for the purpose of killing or capturing same; provided that wild turkeys may, under a permit from the commissioner of game and inland fisheries, be baited for the purpose of capture for propagation purposes. 2. Any violation of the provisions of this act shall be deemed a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than twentyfive dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprisonment in jail for a period not to exceed thirty days, or both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the justice or jury trying the case. (1922, p. 15.) Chap. 12 of Acts 1922.-An Act to regulate the shooting of wild waterfowl in this State. Approved February 11, 1922. 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall be unlawful for any person to shoot at, or to kill or capture, in any manner, wild waterfowl in this State between the first day of February and the first day of November of each year; provided, however, should the regulations of the United States government extend the spring shooting of wild waterfowl beyond the first day of February, or declare an open season on wild waterfowl prior to November first, the dates for opening and closing the season in which wild waterfowl may be legally taken in this State shall be the same as provided in the regulations of the United States government, and the number of such wild waterfowl that may be legally taken at any one time in this State shall be the same that may be legally taken under the regulations of the United States government. 2. It shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale, or barter any wild waterfowl in this State. 3. Violations of any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars. All acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. (1922, p. 15.) Chap. 18 of Acts 1922.-An Act to provide for the training and licensing of attendants for the sick under certain conditions. Approved February 17, 1922. 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, as follows: Sec. 1. The State board of examiners of graduate nurses may, in its discretion, authorize the establishment of centers of training for attendants for the sick; provide for the admission of persons applying for such training; prescribe the kind and duration thereof, the exami nation of persons completing the prescribed courses and the licensing of such persons to do such kind of nursing, public and private, and for the period of one year as such license may designate. Sec. 2. The license fee at the first issuance of said license shall be two dollars and fifty cents, to be paid to the State board of examiners of graduate nurses. This said license may be renewed by the board annually, without any additional fee, and the board may revoke any license for cause after notice to the holder thereof and opportunity to answer any charges that may be preferred against such persons. Sec. 3. The State board of examiners of graduate nurses shall have general supervision of the attendants licensed by it, and may make reasonable rules and regulations for the conduct and employment of such attendants; provided, however, that said board of examiners shall not have the power to prescribe the amount of compensation to be charged by said licensed attendants. Sec. 4. Any person who shall show to the satisfaction of the board that he or she was engaged in the practice of the care of the sick as an attendant undergraduate nurse, unregistered nurse or in any capacity other than that of a licensed trained graduate or registered nurse at the time of the passage of this act may be granted at the discretion of the said board a license as a licensed attendant without passing an examination; provided application therefor shall be made within six months after the passage of this act, and that such application shall be accompanied by credentials of character and extent of training or experience. Sec. 5. All persons who have duly received licenses in accordance with the provisions of this act shall be known and styled as licensed attendants, and it shall be unlawful after six months from the passage of this act for any person to advertise as or to assume the title of licensed attendant or to use the abbreviation of L. A., or any other words, letters or figures to indicate that the person using the same is a licensed attendant, and any person violating this provison of this section of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars for the first offense, and not more than two hundred dollars for each subsequent offense. Sec. 6. This act shall not be construed to affect existing laws in relation to the examination, registration, and licensing of professional nurses. Sec. 7. This act shall become effective on the first day of July, nineteen hundred and twenty-two. (1922, p. 21.) Chap. 22 of Acts 1922.-An Act to annex to the county of Chesterfield a part of the county of Henrico. Approved February 17, 1922. 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That so much of the county of Henrico, the land portion of which is designated as Farrar Island on United States Geological Survey map, entitled "Virginia Bermuda Hundred Sheet" (edition of August, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, reprinted nineteen hundred and seventeen), as lies southwest of a line beginning at the point of intersection of the low water line on the western side of James river with the prolongation of the south line of the property conveyed by Henry Cox to the city of Richmond, by deed dated November 29, 1887, recorded in the clerk's office of Henrico county in deed book 122, page 238, and running thence in a southeastern direction and in a straight line to the point of intersection of said property line with the low water line on the south side of the James river—a total distance of about one-half mile-shall be, and the same is hereby, annexed to, and is henceforth a part of the county of Chesterfield and of Bermuda magisterial district of said county. There is however, excepted from the operation of this act so much of said Farrar Island as was occupied by the town or settlement of Henricopolis in the year sixteen hundred and twentytwo. (1922, p. 26.) Chap. 39 of Acts 1922.