Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-05-02


days previous notce.
ID. An act to amend the act, concern
ing the Public Square, end the lot attach.
ed TO the Government House; requires
the Superintendent OF the Peni,entipry,
under the directions of the Governor, t.
employ such, and so many OF the oonyicls
in the Penlttnliary, as may be necessary
Tor improving or repairing the Public
Square and grounds about the Cove nor's
House, or III buildings, fixtures, furniture.
or other property thereon; the eonvicis
10 be att, nded by sufficient guard.
rs. An act to extend the provisions OF
an act, to prevent free negroes and mu.
lattoes, IN the countes OF Accomac and
Richmond, from selling agricultural pro.
ducts, without certificate, passed March
27th, 1913; extends the said provisions
TO the remaining counties end corpor ations
OF the State, provided the Court there {,
the justices being summoned therefor. and
a m 'jorlty being present, shall approve
thereof.
10. An act concerning Shepherd Brown,
of the State of Mississippi; allows him
seventy five dolars compensation for
Transporting a slave from SAID State TO
Virginia, under the requis,'on OF the
Governor.
IT. An act TO require the County Courts
to examine annually the proceedings OF the
Overseers OF the Poor; directs The Courts
once in every year, either in June or Ju-
y, to make the said examination, and to
III II, q.
law; and if the everseers fail TO make the
alteration required, imposes penalty up.
on them of ten dollars each, recoverable
by warrant.
rs. An act concerning the fees of the
Har bour Master Of the City oil r chmond;
authorizes him TO receive from the master
Of each steamboat, or other steam vessels
secured in said barbour, the same fees as
are allowed by law for other vessels of
the same class, to be collected in the same
manner.
10. An act TO amend the act, entitled
an act, to incorporate the city of Wheel.
ing. in Ohio county.
80. An act, for the relief of Mary B.
Gregory, and her children; authorizes tie
Court oil P,tsyIvans county to appoint
some person to sell Certain lands belonging
to the said parties, and to invest the pro.
ceeds in other lands elswhere in this Safe.
81. An act to provide for the election
Of electors of Presiden. and Vice Pres dent
Of the United States; divides the State in
to seventeen electoral districts, one cleo.
tor TO be elected from each district, the
election to be made on the first Monday
in November next, and on The same day in
every fourth year thereafter. The dis
tric:s are the following: LIST Norfolk, Prin-
cess Anne, Nansemond, Isle Of Wight,
Norfolk Borough, Southampton, Surry
and Prince George. %. SUSSEX, Gteenes.
vile, Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Petersburg,
Chesterfield and Lunenburg. 80. Meek
Ienburg. Charlotte, Prince Edward, Cum
berland. Powhatan, Amelia and Notowsy.
Attn. Buckingham, Campbell, Bedford and
Amherst. 5th. Pittsylvania, Halifax,
Franklin, Patrick and Henry. 9th. Al
bemarle, Nelson, Fluvanna, Louisa, Or
ange, Greene and Madison. 7th. Fsu-
quer, Culpe per. Rappahanock. Loudoun,
Fairfax and Prince William. 9Th. Caro-
line. Spottsy lvania. Stafford. King George,
Westmortland, Richmond county North.
uuberlnnd and Essex. 9th. Henrico,
Richmond city, Goochlani, Hanover,
King William and King and Queen. 10Th
Gloucester, Mathews, Nj dIrsex, Lancas-
ter, Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth
City, Warwick, York, James City. Viii.
I'amsburg, Charles City and NV Kent.
lltb. Frederick, Jrff,rson, Berk ley, Nor
gan, Hampshire, Clarke and Warren.
Ian. Rockingham, Augusta. Hardy,
Shenandoah and Page. 18th. Bot tour,
Roanoke, Montgomery, Pulaski. Floyd,
Ruckbridge, Allegheny, Bath and Pende-
ton. 18Th. Washington, Scott, Lee,
Russell, Smyth, Grayson, Carroll and
Wythe. 18th. kanawha, Cabell, Wayne,
Logan, TszewelI, Giles, Merce', Monroe,
Fayeue and Gr,enbrer. 10th Lewis.
Braxton, Wood, Richie, J.ckson. Mason,
Harrison, Taylor, Randolph, Nicpo las
and Pocahontas. l7th. MlrshalI, Ohio,
Brooke, Tyler, Monongslia, Marion,
Preston and Barbour. The net prohibits
any person voting 10 any other county,
city, or borough than that in which the
ihuD, VI tlf Sttutcf phIt tNet Vi LES, ~ be
off rs 10 vote as landholdcr, OF Else.
where than where such person resides, If
he offers 10 vote as a housekeeper and
head of family. Ii gives the commits
sloners the power to swear voters as TO
their right TO vote, and declares false
swearing to be perjury. II provides reg
uIations fr conducting and experimenting
the election, and making returns and ver-
flying the polls. &c. Gives the college
Of electors the right to supply vacancies
in their own body, and imposes penalty
of one hundred dollars on any person who
shall vote more than once in the election
of electors, or who shall procure himself
TO be IA sely assessed with a part of the
revenue. The act to be given in charge
10 the gTapd iuries al the first grand jury
court succeeding the election. The cleo
tors to have the same mileage and pay as
members of the General Assembly.
81. An act appFopuating sum of
money therein mentioned to John B. Hart
and Martin TutwIller, securities OF John
K. Shaperson for the erection OF an add.
tional building to the Eastern lunatic asy-
lum at Williamsburg.
SO. An act concerning George Walker
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