Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-04-05

Z, Al act providing for the publication ofth'
laws concerning oversccrs OF the poor. an,
the poor ofihis commonwealth, requires ths
auditor OF public accounts to cause fiiteer
hondred copies OF all the laws 10 force on th,
subject + the poor, TO be printed IN pam
phlet iorrna twelve Of the said copies 90 be
distributed to the oversoers OF the pocr IN
the several counties OF the commonwealth.
8. An act making further provision for the
relief OF insoiyent debtors, ptescSibes thai
when any principal shall be surrendered by
his or her bail after Judgment. they may
discharge themselves from custody by tax
ing the cath Of insolvency in the same man.
ner AZ under ca. 50
Q. An act extending the lime within which
prosecutions for petit larceny may be com
menceds to aey period Within five years al
ter the commission of the offence.
II An act changing the days of the coenty
courts Of Hampshire and Hardy.
IS Anact amendasory OF the several acts re-
gula,sng the appointment Of directors ON the
part OF Tie commonwealth, Cor the Farmers
Bank of Virginia, the North Western Bauk
OF Virginia, aud the Bank Of the Valley in
Virginia.
N An act to raise money by lottery to build
bridge across the Shenandoah aver, be-
tween The towns OF Port Republic anu New
Haven.
rs Aa act to amend the act, entitled, an act
to incorporate the Winchester aud Potomac
raH Toau company.
20 Al actto authorize lottery for the nene-
fit Of the Literary Society OF komncy in the
county 81 Hampshire.
% An act concerning the appointment ofpro-
cessioners oil lands, and Tor other purposes,
authorizes the several county courts 10 pro
coed TO the appointment oil proc-ssieners
where they have failed to do 50 at the regu
lar time prescribed by law. and the said pro
cessIeners TO execute the duties required Of
them, and TO complete the same before the
first oil May next
"a An act charging the time Of holding the
terms OF the general court, and for other
purposes; changes the winter term to the
iirst Monday ia December, and the summer
term TO the first Monday in July, and dis
penses with the summot,ing OF grand CURES to
the said court, without a special order Of a
Judge thereof.
~ An act incorporating company 10 con-
stTuct turnpike road from the town Of iiar
risonburg. IN The county Of Rockingham. TO
Ihorton's Gap. in the county Of Oulpeper.
20 An act 10 authorize separate election ut
the house OF +. Thompson, in the county Of
Hampshire
ST. An act to authorize separate election
at Petersburg in the county OF Hardy
40 An act authorizing the governor OF this
commonwealth to cede TO the Uniied States
a certain piece or parcel OF land on ASA
league island, IN the county OF Accomaek,
for thu purpose OF erecting light house
thereon.
40 An act authorizing the sale OF trustees
tates in certain cases; prcscribes that when
the trustee or the person for whose benefit
the trust is created, shah thingk it advanta
gcons to make sale Of the estate, they may
exhibit a bill in the county or corporation
court. or in the superior court oil law and
charcery for the county or corporation
where the estate or part thereof 10, setting
forth the whole estate in trust and the facts
showing the advantages to result from the
sale. All persons interested to be made par
lies; the court to appoint galatians I'D Atens
for infants, and the facts showing the pro-
priety OF the sale TO he proved by disinterest-
ed witnesses Where there are infant par
ties, no deposition allowed to be read unless
il be taken in the presrice or the guardian
or upon interrogatories agreed upon by him
Ii the court be satisfied OF the propriety Of
the sale and that Injury to the rights of no
one will result therefrom. a Bale shall be de
creed in such manner and on such terms as
they think fit. retaining lien upon real es
tate sold for credit for the payment OF She
purchase money; directs how the proceeds
are to be applied and how the share Of per
sons diving intestate shall descend. Neither
trustees nor guardians nor the person for
whose benefit the estate Is held to be per.
mifted TO become purchasers; tile costs or
suit to be paid ont OF the estate. and ne sale
to be decrced if the deed creating the trust
prohibits it.
al. An act TO raise money by lottery to build
a bridge across the North river. at or near
Gratton's ford, in the county Of Rocking
ham
So An act 10 amend the fifteenth section Of
the act entitled an act TO establish a court OF
law and chancery in each Of the counties OF
this commonwealth, aud in certain corpora
tons therein mentionsd, repeats SO much OF
the said fifteenth section as requires, that an
arrangement made by any two judges OF the
circuit courts for an exchange Of circuits,
shall be approved by the general court, and
there entered Of record; requires that any
such exchange shall be evidenced by writ
ing signed by the Judges making the sar.sc
and that duplicates thereof shall be er.eerss
Of record IN the first courts held by lem &C
cerdingly.
&C. An act TO prescribe the rr4ode Of eIecsine
trustees for the town Of .,s0iihfeld, m thu
county Of Jefferson, ID for other purposes.
So. An act incorporating the Hampshir'
turnpike comr.snr.
81 An ac..a To- aroend an act, entitled, an ac
estahIis,, sag = ferry across the Chesapaak