-An Act to authorize "Occupational Therapy" to be provided for children in certain institutions. Approved February 17, 1922. 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That occupations known under the name of "Occupational Therapy," with part time or whole time services of one or more occupational aides, may be provided in hospitals and other institutions, wholly or partially supported by the State, which care for children either physically or mentally disabled. (1922, p. 44.) Chap. 43 of Acts 1922.-An Act to authorize the councils or other governing bodies of cities of the Commonwealth to divide the municipal area into one or more districts, and in such districts to regulate the use of land and of buildings or other structures, and the height thereof, and also to establish building lines and to regulate and restrict the construction and location of buildings and other structures. Approved February 17, 1922. 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That for the promotion of the health, safety, morals, comfort, prosperity, and general welfare of the general public, the council or other governing body of any city may, by ordinance divide the area of the city into one or more districts of such shape and area as may be deemed best suited to carry out the purposes of this act, and in such district or districts may establish set back building lines, regulate and restrict the location of buildings and other structures, their height, area and bulk, the percentage of lot to be occupied by buildings or other structures, the size of courts and other open spaces, and the trade, industry, residence and other specific uses of the premises in such district or districts; provided, that nothing in this act contained shall be construed as intended to authorize the impairment of any vested right. (1922, p. 46.) Chap. 48 of Acts 1922.-An Act to encourage the co-operative marketing of farm products in Virginia, to provide for and authorize the incorporation of co-operative marketing associations or exchanges and the licensing to do business in Virginia of similar corporations created in other States under similar laws. Approved February 18, 1922. - 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That: Declaration of policy. In order to promote, foster and encourage the intelligent and orderly marketing of agricultural products through co-operation; and to eliminate speculation and waste; and to make the distribution of agricultural products between producer and consumer as direct as can be efficiently done; and to stabilize the marketing of agricultural products, this act is passed. 2. Definitions as used in this act: (a) The term "agricultural products" shall include horticultural, viticultural, forestry, dairy, live stock, poultry, bee, and any other farm products; (b) The term "member" shall include actual members of associa tions without capital stock and holders of common stock in associations organized with capital stock; (c) The term "association" means any corporation organized under this act; and (d) The term "person" shall include individuals, firms, partnerships, corporations, and associations. Associations organized hereunder shall be deemed non-profit, inasmuch as they are not organized to make profits for themselves, as such, or for their members, as such, but only for their members as producers. This act shall be referred to as the "co-operative marketing act." 3. Who may organize.-Five (5) or more persons engaged in the production of agricultural products may form a non-profit, co-operative association, with or without capital stock, under the provisions of this act. 4. Purposes. An association may be organized to engage in any activity in connection with the marketing or selling of the agricultural products of its members, or with the harvesting, preserving, drying, processing, canning, packing, storing, handling, shipping, or utilization thereof, of the manufacturing or marketing of the by-products thereof; or in connection with the manufacturing, selling, or supplying to its members of machinery, equipment, or supplies; or in the financing of the above enumerated activities; or in any one or more of the activities specified herein. 5. Preliminary investigation.-Every group of persons contemplating the organization of an association under this act is urged to communicate with the director of the division of markets of the State department of agriculture, and the director of extension division, of the State college of agriculture, who will inform it whatever a survey of the marketing conditions affecting the commodities to be handled by the proposed association indicates regarding probable success. 6. Powers. Each association incorporated under this act shall have the following powers: (a) To engage in any activity in connection with the marketing, selling, harvesting, preserving, drying, processing, canning, packing, storing, handling, or utilization of any agricultural products produced or delivered to it by its members; or the manufacturing or marketing of the by-products thereof or in connection with the purchase, hiring, or use by its members of supplies, machinery or equipment; or in the financing of any such activities; or in any one or more of the activities specified in this section. No association, however, shall handle the agricultural products of any non-member. (b) To borrow money and to make advances to members. (c) To act as the agent or representative of any member or members in any of the above mentioned activities. (d) To purchase or otherwise acquire, and to hold, own, and exercise all rights or ownership in, and to sell, transfer, or pledge shares of the capital stock or bonds of any corporation or association engaged in any related activity or in the handling or marketing of any of the products handled by the association. (e) To establish reserves and to invest the funds thereof in bonds or such other property as may be provided in the by laws. |