Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-04-02
NUMBER 6.
SKETCH or THE ACTS
Passed 6y The General Assembly Of Vir-
ginia- Session Of lS39-f0

/. An &C, changing the time Of holding
the corporation Court for the town Of VIM
chester; prescribes that the Court shall
hereafter be held on the first Thursday in
every month.
q. An act to authorize the Court Of Nor
folk county, 10 run the ferries of said coun-
~ by an agent.
3. An act for the temporary relief of
the banks of this Commonwealth sus-
ponds until the first Of March, so much
of any act us subjects the banks to for.
lciiure Of charter for failing to pay spe-
Gle, or TO damages for such failure; or as
prohibits the reception Of their notes in
pigment Of public taxes or debts, or the
dcpasite of the public revenue; and re.
mits the iurfetures and continues their
charters until the date aforesaid; provided
they shall pay the interest on public loans
falling due in January, in specie or It's
equivalent, if the public creditors require
! it; reserving the right to modify or annul
their charters as the legislature might
have done If this act had not passed.
| (Time further extended. See No. TIL
4. An act to revive the act incorporn.
| ting the Hugonot coal mining and iron
manufacturing company.
5. An act to authorize separate cleo.
ton ut Milford ia the county Of Harrison.
O. An act to incoprato the Dutoy and
| Powhaian coal companies; with capt.
tai no, less than $4,000 nor more than
| 100000.
Z. An act changing the time OF holding
the circuit superior Court OF Randolph
county; prescribes that the Court shall !.
hereafter BIO held on the the fourth days
OF May and October.
8. An act to revive and amend tho act
incorporating The Madison manufacturing
company increases the capital from $sO-
900 TO 100000.
0. An act TO change the place Of train.
ing OF the officers OF the Doth regiment Of
| Virginia militia authorizes tho regimen
tai court to fix such place within the re-
giment as they may designate, and II
| they fail TO do so, grants the power 10 the
cummandant Of tho regiment tho time
Of training to be fixed by him.
! 10. An act TO incorporate the Clover
| Hill coal mining and iron manufacturing
company with capital not less than
$50 600 nor more than 100000.
III. An act concerning the estate Of
George Il. Harrison, deceased.
IL. An net to incorporate the Lyon
coal mining company; with capital not
less than $50 900 nor more than $780,
GOO.
IL. An act TO authorize separate
election at the house of George Swhier,
Junior, in tho county Of Frederick.
Ia. An act to amend and explain tho
act. entitled, an act establishing the coun.
ty Of Pulaski of parts Of the counties OF
Montgomery and Wythe; changes the
boundaries of the new county 30 as to
leave the farm OF Greed Taylor in the
county Of Montgomery, and authorizes
him to act as justice oithe peace in the
county Of Montgomery.
rs. An act 10 amend the act, entitled,
an act declaring Greenbrler river public
highway declares the said river pub.
lie highway from the forks thereof at ia
cob Slaven's 10 the county Of Pocahontas,
near the line Of the Stanton and Parkers-
burg turnpike, to its confluence with New
River.
l6. An act to amend the act authofi-
zing Tire sale Of certain lands, late the
property of Cornelius Hopkins, decd.
IL. An act concerning the town OF
Laurenceville, in the County Of Bruins.
wick; Giscontinues one street and opens
another in said town.
IS. An uct to authorize two separate
elections 10 the County OF Loudon, and
one in the County Of I1alifax; to be held
in Loudoun, the one at William Whaieys
house, near Broad Run Bridge, and the
other al the residence Of Levy Waters,
on the road leading from Hillsborough 10
Harper's-Ferry and in Halifax, at the
house Of Hezekiah Blankenship, in the
fork of Stanton and Dan rivers.
10. An act changing the time Of hold.
ing the Circuit Superior Court OF Law ana
Chancery for the County of Greenbrier;
prescribes that the Court shall hereafter
be held on the 18th days of May and DC.
lober, annually.
20. An act concerning Special Courts
Of Appeals; repeats the 3D. section Of ne
act providing for Special Courts OF Ap-
peaIs, passed 18th March, 1882. This
section prescribes the time when Special
Courts shall be held.
81. An act to incorporate the Daniels
Run and Halls Ford Turnpike Company;
with capital of $4,000, and authority
10 increase il TO $50, 900, TO construct q
Turnpike from some point on the Lynch
burg and Salem Turnpike, in Bedford,
near the Campbell line, crossing Staunson
river at Halls Ford, and terminating on
the top Of the Blue Ridge. at or near the
head Of Daniels Run, in the County Of
Floyd.
%. An act concerning the killing OF
deer; prohibits the killing OF deer on the