Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-05-09
SKETCH or THE AcTs
Passed By the General ASSEMBLY Of
Virginia, at The January
Session, 1898.
CONT INUEp.

l2S. An act to amend an act, cnii-
tied, an act concerning general cleo.
tons IN this commonwealth authori.
yes the sheriff or his deputy TO swear
the commissioners or superintendent
appointed to conduct precinct elections
be'oro they enter upon their duties !;
and prescribes that if any officer shall
withhold the polls which he is required
to return, he shall be guilty Of mis-.
demeanor, and in addition to previous
penalties, shall be fined not less than
five hundred dollars, and imprisoned
not less than six months, to be ascer.
tanned by jury, in prosecution by
information or indictment, ia any court
Of record in the county where the polls
are so withheld.
1913. An act appointing the places
Of training Of the officers Of the 139th
and l0ith. regiments !; to be- ut the
place of tho. regimontal mus;ers in the
county Of Randolph for the 130ih reg.
iment, and at the town Of Brandonvile,
IN Preston county, Tor the l04lh regi.
ment.
1870. An act divorcing Richard B.
Hall from his wife Sarah.
131. An act declaring Simpsons
creek a public highway from its
mouth to the dam Of James Fleming.
1872. An act incorporating the Nov
river toll bridge company to construct
a bridge across New river at the point
at which the road from Prices turnpike
to Cumberland gap will reach said
river.
1873. An act to authorize slight
changes in the location of the road
from Prices turnpike TO Cumberland
gap; the said changos 10 bo confined
within the counties OF Giles and Mef.
Ger.
vl3h An act tosincorporate the Cot
tage iron works company with CAPT.
tai Of $3.50, 900, to manufacture pig
iron, wrought IRON and steel, in the
county Of Hanover.
l35. An act chang;n tho time Of hoI.
ding the circuit superior court Of law
and chancery for the county Of Nor.
gan fixes the days for said court on
the 25th Of April and September.
l36. Anact 10 protect The proprie.
tors OF fishing shores in the county of
KING George.
1877. An act to constitute n portion
of the RIyanna river lawful fence !;
from its junction with the James river
to the Albcmarle county line.
1870. An act changing the times Of
holding the superior courts ofthe coun-
ty OF, Mecklenburg; TO be held hereafter
on Tuesday after the third Mondays in
May and October.
1873. An act Incorporating the 81.
lem and Peppers ferry turnpike com.
pany; 10 construct a road from Salem,
by Lafayette and Blacksburg, to Pep.
per's ferry in Montgomery, with a cap.
ital not exceeding $4,000.
40. An act changing the time oil
meeting Of the Dismal swamp land
company, and for other purposes; 10
be held at Suffolk on the thi:d Thurs.
day in November annually with pow
err to hold special or called meetings at
their pleasure.
l4l. An act Incorporating the La
fayette and English's ferry turnpike
company TO construct road from
Lafayette, by Christiansburg, to Eng
lish's ferry on New river, with a CAPT 1
tai Of $1,000.
l42. An act concerning claims
against the commonwealth /; auihori.
yes persons having such claims to
present them to the auditor, and upon
his disallowing or abating any part
thereof, to petition the superior court
oflaw holden in Richmond for redress
the auditor to file his answer, and the
court to proceed thcrcupon without
delay to consider and decide the cnuse
upon legal evidence, and if deemed
proper, to. impanncl jury to Try dis
puted facts, or the amount Of any unl.
quldated claim. Appeals allowed as in
other cases; the court Of appeals 10
try and decide the same as soon as
may be after the allowance Of the ap-
peal. The auditor to issue his warrant
on the treasury in conformity with the
decision OF the court, unless there be
such reasons against the claim, coming
10 his knowledge after the said decision,
as in his opinion will render it proper
10 be submitted to the general assem-
bly,. And gives the executive the
power to order the payment of any list
Of insolvents, whether Of taxes, muster
fines, or other public dues, or any |
other legal allowance, where the same
has not been presented within the