The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27
Letter from the Capital
Editor Of he Register

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When you expressed desire 10 receive
au occasional letter from the CAPITAL, your
correspondent inferred that you wished to
bs informed upon matters OflegislAtiOn.
Both Houses are working very iuduStri-
Ously with the view Of getting away BY
the 10th Of December, or as soon tbereaf-
ter as possible You may rest assured
that an adjournment will take place be-
fore the holidays
Legislation was retarded in the begin.
ming Of the session, 10 consequence Of the
failure of the Governor to approve the
contract awarded to H. s Walker BY the
Commissioners of public printing, To
meet the emergency, the Legislature au'
thorized its Clerks to procure stationery
and printing for the temporary use Of their
respective bodies-the price to be in ac-
cordunce with the minimum rates on which
the Commissioners concluded a contract
with Mr.. Walker. The work bad to DO
certified to by the Clerks, subject to the
approval Of the Superintendent Of print
ing, who is the Secretary Of State. That
functiOuary eluscd to approve and the
consequence was another joint resolution
had to be adopted, similar in every way to
The ono above, except that the approval Of
the Secretary is not required.
Up to this date, twelve bills have pass
cd both Houses, Eve Of which have be.
come acts, either by the approval Of the
Governor, or by limitation Of time, A.
mong the bills passed, is one giving the
Circuit Courts concurrent jurisdiction with
the County Courts 10 all matters Of pro
bate Of wills. the appointment and quail
icatiou Of personal representatives, &c =
Another is bill to provide for holding
Circuit Courts when from any cause the
Judge shall fail to attend, or it in attend
ance, can not preside 10 the former case
the attorneys or majority Of them, may
appoint one Of their own number. and in
The latter, tile parties, or their attorneys
may appoint some, member Of the Bar to
preside at the trial. A report on a bill
authorizing municipal corporations to iss
ne bonds has just been submitted BY a
Oommiitee of conference apd o i. i is i!... a
question Of some interest to the citizens O.
your town, it may be we'll to give you
some ofthe amendmenisegreed upon. 10
q city, town or village containing popu
iation Of more than three thousand and
less than ten, the tax shall not exceed
$1.25 on the $1OO, but il the population
is less than three thousand, the tax shall
not exceed so cents Those rates may be
increased not exceeding 60 per cent !,
provided, the question upon being sub
United to a vote shall receive three-fftbs
of the qualified voters.
We shall now give you the provisions
of q better bill, in which you feel a perso'
nal interest, thai is, one requiring certain
sales to be advertised in q newspaper. -
The bill has passed the Senate and will
probably become law. Whenever the
sale Of real estate has been decreed BY a
court, such sale shall be advertised in some
convenient newspaper, stating the tune,
terms. place Of sale and description Of
property to be sold The returns Of such
sales have also to be published in order
that the owner may have an opportunity
Of rsdeemiDg bis land When a Sheriff
sells under a writ Of feni facias or rendi-
hon erponas, if the property be worth
$500 or more, it is made bis duty to
advertise. 1t is provided, however, that
not more than Eve dollars shall be
paid for any advertisement that does not
exceed two inches (square) Of space for the
four successive insertions
You have heard great deal Of unncceS'
sary talk about bankrupt treasury -
When the Legislature assembled on The
Goth of October. there was 10 the treasury
for general purposes $500. Heretofore
when the fund. have become low, the gen.
eral scbool fund would be drawn upon,
hence the debt Of 100000 tha! was be,
queathed to US by our Republican friends,
all Of which has long ago been discharged
The constitution has PIT an end to that
practice Of using the school money, so on