Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-04-14
sketch OF the Acts
OF a general nature, passed By The Gene
raj Assembly of Virginia, a, the
Session of l64l.42.

Session of l64l-42.
An act for the reiefof sherifis and other
collectors Of the public revenue author.
ICES those officers who received the notes
Of the Northwestern Bank Of Virginia OF
Of the Merchants and Mechanics Bank oil
Wheeling, in payment Of taxes and other
dues Of the State, to pay the same into the
deposi,e banks of the State on special de.
posite to the credit OF the commonwealth.
An act to amend and explain the act
entitled an act to prevent the destruction
Of wild fowl by nop-resldents provid s
that the sixth section Of The act amended,
shall not be construed 10 embrace such
non. residents as are or shall be bona fde
owners, lessses or tenants Of fisheries in
the State, nor to prohibit the employment
of non resident white laborers in seine
hauling by such owner, lessee or tenant.
An act TO continue in force the act en-.
titled an act TO authorize the banks Of this
commonwealth to issue notes of a less de.
nomination than five dollars for limited
period Of time, passed February 10th,
1871 extends and continues in force the
provisions Of the first and second sections
of said act until the first day Of April
next.
An act reapportioning the representa-.
ton Of senators and delegates in the Cen
eral Assembly Of Virginia; declares that
the existing appor,ionment and represent.
alton shall remain in force until altered
according to the constitution.
An act for the relief Of the banks oil
thus commonwealth suspends until the
first Of April, 1912, so much of any act
as authorises any person to recover the
amount Of any note or debt from the banks
by motion upon ten days notice; and SO
much OF the fourth section of the act con-
corning the banks, passed March 18th.
ls4l, as subjects the banks from and az
the first Of January, l64l, to the payment
of twelve per cent. interest per annum
upon any note, bill or check due from the
banks in case of the non-payment in spe.
Gle on demand and so much of said act
as prescrbes the manner Of the recovery
thereof.
An act authorising the treasurer to
make temporary loan on behalf Of the
commonwealth directs him to borrow an
amount not exceeding one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars rs the exigencies OF
the State may require; and authorizes
the banks TO make the loan; the loan to
be paid by the treasurer on the first day
Of March next.
An act for preserving the testimony Of
hat
during the pendency Of an appeal, writ OF
error or supersedeas, in any of the courts
in the State, If any of the parties thereto,
or to the action, suit or other proceeding
which is or shall be the subject of such APP
peal, writ of error or supersedeas, shall
apprehend the loss Of, or difficulty from
any cause in obtaining the testimony Of
any msterial witness at future trial, upon
affidavit, thereof in open court or before
the clerk in his office, or OH a certificate
that an affidavit, has been made to that
effect from any justice Of the peace, the
clerk OF the court in which the case was
first depend ng may on request Of such
party, award a commission for taking the
deposition Of such witness, to be read as
evidence at such future trial. BY the like
proceedings any party to any judgment.
decree or order, IRON or to which an ap.
peal, writ Of error or supersedeas may by
law be granted, may a, any time within
the period limited for granting such ap-
peal, &C., obtain the deposition OF such
witness to be read as aforesaid.
An act amending the act entitled an act
to reduce into one the severnl acts con-
corning executions, and for the relief oil
nsolvent debtors; prescribes that hereaf.
ter no Judgment shall be rendered agains,
any garnishee named in the schedule OF
an insolvent debtor without the appear
ance of such garnshee. unless the sum.
mons now required by law to be served
upon such garnishee shall have been serv.
ed for at least twenty days before the
time of rendering judgment thereon.
An act regulating and restraining cred
its by merchants and others, TO students
of the Virginia military institute; extends
TO the students of the institute all the pro-
visions of the oct regulating and restrain
ing the terms upon which credits shall be
allowed BY merchants, tradesmen and
others to the students Of the universities
and colleges Of the State, passed March
10Th, 1888.
An act concerning the jurisdiction oil
the circuit superior courts oflaw AMI chan
Gerry; provides that IN all actions Of as
sunspsit hereafter Instituted in ary such
court, if the value of the items in the bill
Of pa rticulars ie6 with the plaintiffs de-
ella ration, or other matter in controversy,
shall depend on the assessment Of jury,
and the jury shall assess the same to l"ss
than fifty dollars, # the court shall be
satisfied and so enter Of record that the
action was neither frivolous nor vexatious
and was brought under the belief that the
plaintiff was entitled to the amount OF fifty
dollars, il shall be lawful for the court to
enter judgment for the plaintiff, on such
finding and assessment OF the jury, with
or without costs. as to the court may seem
right.
An act concerning lost records; author
ICES the several county and corporation
courts in which records or parts Of re.
cor is have been lost or destroyed, to ap.
point two commissioners TO examine wit
nesses concerning the records or papers
lost or destroyed, and to take their depo.
stions in writing: provides that where