Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-04-03

sion OF the Virginia Legislature, and such
ola local nature, as are deemed interesting
to any portion nfour readers:--
An act extending the operation OF
the act, entitled an act to encourage
the killing OF crows within certain coun-
ties: gives the county courts the power
to extend the act of the 10th February,
1876, to their respective counties.
An act to establish the town OF Mount
Sidney in the county of Augusta, on the
lands of Henry d. Roland and Hugh
Glenn.
An act Incorporating company to
construct turnpike road from the Ri
wanna river near Charlottesville, to in
tersect with the Stanton and SCOTS
vile turnpike road; with capital OF
fifteen thousand dollars.
An act au,horising the Visitors of the
University to appoint rector pro TEN
pore.
An act TO amend the act, entitled, an
act Incorporating a company to con
struct turnpike road across the Warm
spring Mountains, authorizes the com
pany TO commence their road at the
Warm Springs, and proceed eastward
according to the survey OF the principal
Engineer, and gives the privilege OF
pening a road from the eastern point OF
said road tn where the road from StauD-
ton to the Warm Springs first crosses
Thompson's creek,
An act providing for furnishing the
University of Virginia with additional
books and maps and for other purpo-
SEES; gives to the said University copies
of Henning's Statutes at large, the Reyls-
ed Code, Reports of the Supreme Court
of Appeals. the Sheet Acts and Jour
nal of the Legislature, and any other
books and maps which are or may be
published by authority of the State, and
directs the printing of $50 copies of the
Journals of the Senate and House OF
Delegates Of the year l71G.
An act to alter and reform chancery
proceedings in superior aNd county
courts: extends the operation of the ist,
Cd, Sd. 9Th, 9th, 9th, 7th, 9Th, 9th and
18th sections of the act - alter and re
form proceedings in courts of charcery,
passed 18th March, 1926, to proceedings
in chancery in the county and corpora
ton courts; prescribes the same rules
for making out copies of records upon
appeals TO superior courts as are pre-
scribed in the / lth section of said act in
appeals from the chaucery courts to the
courts of appeals; allows either party
to take dispositions within the State
without obtaining a commission thereof;
abolshes the necessity Of making up
complete records of any cause, unless
specially directed by the court, and de-
clares that when it shall be proper to
decree the execution of any deed for
the conveyance ofreal estate, the court
may appoint commissioned, fer that
purpose.
An act to prescribe the mode Of con-
Quoting separate elections; directs the
proper officers to take and hold the said
elections upon the principles, with the
privileges, and subject to the response
biities enj olned by the act reducing in
to one the acts concerning the election
of members of the General Assembly;
requires the court at their February or
March term annually to appoint com
mssioners to superntend the same, and
supply any vacancies that may occur
previous to the election; directs the
high sheriff to appoint one OF his depu.
ties to attend at each place; the persons
holding such elections to return the poll
book, and reduce the votes of those
who may have voted twice, to one vote,
and the grand jury to present such per-
sons. and impose penalties on officers
for failure of any duty required of the N.
II the court fails to appoint superin-
tendants at any time, the persons last
appointed to continue to act and au-
thorises separate polls for choosing e.
lectors for Presiden, and Vice Presi-
dent wherever a seperste election for
members of the general assembly may
be authorised, and the commissioners
appointed by the executive to superin-
terd the said elections, are to appoint
other commissioners to attend al such
separate places.
pAll the subsequent acts upon the
subject ofseparate elections are made
conformable to the general act.
An act concerning the Fire Compa-
MES within this commonwealth; exempts