Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-03-12


| fifty acres, with a capital not more THAI
twenty, nor less than five thousand
dollars
An act to incorporate the Berkeley
Manufacturing Company with like
powers, and with capital not less than
twenty nor more than one hundred
thousand dollars. and capacity to hold
real estate not exceeding FIVE hundre
acres This company and The TWO
preceding, are incorporated for the
purpose of manufacturing cotton, wool,
! flax, &c.
An act to amend the several acts con
corning the Bank of the Valley in V,r
! ginia; substitute for the oath heretofore
required of persons voting for directors.
an oath, that the shares in right of which
they vote are bona fde their own pro
perty,or that they are held in . fiduclsfy
character, and autborises the Executive
TO appoint directors on the part OF the
State, within twenty days after the
annual meeting ST the stoc kholders whe o
they shall have failed to make the ap
poin tment; and if the Executive fail.
any four of the directors may make
such appointment within moi less than
I've, nor more than ten DAYS thereafter
An act providing further for the BE-
eurity Of public debts; gives The same
| remedy against the heirs. devisees, exc
| eutors or administrators Of public debt
| ors, as is now provided against the
debtor himself, aud subjects their lands
&c To De sold by virtue of wrts of fsrie
tacias
An act to organize a Convention :,
provides, that the freeholders ia the Sc
verai Senatorial districts. as now estab-
l'shhd, shall vote for four persons IN
each district, CD their several court
day' in the month of May, to represent
them in Convention; requires The pro-
per officers to take the polls, and pro-
vides tor their failure; prescfibes the
first Monday in October 1899. for the
meeting Of the Convention at The Capi
tol IN the city of Richmond. As soon
as the Convention adjourns, the Exeeu
tive are to publish the sew, or amended
Constitution, and at The next election
Tor Members OF the Legislature. the
same is to be submitted TO the freeEol
ders Tor rejection or raiitication-the
Poi!sto be kept open three successive
days. II majority are in favor OF the
new. or amended Constitution, the &c
neral Assembly are 10 be convened to
putthe new Constitution into operation
An act to amend the Law In relation
to the pay OF witnesses ia certain cases;
prehtbitsJhe pay ment of any witnesses
for the Commonwealth in any prosecu-
ton for misde me amor. unless the Court
shall certify that due regard 10 the
laws required such prosecution. and
provides that Witnesses summoned by
Tree persons on any rial shall be paid
by such free persons, and prevents any
clerk from receiving allowance for pub
JIG service, if he fails 10 comply With
the acquisitions Of the act concerning
criminal prosecutions. passed Feb 18th
1925
An act to omend The act, emitted, an
act to punish arson, the burning or set
AhS b't w Hbuses IA 'oHDS. Tue Ualt-
cious burning any house or houses. or
sta ks, aud certain house breakers and
accessories to teloDies and receivers Of
stolen goods; deprives slaves guilty OF
any offences against the 9th sertion oil
the act 10 which this is an amendment.
of the benefit of clergy, provided the
injury amounts to the value OF fifty dol
lars; gives the benefit of clergy to those
convicted under the 5th section, if the
injury does not amount to more than
the same sum, ard Furnishes those guilty
of the violation of the 9th section, with
stripes. by order of Justice.
I An act to amend the several acts au
thoFising the courts Of certain counties
TO provide mode of opening and re
pairing the roads within the same; re-
qures The collection Of taxes in the
counties of Berkeley, Loudoun, Mo-
mongolia, Lewis, Ty Ter, and sncb other
counties as shall be authorised to lay
taxes upon lands, &c. 70 enable them
to build bridges, repair roads, &c to
make out and return q lis, of all lands
delinquent for hon-payment Of road
taxes. which constitutes lien upon the
land Tor the payment OF the said taxes,
to which the damages charged upon
other aFrearsGes oil land tax shall be
added upon any application to pay the
same. and when paid into the Treasury.
the sand courts may draw for the same