Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-04-14
NUMBER 4.

ed, and to pay the postage thereon, the
amount to be paid on, of the public trea-
sury upon being certified TO by the courts.
Authorizes the clerks OF the circuit court,
to enforce the collection of the amount oil
postage paid by them. against the persons
properly chargeable Herewith, with tho
per centum allowed thereon, in the same
manner that they are now authorized &c
collec. their fees.
An act concerning licenses 10 retail ar
den, spirits in certain towns within this
commonwealth provides that all persons
in incorporated towns in which there are
no corporation courts, who desire 70 OBJ
tain a license 10 sell by retail ardent spir.
lis not to be drunk where sold, shall, a. q
prerequisite, comply with the acquisitions
Of the FIRST section of the act relative to
the manner Of granting such licenses, pass.
ed February 9Th, 1892, and declares
that no license to sell goods, wares, &C.,
shall be construed TO authorize The party
obtaining il to sell by retail ardent spirits.
unless said section has been complied
with.
An act reyiving the &c, Of 22d Juno,
1887, concerning the proceedings on ex-
ecuiions, trust deeds and other demands
in certain cases reyives and continues
said act in force until the first day Of Jan.
uary next; not to extend, however, to
judgments or DEGREES against any Of tho
banks Of the State and if the banks re.
sumo specie payments before that time.
the act to have no further effect.
An act authorising the taking Of forth
coming bonds by constables in civil cases,
provides that when any property shall DO
taken in execution by any constable, no
shall suffer the same to remain in the pos.
session Of the debtor upon his giving q
forthcoming bond gives the constable
fee OF thirty cents for taking the bond and
giving the notice but prohibits him from
receiving more than one commission upon
the debt. II the condition Of the bond be
not complied with, the constable is requir-
ed to make return to some justice of the
pence. who is authorized 10 award execu-
ton thereon, without costs, giving five
days notice TO the party against whom
the execution is awarded. Tho act re-
qures the property taken to be advertised
at least thirty days before the day Of
sale.
An act amending the act concerning
the mileage Of members Of the General
Assembly, and for other purposes; in.
crcases the amount Of mileage allowed to
the delegate from tho county Of Logan
and repeats the act TO limit the length Of
the sessions of the General Assembly,
passed at the present session.
An act concerning nonresident guar
dams and wards; provides that where
qua rdian and his ward may both be nom
residents OF this State, and such ward DO
entitled to money or other personal prop.
erty in the State, the guardian, by pro.
ducing evidence TO tho Circuit Superior
Court for the county in which the proper
iy lies, that he has duly qualified IN the
the State or country IN which he and his
ward reside, and has given bond aud SC.
curity sufficient to ensure his nccounta.
bility, and shall make it appear that such
property by removal from this State, will
not conflict with any terms or limitations
attending the right thereof, or with the
rights or claimants thereto, the court may
authorize such guardian to demand, re-
ceve sue for and remove such property
to the place Of his residence; and author
ICES the court to discharge any resident
guardian, ex'or, administrator or other f.
duciary from responsibility for such prop
erty, and cause the same to be paid over to
the said non. resident guardian. Prohibits
the removal of the property where tho
testator forbids the removal by his will,
aud requires as T, quiste to the applca.
ton OF the court. tina. notice shall be Civ.
en- to oil persons interested in the wards
estate, and to his or her next Of kin, by
publication for -four weeks in some news
paper published in this State. The pro-
visions Of the act not to extend to resident
guardians for resident wards, who may
remove with their wards aut Of the State,
and who subsequently qualify as foreign
guardians for the same wards.
An act to change the place of holding
a separate election in the county of JEFF
ferson, to the house Of Jacob Sheets in the
to"h VI ou' PhStooto"h'
An act to incorporate company TO
construct a toll-bridge across the Shenan.
doah nver at the town of Harpcr's Ferry.
in the county Of Jefferson with capital
of FIVE thousand dollars, and power to in
crease i, 10 ten thousand dollars.
An act concerning appropriations, sub
scrptions and loans made by the State
provides that # any persons or corpora
lions who may be authorized to contract
for public buildings or lands, or any per-
son entrusted with the expenditure Of any
appropriation, subscription, or loan, shall
exceed the amount appropriated by law,
such person or corporation shall be per-
sonally bound to the undertaken or person
with whom they contract for the excess
over the appropriation and declares that
the provisions Of this act shall be taken
to be part Of the act or acts making
such appropriations, subscriptions OF loans,
as if they were repeated in said acts.
An act making an appropriation to the
military school at Lexington appropri-
ates the further sum Of fifteen hundred
dollars to the said institution, and requires
those cadets who are received on State
account to act as teachers in some one Of
the schools in the State for two years At