Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-04-23

SEES themselves deserted; the owners
having been compelled to betake thems
selves to dugouts. boats and rats, or
whatever came first to hand.
The suffering and distress of the in
habitsnts is described as having been SCI
we're in the extreme. Our information
states that, up the time he left, fears
were entertained that the leyee would
give war in other places below the first
break. and all who could render any eff
fectiye service, were busily employed
catching drift wood and piifng ii upon. the
Ileyee, and using all other means in their
power 10 raise it, SO as to curb the lmpe-
tuous food.
= -.Anotharzdispaich from St.ssL ouisT sda'
ted Friday, Says
Fuller accounts, from below state that
much damage has been done by a great
rise in the Mississippi and Arkansas riy-
ers. From the mouth OF White river to
the Louisiana line. there are but few
places that williescape being submerged.
Whole cotton plantations are nowsunder
water.
The town of Napoleon is completely in
undated from the depth OF two TO ten
feet. 20.
The South side of The, Arkansas river
has overlooked, causing immense destruc-
ton of property; the NorthJside is COM
paratively safe. The river is falling now,
but the back water from the Mississippi
extends 80 miles from its mouth.
The leyees on the East side of the
Mississippi have not yet given away.
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Revised License Laws, ofYfrginia.
AN ACT to amend the l4M sect. of chap.
SO ofthe Ccdi of "a, as amended by Tie
4h sect. of an act entitled aa act amending
the Code of "a, passed March 81. 1851.
so as more efectually to prevent dealing sOith
slaves or. free negroes.
Passed April LIST, 1853.
Be IL enacted By tie General assembly.
that the fourteenth section of chapter 38
of the Code of Virginia as mended by
the 4th section of an act entitled an act
amending the Code of Virginia, passed
March 81, 1851. be and the same is here
By amended and re.enacted so as to read
as follows:
If the merchant shall desire his license
to include permission to sell by retail,
wine, ardent spirits, or mixture thereof.
he shall pay the additional tax prescribed
for this privilege, and obtain from the
court of the county or corporation in which
his store or place of sale is situated, a Ger.
tifcate that he is person of good char
acter, and that the court sees no objection
to such permission being granted. II
such certificate be applied for and refused.
the refusal shall be entered of record,
and afterwards such certificate shall moi
be granted to the applicant before the
next May term, unless by court com
posed of the same justices to whom the
first application was made. or majority
Of the acting justices of the county or cor
poration. And in every case the person
to whom the license is granted shall enter
into bond With sufficient security in pen
atty of Eve hundred dollars, payable &c
the Commonwealth, faithfully to observe
the laws in relation to dealing with slaves
or free negroes, or selling ardent spirits
wine or any mixture thereof. or any other
Intoxicating liquors TO slaves, as contain
ed in chapter lo4 of the Code Of Virginia
and shall: moreover take an oath in oper
court faithfully to observe said laws.
And be it further enacted, that no ap'
plicant under this act shall sell to any
free negro. wine ardent spirits. or any
mixture thereof. unless upon the writer
certificate of three or more justices OF the
peace, that the said free negro is sober
and orderly. and Of good character.
This act shall be in force from its pass
age.
ST.. GEo. TUCKER, C. H. D.
AN ACT to amend tie Sd section of clap
ter Sc of the Code Of Virginia. so as MOI,
s6sctually to prevent dealing sOiA slaves.
Passed April 1, 1853.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly
that the Sd sec. of chap. Sc of the Cod,
of Virginia. be re>enacted and amended
so as to read as follows:
s 8. For license to keep house o
entertainment, the application shall be
when the house is in town having {
corporation Court. to such court. ant
when it is not in any such town. to thu
court of the county wherein it is. 1.-THE
court be of opinion that the applicant il
sober and of good character and will prob