Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-04-09
SKETCH or THE AcTS
Passed By the General Assembly Of vir-
ginia--Ssssion Of lS39-f0.
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than $40, 900 nor more than $50. 900.
81. An net 10 incorporate the Potomac
and Allegheny coal and iron manufac,u
ring company with capital no, less
than 800. 900 nor more than $500, 900.
90. An act concerning the preserva,
ton of records; authoriscs the clerk o
the county Of Surry to record again from
the original deeds in his possession aud ia
the possession Of individuals desiring il,
the deeds recorded from November 1894
to March 1899, the record. book contain.
ing the same having been stolen; AND
provides, If any decd-buok or other book
containing records Of conyeyanccs, wills,
or papers which may be lawfully record.
ed in any court ofihe State, or containing
records ofsuits, judgments, DEGREES or or.
ders, shall BIO stolen, destroyed or mu,la-
ted, that it shall be lawful for the clerk oil
the court to record the same again, upon
their production, and upon the application
Of any person who may require il, and 10
charge such person the fee allowed for
such service originally. The record to
state whether il was made from the ORR
ginal writing or copy thereof, anI the form
OF It's Authorization or attestatiun. The
aci also provides that where any iudg.
ment, decree or order has been made o.
entered in any court, and the record book
containing the Same shall have been oi
shall hereafter be stolen, destroyed or mu.
tiated, it shall be lawful for the court, il
the minute-book, ordar- book, verdict oil
the jury, decree or any o,hcr paper or ey.
idence which was the foundation OF the
entry stolen, &C., can be found, 10 cause
the clerk Of the court to enter the same
de moro, and the said services shall be
performed without compensation.
63. An act making further provision
for completing the eastern section of the
road on the route surveyed from Hunters
vile TO Parkersburg; appropria,es from
the treasury one thousand dollars to com
plete the same, one hall to be paid when
the commissioners appointed by the act oil
the 10th OF March, 1896, shall have re.
ceived donations and subscriptions in mo-
ney to the amount Of $333 33, and shall
have made examinations and estimates
and complied with. the other duties pre-
scribed by said act, AMI the other hall
when sImilar amount slial have been si-
milarly received. The act authoriscs the
courts Of the counties of Nicholas and
Pocahontas to provide for the payment OF
subscriptions made by them. by levy on
their respective counties.
"a. An act TO increase and regulate the
tolls on the Powhatan rail road, and the
Tuckahoe and James River rail road au-
thcrises toll on transportation not ex.
ceeding twelve cents per ton per mile, I'M
til the capital be refunded, and then the
tolls to be regulated by the general rail.
road act.
65. An act incorporating the Pa,tcr.
sons creek turnpike company to con.
struct a turnpike from Moorfield, in Har-
dy, to the mouth Of Pattcrson's creek, with
a capital Of $e5,0 900.
Sc. An act Incorporating the Wells.
burg Jefferson seminary.
81. An act to amend mn aci, entitled
an act declaring Simpsons creek pub.
lie highway gives the proprielors of mill
dams heretofore erected on said creek be.
tween its mouth and James Fleming's
dam, until LIST April, 1912, to comply with
the provisions Of the act declaring said
crock highway by reducing their dams
and constructing slopes therein.
GO. An act incorporating the Lewis
burg savings bank; with a capital ofS5..
900, wish liberty to increase II 10 $780,
600. Tho company to be subject 10 the
provisions Of the general act regulating
such institutions.
CD. An act to prohibit betting upon
elections declares that persons who bet or
wager upon any election, or appointment
TO Office under the laws of the State or OF
the United States or both, or who bet or
wager upon the result OF such election,
whether money or other thing, Of the val
ne Of one dollar and upwards, shall be
guilty Of unlawful gaming, and for such
offence shall be fined twenty dollars, 10
be recovered in any Of the modes prescri.
bed by the act to reduce into one The SO.
veral acts to prevent unlawful gaming, and
in case of conviction an attorneys fee oil
twenty dollars shall be taxed in the bill Of
costs. The act 10 take effect from the
first Of September next.
10. An act concerning the duty Of ex.
ecutors and administrators, and wills o
personal estate; provides that when any
executor shall be disqualified by reason d
his removal from Office, or from other
cause, to make sale and conveyance OF
lands devised to be sold as authorized by
the 52d section ofthe act concerning wills
&C., passed 10 1919, then the sale and
conveyance shall be made by the person
to whom administration ofthe tesiator's
estate, with the will annexed, shnIl be
granted. The act also prescribes that all
wills Of personality, other than nuncupa-
tive wills, hereafter made. shall be- execu.
ted and aitested in the same manner as
Wills ofreul estate.