Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-03-29
SKETCHES OF TIE LAWS
o. It's General .7s'em5,y Of ErgiHia. passsddI
Ttay he Session IF 1866

court oi Caroline; declares mat the
spring quarterly court shall hereafter be
holden on tie second Monday in March,
instead Of April, annually.
.. An act authorizing the Auditor to
appoint an additional clerk; who is to
continue il office, if necessary, during
each session Of the Legislature, so long
a, the act prescribing the mode Of ascer-
tanning the taxable property in tic Com
monwealth, and of collecting the public
revenue, passed the 7th of March, 1896,
shall remain 10 operation: lis compensa
ton not exceeding so dollars per month.
An act to amend an act entitled an
act TO encourage the killing Of crows IN
certain counties; extends the provisions
oftbe act of Feb. 10th, 1926. to the
counties of King George, Westmore-
laud, Richmond, Northumberland, Lau-
caster, Essex, New hsnt, Elizabeth
CITY, York, James City, Mathews, Caro-
line, Northampton, Accomac and Mid
Giesex.
4. "A act to amend an act entitled an
act to amend an act entitled an act re-
ducng into one act tue several acts Of
Assembly allowing q reward for killing
Wolves, as respects the counties oil
Hampshire. BATH, and Hardy, passed
January l0'h, 1926; allows a reward OF
not less than sI6. nor more taan twenty
dollars, for destroying an old wolf; and
not less than trae, nor more than ten
dollars for volt under SIX months ofage
). An act to change the time of hold
ing the superior courts of law for the
county Of Scott, from the time now pre-
scribed By law, to the second Monday
in April aud September in every year
6. An act altering the time of holding
the seperate elections in tie county of
Washington; declares, that tue day on
which the election "a held at the court
house, shall be the day fog holding the
elections at both places.
7. An act Incorporating the trustees
OF Mount Pleasant Academy in the
county Of Oinwjddie, confers the same
powers on the trustees as are usual in
such cases.
6. An act TO change the name of Tho
mas w. Mccormick, authorizes him to
assume tina name of Tho's Winston
Johns.
8. An act changing tue times Of hold
ing tue superior court Of law of Amelia
county, prescribes the ninth DAYS Of
June and November, annually, for hold
ind said courts, unless the same should
be Sunday, and then on the next day.
10. An act establishing the town Of
NixvilIe on the lands of William Z. Mix
and Edmund Graham, sen. in the coun-
~ Of Ohio, appoints trustees, and con-
fers similar powers WITH these vested in
the trustees Of other towns in this state.
HAN act concerning VIM Anderson.
IL. An act Incorporating he trustees
ofNew Baltimore Academy IN the coun-
try of Fauquire, invests them with pow
err to make bylaws, sc, appoint Off
GERS, and take, receive and enforce the
payment vi subscriptions for the use Of
the Academy, with other powers usual
on such occasions.
IS. An act concerning United States
pensioners, eXemptS then, from the pay
ment Of any TAX tor aiixng the county
seals to any certificate 10 enable such
pensioner to obtain his pension, and
compels toe clerks to affix such seals
without receiving the said tax.
IA. An act concerning Adam Hay-
ness, junior, authorizes him to erect a
dana four feet high, across the REV chan
mel ofNew river in the county of IIar-
dy, provided it does not obstruct the
navigation of said river.
10. An act concerning the town OF
Parisburg in the county OF Giles, re-
peals the act preventing hogs from run
ming at large in the said town.
10. An act establishing ferry from
The land of David Shriver and Others, in
the county of Ohio. across theOhio river
~, An act changing the times of hol-
ding certain courts.
19. An act cha nging the time ofhold-
lnS the county courts of Logan, author
ICES the monthly and quarterly courts
10 be holden on the third Monday in
each month. Act takes effect from the
last February, 1927.
10. An act concerning the legal re-
personalities OF Nath'l WEIGH, decd all
lows them his commutation of full pay
for five years, in lieu of half pay for lite,
as a captaia of infantry 10 the Revolution
90, Anact authorizing a separate e.
lection in the counties of Pendieton and