In this period there crept in many i
imperfections and contradictions in the i
mass of legislation that has been en
acted through the years. The I.eglsla- !
turo of 10M addressed itself seriously j
to the task of bringing the laws down
to date by creating a commission of
three members to revise and codify!
them, appropriating $40,000 for the
purpose. (Governor Stuart appointed i
as members of the commission Samuel '
!?. Anderson, of Richmond; Judge Frank
15. Mutton, of Alexandria, and Martin'
P. Murks, of Lexington, since appoint- j
ed a member of the Supreme Court !
bench.
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TO XKXT LKtilSI.A'I'l'ltlO |
In preparing the n?*w code, the re-!
vlscrs were directed to denote all con- i
trad let ions, omissions, or imperfections;
that they may discover In the statute
law. and recommend to the General ,
Assembly how they can be reconciled.'
supplied or amended. Tho whole col
lection is to be arranged under proper
titles and chapters, and then properly'
subdivided into sections. numbered
consecutively from one to the end. It.
is estimated that the text of the new ;
code will occupy 1.200 or more pages, j
I'.lds have been Invited by the Public |
Printer for the printing of 500 copies '
of the report of the revisers, contain
ing the text of the cod?i, to be printed
and delivered to tho binders not later
than September 1, 1917. This is the
report that will be submitted to the
General Assembly. PiOn have also been
invited for the printing of .">."00 copies
of the code proper after adoption by
the General Assembly, and L'.OOO copies
of the annotated code as adopted.
