South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-02-28
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.


KADaN moved to take up Senate bill ~,
/ appointing trustees for the town Of Frank
/ fort, in the county Of Hampshire, which
was reported back from tho committee with
( the recommendation that il do not pass, on
account Of j, Ne, requiring said trustees to
take an oath to sustain the government.
! Mr.. CARsKApoS said it was utterly i'm
possible to find a sufhcicn; number of trus-
| tees TO serve if the bill contained such n
+ provision, as there was not one loyal man
Z in the town. The bill was ordered to be
engrossed on a vote taken, calling the mem
k bers u rise to their feet.
s Mr.. CARsKapoN moved 10 take up Sem
ate bill 81, to transfer the. interest OF this
State in the wire suspension bridge across
! the South Branch of the Potomac river, in
4 Hampshire county, to said county, which
was passed. Yeas, 10; nays, none.
Mr.. CARsKApoS moved to take up House
bill %, to incorporate the North and South
Branches Turnpike Company. which was
passed. Yeas, 10; nays, none. Senate
adjourned.
/ In the House, Mr.. BILLMrER from the
Committee on Private Corporations. &c,
respecting the petition Of 5. A. McMcchen
and others asking incorporation for the
purpose of erecting bridge across the
South Fork of tie Potomac, near Moore
fell, asked To- have it referred to the Com
mittce on Roads, &c.
y resolution was offered by Mr.. WEIGH,
and adopted, directing the Committee on
/ Il lucatipn to inqpir, into the expcdicncy
of locating State Normal School at New
Creek.
By Mr. liEFRMtNs Protest Of james
/ ii. Shull aud OF other citizens of that pnr-
ton of llampshiro county proposed IN bo
added t. Mineral county against making
the proposed chang ofbnundary. Referred.
Mr.. WEIGH ci!lcd up House Bill 10,
/ \ oil to pre- 5cnt the collection Of intcre 81
in ccr'ain cases The bill was passed 10y
a vote Of yeas 81, nays | |.
Upon the question to reconsider the vote
by which the bill locating the Capital at
/ Buckhannon was defeated, the vote stood
[ yeas %, nav>29
/ In the Senate, on the 20,h. the follow
! ing bills were passed Appointing Trus-
/ teei f,r the town Of Frenkfort, in lamp
shire county, aul defining their duties. Al
90. House BILL providing for the election
/ OF township officers. IL provides that the
annual election Of township officers shall
! 'itlCdltEN u Hsi'l w ~ luc 'NttAt hD1 tDln-
/ ty elections, on the fourth Thursday in .
tJber in each year, instead Of the time now
provided by law The term Of Office Of all
township officers shall hereafter commence
on the first day of january instead of the
time now prescribed by law, ami such Of
6cers now In Office whose terms you'd soon
or expire, AMI snch ~ may, during the
/ Prescn: year, be app inted to Gil Sacanoic,
/ shall continue in Office until the 9 lst day
of December, 1868, and until their success
-ors shall be elected and qua iiie,l nceord-
ing to law
In the Ii ouse. Mr FERGrsos, of CAbcjl,
from the Judiciary Committee, reported
back House hi to incorporate Highland
Lodge Of | o. . T., with n subs tilute
making an amendment TO the general cor
porItion law, 50 that Lodges may DC char
tered under that law.
Mr.. FLEMNiSG, of Harrison, from the
. Committee on Counties, reporte back the
Z House bill altering part of the division line
between ths counties Of Hampshire and
Mineral, with a substitute.
Mr.. MtHoS. fr.m the same committee,
reported back Senate bin 70 am nj and re-
onrct sections I anil 6 Of the charter Of the
Maryland ana Virginia Bridge Company,
recommending lis passage.
The following petitions, Re, were pre-
/ scented and appropriately referred f: Iiy Mr.
J LARCrNT 4 ,monstrsnCe Of A Iass 4
10 others against, anl also.a position OF
Nahl,n Pugh anl 80 others, citizous #
Hampshire county, for the removal Of ia,
county seat.
The Interest Eli was taken M. AMI -
meEdcd, on motion Of Mr. IIgGRuANs Of
Preston, 50 a. 10 repeal the usury laws and
allow people 70 make their own contracts
for the loan Of money, bat providing that
where the rate agreed on IS higher than
six pr cent, the creditor cauDct enforce
the collection Of The excess over SIX per
cent. Tuis, therefore. leaves the legal rate
six per cent but inGicts no penalty in case
4 higher rlta is contracted for, except The
forfeiture of the interest IN excess OF six
per cent in case tho debtor is disbonoraLle
enough to refuse topay IT, This was agreed
on a. c1mpromise. A.tcr debate, the
bill WAS eugrossel in this shape
IN thc $ nate. on the 2lst, Mr. FARMS
WORTH, from the Committee on internal
Improvement, e.. reported back Senate
bin T. inc0rp,rat3 tie New Creek and Me-
cbaDic.burg Turnpike Company.
4 bill was introduced ~ Mr.. CAHsKA.
box, for tha removal Of tao count, seat Of
Hampshire county
Ga the ninth ballot the blank in the bin
10 lJcatc thc Capital wls filed with the
name Ol BIciAtnp7n, Jas follows For Buck
harmon u. Ciarksburz r, and Parkcr.bnrg