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

for limitation OF actions, TOR preventing
frivolous and vexatious suits, &c. as
fully as il such judgments had been
named therein, ressrving the power 10
the court or to any judge Of the gene
raj court in vacation, to award "Ht
of error to such judgment "nere any
order has been illegally taken or enter.
ed al rules. and where the same would
have been set aside upon motion at the
term next after such entry in cases
of such variance between the writ and
declaration as would be ground for
reversal Of the judgment in the court
Of appeals and upon the trial Of such
writ to make such order tolcorrect the
proceedings at rules, or to render such
judgments ms might have been render
ed by the court of appeals. The act
also prescribes that IN all actions on
contracts against two or more delen.
dants, if one or more of them shall be
acquitted or discharged by the verdict
Of jury or otherwise, the plaintiff may
proceed to judgment against the other
defendant, but the last mentioned party
shalt be entitled TO his costs Of the PLAIN
,iff.
lis. An act to establish an inspec.
ton Of tobacco in Charlottesville.
ll6. An nc, divorcing Gcarge Hey
den from his wife Mary Ann.
lit. An act changing the time ol
holding the courts OF Allegheny coun.
ty; prescrbes that they shall hereafter
be held on the third Monday in every
month.
lis. An act TO authorize a separate
election at the house of Frances Bar.
ham in the couoty OF New Kent.
ITO, An act concerning the sheriff
Of Fayette county and the sheriff Of
Floyd couu,y; allows them the amount
of their lists of deIinquents in the land
tax in said counties for 1886.
100. An act for the temporary relic!
ofthe North western bank of Virginia ;
suspends so much of the general act oil
1887 as prohibits the said bank from
issuing notes of less denomination
than ten dollars, and MS requires the
establishment Of branch at Parkers.
burg. until the first of April 1899.
121. An act to incorporate the
Floating dry dock company, for repai-
ring and coppering all classes of yes.
sells and steamboats,, with capital Of
not less than 100000, nor more than
$500, 900.
l22. An act concerning Griffin
Frost allows him the amount of sun
dry militia fines improperly paid by
him.
1913. An act further to extend the
act for the temporary relief of the
banks of this commonwealth contin-
ues in force the LIST, Cd and Sd sections
of the act passed in June last, til the
expiration of the present session of the
legislature. See No. 81.
la. An act to provide for the con.
struction of turnpike road from
Stanton TO Parkersburg authorizes
the board ofpublic works to cause the
road to be constructed, and approprlates
$50, 900 therefor, to be borrowed
by said board upon the credit of the
state.
las. An act to amend an act, emit.
tied, an act to amend and explain the
laws concerning western land titles
and for other purposes allows all
persons until the first of July next to
redeem their forfeited lands where
forfeited for non. payment of taxes, by
paying into the treasury or TO the She
rif of the county where the lands lie,
the taxes due and six per cent. dana.
ges, or where forfeited for failing to
enter them on the commissioners books,
by causing them to be entered, and
paying all arrears and damages. AL
lows, also, any claimant until the same
period to redeem any portion of tract
OF land by paying rateable proportion
Of the taxes due, and having such por-
ton regularly partltioned to him by
mctes and bounds by the surveyor oil
the county, or some surveyor approved
BY the circuit court, and certificate
OF survey returned 10 the clerk of such
court by the first Of September 1889
gives to persons claiming undivided
interests in any forfeited lands the
right to redeem such interest, by pay.
ing rateable proportion of the taxes
and damages due thereon. In all ca
SEES, the taxes and damages may be
paid into the treasury or to the sheriff
of the county where the lands lie in
the latter case, taking the sheriff's re.
ceipt and filing it with the auditor t.;
the auditor thereupon TO issue a certif.
icate of redemption. Makes provision
in detail for the sale of such forfeited
lands as are unredeemed, amending
the laws heretofore in force in various
particulars, in regard to the time of
sale, the duties of the commissioners of
delinquent lands, and the duties Of the
auditor aud other officers connected
with such lands. Declares the second
section pf Tho nCt NF lG9G - 60