Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-05-23
NUMBER Ia.
SKETCH OF THE ACTS
PasssS ~ the General LsssmSiy Of Ysvsssis.
ssssios Of 1889.

ssssios Of 1882.
CoNTlNuED.1
An act to provide an additional capftsI
tor the james river and Kanswha comma.
ny, and for other purposes.
An act 10 incorporate the Essex man.
ufacturing company TO manufacture cot
ten, wool, hemp, fax or silk, with q cap.
Ital not less than Gas, 900, nor more than
$50, 900.
An act incorporating the Union mining,
smelling and manufacturing company;
for manufacturing minerals and other sub.
stances, and for tho culture of the sugar
beet and the manufacture of sugar, with
not less than, 500, 900 nor more than
$500, 900 capital.
An act to Incorporate the Wheeling
manufacturing and mining company ; 70
manufacture iron, copper, glass and cot
ton, and TO mine for coal with q capital
not less than 4l00,Oo0 nor more than
81, zoo, 600.
An act to incorporate the M~erchant's
manufacturing company ; to manufacture
wool, cotton, silk, hemp, iron, brass and
steel. in ths city Of Richmond, with :
capital not less than forty thousand, nor
more than two hundred and fifty thou-
sand dollars.
An act to prevent persons from carry.
ing on business under false OF fictitious
names or firms prohibits any person
from trsnsacting bushes in the cspars-
nership name or under the style Of him
self and any other person who il not liz.
bic for the debts incurred or in his own
name with the addition Of the words
AGENT" or " factor" without adding the
name of bis principal; or Of " company"
or T" and Co.," unless some actual part
nsr be- represented thereby : and makss
offenders against tho law, guilty ofa mis-.
demeanor, and punishable by Emo not
less than one hundred nor more than one
thousand dollars and subjects all proper.
ty, debts, stocks, DC. Of any person SO
carrying on business to the payment Of
his individual debts.
An act establishing the town Of Demo.
cratic Republic in the county Of Lewis.
An act to authorize a seperate election
at the house. Of Jacob Sweitzer in the
county of Frederick.
An act amending and reducing into
one the several acts concerning the rs-or.
ganization Of tbs Lexington arsenal, and
tho establishment Herewith Of 4 military
school At Washington college ; appropri.
ntes $4,000 annually 10 establish and
support a military school ut tho said arse-
nal ! authorises tho governor to appoint a
boafd OF visitors, whose duty il shall be
to make arrangements for the erection or
alteration Of buildings, TO mako rsgula~
tons for the government Of the school,
appoint and remove professors, fix their
salaries, prescribe the terms for the ad-
mission Of students, the course of ~instruc.
ton and the kind and duration Of their
service , to admit not fewer than twenty
nor more than forty cadets ; not less than
sixteen nor more than 25 years old, to bs
taken from tho four constitutional divi.
SONS OF the State, taking one from each
Senatorial district offering one the stu
dents TO constitute the public guard of
the arsenal tho present guard 10 be die.
banded {: the reasonable expenses Of the
visitors to be paid by order Of the COVER
nor. The act gives any commissioned
officer of the militia, the right to attend
said school not exceeding ten months.
and receive instruction in all the depart.
nien's of military science without charge;
and authorizes the visitors to make any
arrangement with Washington cslloge BY
" hich the students and the cadets may
be- admitted to the advantages provided
Al the arsenal or college.
An act requiring the adjutants Of regi.
ments to make the annual returns OF the
militia TO the brigadisr generals, and Tor
other purposes ; makes il their duty an
nually, within 20 days after the regimen,
tai musters, 10 transmit returns Of the
strength Of the regiment and the number.
description and condition of the pubic
urms belonging thereto the return 10 bs
approved by tho colonel commandant Of
the regiment requires the commanding
officers OF accompanies 10 make their returns
to the said adjutants ; the adjutants to for
felt the allowance made them for their
services, and to be fined for neglect Of
this duty. And provides the mode by
which securities upon bonds for the safe-
keeping and return Of public arms may
obtain counter security or tho surrender
Of such arms and for the preservation Of
The same after such surrender.
An act for the temporary relief OF the
banks OF this common wealth /; continusap
10 force until the first Of May next. the
first section of the act Of the I'd Of April
1888, concerning the banks.
An act establishing the county Of Pu-
laski out of parts Of the counties Of Mont
gomery and Wythe.
An act TO authorize the Berryvills
turnpike company to extend their road
to winchester, and for other purposes
authorizes the company also to augment