Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-05-31


when tho land is redeemed, they are
entitled to charge it with the debt due
lroN the owner.
3l2. An act to provide for tho con.
siruction Of road from the Pennsvl.
vania line in Monongalia county bv
Morgantown to the Clarksburg and Be.
verify road; provides for the appoint.
ment of board to superintend the con.
struction OF the road the road TO run
from the Pennsylvania line near the
farm Of Bushrod Hoge by Morgantown
TO point on the Northwestern road
west OF Cheat river TO intersect the
Clarksburg road near Solomon Yea.
gers; appropriates eight thousand dol
lars out of the Treasury to aid the
amount to be raised by the counties of
Monongalia, Randolph, and Preston;
the county of Monongalia to raise 5000,
Randolph 1000, and Preston $4,000.
3l3. An act authorizing subscrip-
ton by the Richmond, fredericksburg
and Potomac Rail road company, and
by the board of Public Works to the
stock of tho Falmouth and Alexandria
Rail road company gives instructions
to the State directors in the first named
company TO endeavor to procure a
meeting of the stockholders, in case of
failure, then at the next general meet.
ing OF the company, to propose that the
resolution adopted by them for con-
structing their road from Fredericks-
burg TO the Potomac river to be re-
scinded, aud if rescinded, the company
are authorized TO subscribe to the Fal.
mouth and Alexandria Rail road a suf.
ficient sum to make up with individual
subscriptions three-filihs of tho whole
capital Of said company, and to unite
the two roads together, and the Board
of Public Works to subscribe for the
residue; the subscription to be made
before the 4th of March, 1888 the act
authorizes the Richmond, Fredericks.
burg and Potomac company, also to
subscribe for sixty thousand dollars of
the stock of the Louisa Rail road COM
pany; and subjects the Falmouth and
Alexandria rail road company to the
provisions of the general Rail road act
on the subject of the transportation of
the mail and declares its stock, &c. no
longer exempt from taxation.
314. An act authorizing a survey Of
! a route for Rail road from Welsvillo
in the State of Ohio, 10 the Pennsylva.
MIA line, to lie made by direction the
Board of Public Works.
3I5. An act to regulate the length
of seines used in the Potomac river be.
tween certain points prohibits, under
the penalty of twenty dollars, the haul.
ing Of any Seine on said river below
the point where the line of the District
ofColumbia crosses said river in the
county of Fairfax, and above the mouth
Of Upper Machodock creek in King
George, Of a greater length than six
hundred fathoms, with tho same length
Of rope at each end the fine TO be re-
covered by information or presentment
in any court of record or by warrant
with costs, before any Justice Of the
Peace, half TO the informer the 9th.
er to the State.
| 3I6. An act to authorize subscrip.
ton on behalf of the State to the stock
Of the Lynchburg and Tennessee Rail
road Company authorizes subscrip.
| ton for two thousand shares on behalf
Of the State, when three thousand
shares shall have been subscribed by
individuals provided the individual
subscription shall be made before the
LIST of April, 1880; and subjects the
company TO the provisions of the gen.
eral rail road act, relative to the car.
| rying of the mails, and their exemption
| from taxation.
3l7. An act concerning the Peni-
tertiary institution; provides for the
employment of guard in the interior
of the building to be placed in con-
| cealed situation to observe and report
the conduct Of the prisoners authori-
yes certain changes TO be made in the
work-shops, and provides for the pun
ishment of the said guard for offences
committed by them. Provides also for
the transfer Of the money and goods in
the hands Of one General Agent to his
successor, and the means for collecting
the debts due to the former Agent au-
thorizes the directors to dispense with
shaving the heads Of the male convicts
tho hair to be suit close with shears
in lieu of shaving.
3ls. An act 10 amend the charter of
the Richmond Mining Company; au-
thorizes an increase Of their capital to
an amount not exceeding 100000,
and subjects the company to the pro-
visions Of the general act passed during
the session regulating such companies.
$40. An act to increase the capital
stock Of the Lewisburg and Blue Sui
phur Springs Turnpike Company au-
thorizes an increase OF 50. 500. and A