Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-05-23
fan, children Of Thomas Thweatt, deceas.

LEWIS enu hOOo aulnOrlZeS tne Justices
Of Richie county to fix upon the place in
Harrisvlle for holding a separate election,
until the Court House is completed and
directs the officer, conducting the election
at the Court House, to attend at the Court
House of Wood county, TO compare the
polls, and certify the elections.
133. An act to amend an act entitled
an act, declaring Simpsons creek pub.
lie highway gives TO the county court of
Harrison county the right of appeal from
aay order OF the circuit court relative to
dams 10 said creek as in other cases of said
appeals.
1874. An act for the relief Of George
Angus and Henry Angus, persons of col.
or /; declares these persons TO be emanci.
pated in accordance with an unexecuted
will of their mother and grandmother.
1875. An act reviving the acts of3G
April, 1888, and 4th March, 1910, Gen.
corning the Buchanan and Salem turnpike
company with some modification of the
same act; authorizes the Company to
augment its capital to $40, 900 specifies
how their road shall be made, and APP
points commissioners for receiving sub.
scriptions to said capital.
1876. An act directing the school com.
missioners Of Harrison, Marion and Bar.
bour to apply the school quota of 1914,
with unexpended balances, in educat-
ing the poor of said counties, and Of the
county of Taylor.
1877. An act concerning the heirs oil
Brooks Baker, deceased RENTS fine to
said heirs imposed upon said Baker.
13S. An act concerning the infant de-
visees of Doctor Fontaine Watson, de.
ceased; gives the circuit court of Wythe
county the power to cause certain estate
to be invested to promote the interests Of
said infants.
1879. An act authorizing an invest
ment to be made in lands for the benefit
of certain infants therein named.
40. An act to authorize the sale OF
the real estate OF Richard Singleton, and
for other purposes.
14l. An act authorizing the high
sheriff of Chesterfield to execute his bond
Of office, either before the County Court
or any two Justices of the Peace OF said
county.
l42. An act TO change the place of
holding separate election in the county
OF Bedford, from Cheese Creek Church to
Bigbie's shop.
143. An act authorizing the sale of
the lot first selected for the erection of the
Court House and other public buildings Of
the county of Pulaski.
IA. An act to amend an act for print
ing records of causes in the Court of APP.
peals, passed Oath March, 1912, and for
other purposes requires the clerks of said
Court to deliver to the Auditor fee bills to
be placed 10 the hands of the collectors OF
the revenue requires said collectors to
collect and pay the same into the Treasu-
ry, when they pay in the revenue; the
Auditor to pay the clerks the amount due
them after making the legal deductions.
Makes the securities to appeal and super
sedeas bonds liable to the clerks for fees
incurred by the appellant and where the
decree or judgement thereon shall be ai-
6rmed, the appellee must pay all fees, or
the clerk may withhold copy Of such
affirmance, unless the appellee endorse so
much Of said decree or judgement for the
benefit of the clerk as the fee amounts to.
Gives the Court the right to divide the
sum allowed said clerks between them, in
proportion to the services rendered by
each. Provides that persons who here
after become bound as security in obliga-
tons with collateral conditions, or in bonds
that may be entered for prosecuting ap.
peas, writs Of error or Supersedeas, ard
who apprehend that their principals are
likely to become nsolvent, or to remove
out ofthe State, may, if action hath accru.
ed on such obligations, by ten days notice
in writing to their creditor, require him to
put the same in suit. and unless he does
so in reasonable time, and proceeds to
Judgment ard execution with due dill
gence, he forfeits all right to recover
from the security the amount due on such
obligation. Gives the said securities the
right 10 apply for rule against their PrIn-
clpals, returnabe TO some day to be APP
pointed by the Court or Judge in vacation,
to show cause why indemnity should not
be given them, and authorizes the Court
to order such indemnity to be given, and
for failure, may dismiss the appeal, writ of
error or supersedeas.
l45. An act changing the time Of
holding the Circuit Superior Courts of
Loudoun and Fairfax counties, and for
other purposes prescribes that the said
Court of Fairfax shall be held on the
Tuesday after the first Monday in June
and November, and the fall term Of the
said court in Loudoun on the fourth Mon
day in October annually.
lac. An act concerning the militia
authorizes any two or more companies of
cavalry to muster or drill together for
three days, at such times and places as
may be designated by majority of such
companies, under the command of any
commissioned officer Of cavalry, in lieu of
the training or drill which the commission
ed officers ofsuch companies would be
otherwise required to attend exonerates
the delinquent officers and privates of the
county of Richie who were fined for fail
ing to attend the trainings and regimental
and company musters in the county Wood
for the year 1913 from paying said fines (;
and exempt toll. CATERERS on any canal
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