thereafter, within thirty days after the time appointed for holding the annual election of directors, a report authenticated by the signature of the president or one of the vice-presidents or of secretary of the corporation stating:

(a) The name of the corporation.

(b) The location (county or city, street and number, if any there be) of its principal office in the State, and the name of the agent upon whom process against the corporation may be served.

(c) The character of its business.

(d) The amount of its authorized capital stock, if any, and the amount actually issued and outstanding.

(e) The names and addresses of the officers and directors of the corporation, and when their respective terms of office expire.

(f) The date, if any, appointed for the next annual meeting of the stockholders.

If such report is not made and so filed, the corporation shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, to be imposed and judgment entered therefor by the State corporation commission and enforced by its process.

CHAP. 18.-An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Surry county, Virginia, to contribute to the erection of a monument to the Confederate dead of Surry county.

Approved February 15, 1906.

Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the board of supervisors of Surry county, Virginia, be, and it is hereby, authorized and empowered, if it be in the opinion of the said board of supervisors proper and judicious so to do, to contribute out of the county funds a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars to aid in the erection of a monument to the Confederate dead of said county.

CHAP. 19.-An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3695 of chapter 181 of the Code of Virginia.

Approved February 15, 1906.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section thirty-six hundred and ninety-five of chapter one hundred and eightyone of the Code of Virginia, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

$3695. Burning dwelling house, jail, prison, boat, and soforth, or barn containing live stock, and soforth, how punished.-If any person, in the night, maliciously burn the dwelling house of another, or any boat or vessel or river craft, in which persons usually dwell or lodge, or any jail or prison, or maliciously set fire to any thing, by the burning whereof such dwelling house, boat, vessel, or river craft, jail or prison shall be

burnt in the night, he shall be punished with death; but if the jury find that at the time of committing the offense there was no person in the dwelling house, boat, vessel, or river craft, jail or prison, the offender shall be confined in the penitentiary not less than five nor more than ten years. And any such burning in the daytime shall be punished by confinement in the penitentiary not less than three nor more than ten years. And if any person, in the night, maliciously burn any barn, stable, shed or other building containing live stock, the live stock being in the building at the time of the burning, the offender shall be punished by confinement in the penitentiary not less than five nor more than eighteen

years.

CHAP. 20.-An ACT to provide that a publication of the Code of Virginia, as amended to the adjournment of the General Assembly of 1904, together with all other statistics of a general and permanent nature including the tax bill then in force, published by the authority of the general assembly and edited by John Garland Pollard, shall be received in the courts of this Commonwealth as prima facie evidence of the statutes therein published.

Approved February 15, 1906.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the publication of the Code of Virginia, as amended to the adjournment of the general assembly of nineteen hundred and four, together with all other statutes of a general and permanent nature, including the tax bill, then in force published by the authority of the general assembly and edited by John Garland Pollard, shall be received in the courts of this Commonwealth as prima facie evidence of the statutes therein published.

CHAP. 21.-An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1 of an act entitled an act to regulate and restrict the shooting and to prevent the destruction of wild fowl in the waters of Back Bay and its tributaries, in the county of Princess Anne, approved March 8, 1902.

Approved February 15, 1906.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section one of an act entitled an act to regulate and restrict the shooting and to prevent the destruction of wild fowl in the waters of Back Bay and its tributaries, in the county of Princess Anne, approved March eighth, nineteen hundred and two, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

§1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall not be lawful for any person to shoot at or kill wild fowl in the waters of Back Bay or its tributaries, in the county of Princess Anne, either on or from the land, marshes, and shore, or on or from the waters thereof, by the aid of floats, batteries, sink boxes, blinds, points, or in any other way, or by any other means, from sunset to sunrise of the succeeding day, or to leave any landing or mooring for the purpose of shooting or hunting until sunrise; and all decoys, floats, batteries, blinds, sink boxes, or

other devices, floating or stationary, shall be taken up at sunset and then carried ashore each day. Nor shall any person shoot at or kill wild fowl except from the land or from batteries, sink boxes, points or blinds in the said waters thereof: provided, however, that any person who may have crippled ducks, geese or swan over his decoys may reshoot and capture such game from boats immediately after same shall have been shot down. Nor shall any person shoot at or kill wild fowl on Wednesday and Saturday of each and every week either on or from the land or on or from the said waters of Back Bay or its tributaries.

2. This act shall, on account of an emergency existing, be in force from its passage.

CHAP. 22.-An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3022 of the Code of Virginia, 1887, in relation to award of writ of quo warranto.

Approved February 15, 1906.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section three thousand and twenty-two of the Code of Virginia, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

§3022. In what cases writ of quo warranto awarded.-A writ of quo warranto may be awarded and prosecuted in the name of the State of Virginia in any of the following cases, to-wit.:

First. Against a corporation (other than a municipal corporation) for a misuse or non-use of its corporate privileges and franchises, or for the exercise of a privilege or franchise not conferred upon it by law, or where a charter of incorporation has been obtained by it from a court or the State corporation commission for a fraudulent purpose, or for a purpose not authorized by law.

