Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-03-12
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the husband on the record, and thenGsforssrd.
me suit or rnotinn shall vrog'ess IA the maine vt
the husband and vlfe.
An act authofIslng certain counties
aud the Hu.ilogs Court OF tue corpora
ton of Stsunton, to provide mode OF
opening and repairing roads 40 brIdg
es, gives power TO a majority Of the
| actnk magIstrstes 10 Tie cOun les OF Harrison,
Hampshire, hsEdy and Augusta, and ibe
corporauun IT Stsun1on, 10 assess upon the
tsxsole properly spl caring upon the BOOKS OF
/ he Com uissisners 81 The keseuUe noteKceed
my thiriy three and thrd per cent OF the
revenue ott'ie state upon tue same properly,
for the sad purpo, $; aud empowers the Courts
at the t,ae Of max ns tue >ssessmSn, 10 sp.
| posnt Commissioner, 20 lay ot aud gfaduate
| any Of tie ptInci, al roads leading from the
| Cohtt houses 81 adj in,ng cOun les.
An act eulargng the jurisdiction of
certain Monthly courts, and for other
purposes, empowers toe County Courts
Of Augusta, Frederick aud Prince
! George counties, 10 hear and deter pine
! p.sas Of toe C0mmonweatb. whether
,rIsbie b, jury or not, AS the quarterly
! sessi-psuow do. aud eEables tue Court
! OF Augusta To ex end us term holden IN
March, to II Judicial days. The sctt
take effect ifom tie LIST OF March.
An act concerning Moab Zane; an
| lhorses him 10 erect whatges at the
| town of N Wheeling, and charge such
| wharfage as the corporation aay from
time to tlme allow.
An act concerning the heirs Of Elias
Edmunds, deceased, allows them his
commutaiioa pay as Lieutenant Cole
mel Of Artillery
An act 10 revive and amend the
twentieth section of the act directing
the Course OF descents; repeals toe Cd
eotinn al the act concerning guardians,
orphans, cutators. infants. &c passed
9th February, 1878; and prescribes,
that when lahds descend 10 two or more
heirs, aDy one ot whom being feme
covert, infant. Sc and the individual of
each heir exceeds not the value OF three
hundred dollars, the Superior Count o!
ChaaceFy of the district, or the County
or Corporation Courts where the lands
lie, NAV direct theii sale, and the dis
tributi"n of the money, according to
the rights Of the claimants. each heir
IN the State being iifst Summoned to
coBte st the sale aud order OF public alton
being made for absent heirs; the portion
Of infants dying intestate after such sale
and undPy age. to be considered as real
estate, and 10 pass accordingly Neither
this act, nor the Cd section therein re
pealeG. 20 effect suits instituted before
its passage.
An ect aeihorisinga separate election
in Aii5dletown, in the county of Fred
erick; at the house of David s. Dan
per
An act concerning Humphrey Mar.
shall, allows him his Communication pay
rs Captain al Artillery.
An &C, providing against the mischief
Of mad dogs; gives any magistrate the
power al causing any dog bitten by
mad dog 10 be killed, and If the owner
cnnceals the dog, imposes fine Of two
dollars for every day be shall be SO COZ,
cealed
An act providing for the improve-
ment Of the Medicinal Springs of the
town of Bath, in Morgan county; au.
tborises the 'trustees,o raise BY lottery
fifteen thousand dollars for that pur
pose.
An set 20 amend the several acts
concerning slaves, free negroes and
nulattnes; makes il mlsdemeanor TO
give slave any letter, permit. pass or
other waiting. or aid in his escape from
his owner, With intent to deprive surh
owner. of the use and benefit Of such
slave, aud puaishes the offender BY
confinement IN The county or corpora.
ton Jail, not less than three nor more
than twelve months to-be fined at the
discretion ri jury, and made liable to
the action of the party agstieved Re-
quires the copy of The register Of any
fee Negro or nYlstto 10 have the county
seal annexed, without the payment OF
tax thereon; and makes il the duty of
the jailor to ascertain from any runa.
way slave the name and residence Of
his owner, and inform him of the con.
tnement of such slave, by letter. The
act to take effect from the ist of April
An act to reduce the damages on
fore ign bills of exchange, and for 9th
er purposes; fixes the dam ages on such
bills protested for non acceptance or
non payment, at ten per cent, and pro
vdes that the protest By Notary Pub
lac, of any bill. daft. note or check,