Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-05-23

between Harpers-Ferry and
cumberland, and between Wheeling and
! point on the National road near Browns
vile, and allows the company SIX months
10 accept Of the provisions OF the act.
An act regulating the proceedings
against joint defendants /; provides, that
whenever an action shall be hereafter
commenced against such defendants, and
the process shall have beca executed on
pne or more Of them, and not executed
as to others, the plaintiff may proceed
against those who have been arrested, aud
his caLse against the others,
or proceed against them separately as
they shall BIO arrested. and executions
may issue upon such judgments accord-
ingly.
An act concerning deyises made TO
schools and colleges /; provides, that u
The testator appoints trustees to execute
his devise, they may maintain suits as
natural persons might and where tho
trustees refuse TO act or there are no trus-
tees appointed, the Circuit Courts have
power TO appoint trustees, with the same
rights prescribes hat if any will making
such devise be proved in any other than a
circuit court, the clerk shall certify Inc
fact, and mn aiiesisd copy of tho VIII TO
tho circui, cour having jurisdiction the
said circuit court to appoint commissions
era TO ascertain tho value and character
ofthe devise, and suits brought to lmpeach
the validity of any such devise, shall be
brought in such circuit court, making Inc
commonwealth a defendant the attorney
for the commonwealth TO defend the SUIT !:
gives said attorney the power to institute
proceedings to have any such VIII admit
ted to probate, or to appoint trustees anu 10
enforce the execution OF the trust : re-
quires the court TO repor. the case after
probate TO the legislature, and fthoy re-
fuse after two successive sessions 10 Moor
porato the school, academy OF college,
the devise shall be void.
An act Incorporating the Bat'ersa man
ufaoturing company, and amending an
act entitled, an act TO incorporate Bell
Isle manufacturing company.
An act incorporating the Rockish ma
vipation and Blue Ridge turnpike compa.
nv with a capital Of $50 600 for lmpro.
wing the navigation Of Rockfsh river from
its mouth to the fork above Martins MIL,
and to any higher poin, on the north fork
Of said river which may be practicable,
and 10 construct a turnpike from said m
proycment across the Blue Ridge at Wal
ter's gap, to lntorsect the Valley road be-
tween Grcensville and Waynesborough
the board of public works to subscribe Tor
two-ffths of the capital.
An act exemp,ing the nigh, watch from
military duty in time of peace, in all the
cities and Incorporated towns and Dor.
oughs in the State, but they are to be
enrolled in the militia company to which
they would belong.
An act divorcing Elizabeth Watson
from her husband Richard P.Wilson.
An act Incorporating the Mason, Ca
bell, and Kanawha agricultural society.
An act amending an act providing for
the better security of persons charged,
with criminal offences authorizes the re-
moval of prisoners to any convenient cor
poration jail in the same or an adjoining
county, as we'll as to ~nelghborlns coun-
ty jails according to the provisions oil the
act Of 1886.
An act to repeal and amend certain
acls respecting the banks ofthls common
wealth relieves the banks from the pen.
slties and forfeilures incurred by their
failure to pay specie, aud restores their
charters, &c.
An act imposing taxes for the support
of government imposes tho same taxes
as were imposed last year on all other
subjects Of taxation except on merchants;
and provides that OF licenses TO mer-
chants when the amour; OF goods, &C.,
exceed two thousand dollars, there shall
be an additional tax assessed of an eighth
Of ono per cent. on every hundred dol
lars of excess, To be ascertained in the
manner prescribed by the revenue laws
in relation to other personal property
subject to the penalties thereby imposed,
the said properly to be listed and return
ed as other property, and the tax collec-
ted Us on other personal property. No
wholesale merchant TO pay less than the
amount now imposed, nor to pay more
his amount Of goods shall exceed
100000.
An act Incorporating the Shepherds
town Savings Institution.
An act amending the law concerning
the formation of new counties; requires
the polls to be open at the precincts as
well as at the court. houses Of the counties
applying for a new county, in order to
ascertain the sense ofihe people there
upon.
An act further to prohibit injuries to
rail. roads and bridges makes it felony
wilfulIy and maliciously to burn, set fire
10, cut, tear up or destroy any railroad
now or hereafter constructed, or any of
the works. buildings, machines or bridges
thereof of the value of one hundred dol