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

are to be paid out Of the county levy
but if the application be refused, th'
costs, &c. to be charged to the appli
cant declares that citizens Of towns
shall not be exempt from assessment.
and levies imposed under the Twelfth
section of the general road law, WIN
were not exempted at the time Of thu
passage OF said act from working OF
public roads without the limits OF tn,
town repeats so much Of the 2lst sec
ton Of said act as provides that thu
owners Of mill dams over which public
roads pass, shall keep strong rails OF
each side Of their dams, and only re
quires rails to be kept on such dams a
may be required by the court; dlrect
the Commonwealth Attornies to dis
miss presentments that have been made
against owners of dams for failing t.
keep up such rails authorizes eacl
county court TO dispense with the pro
visions of the general road law of 1885
for their particular county, and to cause
their roads to be opened and repaired
in the mode prescribed by the genera
law of 1919.
339. An act to authorize Elisha B.
Williams to erect a Wool Carding Ma
chine, on Jackson's river, near the
town Of Covington, in the county o
Allegheny.
$40. An act to constitute portion
of Licking Hole Creek, in the county
OF Goochland, a lawful fence that
portion from the Forks Of said creek il
Goochland to the mouth thereof.
341. An act further to provide fol
the construction of the North Western
Turnpike Road authorizes not ex
ceeding $4,000, to be borrowed on
the credit ofthe State, for that purpose.
$40. An act to incorporate the Rose.
wood Coal Mining Company, in the
county of Chesterfield, with capital
not less than $75, 900, nor more than
$500, 900, and five hundred acres Of
land.
343. An act to incorporate Dagger's
Sulphur Springs Company, in the coun.
ty of Botetourt, for the purpose Of i'm.
proving said Springs, with capital
not less than $4,000, nor more than
100000, and one thousand acres OIL
land the waters to be analysed for
the benefit of the public.
344. An act exempting a certain
portion of the property of poor debtors
from execution and other liabilities ;
authorizes each white person in the
State, being a husband or parent, against
whom an execution may hereafter is.
sue, upon judgments for which the
cause of action shall arise, after the 1st
of August, to set apart COW, bedstead,
bed, &C., half dozen knives and forks,
six plates, two dishes, two basins, one
pot, one oven, six pieces of wood or
earthenware, a loom and its appurte.
nances, spinning wheel, pair ofcards,
axe, five barrels Of corn, one barrel OF
flour, two hundred pounds Of bacon or
pork, and five dollars worth Of hay or
other forage, or such portion of these
articles as they may have, which arti-
cles are exempted from execution; pro.
vided, all personal property is deliver.
ed up to the officer, and affidavit be
made before magistrate, that there is
no other property owned, except such
exempted articles and provides, that
where such poor person shall die in.
testate, the same articles shall be SCI
apart for his widow or infant child OF
children, and be exempted from execu
ton as aforesaid; and declares al
mortgages, deeds of trust, and lien.
upon any such property to be null anC
void, and gives the Circuit Courts anC
the County and Corporation Court!
jurisdiction to grant injunctions agains
the sale of any property exempted BY
the act from execution.
345. An act providing for a survey
of Simmons Gap in the Blue Ridge Il
be made by direction of the Board o
Public Works.
346. An act to authorize the half
binding of a portion Of the annual act
of the General Assembly; that portion
intended for the clerks of courts, ant
the members of the Legislature.
347. An act incorporating the Flu
wanna and Goochland Gold Mimi;
Company with capital not less thai
$50, 900, nor more than 100000, AM
1900 acres Of land.
34s. An act Incorporating the Rear
ing Run Iron Manufacturing Company
in the county of Botetourt with a ca
pital of not less than $4,000 nor more
than 100000 dollars, and three thou
sand acres Of land.
$40. An act toincorporate the Goocl
land Coal Mining Company; with ,
capital not less than $4,000, nor NOR,
than 200, 900 dollars, and one thousanc
acres of land.
$50. An act providing furniture 70
the Governors house, and for othe
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