Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-03-18
SKETCH OF THE LAWS,

Ire LIST day Of December, 1879.
An act establishing ferry, from the
land of john and Elisha Roseberry, at
Point Pleasant in The county Of Mason,
across the ohio river i
An act to amend the act entitled AN
actincorporating.a company to establish
a turnpike road from Shepherdstowa to
Winchester
An act authorizing the county courts
of Russell, Lewis and Hardy.to appoint
two commissioners of the revenGe, and
for other purposes. a. 8
An act establishing the Gown of Mount
Gilead, On the lands Of Isaac Eaton in
the county of Loudoun.
An act to explain and amend the act
entitled an act changing the place Of
holding courts for the county of Princess
Ann.
An act giving farther time To the new
Shenandoah company, to comply with
the conditions of their charter.
An act concerning the town of Stras-
burg, in the county Of Shenandoah.
An act Incorporating the medical So
eiety of Virginia.
An act to amend the third section of
the act authorising the purchase and e.
Emancipation of Lucy a slave, the proper.
thy of Ptolemy Powell.
An act establishing a ferry across
,Ganly river, from the lands of William
McCluns in Greenbrier county.
An act allowing reward for killing
wolves, as respects Wood and other
counties.
An act forming a new county out OF
part. of the counties of Giles, Cabell,
Tazewell and Kanawha-county of Lo-
gan formed.
An act concerning Catherine Wager,
James b. Wager and others, heirs OF
John Wager, deceased.
An act divorcing Tabitha I. Toler
from VIM b. Toler her husband.
An act concerning certain sureties OF
Matthew II. Rice.
An act to amend the act, entitled an
act to amend the several acts concerning
the ManchesteS and Petersburg turnpike
company.
An act concerning the sureties of
Matthew III. Rice.
An act concerning the processionirg
of lands in certain counties.
An act authorizing the Board of Pub
lie Works to subscribe for part OF the
stock of the slate river company.
An act Incorporating the Chesapeake
and OHIO canal company.
An act concerning the University of
Virginia; provides, that the annual ap-
preparation OF $4,000 made by law to
the University, be discharged from the
payment of interest on the several loans
made by virtue of the several acts rela-
sing to this institution, passed at the Sc
veral sessions of the General Assembly
IN 1870, 1921, and 1928, and from all
liability for the redemption of the pledge
or pledges contained in these acts, with
q proviso that the Legislature may here
after at any time direct the funds thus
liberated to be again applied to the pay
ment OF the debts created by the acts
aforesaid The interest upon these
loans to be paid in conformity to the
terms thereof, out of any surplus reve:-
nue. in the Literary Fund; provided
chat if any portion of the income of this
fund derived or to be derived from fines,
forfetures, sc. shall be used by vir-
tue of this act, and if a war shall
hereafter take place, the Legislature
reserves the right to withdraw any part
of the capital thereof, remaining vested
therein uader the authority Of the 10th
section ofthe act passed March Sd, 1919,
entitled AN act to reduce into one act
the several acts concerning the Literary
Fund.- tuch portion to be exempted
from the operation of the act authorising
the same to be withdrawn as may be
sufficient to leave in the fund sum
equal to the amount with interest arising
from fines, forfeitures, sc which may
have been used as aforesaid by virtue
of the provisions of this act. find pro-
tidsd, also, That the appropriation
made to the Primary Schools, shall not
be affected by any thing herein con-
tanned.
An act concerning the town of Wheel
ing in Ohio county.
An act to amend an act, entitled an
act appropriating sum of money
for opening road from Clarksburg
to Point Pleasant, and for other pur-
poses.
An act authorising Joseph Cowper to
assume the surname of Parker
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