Second. Against a person for the misuse or non-use of any privilege and franchise conferred upon him by or in pursuance of law.

Third. Against any person or persons acting as a corporation (other) than a municipal corporation) without authority of law; and.

Fourth. Against any person who shall intrude into or usurp any public office. But no such writ shall be awarded or prosecuted against any person now in office for any cause which would have been available in support of a proceeding to contest the election of such person to such office.

CHAP. 23. An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1423 of the Code of Virginia.

Approved February 17, 1906.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section fourteen hundred and twenty-three of the Code of Virginia be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

$1423. Appointment of trustees to hold such gifts, etcetera; suits by and against them; settlement of their accounts and enforcement of the execution of the trust.

When any such gift, grant or will is recorded, and no trustee has been appointed, or the trustee dies or refuses to act, the circuit court of the county, or the circuit or corporation court of the corporation in which the trust subject, or any part thereof is, in the case of a gift or grant. or in which the will is recorded, may, on the motion of the attorney for the Commonwealth in such court (whose duty it shall be to make such motion), appoint one or more trustees to carry the same into execution. The trustees, whether appointed by, under, or by authority of such instrument, or under a charter of incorporation granted for the purpose of carrying out its provisions, or under this section, may sue and be sued in the same manner as if they were trustees for the benefit of a certain natural person, or as such charter of incorporation may provide; and said trustees shall annually render and state before the commissioner of accounts for the county or corporation wherein the trust subject, or the greater part thereof, is situated, an account showing the investment of the trust funds, the receipts from such investment, or from other sources › and the disbursements of the same, in like manner as is required of every personal representative, guardian, curator, or committee, under chapter one hundred and twenty-one of this Code. And in enforcing the execution of any such trust a suit may be maintained against the trustees in the name of the Commonwealth where there is no other party capable of prosecuting such suit. The term "trustees" as herein used shall be construed to mean the persons, or governing body, charged with the execution of the trust, whether designated as "trustees," "directors," or otherwise.

CHAP. 24.-An ACT to authorize the several cities and towns of this Commonwealth to appoint officers and employees in addition to those expressly authorized in their respective charters and provide for the filling of vacancies in all municipal offices for the unexpired term.

Approved February 17. 1906.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the council of every city or town of this Commonwealth having in their several charters the power to appoint certain municipal officers shall, in addition to such power, have power to appoint such other officers and employes as the council may deem proper, or any committee of such council, or any municipal board, or the mayor of the city or town, or any head of a department of such city or town government, may also appoint such officers and employes as the council may determine, the duties and compensation of which officers and employes shall be fixed by the council of the city or town, except so far as the council may authorize such duties to be fixed by such committee or other appointing power, and may require of any of the officers and employes so appointed bonds, with sureties in proper penalties, payable to the city or town in its corporate name, with condition for the faithful performance of said duties. All officers so appointed may

be removed from office at their pleasure by joint resolution of the two branches, and where the appointment is by a committee or board, by a vote of such committee or board, or where such appointment is by the mayor or head of a department, such removal may be by order of the mayor or head of department. In case of vacancies occurring in any municipal position so authorized to be filled, a qualified person may be appointed to fill such position for the unexpired term by the proper appointing power; and in case of vacancy in any municipal office which is elective by the people, if there be no general election during the unexpired term at which such vacancy can be legally filled, the city or town council may elect a qualified person to fill such vacancy until a qualified person can be elected by the people and shall have qualified for the next succeeding term, or when such general election does occur during the unexpired term at which such vacancy can be filled, such city or town council shall elect a qualified person to fill such vacancy until a qualified person is elected to fill such vacancy at such general election and shall have qualified.

CHAP. 25. An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of any county or council of any city or town to offer rewards for the arrest and conviction of criminals where the crime was committed within the limits of said counties, cities or towns.

Approved February 17, 1906.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That when a felony has been committed, or attempted to be committed, in any county, city or town of this State, the board of supervisors of said county, or the council of said city or town, where said offense has been committed may, in their discretion, offer such reward as they think right, not to exceed one. hundred dollars, for the arrest and conviction of said criminal. Said reward to be paid out of the county levy or contingent fund of the city or town when duly approved and ordered to be paid.

CHAP. 26. An ACT authorizing and directing the auditor of public accounts to accept from the county and city treasurers of the Commonwealth all money collected by such treasurers as poll taxes under orders of the courts since the 1st day of July, 1903.

Approved February 17, 1906.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the auditor of public accounts be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to accept from county and city treasurers of the Commonwealth all money already collected or which may be collected by such treasurers as poil taxes under orders of courts since the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and three.

2. Each county or city treasurer in the Commonwealth shall, on or before July the first of each year, return to the circuit court of his county,