Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-04-28
SKETCH OF THE ACTS
OF A GENERAL NATURE,
Passed By the General. assembly Of ia. Is3o-3I

and Blue Ridge Turnpike Company; to con-
struct road from the upper end OF the Slue
Ridge Canal by way Of the Natural Bridge
and Pattcnsburg TO the town oil Coyington,
with a ca pital Of twenty five thousand dol
lars. 10 be raised by subscription.
90 An act to amend an act concerning the
FIRE companies within this Commonwealth;
authorises the enrolment in each company
of any number of men net exceeding sixty
four.
81. An act forming new county out Of
parts of the counties of Massn, Kanawha
and Wood; 10 be called the county Of Jack
son; appoints commissioners to fix upon the
permanent place for holding its courts; the
first court to be held on the fourth Monday
in May next. and on the same day monthly
hereafter; attache. the county to the same
brigade district and the same judicial circuit
with the county Of Mason, and requires its
circuit court to be holden on the third Thurs
days ia April and September annually; at
;aches il also TO the same congressional dis
;rict with the county of Mason, and TO the
senatorial district composed Of the counties
of Kanawha, Cabell, Logan, Nicholas and
Mason: the counties of Mason aud Jackson
together TO send one delegate TO the Legs
lature; directs its quarterly courts TO be hol
don in March, June, August and November,
and the county to belong TO the Clarksburg
chancery circuit
IS. An act entitled an act TO prevent the
killing of deer within certain periods. passed
January 10th, 1901; prohibits the killing of
deer beloac the Blue Ridge mountains between
the lst days of January and Sept. annually
Sc. An act reducing the PAIGE Of the Map
of Virginia; reduces the price of large
map to ten, asid of the small map to four
dollars.
50. An act concerning the general elections
for the current year; postponcs the elections
required to be held Ia April, until otherwise
provided by law.
% An act to amend the act passed Feb
ruary 22d, 1880, entitled an act to extend the
charter of the North Western Bank Of Eir-
ginia; extends the charter to the first OF June,
eli shteen hundred and forty two; increases The
capital of three. hundred thousand dollars,
and authorses the establishment of an Office
of discount and deposit at Welsburg, in
Brooke county, capital Of fifty thousand
dollars, if SO much of the INCREASED capital
shall be subscribed
95 An act authorising the Board of Pub
Tic Works to subscribe for partuf the stock
OF the Middle Turnpike Company; authori-
ses a subscription for two hundred and tblr
ty-nine shares.
96. An act easing to Francis Maria Ira
Ceg, Tue CONnlou"Gaiku Ilrnt 10 a tFtCt u
land
81. An act to amend the Goth and slstsec
tons of the act entitled an act 10 reduce into
one the several acts and parts Of acts con
corning the establishment, jurisdiction and
powers Of the superior courts Of law; pro-
vides that in any prosecution for an offence
against the Commonwealth in a superior
court, if it be Improper for the judge thereof
TO preside at the trial, he may make an ar
rsngement with any other judge Of the gem
eral court to hold the same term; the law to
continue in force so long as the present sys-
TEN OF the superior courts continues.
90. An act authorisng the Auditorof Pub
lie Accounts to provide for slowing away the
old books and papers in his Office.
100. An act authorising the Board of Pub
lie Works to subscribe to the stock Of the
Smithfcld, Charlestown and Harpers Ferry
Turnpike Company; autherses a suhscrp.
ton to the amount of fourteen thousand dol
lars
100. An act regulating the appointment OF
clerks of courts, and the tenure of their Off
ces; fixes the term OF the clerks Offices at
seven years, subject however to re appoint
ment: authorises their removal at the plea
sure Of the court, if all the acting ma gistrates
shall have heen summoned, a majority he
present, md two thirds thereof concur; and
subjects them TO removal for naieasance or
corruption in office, upon information or in
dctment, in the office of the clerk Of the
court of appeals, and of all of the county
and corporation courts TO terminate on the
first Monday in July; the court of appeals to
appoint clerk at its first session after the
adjournment Of the Legislature, and the
county courts are required at their next May
terms, to make an order summoning all the
justices to the next succeeding court TO APP
point their clerks. In case Of appointments
20 supply vacancies from any cause, the APP
polntment to be also for seven years.
10. An act to authorize the erection Of a
suitable building on the lower bank Of the
basin in the city of Richmond; requires the
James River Company to apply portion Of
the tolls on the canal, not exceeding fifteen
hundred dollars, to Greer shelter for the
accommodation of the produce ascending and
descending said canal
III. An act to provide against the abuse
of the bridges across the Potomac and She
nandoah rivers at Harper's Ferry, and over
James river at Cartersville and at Pattons-
burg; prohibits persons {, ON riding over said
bridges faster than in walk.
IL. An act to provide more effectuAlly for
holding of the remaining spring sessions of
the existing superior courts of law, and for
other purposes; suspends the sessions Of such
of the superior courts OF law and Of chance
~ as would have commenced or been held
between the 3lst Of March and the fifteenth