Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-03-28

and residing within the state, or their de-
scendants. and who are willing to emigra
70 be selected from the different counties
and corporations Of the commonwealth, in
proportion to the amount Of revenue paid
into the public treasury by such county
or corporation; and in case there be not
sufficient in such counties willing TO emi
CRATE, then the balance Of the appropria
ton unexpendcd may be equitably applied
to the removal OF free persons Of colour
from other counties, s.; appoints the gov
ernor, Lieutenant governor, and first and
second auditors, a board OF commissioners
TO carry the act into effect. The appropri-
alton to be paid to the American ColoDjz
alton Society, upon proof Of the actual
transportation to the colony at Liberia from
this state. Of such free persons OF colour,
provided not more than thirty dollars shall
be allowed for Transporting each person
Dove the age OF ten years. and not more
than twenty dollars for each person under
that age. The commissioners to make an
annual report of their proceedings to the
general assembly.
An act to amend tine laws in relation to
the poor of this commonwealth, authorizes
the county courts TO purchase land and E.
rect poor houses for the protection of their
poor; vests the overseers Of the poor with
the power to sell and convey the poor and
work houses and lands, and erect other
houses Tor the use of the poor when neces
sary, with the consent of said county
courts; and 10 provide for their poor else
where than in their poor house, if deemed
expedient. and when SO provided for, to
sell their said poor. houses without repurch-
aslng They are also invested with power
to establish rules and discipline for the
good order and government of the work
houses and houses Of correction, and the
persons therein, for the reformation of va
grants and others under their controul.
/ An act prescribing the ex ofiicio duties
OF officers Of the government, and for 9th
er purposes; prescribes that the governor,
treasurer, auditor, and second auditor, ex
ofiicio, shall constitute the Board OF Pub
lie Works, the James River Company, the
Literary Fund and North western Turn
pike Road Company, and may assemble
when and where they choose, and ma
ljority may proceed to business; authorizes
the said boards to meet elsewhere than al
time one or more members of their body
to examine the condition of the public
works, or transact any business of said
boards, all reasonable expenses to be de-
irayed out Of the fund or company whose
business they are deputed to transact. In
the absence of the governor, the treasurer
to preside,
An act authorizing the Bank of Virgin
ia, and Farmers Bank OF Virginia, to in
crease their capital stock; authorizes an
augmentation of the stock to the amount
of any subscription which the stockholders
Of each bank, may make to the stock OF
the James River and Kanawha Company,
to be sold IN the manner its president and
directors shall deem most advisable.
An act to amend an act concerning gen
eral elections in this commonwealth; pre-
scribes that the sheriff of the county, if
present, or one of his deputies, previously
appointed by him. shall sit at the board
for scrutinizlng the polls; requires the sher-
if when any person shall pay money on
account Of any sum due from him for rev
enue tax and for county levy, without spe-
cifying for which it shah have been paid,
to credit him for so much as may be ne
cessary Cor the purpose of paying his rev.
enue tax in the first place; directs the pub
lie printer to print in pamphlet form l 900
copies of the amended constitution and
the general law of elections, with all laws
amendatory thereof. to be distributed with
the acts Of assembly to the clerks of the
several counties in proportion to populati
on; the said clerks to furnish the commits.
sioners to attend separate election districts
with copy thereof, the sheriffs to return
the same with the polls after the election
to the said clerks; and if the deputy sber
ifs fail to attend any precinct election. the
commissioners are authorized to appoint a
crier to act in lieu of the said deputy
An act making further provision for the
comfortable support of lunatics confined in
county jaiis; provides that when any luna
tics are SO confined, whose estate is incom-
petent to their support, the jailor shall no.
! tfy the fact to the court of the county,
and they shall make such provision for the
Clothing, support and attendance Of such
lunatic as his or her situation may require.
The expense thereof 10 be certified by the
court to the auditor Of public accounts, to
be paid for out of the public treasury; but
not to exceed for clothing each person,
$40 per annum, and % cents per day, for
necessary attendance. and such allowance
for their support as the court shall Judge
necessary.
An act TO explain and amend the act,
entitled, An Act concerning patrols, de
clares that the said act shall not be con.
strued to repeal the laws Heretofore in
force upon the subject Of patrols. but the
said act is to be considered only as cumu
lative in its provisions. and shall not be
enforced, except in cases Of Instruction,
unless by special order of court for slip
ulated period.
An act to settle the western limits of
this state, and the dividing and boundary
line between this state and the common
wealth of Maryland; authorizes the APP
nent Of ihrna aarnnaissinnans In al