Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-04-28

two cents per barrel of salt, and all the
justices OF the county being summoned
therefor; and gives the superior and
county courts concurrent jurisdicusn ~
all prosecutions against the inspector.
81. An act concerning the making ct
elections, appointments and recemoies-
dations or nominations by the courts OF
this com suEw e llh; REQUIRES that IN all
such cases the viva yoce method of vo-
| ting shall be pursued, and the votes re-
| corded, and copy of the final voting
| in recommendations or nominations,
| shall be transmitted to the Executive
| rhe act takes effect lrsn the first oil
| March, 1881.
So. An act providing for the tecove
~ of hires of slaves accruing during
the tendency OF appeals, wits OF error
! or super IDEAS; authorizes, in an action
of detinue for recovery of slaves tie
! plaintiff, his executor, &C. where anap
DC al, sc. has been taken, and the ludg
ment of the court below is affirmed, TO
recover the value Of tbs hire Of such
slaves, which shall have accrued from
| the date OF tbe verdict upon which such
| Judgment was rendered; such value to
he ascertained by a jury ia The court
| below, uron whose verdict Judgment TO
he entered for the amount with costs,
the defendant having had four weeks
! notice Of the motion to award the writ
! for sscertaining such value.
81. An act regulating the penalties of
! shsrifi's bonds authorises the several
county courts "a ma jority oil the justices
being present. to diminish the penalties
Of all such bonds, deemed by them ex
cessive, so tina. in no case the penalty
shall be less than double the amocDt to
be collected or accounted for.
3D. Al act to amend the act, entitled.
an act for the ettectuel suppre ssion Of
vice, aud Furnishing the dsturbers of re-
ligious worship and sabbath breakers;
iopcalss - much OF the said act as infiicts
corpsIai punishment upon such often
! ders a, are not able to pay the fine inn,
posed thereby.
IS An uctto amend the act, concern
ing the soIennizalon of marriages,
passed the ist of March, 1919; autho>
rises any regular al daired minister OF
the gospel, ASS guPd to circuit, Station
| or district, for one year,t 10 ce!e bIate the
rites OF matIlmony, upon obtaining
from the county or corporation courts
tes,in onals for that purpose; subject
to all the penalties in the said act.
81. An act allowing a reward for kill.
ing red foxes; authorizes the several
county courts ~ the state to allow such
reward as they may think necessary, to
he levied and raid as other county le-
yies; the reward not to exceed one dol
lar and fifty cents fer each old red fox
and seventy FIVE cents lsr each red fox
under SIX months old.
90. An eCt TO amend an act, entitled
an act authorship certain comm ssion-
eIs TO raise sum OF money by iottert
for the putp poses thetein mentioned.
passed January 29ih, 1890; appoints
| commissioners in leu Of these hereto
fore named in said act.
70. An act to authorize the President
and Directors OF the Literary Fund to
make sale Of TIE Bristaa tract of land,
IN the county OF Prince William.
7S An at fot ming a new county out
Of parts si the counties 81 Gfeenbrier,
Logan, Nicholas and Kahawha; the
county TO be called FaYene; the county
court to be held on the third Mondays
msnthly to be of the same j1diejai cir
cut with the county Of Gyeeat,isg and
the circuit courts TO be holden on The
third Monday after the fourth MONDAYS
/ III Apti1 and Septe nber: to be nj tie
same brigade district with the comfy OF
kaGswha; To be in tie Sena toriat district
| COZ posed Of kenawha, CaoeIl, Logan.
Mason and Nicholas; 10 be attached to
kanawha fer the election Of fepre
sentative in Congress; TOY be Of tuelarne
district with Logan for the choice Of e.
lectars Of President & Vice President;
and the counties Of Nicholas and Fay- !
cite to send enc delegate to the General /
Assembly; the quarterly courts Ia be /
in the months Of March, June, August
aud November, and the county TO be- |
long to the chancery district held a
Gtcenbr'eT court house.
IS. An act to amend an act entitled I
an act to suppress d9ellng; pronoun-
ces the person who shah Kill another in
a duel ibis aidePs, abettors and coanseL
IorsD guilty of murder, and aGiAes
thereto The punishment of death by
hanging; Undergraduates any person (,r
his secohds) who shan fight duel, or
send, or accept, or be the bearer Of
h.