Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-05-16
NUMBER II.

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An act 10 amend the acl for this punish
ment of bigamy ; makes il felony for any
person 10 60 out Of tho Comm onwealth
and there marry, the former husband or
wife beng alive at the time Of such mar
rage, and afterwards TO come within the
limits sfthe Commonwealth ; the offence
to bc punishable with confinement ia the
penitcniiary fos q term not less than two
nor more than ten years, the prosecution
to bo in the County where such person
may be found or apprehended,
An act prescribing the mode Of proses-
ding against abscn, debtors Cor the rscove-
ry o fsmall debts; gives the creditor, where
the cause OF action, legal or equitable
does not exceed the sum ottwenty dollars,
exclusive Of interest, tho right to sue out
a wurrant Of sttachment-to 30 levied 40
attachments against ASCENDING dshtora
are ~levisd--the warrant to be- obtained
| from and be returnable before any justice
| Of the peace where the effects OF, or debts
due to such sbsentee may be ~found-to
bs proceeded upon according TO the rules
and regulations ofihe Courts of hanceyy,
except that IN order Of publication may
be posted al the Court-Heuse door and
need not bs published in any newspaper.
Before any judgment rendered shall b
satisfied, bond and security shall DO re-
quired Of the creditor conditioned 10 re-
fund the same, with interest and costs, Ut
uny time within two years, TO the absent
debtor, il The debt shall appear not 70
have been due, nnd to pay al costs and
damages which may be recovered for ~.
ing out said attachment : and in actions
upon such bonds, tho proof Of the exists
ence Of such debt shall devolvs on the
original creditor. Judgments rendered
under the aci, together with the bond re-.
CURED, and papers relating to tho debt,
are TO be returned to the Clerk Of tho
County or corporation Court, 10 be filed
and preserved-and he may issue e1ecn-
tons thereon az in other cases, and shall
be- entitled TO q fec Of fifty cents, in add.
ton to the fees allowed for similar scrvi-
cos.
An act to incorporate the R~ockbridge
agricultural society; gives the usual corr
porate powers and authorises tho society
10 purchase and hold for the purpose OF
a pattern or experimental farm land not
exceeding $780, in value.
An act to amend an ACT fof the better
organization Of the militia, passed March
| 9th, 1884 imposes q fino upon every
commissioned officer in the militia who
| shall be a candidate for Office and shsll be-
elected and commissioned, and who shall
| then fail or refuse 10 accept the same
and to qualify thereto within siyty days
after he shall have received the commits.
sion and requires the officers superinien-
ding elections to report such failures OF
r~efusals to their next regimental court Of
enquiry; provides that when from any
cause the commanding officer Of a COM
pany shall fail to return his list Of delin-
quents to the commanding officer OF his
battalion court Of enquiry, the Tcglmenial
court shall have power to receive the same
and assess the fines thereon.
An act to prohibit the owners Of fsrries
and bridges from allowing slaves 70 crcss
certain water courses without the permits
sioa of their owners makes II felony
punishable with confinement in the pcni-
tentiary, for not less than two nor more
than five years, for any owner or keeper
ofany ferry or bridge scross any water
course separating this from sny other
State, TO allow any slave 10 cross his Ter
ry or bridge, without permission in wri-
ting, attested by = justice Of the peace or
The cIork Of the County or corporatisn
~hsre tho slaves owner resides, signed
by such owner, his or her ovcrsecf nr
agent, or without his or her direction III
pefson-snd subjects the keeper Of The
ferry or bridge 10 Tho action OF party ag<
gfjeved tor damages.
An act concerning executions upon
judgments in actions oi detinue ; authors
yes the p%lointiff in suci, actions, after Judg-
mcnt rende red, to sue out and prosecute
either = disfringas, or an execution Tor
tho specific property, il to be found, OF
any other execution necessary 10 recover
The alternative value thereof. And ii he
shall sue on, several executions upon tho
same judgment, at the same time, or b.
fore the return day Of the first executions
which may have issued, the clerk shall
tax the costs Of one 10 tho defendant, ana
the others to the plaintiff.
An act to change the time Of the mee-
ting Of the General Assembly chnngsst
to the first Monday ia December annual-
ly.
An act 10 provide for the revival OF suits
and to remedy defects in judgments in csr-
tain cases; prescribes that no suit at law
| or in equity 10 which any person is party
as curator or committee Of an estate, shall
sbate by the grant ofletters testancntsrys
or Of administration to any other person.
upon the same estate; and authorizes such