Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-05-10
Sketch Of the sssOsf isssDor.
f0sst LAWS.
PASSED AT THE SESSION or 1SSI-S2.
concluded,


Coueludcd.i
An act authorizing the Governor to
procure on behalf Of the Commonwealth
certain military equipments; suthori-
Zes him 10 contract for or cause 10 be
made at the Penitentiary, holsters,
cartridge boxes, sword. sings, powder
horns and rifle pouches, and cause 10 DO
mounted 40 many field pieces flour and
six pouodersl as the public service nav
require, with caissons and necessary
implements. and appropriatcs ten thoa-
sand dollars for this purpose.
An act Incorporating the Hunters
vile and Warm Spring turnpike com
pany; to construct q road between
those points; and authorizes the Board
Of Public Works TO subscribe two
fifths of the capital, amounting 10 ono
hundred and twenty eight shares.
An act to amend an act entitled, an
act authorizing the courts Of certain
counties to provide mode of opening
and repairing the roads within the
same. passed the 25th Of Feb 1894;
repeats 60 much Of said act as prohibits
the county courts Of Berkeley and
LoudouD, from raising by assessment
Tor the purpose Of improving the roads
therein, more than twelve and q half
per cent. upon the taxes pas able 10 the
state IN said counties, and the counties
Of Wythe and Brooke 20 assess IN anv
one yearnct exceeding thirty three and
third per cent. upon the amount of
revenue collected in said counties.
An act TO amend an act entitled, en-
act TO amend an act authorizing the
courts ct certain counties 60 provide
mode Of opening and rrRairing the
roads within the same,repeals the above
act SO lar as relates TO the county oil
wythe.
An act to amend an act, concerning
general elections in this commonwealth;
prohibits electors from voting for
delegate to represent sny election dis
trict out OF the county, city, town or
borough, in which such vlector aetu-
ally lives, if he offers TO vote a.
hoaseks eper and tau payer only, or in
which his land lies, if he votes a n
leaseholdcr, freebolder. or vpon inter
est IN land; declares that no elec,iort
shall hereafter continue more than g.
days allowing the various officers ~
CURED TO examine and correct the
polls, three days instead Of two. ia
which Ia perform their various duties:
and prob bits delegates from charging
mileage for shy other than the most
direct route 20 and from the seat Of
Government.
An act to amend an act, entitled an,
act 10 amend an act, appointing com
! niissioners TO view and mark a way for
road from ThoFnioB's gsp, in the
Bloc Ridge, 20 the Little River turn
pike leading 60 Alexandria and 20
raise a SUN Of money by lottery, Tor
opening said road.
An act authorizing The joint Library
Committee 10 direct the gradual extine-
ton Of the debt due from the Library
FuB', sOd Zoe other purposes, sslhofi-
res also an enlargement and improve
ment 81 the Library room. and apprO-
pirates seven hBndred dollars foS lhst
purpose directs copies Of the statuteA
1t large, the sessions acts since the re-
vissl Of 1919. and the Virginia Reports
10 be transmitted 20 Lswisburg foe the
Court Of Appeals.
An set ceBs erning the Savings Insti-
i8tisn o. the city 1t Riehmoad, and
other institutions Of the like character
within The csmmonwesllhJ autherizaa
these ins,itutio0s 10 receive messy %
dsposue, 10 dise0ent notes o. ether
paper a. legal interest, % 10 draw for
their eva lends on sny Bank o. ether
places prohibits their emitting o. cir.