Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-05-01
Nrw CODE AND LAWS.

thereafter as he receives copy OF ihe as
SCISSORS books.
i 1t shall be the duty oi Tie sheriff or
collector 10 give nouce 0y losu al the
pub /. place Ui meeting u sac people OF
each township, aud 81 not lees dian SIX
other public pisces IN The township, !or
al least IwenN days b. lore ine '"e s?-
polnied, that he will attend Il such places
on Two several days, ~ be hxeA 9y h'n'
one o. which. II Pr.cucabir. SHAH be
day Fixed Tor public meeting u Ihe Pso'
ple OF SAID township, 6eIwe'n HE uisi
dsy of November arJ ihe first day oi De-
+ crmber following, Tor the prrPose a! re-
ceI,Ing taxes ~ ssId tOwnslap and ihai he
" III make a discount oi tao and hgl' ret
cenlum 10 Sll such persons os shall pay
all their taxes on OF before The lssi-nsHed
day, and not Otherwise {; which discount
; shall be made on lie whole amount oi tax
so collected by sand sheriff "r collector.
and shall be dedrcled T. om hIs comm's-
slons. Such nonce shall be posted on or
before the fret day OF October IN each
wear: and any sheriff OF collector falling
10 po.l The same as hereby required, ,shaii
foriel, one hundrtd dollars ior every such
failure.
WHES SHERIFF 70 PAY INTO Treas
uRY.-25 The taxes sssIssd under tho
twenty.nlnlh chapter and COLLECTED under
th.s chapter shall be paid INTO The 'Te'su-
ry as follows - | lIeelouTths Ul such
taxes shsiI be paid on or beiO,e i.ie t"'n-
lIeIh day Of January IN tne year mex! a!tsr
the SAID lsxes shall have been assessed,
and the remaining ioulIh on or before tho
fist day Of May IN such year. save only
as follows a sheriff or collector ~ho
may not have qualified, or who may not
have received the books oi TIE assessor
br(ute the first dSS ul 0ctub,r, shall be
allowed five months from In qutlhcalo.,
or the delivery OF sald book to such sbe'-
id or collector, 10 pay the said three
lourlhs, and ciehI months 1heiesIII I"
psy tie remslnlug louIlh into 'he ireOsu-
~.
26 II snv eherifr or COLLECTOR fail to
pay ss required by the lat 'ecIon. tho
suduuG. within IhICe months SittT suc5
failure, may proceed sgs'n't him Tor lie
COLLECTION OF the amount due, as proyJ,d
IN The lhnty-fIh chapter Of this oct.
27. Every sheriff OF collector who fails
to pay as required by the sslj twenty
fifth section shall be Ct arged with interest
on the smount IN arear from tho "me 1t
Ought TO have been paid ILto the treasury.
at the rate uf twelve per cent. per amman.
SHrRIFF's CoMPESsATInN rs. Ev-
cry sheriff oi collector shall be allowed
commission upon the amount Of STATE
tiXes with which he Is chorgcahlr, II be
nav the sane into the treasury within The
rIne required by law, as follows Upon
any sum not exceeding ten thousand DOL
lars, seven and bali pOr cenlum; upon
any sun exceeding ten thru'and dollars.
snd not exceeding t~euty thousand dol
lars, five per cent; upon any 'un exceed
ing twenty thonsard and not exceeding
4 ifiy thousand do!ais. ioor per cent;
and UPON all sups exceeding lhr'y Ihou-
sand dollars. three per cent. Upon al
i,xes so chargeabe and not paid Into the
be shall only be allowed commission Of
two and half per cent But no com
mission shall be SLOWED upon the taxes
returned delinquent. Il ihc sh,rlf or
collector pay any taxes into tie treasury
before he has collected the sane, hr shall
nevertheless have the same remedy for
Il collection thereof by distress, or oIier'
wise. az il the same had no, been paid to
tie Sa'e.
RrLg Days Under the old Couniy
Couu sy.lem in Virginia, ss well az On
der the law in force. before the let inst, +,
in this State. the rule days were confined
90 specific periods 10 each month. SO far
as the recorder is concerned under tho
new code, he NAY hear proof oi and admit
wills and authenticated copies ueIeoi.
to probate; appoint. take bonds from and
qualify or remove persona representatives..
guardians. committees and cUralos re-
Gulre and take new bonds from them; sp.
point commissioners 10 examine the
bonds and accounts o( judicIsTIes. end
sel,le with them; examine reports Of such
commissioners. confirm them ~ whole or
~ qualified manner. or rechmmIi them. or
order them 10 be recorded md TO order
the distribution OF u hat appears 10 &c d.e
on such sccoUnt' ; and may 'xeTeIse III
the jurisdiction IN relation tbffttO hcreio.
tore exercised by the Circuit Court. sz.
cep' that no j0ry shall be empann'Iied 20
seile questions OF fact. on any d., 20 ih"
month except Sunday and holidays. b.;
he SHALL sii for the transaction of sEy
business which may ls~fuly rome before
hin. on the sEcoSp MoADAY ~ ZACH
MONTH.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s.-PaTufs nsbinE
sckuo v uledgement. before JUsGr's' 10 IT,
gal Instruments. mu.t be cBsLI that m
scknoa sdgemsn. a's taken by 'heJuS-
lice OUTSIDE oG his Jo~n,hip. - uniet
The new I,ns il souI be IngaId.
Graat" "CuJsS," nj Ms Cg,Dd Bag
gys.-A Richmond loler in the Peers.
burg Erpress says:
"EJqsr Allan has gone 10 Washington
10 see il The powe" there rsD sd'i,e OF
assist him in getting revenge. IIpnni-
cuI has sl-o gone - TIE ospitsl, srb
sbst object | 60 moi khos. Bs, these
6ntlnq. 10 md fro. ron kirbnond iD
Washington and back sgsin. show how Ill