Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-04-09
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as posthumous children heretofore inheri.
ieo from their fathers. The act prescribos,
that when any testator shall die seized, Of
interested 10 lands, and shall charge those
lands with the payment Of his debts by
his Will, and shall also direct that his es-
tate shall be kept together for the support
OF his family, or to be otherwise disposed
OF tor that purpose, or without so charging
MS lands shall direct his estate 10 be kent
4 and managed as aforesaid, and shall leave
q ildpretcrmit,ed, or . poslhumous child
be born. II il or they be unprovided lor by
settlement, and b. neither provided for nor
d'slnherited, the estate shall be- managed
az directed by the will, in any fund cfea-
ted thereby Tor the support and education
Of The children and II in tho will dis.
tinction Is made in the amount approprja-
ted for the male and female children, The
pretermiited or posthumous males shall
participate equally with the males provi.
ded for, and the females in the same mani
ner with the females thus provided for,
and the devisees or legatees shall contri-
butte propoortionably tomake up,he amount.
II, alter the time shall have elapsed for
which the estate IL directed to be kept TO.
gether, the debts charged upon the estate
hy the will shall have been paid, then the
preteImltted or posthumous child unprovi-
ded for and no. disinhcrited, shall succeed
to the same portion Of tho estate g he
would have been entitled to If the father
had died intestate, the devisees and lera.
tees to contribute proportionably thereto.
II such pretermitied or posthumous child
dies under age, unmarried and without il.
sue, the estate which such child may Be
entitled to by this or any other act, and
! not expended in his support and education.
shall revert 10 those to whom the estate
may have been devised OF bequeathed.
70. An act Incorporating the Princess
Anne and kempsvllle canal companies
the first with capital Of 5000 900 Cor cut
ting canal from Elizabeth river 10 North
river in the county Of Princess Anne, and
to clear out and remove distractions ia
snld rivers md the second with CAPT.
tai not exceeding $4,000 for cutting ca.
nal from kempsvillo on Elizabeth river.
to Ihuesden's bridge, or some point on
Lynhaven river, and for removing oh.
structions in said river.
rs An act to amend the charter or tho
town Of Winchester; provides for dividing
tho town INTO wards, and for the election
OF officers Of the corporation.
~. An act changing tho manner or
appointing an inspector Of -four and lndisn
meal IN the town Of Winchester Qivcs
the appointment to tho county court Of
Frederick, 10 be made ut its June torms.
-. An act to extend the act for the
temporary relief Of tho banks Of THE COM
monwealth, passed December 18th, 1850.
extends that act until the close Of the pre.
sent session ofthe General Assembly.
| 10. An act concerning western land Il.
,lss; repeats the proviso OF the fifth Sec
tian cf,hc nc. to amend and explain the
laws concerning western land titles, pas.
sed 18th March, 1888 and authorises
tho deputy clerks 10 make and execute
such deeds for lands sold for non payment
oftaxes as tho principal clerks might here
tofore make.
~. An act concerning -four barrels,
auihorises flour barrels to be made OF any
kind ofgood seasoned timber either split
or sawed, and requires the inspector, II he
shall think any barrel insufficient or da-
mayed, to state in writing the sum neces.
sary to be paid for putting the same in or.
der, with the block or coopef's mark on
each barrel. and the grade Of -four, If 9th.
er than superfne, with the miller's brand
on each grade, which statement shall be
furnished the seller, or his agent, and the
amount so ascertained shall be dcducted
from the price agreed 10 be paid for such
flour, unless different contract be made.
or unless the seller shall cause such bar.
rels to be put in good order.
IS. An act Incorporating the trustees
Of Bethany college the college il sstab-
hshed In the county Of Brooke and Is in
vested with corporate powers and privile-
gees.
~. An act to amend an act, passed
February 18th 1889, entitled an act to in.
corporate company to establish turn.
pike from the town Of Leesburg, In Lou
doun county, to the Little river turnpike
increases the number Of directors, and au.
thorises the board Of directors 10 elect
president in case Of vacancies.
| 30. An act Incorporating the Mercan-
tile library association Of Richmond.
81. An act amending and reducing in
to one act the several acts and parts Of
acts concerning the taxes on licences to
keepers Of ordinaries and houses OF private
entertainment, TO merchants, to venduo
masters, to brokers, 10 vendors 81 lottery
tickets, to aawkers and pedlars, 10 exhib.
itois ofpublic shows, on law process, on
notarial seals, and certain other subjects.
This act embodies the various statutes
which have passed since the revisal Of le-
ID, and embraces the laws then in force,
with little or no alteration the amend
ments are chiefly verbal.