South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-04-11

the salary of the Surgeon not less than
one hundred, nor more than one hun.
dred and fifty dollars constitutes the
Court Martial, to try all offences COM
mitted by the non-commissioned off.
GERS and soldiers of said Arsenal; au-
thorises the enlistment Of men for said
Arsenal, for three or FIVE years, ct the
discretion Of the Captain directs the
Governor to furnish the necessary &C.
coutrements to such companies Of Cav
airy, Artillery, Infantry, and Riflemen,
as are now or may hereafter furnished
with arms also, TO furnish 10 The Rich.
mond Fayet,e, and Portsmouth Artil-
lery Companies, and TO any other
Companies of Artillery in the State,
which may be furnished with cannon,
such caissons and other needful equip
ments as may be necessary, and cause
suitable houses and shelters TO be erect.
ed for the preservation ofsuch caissons
and cannon; also, to arm and equip a.
ny troop or troops of Cavalry, if he
deem i. expedient. Vacancies occur
ring at elections OF officers by reason of
such election, may be filed forthwith,
without further notice; gives the Off
Ger experimenting elections of compa.
ny officers, the casting vote, in case Of
an equality Of votes between the can
didates; and the officer highest in
rank present, not himself a candidate,
the casting vote in elections Of field Of
6cers. Provides that hereafter there
shall be put two company musters, one
in April, the other in October and
regimenial muster to be in April or
| May. The Battalion musters abolish
ed; the times Of the musters to be fix.
ed by the Regimen,al Courts Of En-
quiry or boards of officers /; or upon
failure by the commandan, Of the Re-
giment. Allows ten per cent commits
sion 10 the collectors Of militia fines for
their collection. When companies Of
Infantry of the line fail for two differ
ent times in succession to meet and
hold elections of officers, the act autho-
rzes the commanding officer Of the Re-
giment with advice Of the Lieutenant,
Colonel and Major, if such there be,
to recommend some person to fill the
vacancy, and commissions to issue &C.
cordingly. designations Of officers of
Cavalry or Artillery not TO be legal,
unless made to the Governor, or to the
officer commanding the Infantry Re
giment to which the said officers may
be attached.
An act to amend the act, entitled, an
act to prevent the burning Of the woods,
passed January 10th, 1902; declares
the burning by free person, unlaw.
fully, wilfully and rnaliciously, Of any
woods, fence, fields Of grass, Of straw,
of hay or any other such thing capable
OF taking and spreading fire on lands,
a misdemeanor, and subjects the often
der, his aiders, &c. to fine not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars, and 10
| Imprisonment in the county Jail not
less than two nor more than IL months /;
makes him liable also to the action Of
the party injured. liza slave commits
any OF the said offences, he shall be
deemed guilty Of felony, but with the
benefit Of clergy provides, that for
such unlawful and negligent burning
by free person, without malice, the
party shall be liable only to the action
of the party injured, and full costs il
such person be slave, TO be punished
by stripes i; the act to be given in
charge to the grand juries, and TO take
effect from the frs, Of April.
There lived some years ago, in Con-
necticu,, man who was much addict
ed to the practice of converting his
neighbours property to his own use and
benef Fl, without or and. The cler'
gyman of the town suspecting him Of
making too free with his hay, had one
night concealed himself in his barn with
his dark lantern. The thief soon ap.
peared and tying up large bundle
had just left the premises when the
Reverend owner, instead Of bawlins
out, you scoundrel you ! what do yor
mean by stealing my hay = disengsg
ed the candle from the lantern and dex
terously applied it TO the combustlbls
! load. The bundle was soon ia ligh
blaze, and the unlucky fellow, suspect
f ing that he was pursued by some per-
son with light, laid his feet TO th'
ground with uncommon agility. Th'
blaze increasing brighter as ne ran
seemed to his terrified Imagination Il
come nearer ; till venturing to look a
round to discover the extent of his dan
ger; he perceived to his astonishment
. ,hat Tho e,olsn hav was on fire. How