8 9 10 State Liability Board of Awards-State of West Virginia- The board may hold sessions at any place within the state. Sec. 7. The board may employ a secretary, actuaries, account2 ants, inspectors, eraminers, experts, clerks, physicians stenograph3 ers, and other assistants, and fix their compensation. 4 Such employment and compensation shall be first approved by 5 the governor and shall be paid out of the state treasury. The 6 members of the board secretary, actuaries, accountants, inspec7 tors, examiners, experts, clerks, physicians, stenographers, and 8 other assistants that may be employed shall be entitled to receive 6 [H. B. No. 326 9 from the state treasury their actual and necessary expenses while 10 traveling on the business of the board, and the members of the 11 board may confer and meet with officers of other states and offi12 cers of the United States on any matters pertaining to their offi13 cial duties. Such expenses shall be itemized and sworn to by the 14 person who incurred the expense and allowed by the board. Sec. 8. The board shall adopt reasonable and proper rules to 2 govern its procedure, regulate and provide for the kind and 3 character of notices, and the services thereof, in cases of accident 4 and injury to employees, the nature and extent of the proofs and 4-a evidence, and the method of taknig and furnishing the same, to 5 establish the right of benefits of compensation from the state 6 insurance fund, hereinafter provided for, the forms of application 7 of those claiming to be entitled to benefits or compensation there8 from, the method of making investigation, physical examinations 9 and inspections, and prescribe the time within which adjudica10 tions and awards shall be made. Sec. 9. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are 2 hereby repealed. House Bill No. 382 (BY MR. WEISS, by request.) [Introduced January 25, 1921; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.] A BILL to amend and re-enact section seventeen of chapter one hundred and forty-nine of Barnes' Code of one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, as enacted by chapter one hundred and twenty-three of the acts of the legislature of one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two relating to Sabbath breaking. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That section seventeen of chapter one hundred and forty-nine of Barnes' code of one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, as enacted by chapter one hundred and twenty-three of the acts of the legislature of one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: Section 17. No forfeiture shall be incurred under the preced2 ing section for the transportation on Sunday of the mail, or of 3 passengers and their baggage, or for running any railroad train or 4 steamboat on the Sabbath day, or for carrying fire-arms or shoot5 ing on that day, by any person having the right to do so under 6 the laws of the United States or of this state; no forfeiture for 7 laboring on the Sabbath day shall be incurred under the said sec8 tion, by any person who conscientiously believes that the seventh [H. B. No. 382 4 9 day of the week ought to be observed as the Sabbath and actually 10 refrains from all secular business and labor on that day provided 11 he does not compel an apprentice or servant not of his belief to do 12 secular work or business on Sunday, and does not on that day 13 disturb any person in his observance to the same; and no for14 feiture shall be incurred under said preceding section by any per15 sons who shall maintain, operate or perform in any theater or 16 opera house, or promote, conduct, or play in any base ball game 17 on the Sabbath day, within the corporate limits of any city, whose 18 population, as shown by the official census thereof for the year one 19 thousand nine hundred and twenty, exceeds fifty thousand in20 habitants. And no contract shall be deemed void because it is 21 made on the Sabbath day. House Bill No. 51 (BY MR. VEACII) [Introduced January 17, 1921; referred to the Committee on Railroads.] A BILL to promote the health, comfort and convenience of passengers traveling on interurban electric lines and street railways. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Section 1. That within six months after this act takes effect it 2 shall be the duty of any company or persons operating electric 3 lines and street railways over which passengers are carried in 4 interurban or through cars a greater distance than fifteen miles 5 to equip all such cars with suitable toilets for the accommodation 6 and convenience of such passengers on such cars. Sec. 2. It is hereby made the duty of the public service com2 mission to see that the requirements of this act are complied 3 with and to establish such necessary regulations as to the use 4 of such toilets as will accommodate the traveling public to the 5 highest degree and to prevent the unlawful use of the same while 6 cars equipped with such toilets are being operated over the 7 streets of cities, towns and villages. House Bill No. 317 (BY MR. MANNING, by request) [Introduced January 22, 1921; referred to the Committee on Railroads.] A BILL to promote the health, comfort and convenience of passengers traveling on interurban electric lines and street railways. