Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-03-13
SKETCH OF TH3 LAWS

the I'd Of December, 1922
An act concerning the University of
Virginia, and for other purposes, directs,
f'at, out Of the uninvested capital, now lying
in the Literary Fund, there shall be loaned by
the president and directors Of the saidfund, to
the rector and visitors of the University Of ViF.
gina, for the purpose of completing the build
ings, and making the Necessary preparations
FIR putting the said University into operation,
any sum which may be required by the said
rector and visitors, not exceeding sixty thou
.4and dollars, at an interest OF six per centum
-,}er annum, to be paid out Of the annual APP
propriation heretofore made by law, for the
endowment OF the SAID University that the
. rplus Of the said annual appropriation made
.to7 the endowmentof the University, over and
s.bo,e what may be necessary for the payment
e. Inc interest on loans already made to them,
.;,nd the loan or loans which may be negotiated
under this act. Shall be pledged for the re.
slsmption ofthe principal sums lOaned, & to be
loaned as aforesaid, IN such manner as the legis-
Iature may hereafter prescribe. In order to
bring into more complete operation, the sys-
TEN of primary educatinn now authorised by
Jaw, it shall be the duty of the school commits
sioners to make their annual reports to the
president and directors Of the Literary Fund, on
or before the first day Of each annual session
of the General Assembly; and that, IN each re.
mort SO ia be made, shall be stated the number
of scholars who may have received me ald
of the present law, with the price OF tuition
And Il the said commissioners shall fail to make
such report, in any year, each ana every men,
Der of any board, not having any reasonable ex-
cuse for such failure, such failure, shall forfeit
and pay to the president and directors OF the
LITERARY Fund, the sum OF ten dollars. Every
Derson Amounted AZ a school commissioner, un-
der this. or any former law, shall act under
/, such apDontment or. for any failure to do
50 without reasonable excuse, shall forfeit and
nav. 20 the president and directors OF the Liter
ssry Fund, the sum Of ten dollars but no per
son appointed, shall be liable to such penalty,
who has served one year. 1tshall be the duty
orthe justices Of each and every county and
corporation court, having jurisdiction over the
appointment of school commissioners, at their
several monthly terms, appointed by law to be
holden in the month of June or July, to ap-
point to. and supply any vacancies IN board
Of school commissioners, whe Their auch vacancy
may have happened by removal, refused to act,
or from any other cause and the appointments
of such commissioners such be considered and
taken to be an appointment to MI such vacan-
cv to the end Of the year for which the orIgl-
nal appointment was made; and if the SAID JUS
tees Shall fail to make such appointment IN any
wear each and every member OF any court, not
having any reasonable excuse ter such failure,
shall forfeit and pay, to the president and direct
ors of the Literary Fund the sum of ten dollars.
Hereafter. no allowance shall be had, or admit
ted. in favor of school commissioners, except
for the necessary and indispensable charges of
stationary, clerk hire, and compensation to
their treasurer not exceeding two and half per
cent-For all offences, penalties, and forfeit
ures, created or declared under this act, it shall
be the ex-officio duty ofthe attorney prosecu-
ting the pleas of the commonwealth, in the SUI
perior court OF the county or corporation, with
IN which the offence may have happened, to
prosecute for the commonwealth which pro-
secute for the comm ouwealth; which prosecu-
ton shall be commenced and proceeded in, at
the public e1pense--And the said superior
courts shall have cognizance of the same, by IN
formation Of the said attorney prosecuting,
whose duty it shall be to file such information,
with leave of the court, as in other cases.
An act concerning James Gibson
An act altering the plan of the town
of Lovingston, in Nelson county.
An act to amend an act, entitled, an
act reducing into one act the several acts
of Assembly allowing areward tor kill
ing wolves, as respects the counties OF
Randolph and Nicholas.
An act changing the time OF holding
the annual meeting of the overseers OF
The poor in Rockingham county.
An act auth0rising the overseers OF
the poor for Mathews county, to sue for
and recover a certain sum of money,
and for other purposes.
An act to alter the time OF holding GER
tain Superior courts of law in Cum.
berland, Sussex, Southampton x Green
vile counties
An act concerning jallors, and Tor o.
thet purposes. This act repeats the 42d
and 43d sections of the act concerning execu-
tons, and for the relief of insolvent debtors
1t makes the creditor Cat whose instance any
debtor is confined upon mesne or final pro-
cess) responsible to the jalor for fees for i'm.
prsonment provided the iaiior shall have
previously notified, in writing, the creditor,
or his agent, of the imprisonment of such deb
tor. At the end ofeyery 90 days OF the deb.
tors Imprisonment, the jallor may demand OF
the creditor the amount of his account for the
maintenance of such debtor if the creditor
fails to make Immediate payment, the jailor, on
giving ten days notice to the creditor or his a.
gent, may recover the amount from the credi-
tor, by motion, in the court ofwhch he is jail
or the clerk shall endorse on the execution
"that no security is to be taken,' and if the
sheriff, &c shall make return ON two several
executions that he cannot make the amount out
of the creditor, the .jalor may then discharge
such debtor; provided that the creditor is net
TO be bound in any case where the debtor has
taken the benefit of the prison bounds The
creditor who has been compelled to pay the
prison fees under this act, may recover from
the debtor, by motion in that court on ten
days notice, the amount which he has paid,
with interest and costs Though debtor may