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SKETCH or AdTS.
OF A PUBLIC NIA TURE.

Passed By the General Assemble Of yiiys
| gslsaa, IN 1898.
An ACT fixing the period whea lhe eubetna,o-
rial term Of otice shall comAhence presuribes
shas the term shah commence lie first of Janua-
~ next succeed ding the eleclionbf he governor.
An act authorizing the tire 4snrer 10 make
temporary loan on behalf Of Thu comu,cn wealth.
aulhorizes The executive 10 disci the ,feasurer
to borrow from the banks ithee bundled and
htay thousand doflars, when rta4Nired BY the iii.
geneies otlhe government, the, Ncads ID be given
snsreior g oe renewable every sky daYs, and
thereon, ii REQUIRED BY The banks. s. z NJ !
An act Incorporating ,lSe Norfolk seamanss
rftend society for the amelioIation Of tie moral
and intellectual character ofseamen gives the
usual powers contained in acS of Incorporation i
An act authorizing the officers ot Patrick Hen
~ lodge Of Independent order OF Odd Fellows 10
hold certain building therein mentioned au
4hoizes said officers 10 hold Ii Fee, ID them aud
their successors, The old courthouse in The town
nt Hampton purchased BY Them Of the court 81
Elizabeth City county.
An act 10 provide FOR The payment Of Ihe inla4
rest upon certain bonds guaranteed BIZ thk cafl-
-monwcath. and the semi annual ahnuiiy slae ID
the Ola James river company; anproprates cut
Of The public treasury The sum Of fortY -one thou
sand two hundred aud eighty dollars Tor the.pay-
meht of The interest due on ssSd. bonds, and or
the saia semi-anuual annuity due on The frst OF
January, ls43 the SAID sum TO be repaid by the
James river and kanawha company as soonsas
practicable.
An aci 10 provide for thel altendancs of Wit
nesSes~ before The senate andkhouSe If delegates.
and for other purposes; directs subp@nas for
witnesses. or for The production OF papers, ID DO Z
issued BY The clerk Of the house ordering The
same, 10 be served as ether snhpenas are served,
and The Attendance Of the witnesses Or produe.
ion Of tie papers 10 ,be compelled by attachment,
ae and Imprisonment al lht discreet lion df either
house ordering The same; ahthorizes,the speak.
ersofeither house, or any chairman q. eatil
mittee, TO. administer oaths8to Witnesses 10 any
case under examination, land declares false
swearing under such circumstances 10 be pefiufy.,
subject 70 alfthe penalties imposed BY law there
for. Allows The witnesses ten cents per mile for
travelling and one dollar apd four cents per day
fer attendance, the account therefor TO be sworn
to before lie clerk Of the house ofsdeiegates Or
chairman Of The committee before which they
may,be attending; andto be paid BY the slater
This act va. subsequently amended. See No.
PSI
Az act extending he provisions Of the sctau-
thorizing The banks 10 ISSUE small notes; arlho-
fzes the banks, until the first Of October next, 10
/ issue notes pf the denomination Of one andtwo
! dollars, TO ap amountnot exceeding six percent
upon 4heir respective capitals, payable al The mo-
thers bank sor any of issSbranches, no matter
1 where issuei, in specie on demand 3and on fail
ure 10 pay specie, subectsihem to The payment
of~tyenty-fye per cent. damages on the said
notes, recoverable by variant before a Justice Of
The peace and requires the banks, under like
penalty, 70 redeem all notes heretofore issued
under FIVE dollars, whenever presented at the
/ bank or branch which ssned the same. "a
26. An act amending The act, entitled al act
to provide foTthe attendance Of witnesses before
The senate and house Of delegates and for other
purposes allows the witnesses I'D lier Of the
sum of one dollar and four ceuts.fot their atten-
dance, the sum of one dollar and twenty-five
cents.
