Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-04-02
NO. 10.
AETCH
OF THE MOST rnxronrAMy ACTS
Passed BY he General .4ssem6iy Of T'ir-
gigig. ScSsio,, 1870 an
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( his removal from oGiee. or from other
oanse, to make sale and convevance Of
lanes devised 10 be sold - authorized by
the ord section OF the act eoocerniox
wills. SC, passed IN 1919. then The sale
and Conveyance shall be made by the
person 10 whom administration of the tea.
tailor . estate, With the will annexed, shall
be granted. The act also prescrihes that
ali wills OF personality. otter ihan nuneu.
Paliye will, hetcalter NJ ade, shall be exc
cuted and atlested IN the same manner ~
/ Wills of real estate.
An &c; amending the laws in relation
TO The course Of descents; TepeAls the 18th
section OF the act reducing into one the
several acts directing the course Of de-
scents, and provides iha, no ripht IN the
inheritance shall accrue 10 any petsoD
unless such person be % being and cana
bic ~ law 10 take as heir al The time Of
The intcsiatr's death, or be born in ten
months thereafter. and such otter born
( peVo1s shall be capable Of taking by in
heu'ance as posihumous children hereto.
lore Inherited from their fathers. Tho
/ act prescribes that y ben any iestator sd al
die seized, or Interested IN lands. and
shall charge those lands with the nav
ment OF bis debts by has will. and shall
, also direct that his estate shall be kept to-
gc,hrr FOX the support OF bis family, or be
oifervi.e duposed OF for that purpose. or
without sc charging his lands, shall direct
hs estate 10 be kept and managed as
aforesaid, and shall leave a child prefer.
miited, or pos,humous child be born. il
/; or they he unprovided for by settle.
ment aud be neither provided for nor
disinherIied. tie estate shall be n anaeed
as directed by the will, and the prefer
United or poslhnmens child shall equally
participate with those provided foain the
VIII IN any fund created thereby for the
support and education Of the children
aud II in ta0 will distinction is made in
The amount appropriated for the male aud
female children, the preiermitied or pos
'humous males shall participate equally
Hith the males provided Tor. and the fe-
males in the same manner with the fe-
males thus provided for, and the deyisees
or legatees shall contribute properiionably
10 make up the amount. II after the
time shall have elapsed for which The es.
tate is directed 10 be'kspt together. the
debts charged upon the estate ~ The will
shall have been paid. then the pretermit-
ted or Posihumous child unproVided for
and not disinheriied. shall succeed 10 the
same portion Of the estate as be would
have been entitled TO IL the father had
died interstate, tbs 5evisees and legatees
70 contribute Exceptionally thereto. II
such Pretermil,ed or posihumous child
Dies under age. unmarried and without is.
sue The estate which such child may be
entitled TO by this or any ether sci, and
no, expended in bis support and educa-
ton, shall revert 10 those TO whom the
estate may have been devised OF bequeath.
ed.
An act concerning attorneys fees; re-
quires the clerks Of he several courts 20
tax in the bill Of costa uron all motions
upon fuifehei forthcoming bonds taken
under executions. OF other process issued
upon DEGREES 10 ehanceIy, an attorneys
'ce-of two dollars and fifty cents. rspeals
20 much II the act Of 18th February.
lslO, a. f0I5Ids counsel OF attorneys 10
receive higher fees thAn ,hose allowed by
law. sal IN luiuIe. makes Il lsaful for
them 10 make contracts ior fees With
their clients snd renders ,ucb couiFpeig
As blnasng ADD obligatory upon the parties
- any other contract. aud and ~ be en-
forced in Ike manner.
An sct prescribing the pHaishmeai foF
attempting to poison. aud other purposes;
makes II felony Coz suy free psrson 10 at
tenn 10 commit murder. BY administer
IBg, 30 person o. by another. any deadly
poison OF other noHious or destructive
subs'ancs o. ihing; the oasacs 10 be
ppniahed by confinement 40 the pnniien.
i,sry. not lees than five nor more than
tweoiy years. Tie sCi provides that u
any peison shall be feloniously stricken
- poisoned IN any county or corporation
N the Stale. and shall die out &C the State,
he principal sad seccsSosirs sball Sc pro-
ccfded against aud punishsd 81 Il The Of.
fence had been completed 90 ihs State.
IN ACT concerning he pure hsss Of labds
~ iho oVersrefs Of 'hc poor logslisss
Pufchases heretofore made by thsn o. By
Ite couuiy o. cofpoGion courts. foT The
use n he poor sod spthofixss the over.
'eers Of the poor vith The appreciation 20
ibe court 20 make snch putebases 10 fu-
iure. or 10 eel End convey sny lands
a 'eh have been o. msy be 90 p1Tehsi.
An aei 60 ehaore dle tine 81 the meet.
ine ~ ,he next general essen. BE 64ss ihc
hf.i iuf'day in brcf inter a. The day %
.heH ucetiog.
An oct coocerliaz fbe rubleaGon q
deeds, requires The fefersl cisrks q toe
couaty snd corpoIstnn courts ia tie be-
u deeds required 10 B. ct 20 81 their
couHhouga doors ~ insiode III deeds AZ =
miiisd 20 record dofirg he terms u their
coufis. asd jmposos q penalty ~ osa hon.
dfsi dollars 81 faii0fe. Tfcovenble uilh
costs an SETON % inf9fnstion 10 its tir.
cuii coutlof ihs countv enc bali % ihs
iafnmsr ibe other % ihr itsfsry fond -
IRE ael 70 take effect after ths Gee bf
June
An aci ehaaeina ths saansr 81
idg 90 Inspector q hoaf ard I'D.
b. iho town - Wiaebestsf: rives
pgiaiWsnt 70 lhe eouHiy eoasi y Frsts,
iot. 70 be made II iis lans ierna