Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-03-12
SKETCH OF THE LAWS.
Pissed at the SESSION of 1889.

Pissed At tue Session OF 1889.
T We lay before our readers. an a6s,act Of ZACH
q The L41os pissed By the asi Legislature IF Yer
ginia, as may be ,n!eeesaag 10 Ghem
An act concerning the administrators
and securities OF Jerman Baker, late
Treasurer OF the CemmonweaIth, autho
rses1ben to sell the lands Of the sad B.ker
upon credit Of ore. two, three and four wears,
AND aGt0. Up the execution against the pes ,Dai
esae unit sale can be adeantag eousiY effected
An act 30 amend the oct, entitled an
act TO reduce into Que act. the several
acts concerning the Literary Fund;
witeho d. the qIltas thal shall hereafter b due
any county or corporation, uDtIl the tine K pen.
ded bsisnce SHAFT a. pear by legsHrepor TO have
heensredr ced 70 an amount MT exceeding one
Jear's qnots of such County or corp ration, or
until gal steps shall be taken TO recover the
baisnct due and unsccounted for, by the pre-
sent or former treasures; and the attorney for
tle CommonweaI IA are re CURED TO take steps
for such recovery.
An act to amend the act, entitled an
act to provide for holding special terms
of the Superior court ri law in certain
cases. aud for other purposes; lie galses
the proceedings Of the Judge of the
ninth Judicial Circuit, extends he provisions
OF the seventythird ana seventy 'foureh sc lions
OF the act concerning the establishment. iurjs
dictisn and powers of The Superior courts Of
law, passed March 9Th, 1919, to the special
terms OF said cour's, pro, lded such special
terms do not Interfere with the General court,
aud surhortses the Judge aforesaid TO hold an
intermediate term for Frederick county, On the
20h Febr,taTv, 1929
An act exempiing old men from la
bourlng on the public highways; ex.
tends the exemption at the age of so
years. upon the affidavit Of the person,
before magistrate
Anact to amend anact TO incorporate
the New Baltimore Manufacturing
Company, passed February s,h, 1928;
reduces the amount of the minimum
capital to the sum OF five thousand dol
Lara.
An aetto authorize separate cleo.
ton at Hillsborough. in the county of
boudoun at the house of Mary Hough.
An actto authorize the president and
Common council of1he corpoI alton of
Winchester, I" borrow Nancy fer the
purpose therein mentioned, and for 9TH
er purposes; Ia enable them to procure
cast iron pipes for conveying water into
the corporation, and for an, other pnr
pose deemed necessary for the interest
of the inhabitants oil the said corpora
ton
An act 10 au'horise a separate eiec
ton at the town of Berry vile in the
county Of Frederick
An act 70 aulhorise separate iections
IN the counties of Hampshire and Nor
gan; to be held in Hampshire at the
house at Benjamin Stump, on Little
Capon liver; and in Morgan at the hou
les of Daniel Remover, near Sleepy
| creek, and Of John Easter, sen in the
upper end Of said county.
An at authorsing the Mayor and
Comn"nalty of the borough OF Wheel
ng 70 raise sum OF money by way o.
Lottery, for the erection of water " ork'
10 convey water from the Ohio river
INTO and through said borough
An act concerning surve ors Of high
| ways; gives the discretion to the Coun
| aad Corporation Courts to allow OF
eiuse them compensation, not exceed
| ng one dollar and twenty five cents pes
lay, and makes their decision 6na'.
IN act providing against the abaie
{ nent Of suits at law, VI motions in GER.