Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-05-02

90. An act concerning the process
sionlng OF lands in the county Of Bed.
ford authorizes the court Of said
county TO cause the lands in the county
to be processioned whenever i, shall
appear to them necessary.
100. An act to provide for the INV.
ments of the state subscription TO the
stock of the Charleston and Point Plea.
SAINT turnpike company authorizes the
board Of public works TO borrow the
sum necessary therefor.
l01. An aet to supply the deficiency
IN the appropriations to the Western
and Eastern lunatic hospitals for the
past fiscal year.
l02. An act to authorize Two sopa.
rate elections IN the county of Amelia !;
one at the tavern Of John J. Jeter in
Painville the other at Jones' tavern
at The Cross-r roads in the lower end of
the county.
lo3. An act concerning the emlex.
element of records; provides that il
any person shall hereafter steal or
i,raudulenlly erase, alter, scerete or
destroy any record or part Of record
in any court of law or chuncery, he
shall be guilty of felony il a slave,
shall suffer death, and il free, shall be-
confined in tho penitentiary not less
than two nor more than ten years.
l01. An act authorizing Joseph Tom.
linson 10 establish n ferry across the
Ohio river.
l05- An act 10 incorporate tho
Scottsvile lyccum.
100. An act to amend the act incor-
porating the Tuckahoe and James ri.
yer rail road company, passed March
9Th, 1897 authorizes an increase of
tile capital of the company until il
amounts to 100000, and allows
further time Of one year 10 construct
their road.
l07. An act TO amend the act, cnt-
tied, an act to incorporate the city of
Wheeling in Ohio county makes sun
dry alterations in the charter Of the
city, and authorizes the corporation to
subscribe for ten thousand shares ofihe
stock of the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road company.
l0s. An act authorizing the sale Of
certain personal estate belonging to
the children Of Rebeccu Pearls, decoa.
sed.
100. An act authorizing the sale OF
tine lands of Peter Zoluf in the county
of Nansemond.
40. An act to authorize separate
election in the county Of Mason to
be hold al the residence Of Adam FISH
or in the upper flats in said coun-
~.
Ill. An act 10 authorize Samuel
Taylor to convey the interests Of bis
grand chIdron in the tract of land call.
ed Fiatlick.
liz. An act TO incorporate the Mans.
field manufacturing company ; to man.
ulacture cotton, wool, hemp, iron, brass
and steel, with capital not less than
SIC, 900 nor more than 100000.
lib. An act regulating and restran-
ing the terms upon which credits shall
be allowed by merchants, tradesmen
and others 10 the students Of the Uni
versiiies and Colleges Of the state ;
prohibits such persons from credltlng
students or others for their use, direct
ly or indirectly, for any thing in the
way Of their trade, business or occupa.
ton, without written permission from
the officer Of the institution duly au-
by IFS laws to give the same
or from lending them money or givirg
them lclturs Of credit, or from author
izing then in any way to contract
debt; prevents the recovery at law or
in equity from the student, or his pa
rent or guardian, of any thing sold or
lent, or 81 any debt contracted +; forieits
the whole value Of the thing sold or
lent, or tile amount of the debt contrac-
ted, 10 the University or College, and
imposes a penalty oftwenty dollars for
each offence the forfeitures and pen
alties 10 he recovered by actions of
debt, case, information or Indictment.
The offence is declared to be INSIDE
meanor, punishable as at common law,
and TO be deemed breach OF good
behaviour, any magistrate having pow
er to bind the offender to appear before
the next superior court to answer there
for, or upon failure to enter into recog-
nizancc, TO commit him to jail. lfany
tradesman or other person offending is
carrying on his trade under state IL
cense, such license is forfeited, and the
person disqualified from carrying on
such trade, &c. for one year under
any other license. Prosecutions to De
commenced within FIVE years and not
after: the act to be given in charge to
the grand juries where the colleges are
situated, and take effect from the first
September next.
ia. An act amending the statute
of jeofails; provides that all judgments,
whether entered as Office judgments,
or opon verdicts after writs of enquiry