The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-06
West Virginia Legislature.
CHARLESTON, January %.
uOrSE OF DELEGATES.

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House bill No. 26, "A bill to amend
and re.enact sections FIVE and seven OF
chapter ninety-six Of the Code Of West
VIRGINIA, and to re-enact sections eight,
nine, ten and eleven Of chapter one
hundred and forty-one Of the Code OF
Virginia of 1860, in relation to money
House bill No. 81, "a bill authoriz-
ing the NJ. E. Church in Grafton, to
sell and convey their church and par
sonage property.
House bill No. SO, "a bill authoriz'
ing the trustees Of the NJ. Z. Church at
Fetterman, in Taylor county, to sell
and convey the N. E. Church at that
place"
Mr.. West, from the committee on
Education, TO whom was referred the
petition of S. II. Piersoll, asking modi-
dcation of school law, so as 10 include
certain books to be used il free. schools,
reported the same back, and recon-
mended the passage for that purpose, OF
House bill No. l3, "a bill amending
and reenacting section fity-five, OF
the Code of West Virginia.
Mr.. RAIDER, of Nicholas, from the
committee on Claims and Grievances
to whom was referred the accounts OF
DR.. John C. Hupp, State vaccine agent.
reported that they had had the same
under consideration, recommended the
passage of House bill No. lO4, "A bill
to provide for the payment OF a Claim
of DR.. John c. Hupp, late State vaccine
agent"
The following bills were introduced
on leave:
By Mr.. Bier, -,
House bill No. lOj, "a bill to amend
and re-enact first section Of an act en-
titled ian act to provide free schools for
the town of Moundsville.
By Mr.. Cross, -.
House bill No. lO6, "A bill providing
for the manner of subscription to be
made to the Shenandoah Valley Rail-
road Company, by Jefferson county.
By Mr.. Lewis, of Lewis, ?
House bill No. l07, "a bill to confer
additional privileges on the Northern
and Southern West Virginia Railroad
Company.
Bv Mr.. Campbell, Of Hancock,
House bill No. los, a bill to regu-
late the sale of intoxicating liquors, and
granting relief to those injured by the
effects OF the giving or selling OF the
same within the State OF West Viz
ginia."
By Mr.. White, of Marshall,
House bill No. 10, "A bill to amend
and re.enact section eleven Of chapter
one hundred and sixty-three Of the Code
OF West Virginia."
Bv Mr.. Fleming,
House bill No. III, "a bill 10 repeal
sections five, six, seven, eight and nine
OF chapter fourteen Of the Code.
By Mr.. West,
House bill No. ia. "a bill to amend
and re.enact an act passed February
%, entitled AN act to create an indie
pendent school district in the township
Of Grant and county OF Harrison.
On motion of Mr. Thayer,
Resolved, That the committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation be in
structed to inquire into the expediency
OF 80 amending the road law as that, if
two days work by each hand on the
roads in his precinct shalt not be sutfi-
cient to open, construct and keep IN
good repair the said roads, sufficient
force for that purpose shall be raised by
general taxation.
On motion OF Mr.. Barr,
Senate Joint Resolution No. s, Gre
questipg our Representatives in Con
gress to vote for the removal OF all dis
abilities imposed by the third section Of
the Fourteenth Amendmentto the Con-
stitution OF the United States, was taken
up and adopted.
House Bin No. ., "A bill to declare
the Wheeling, Pittsburgh and Balti.
more Railroad Company a corporation
entitled, as the successors OF the late
Hempfeld Railroad Company, to exer-
else the franchises Of that company
within this State, was read q second
time and ordered TO be engrossed and
read third time.
House bill No. ), "A bill to authorize
the trustees OF the Southern Methodist
Church in the town of Warrington, to
sell and convey, in part or all, their
church in said town, was read second
time, and, on motion Of Mr.. Prichard,
it was laid on the table.
House bill No. -, "A bill to amend
the act passed February Goth, 1871,
entitled 'An act to provide for two ses-
sions Of the Supreme Court OF Appeals
in every year, was read second time,
and the House refused to order it 10 be
engrossed and read third time.
House bill No. 90, "A bill to incor-
porate the Potomac, Berkeley Springs
and Piedmont Railway Company" was
read second time and ordered TO be
engrossed and read a third time.
House bill No. 20, "A bill appropri-
ating eight thousand dollars to COM
plete the Normal School building at
Fairmont," were each read a second
time and referred TO the committee on
Taxation and Finance.
House bill No. s., "A bill to prevent
certain persons from voting at the mu-
nicipal elections in the town Of Mounds
vile, Marshall county"
House bill No 90, "a bill to prevent
more effectually the improper use Of
spirituous liquors"
House bill No. 90, "a bill granting
to the Brooke County Cemetery Com
pany the burying grounds adjoining the
town of Wellsburg, and for other pur'
poses"
House bill No. "a, "a bill to legalize
the marriages heretofore celebrated be-
tween first cousins, and to exempt the
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