Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-04-02

land titles, and FOR other puf poses
25. An act changing the name Of the town Of
Sparta In the county OF Rockingham; changes il
to SpartoPols.
90. An act 10 authorize separate election ut
Floyd's store, in the county Of farewell.
~. An act concerning certain loans heretofore
authorized for the Northwestern turnpike road
repeats the proyiso in ID. Let section Of the act 90
amend the act 70 provide for he construction Of
said road, passed in January 1880, and authorizes
the company to borrow the sums Of money provided
for in said act at The rate Of interest therein speci
fed, and 10 conformity to the act providing for the
negotiation Of loans for purposes Of internal i'm
prevement, passed April 9Th 1888; the amount to
be borrowed not to exceed Sill ,484.
%. An act changing the time Of holding the fall
term Of the circuit superior court OF Culpepef pre-
sctbes that the said term shall hereafter be held
on the fourth Monday in October annually.
30. An act changing the time Of holding the rir-
cult superior of Mecklcuburg county provides
that the said court shall be held on the 18th days
Of May and October annually.
81. An act Incorporating the Wnierpock rail.
road Company with capital not less than sl5,.
900 nor more than $50 900 10 construct railroad
from the coal pits of James " Cox in Chesterfield
to some convenient point on the Appomnttox river.
81. An act concerning attorneys fees; requires
the clerks OF the several courts in the bill Of
costs upon all motions upon forfeited forthcoming
bonds taken under executions, or other process Ia
sued upon DEGREES In chancery, attorneys fec Of
two dollars and fifty cents; repeats much Of the
act Of the 18th of February 1919, forbids
sci or attorneys to receive higher fees allowed By
law; and in future, makes il lawful for them to
make contracts for fees with their clients, uud
ders such contracts as binding and obligatory upon
tho parties any othei contract, and to be enfor
ced in like manner.
80. An act allowing further time TO William
Crump for the con pletion Of milldam
80. An act fixing the school quotas Of the coun-
ties OF Orange and Greene allots annually to the
county OF Orange, commencing with 1888, the sum
OF s254 03, and TO the county Of Greene the sum
Of $iGi IL.
81 An act prescribing the punishment for at
tempting to poison, and for other purposes makes
1t felony for any free person To commit murder by
administering, in person by another, any deadly
poison or other noxous destructive substance or
thing; the offence to be punished by confinement
ID the pententiary, nor less than fire nor
than twenty years. The provide. that il any
person shall be feloniously stricken or poisoned
IN any county or cooperation in The State, and shall
dis out OF the State, the principal and accessories
small be proceeded against and punished as if the
offence had been completed in the State.
o. An act amending the charter Of The Wheel.
ing fre and marine insurance company; authorizes
the company to make all kinds OF insurance against
marine or maratime risks, aud against the dangers
OF the seas, lakes and rivers, railroads and eanals
90. An act changing the time Of holding the cir
cult superior court of Jefferson county; requires
the court to be held on the 24ih days OF NAV and
October annually.
81. An act concerning the purchase Of lands by
me overseers OF the poor; egazes purchases here
tofore made by them by the county OF corporation
courts, for the of the poo, and authorizes the
overseers of the poor with the appreciation Of the
court to make such purchases in future, or to sell
ana convey any lands which have been or may be
SO purchased
35. An act to discontinue Hooe's ferry across
the Potomac from his land to Cedar PoiuL in Ma.
ryland.
80. An act changing the time of holding the 80. |
cond quarterly term Of he county court Of War |
ren requires the 10 be held in the month Of |
May.
40. An act concerning the reward for killing
wolves In the counties OF Loudonn and Fauauier |
makes so much of the act passed March 18th, 1889 |
as relates to the county of Farfsx, applicable to
the counties of Loudoun and Fauquier.
A. An act 10 change the time Of meeting Of the
next Genersl Assembly; fixes the irst Tuesday in
Decsmber as the day ior their meeting
~. An act concerning the erection Of wharyes |
makes IL lawfulo the county and corporation courts
10 authorize the erection of wharves at any public
landing. and to fix the Of wharfage requires
public notice ofthe application be posted for one
month at some public place the landing, aud
at the Courthouse on some court day previous
theteto authorizes any person owning lands upon
any water course to cree, wharves, piers or built
heads thereon provided private rights ara not iniu-
red, or the navigation obsrueted subjectto abale-
ment by the order of the court in case Of such Oh.
siruction upon ten days notice.
40. An act changing the lime of holding the cir
cuit superior Court OF Amherst county +; provides
that the court shall be held on the 25Ih days Of
March and August annually
"A. An act to incorporate the Bradford coal mi.
ming company in the county of Goochland; with a
capital not less than sos 900 nor more than $780,.
600.
As. An act to change the place ofholding a Sc
purate election in the county OF Franklin; changes
the election from D!ckerson s. Keens old store to
the storehouse now occupied by Stockton and
Choice.
40. An act to establish company of cavalry in
the county Of Halifax.
~. An act TO incorporate the Exchange Hotel
company IN the city of Richmond.
10. An act extending the act authorizing the
drawing OF lottery. in the the town of Fredereks
burg continues the act authorizing the lottery I'M
I'll the first day OF March next and no longer
~. An act Incorporating the Salem Swings In.
stitution.
90. An act concerning the destruction of wild
iowl IN the counties of Accomaek, Faifax and
Prince William; extends TO the counties Of Fair
fax and Prince William all the advantages and be-
nehts conferred on the county of Accomaek by the
act TO prevent the destruction Of wild fowl passed
April 9th 1899.
o. An act Incorporating the Elizabeth and Par
kerspurg turnpike company; with a capital Of five
thousand dollars, 10 construct turnpike from Eli.
zabeth IN Wood county, to int Fsect the Staunton
ana Farkersburg road at or near the Big ripple on
the Little kanawha river; authorizes the GONNA
ny to construct toll bridge across the said river
where The road crosses it, aud the county Of Wood
to subscribe for one half the amount necessary to
build the same.
81. An act incorporating the town Of Tradel.
Pha In the county OF Ohio.
%. An act incorporating the trustees of the Con.
cord Female Seminary.
o. An act to amend an act entitled, an act in.
cooperating the trustees Of the Union Academy of
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