Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-02-23

WEDNESDAY,, Feb. Is, ls4s.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


lion:
Resolred. Thotthe committee for Court.
of Justice inquire into the expectancy o
abelishlng, OF at least diminishing the
costs upon forthcoming bonds, including
the fee oi counsel for the motion 10 award
execution thereon and the shertrs coin.
mission als,, into the expediency Of au.
thorsing the several clerks OF the courts
of this commonwealth upon such notice
as may be quashed for good and sufficient
causes by the court, from the Office Of
which the same is issued on proper notice.
On motion of Mr.. Goodson, II was laid
on the table.
Mr.. Tavenner presented petition oil
citizens of the county Of Lewis, for the
formation OF new county out Of parts oil
the counties Of Lewis ana Kauawha.
A motion was made by Mr.. Byrd Of
Frederick, that the House adop, the fol-
lowing resolution
Resoired, That the committee of Pro-
positions and Grievances be instructed to
inquire into the expedicncy Of providing
by law, that any one who has acted as a
deputy sheriff for the term Of four years,
shall be ineligible to act as such in the
same county for four years, or some other
period thereafter.
On motion of Mr.. Leftwicb, the fur.
Their consideration thereof was indefinite.
~ postponed.
JURISDICTION OF JUSTICES.
bill extending the Jurisdiction oil
Justices Of the Peace, with the substitute
therefor proposed by the committee TO
which the same had been committed, was
taken up, on motion of Mr.. Miller OF
Loudoun, and amendments to the said
substitute were severally made.
A motion was made by Mr.. Taliaferro,
to amend so as to give magistrates jurls.
dic,Ion 10 the amount Of thirty dollars
only, instead Of hiy-negalived, 43 TO
63.
A motion was made by Mr.. Talia(erro,
further to amend by requiring that tax
of fifty cents be levied and paid by the
plaintiff upon such warran, over $40,
that issues.
This was discussed q, great, length and
negatived, Al TO 81.
MIR. Taliaferro urged that this bill
would curtail the revenue, unless the a.
mendment was adopted, as executions for
those amounts now transferred TO the ju.
risdiction Of magistrates were chargea-
BILE with tax. His amendment proposed
to provide for the deficiency created by
the bill. Mr.. Gallahcr objected TO the
incorporation OF the provision with the
bll-it could be pnt in the tax bill
Mcssrs. Brown, of P, PARIS and others
objected TO putting the tax on tho plain
tiff
Mr. Talinferro moved another amend
mcnt, instead Of the Sd, 4ih and 9Th sec
tons which required conslahles To make
prompt return Of all their warrants, &c.
20 the Clerks, whence executions should
issue upon them, thus throwing the whole
matter, except summoning of Witnesses
and attending to the process of warrant
trying, into the sherff''s hands.
After much debate, in which Mcssrs.
OV"ub ubb
ed this was agreed to--53 to So.
Mr.. Goodson moved TO reconsider the
vote on this amendment negetived-57
to SO.
Mr.. Lewis, in order TO give Tins to un-
derstand more satisfactorily the bill in It's
present shape, moved the adjournment,
which was carried.
THURSDAY, Feb. l6, ls43.
Mr.. Kendall presented petition of
citizens Of the county Of Marion, praying
the passage Of on act incorporating a
joint stock company to build bridge n
cross the MonungaIia river, opposite the
towns of Fairmont and Palatine, and for
other purposes--w which was referred to q
select committee.
Mr.. Gray called up his resolution, sub
mtiee on the 4th inst, as follows:
Resolved, That this House will, with
the consent of the Senate, adjourn sine
die on Monday, the 9th day Of March
next.
Mr.. Martin moved to lay the resolution
on the table: on which MIR. Hopkins cal
led for the previous question, which was
sustained by the House, and the motion
was rejected by vote OF "a to II.
The question then required upon the
adoption Of The resolution-on which Mr..
Leake, Of c., demanded the previous
question, which was sustained by the
House-and the resolution was adopted
by the following vote ayes &c, noes
IA.
On Mr. Galaher's motion, the bill ex.
tending the jurisdiction OF Justices of the
Peace was laid upon the table.
The bill repeating the act "to prevent
the c;tizpns of New York from carving
away slaves gu. OF the Commonwealth,
aud To prevent tho escape OF persons
charged with the commission of crimes"
(known as The inspection law, came up
in order, aud was read first time.
SHERIFF'S COMM lSSioNS.
The report of the Committee Of Courts
Of Justice came up (upon resolution of
inquiry to them referred) that II was in
expedlent to so amend the laws respecting
executions, Sherlffs' commissions, &C.,
as to provide that when forthcoming
bond shall hereafter be taken, the mis-.
siohs now authorized by law, which said
commission shall be included in the Iorth-