Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-03-07

the conclusion that the new State govern
ment, in ordinary timsE, can he carried on
at AN annual cost of less than 100000.
We resume our notices of the laws enact
ed at the recent session.
A law. passed February 18th, allows all
officers elected before that date to take the
proper Oalhs OF oflice aud give their bonds,
ii bonds be required by law, within thirty
days after the passage OF the act. 1t pro-
Vides that II those who have not already
complied with the Law, fail to do so within
the thirty days, their Offices shall be thereby
rGeated. The time runs out on the 18th of
March, and the supervisors, assessors. JUS
tices, constAbles, and various county aud
township officers, who have not been quail
lied, had better look to it without delay.
The act does not apply, We believe, to off.
GERS elected since February 18th.
The tact to regulate elections by the
people" passed November ID, 1868, has
been amended by providing that when
person offering to vote is to be sworn in
conformity with the Oath section, the form
of the oath shall be that be will support
the Constitution of the United States aud
the constitution of The State Of West Yr.
ginia; the design of the amendment being
TO prevent evasion, as many persons, ii is
said, took the oath to support the eonsti-
tuition Of this State. with the mental ressr-
walton that the words ''this state. " meant
the old State of Virginia, and that they
were in fact swearing 70 support the con-
stitution Of Virginia. Another amend.
meut allows the supervisors of each
county to regulate by ordinance the COM
pensation TO be paid to the officers holding
elections in the county, not to exceed fit
teen cents per hour to any one of them
The supervisor and one Of the inspectors
are authorized to return the result OF the
election, which could heretofore only be
done BY the two Inspectors aud, lastly,
any person, whether candidate or not, ia
subject to a fine for treating voters on the
election day.
Municipal elections are regulated by law
passed February 22d. provides, l. Tint
all such elections shall be by ballot, con-
Quoted so that, as far as possible, it shall
not be known at the polls how any person
votes. ?. 10 time of war or iusurrectiou,
any person offering to vote may, on the de.
mAnd of another voter, be required to
swear to support the Constitution OF the
United States and the Constitution of West
Virginia. 8. 1t regulates the manner in
which the votes Of persons absent III she
service OF the United States or Utthis State.
shall be received, it such persous are law
full voters. And lastly, it provides that
municipal elections shall shall be held iu
conformity With the charter aud ordinances
of the town or city, SO far asithe same are
not inconsistent with this act.
An act providing for the safe keeping of
persons sentenced 10 the peniIenliIry, au
thOrizes the Governor to use the Jail of
Ohio county as a penitentiary, uuder such
arrangements as he may make with the
supervisors Of the county. He is also au-
tborized 10 make all needful regulations
for the employment, &c, of the couvicis;
and to appoint, if necessary, directors aud
superintendent of the peuitentiury. and
prescribe their duties and compensation
the pay of a director not to exceed 500,
nor that of the superintendent $1,000 per
aunum. He may send convicts to other
jails if found expedieEt.
SOaaktp0 ahnps
reminds US of rebels, as the word "rebel-
lion in our vocabulary includes every OF.
Tense on the dark catalogue of crime. An
act, passed February "6:b, provides that
the Circuit Court having Jurisdiction, or
the judge thereof in vacation, shall, on bill
in chancery aud proper eviIeucs, prshibi,
the execution OF auy judgmeat, decree OF
deed Of trust about 10 be executed for the
benefit of any person why aids or abets the
Confederate, or the rebel State Govern
meut at Richmond, in any hostile action
/ against this State.
An act for the recovery of certain claims
transferred to this State by the State otvir.
giuia provides for the collection of arrear
ages due by the persons who acted under
the laws OF virginin as sheIiffs or collec.
tors of taxes within the territory now in.
cluded 10 this State. For the details, we
must refer our readers who feel interested
in the matter to the bilr ITSELF
A law concerning the unlawful detention
of real estate was passed February 27tb,
which provides that the person entitled to
the possession of any real estate, mo
matter what right or title be has thereto, y
if he be turned ont OF possession or the
possession be uulawfully detained against
him, may within two years after the cause
Of action sccrues, bring suit to recover
possession ard damages for the detention,