An act prescribing the punishment of1slaves,
free negroes and muattdes for poisoning Or al
tempting 10 poison, aud For selling medicines !;
Edeclares il felony for aAy slave, free negro Dir
nnlatto wifully, malieiously and unlawfuy 10
administer, or attempt I'd administer or cause
to be administered or stsken, aHy medicine,
deadly poison, or other noxous and destrpctiye
substance or thing9 with intent thereby to muir
der, punishable with death without Benefit Of
clergy prQnonnces it inisdemeanour for Them
10 sell, OR AHemps TO sell, or 10 prepare 81 ad-
minister fexcept by DIRECTION Of their master or
misiress) apy medicines of any kind such or
4 fence, on conviction before . Justice of the
peace, 10 be punishable with stripes, not exceed
ing hrty-nine; TepehlS The 25lh, 26h and 9th
sections Of the aci Of March ID, 1919, concern
ing slaves, free negroes and mulattoas aud de-
elares thai ifCany Slave, free negro df mula.to
shalt administer, or canse.to be administered,
: any drug or substance whereby the abortion 81
any pregnant woman isl caused, such free regro
or mulalto shall be sentenced 10 lhespenitenaiaIy
for Term not less than five nor more than ten
, years, aud such slave shall receive lhirly-nine
lashes for The first oGenbe, and shall suffer deah
fer the second offence.
An act TO provide furniture for The governor.
J house, and for other purposes: aPpfopfiaiss ssl
g hundred dollarsto purchase certain specified ar
tcles or furniture for the governor, and fifty dol
lars for the rent Of the water used al The capito
, from the water works pr the city Of Richmond
= An acl concerning the laws ID relation 70 gam
T ing repeats the 4lh section Of the act of 26tl
!. March 1912, concerning The cncuit court fol b,
2lst circuit for fhe uialof criminal causes, anc
for other purposes, and regiFes all ac.s repealet
7, by that act; prescrbes that in all prosecution
y hereafter instituted ION unlawful gaming when
IS the fine is now dollars and The fee Of TIL
b commonweaIthis attorney is twenty dollars, th
fine shall belhrly dollars instead Of twenty, AMI
s the attorneys fee shah be lendollars.
4 An act concerning general meetings Of III,
q New Shenandoah COMPANY authorizes gener
e al meeting TO be held whenever proprie;aTs ar
e. present having Ibree, nuH0feu SnafeS OF Steck
d notice thereofto Re Published iE> the Staunto
= aud Winchester papers
= An act extending 1he provisions Of theF7n
e section Of the act concerning the banks Of tthi
II commonwealth, TO the counties Of Pocahonta
i aud Pendlelon !; authorizes the notes of th
81 Northwestern Bank, and Of the Merchants ali
i Mechanics Bank OF Wheeling 10 be receivabj
in payment Of public dues, and AedRGharge .
trust deetS. executions aud other demands i
each of said countless
Al act establishing the county Of Richie OF
of parts Of The counties Of Harrison, Lewis al
! / Wood. /
y ka act to secure to mechanics and Others pay
e meni for their labour and materials expended i
G erecting or repairing Houses and other bui!aine
!. and their sappurlenances gives u such person
III making contracts in any city, borongh sor. lQw
2 10 the state, lien upon all the right, title an
interest Of The proprietor in lheloiaud building
g erected thereon 10 secure payment for ereclin
j The building and farpishins materials therefor
OK he lien 10 have he effect of mortgage. bat Nc
= ID be operative unless he coulracl for erEctin
the building, sc. be reduced TO Wriejng, slalin
: plainly The terms and ssipgia.iens Of NE con
r tract in all respects he signed by The parties. an
beIecoreed in The cleskss Office Of the eouaiy q
corporation Ia which The LOT o. building may q
y and that such lien shall only Continue in fore
j. for eight months from the lime when Ihe ls1t ~
Il staTment becomes due unless legal process snal
s. have been commenced within that time ~ en
= force such len. Suis thereon u De c0nthfncel
q by bill in equity, and 10 be proceeded ln p q
= respects al other suits in equity