Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-03-10
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tie @9th HOrcin6er, 1924.
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s6 An act to alter the tine Of holding the
superior court of law for the county OF Poca
koniaS.
e7. an act changing the time Of holding GER
tain courts therein mentioned.
e8 An act authorizing the b oard OF nubl;c
wol Ks to recover money due the fund for inter.
nal improvement, III a summary way. nakes i.
ehc duty OF the second auditor, on behalf Of the
commonwealth, to move fer Judgment in the
general court, against any corporate BODY, or
individual, to the president and directors of the
board OF pabllc works: ~waereupon, reasonable
notice ofsach motion having been given, the
general court shall render Judgment for the
principal sun due, and urlawfllly withheld,
with interests ard costs; it shall be the duty OF
the second auditor, to SIZE out execution On such
judgment, and send the same to the proper
officer to be levied. And in case any sheriff
or other officer shall levy any execution upon
such judgment, and shall return the same sa-
tisiied. paid or discharged, or in any other
words, form or manner, which shall entitie the
debtor to a credit therefor, either wholly or in
part, and shall fail to pay the amount Of such
credit within two months after the return-day
Of such execution, then such sheriff, or other
eiHcer. so falling shall be liable to a Judgment
upon motion, in the said court, for the whole
amount of the money so levied. or of the cre-
dit to which the debtor 10 so entitled, with da-
images thereon at the rate of twenty per cen
tum per annnm, from the return-day of the ex-
~scution, till the money shall be paid; provided
that such sheriff or other officer have ~reasopa,
BE notice Of such motion
90 An act making farther provision to carry
into effect the act entitled, an ctfor clearing
and improving the nasigation OF James river,
and for uniting the eastern and western wa
tiers by the James and Ksnawlla rivers, and for
other purposes, authorIses the president and
directors of the James river company, as soon
as may be necessary to borrow ON the credit
of the state. a sum OF money not exceeding
six per centum per annum, payable semi annu-
ally at the treasury, on warrants from the Sc
cond auditor; The principal sum to be ire
aeemable for twenty years.
For the payment of the interest,", and final re-
denp,ion of The principal the same pledgesiand
appropriations sre msde and given, ~ are con.
tanned in the second section of the act of March
sth, 1924, entitled, can act authorizing a han
for the purpose OF internal Improvements -
The meue, 50 directed to be borrowed, and
the uneApended belanee of the loan authorised
by that act. are appropriated towards complete
Ing the works commenced on the Kanawha
river u = htlu W CAtfiIQiik III sAiflG tpdQ +
in the manner prescribed by law, and compile
ting the James and Jackson's river canal, ard
the works thereon, to Maiaen's Adventure
Fails, and to the completing the canal nov
constructing, along the Margin OF James River,
from the lower end of the Irish Falls in the
county OF Bedford TO the mouth OF the North
River, in the bounty of Rockbridge.
If the commissioners OF the Kanawha Road
and Navigation, can, without loss to the Com.
monwealth, and without paying any cempensa-
ton to the contractor, beyond the value of
the work which he may have executed, pro-
cure an abandonment of the contract now exls-
ting, for. the improvement OF so much of the
Kanawha river, as lies between the town of
CharIestown and the Great Falls of the same
river; he shall be authorized and required to
extendSthe turnpike road, nov constructing
under his superintendance, from the said Crest
Falls TO the lower end Of the Kanawha salt
works. and to preternit any further improve
ment in the navigation of the river above the
town of Charlesto wn.- SO soon as the said road
shall be completed, the president and directors
Of the James River Company shall erect o toll.
gate, at such place on said river. as TO them
may seem proper, with such reasonable tolls as
will pay to the said company, at least six per
centum per ahnum, upon the money which may
be expended in constructing said road
To enable the James River Company to CON-
plete said road, 1d keep the same in repair,
which they were required to do, they are en-
titled to avail themselves of sll the provisions
which have been made by law for opening AMI
constructing the great road from Dunlap's
creek tothe falls OF the Great Kanawha. The
James River Company are directed to pay to
the Board of Pablo Works, 10. 900 dollars, the
premium on the loan of 400, 900 dollars. author
ised by the act of fine 9Th March, 1894, to be
passed TO the credit Of the permanent fund.
The Attn section of,he act authorising a losn for
the purposes of Internal Improvement, passed
March 9th, 1924, ia repealed.
The commissioner of Kanawhs river and road
authorised and required to 10 point collectors,
erect gates and receive tolls apon The road at
five soeclIedpiaces. Olc, for instance, at the
White Sulphur Springs; but visitors at the
springs who ride ont for the sake OF exercise,
are exempted from the tolls Return wagons
are to paw hslf tolls, ard persons living within
four miles OF any gate are to pay none. Co..
lectors of tolls 10 give bond aud adequate Sc
curtty: and provisions are made fer enforcing
payment OF ,defsulting collectors. The com
missioner OF the kena~ha river and road ma,
dtsmss any collector. or require new bend,
when the interest oflhe James River Company
reqliresit. Six per cent commission on the
receipts 10 be allowed the collector.
So much Of The 18Th section OF the former art
IS authorises the commissioner Of the James
and Iackson's river to appoint An engineer is
repeated. So much of the 18th sec,ion al the
former law as su,horises the commissioned OF
the James and Ksnawha rivers to appoint engi-
neers, IS repeal,d-the said commissioner 20
perform his own duties and those Of the engi
neer for the sum Of 1900 dollars a year. Thi.
set to take effect from is passage.
tbon The lerser section ofcGHak. from the 5ason
II richmond 10 Pleasant 3 Lisad. rVien con-