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Section 1. That within six months after this act takes effect 2 it shall be the duty of any company or persons operating electric 3 lines and street railways over which passengers are carried in 4 interurban or through cars a greater distance than fifteen miles 5 to equip all such cars with suitable toilets for the convenience 6 and accommodation of such passengers on such cars. Sec. 2. It is hereby made the duty of the public service com2 mission to see that the requirements of this act are complied 3 with and to establish such necessary regulations as to the use 4 of such toilets as will accommodate the traveling public to the 5 highest degree and to prevent the unlawful use of the same while 6 cars equipped with such toilets are being operated over the 7 streets of cities, towns or villages. House Bill No. 472 (BY MR. STATHERS.) [Introduced January 26, 1921; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.] Senate Bill No. 314 (BY MR. STEWART.) [Introduced January 26, 1921; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.] A BILL to amend and re-enact sections one, eleven, twelve, thirteen and eighteen of chapter fifty-five-b of Barnes' code of one thousand nine hundred and sixteen; all relating to speculative securities. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That sections one, eleven, twelve, thirteen and eighteen of chapter fifty-five-b of Barnes' code of one thousand nine hundred and sixteen be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: Section 1. That no person or persons mentioned in section 2 six of this act, shall, as principal or agent, promote by advertise3 ment, circular, prospectus, or any other form of public or general 4 offering, inducement or persuasion, the issuance, transfer, dis5 tribution, sale or negotiation of any speculative securities, as 6 hereinafter defined in section two of this act, nor shall any 7 such person who shall have become the owner of such speculative 8 securities for the purpose of re-selling the same to the public by 9 means of advertisement, circulars, prospectus or solicitation of 4 10 salesmen, make any manner of general or public offering of sale of 11 such securities, unless prior thereto he, or they, shall have filed [H. B. No. 472 12 with the auditor of this state, duly verfied by his, or their, oath 13 or affirmation and accompanied by a filing fee of twenty-five dol14 lars, a statement containing the following; provided, however, that 15 this section shall not apply to a bona fide offer directly made to 16 banks, bankers, brokers or trust companies who deal in such 17 securities: (a) A copy of the securities so to be promoted. (b) A 18 copy of the charter, or articles of association, and by-laws, and 19 such other information as may be necessary to establish the char20 acter of the promotion, and validity and value of the securities, 21 not otherwise referred to in this section. (c) A statement in 22 substantial detail of the assets and liabilities of the person or 23 company issuing such securities and of any company or person 24 guaranteeing the same, including specifically the total amount of 25 sucsh securities and of any securities prior thereto in interest or 26 lien. (d) If such securities are secured by mortgage or other 27 lien, a copy of such mortgage or of the instrument creating such 28 lien, and a competent appraisal or valuation of the property cov29 ered thereby with a specific statement of all prior liens thereon, 30 if any. (e) A full statement of facts showing the gross and net 31 earnings, actual or estimated, of any person or company issuing 32 or guaranteeing such securities, or of any property covered by any H. B. No. 472] 5 33 such mortgage or lien. (f) All knowledge or information in the 34 possession of such promoter, relative to the character or value 35 of such securities, or of the property or earning power of the per36 son or company issuing or guaranteeing the same, including a 37 statement that such promoter has fully investigated the same 38 and believes the facts as stated to be reliable and true, with such 39 exceptions, if any, as may be stated. (g) A copy of any prospectus 40 or advertising matter which is to be used in connection with such 41 promotion. Such prospectus shall contain a clear and concise 42 statement of the amount of money estimated as necessary to carry 43 out the objects of the promotion; the price at which it is intended 44 to seel securities; the amount of promotion expense, commissions 45 and other overhead expenses contemplated, and the net amount 46 to be derived by the compnay from the sale of each share of stock, 47 bond, note, contract or other security, and no prospectus or other 48 advertising matter shall be used unless the same has been filed |