Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-01-27
Acts which Have Become Laws.

last sess on of the West Virginia Legislature,
aud which have become laws:
An act changing the line of Morsantown
Independent School District in the county of
Mouonealia
An act toprovide for holding Circuit Courts
where from any cause the judge shall fail to
attend or if in attendance caunot properly
preside.
An act to amend an act concerning the re-
moval of distractions from the South Branch
river and two of its tributaries
An act to provide for the sale of escheated,
forfeited and unapproPriased lands for the
benefit of the school fund.
An act giving the consent of the State of
| West Virginia to the purchase by the United
States of lands within this State for public
I purposes.
An act to confer additional jurisdictions
on the Circuit Courts.
An act to amend chapter sixty>five of on
act passed AIsrch %. 1878, concerning COM
missions in chsncery, prescribing the num-
Der for each court and tribunal for the Com
missiouers by Judge of the Circuit Court in
vacation and defining the cases on which COM
missioners may act, what they shall do, and
the oath they shall take, and providing for
| the execution of orders heretofore directed.
An act amending end re-enacting chapter
IS of the code. concerning liens of purchase
money and liens of mechanics, laborers and
| others.
An act changing the time of holding the
County Courts of the counties of Jefferson,
Roane. Greenbrier, Braxton and Webster.
An act to amend and re>enact section eleven
of the CHAPTER 122 of the code concerning
the death of parties and the disturbances
of causes not prosecuted.
An act amending chapter 81 of the code
concerning masters and apprentices
An act requiring The clerk Of the Supreme.
and clerks of the Circuit and County Courts
to report annually to the Auditor the number
of suits brought in each court. the number of
days ofthe session and the business transacted
therein, and requiring the Auditor to con-
dense and make it part of his annual report
to the Legislature.
An act requiring certain sales to be adver-
tised in a newspaper.
An act for the relief of persons prosecuted
or sned for acts done according TO the usagcs
civilized warfare in n war between the governs
ment of the United States and part of the
people thereof
An act to amend the charter of the CITY of
Wheeling in relation to paving and macad-
amizing the streets thereof.
An Get to grant the right of LAYING a rail-
way track on the bed of the National road
eastward of the city of Wheeling.
An act prohibiting persons from digging
g1ns'ng or other medical roots on land not
their own.
An act in relation to fixing the time of hold
ing Circuit Courts in the county of Wood.
An act amending chapter 63 of the code
concerning marriages, deaths and births.
An act authorizing the Manufacturers
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bank
An act relating to title papers destroyed by
! fire or otherwise
An act to amend sections I, 10 and 20 OF
chapter 20, of an act entitled can act to
provide for the public printing, binding. &c.
An act comforting powers upon a company
to erect and maintain a boom on Big Fish
creek. We'zell county
An act to legalize an election held in the
Independent School District Of Richie county
An act to authorize the Governor to insti-
tute proceedings for the recovery of moneys
improperly paid out of the treasury, and to
appropriate money to defray the expenses of
such proceedings
An act fixing the times for hnldino the
courts in the First and Third Judicial Circuits.
An act prescribing the times Of holding
the county courts in the county of WcrzeI. "a
An act t" amend and rc-enact section one
OF chapter 20 Of the code concerning the
course of desrpnts.-
An act making the certificates of clerks of
county courts evidence in certain cases.
An act to repeal chapter sixteen of the code
concerning public printing.
An act for the relief Of John II Martin. of
Harrison county.
An act 10 amend and rc~enact section s of
chapter 100 of the code, in relation to trial
and its incidents
An act to rcpesl an act entitled an act TO
provide for free education in Bethany College.
approved November II, 1873
An act imposing license tax on redd'ers.
An act authorizing and requiring the seal
| of Court of Record to he affixed IN the cer,if>
cate attached hv the clerk thereof. to claims
PAYABLE our of the State treasury.
An act amending and re enactinp chnpter
81 of the code, concerning fduciaries geu>
orally.
An act IN amend and re- nact sections 8. T.
5 7, 8 10. H. IL and l3 of charter Sc
| OF the code. concerning the recovery of fines.
An act supplementary to act entitled an
| act tor the hett"r government Of the Berkeley
Springs, in tn" county of Morgan, passed
February %, 1873"
An net tn amend and re.enact sections |
and of chapter 1856 of tie code, concerning
arrest, commitment and bail.
AN EMINENT DIVINE SAYS, 81 have been
using the Peruvian Syrup. 1t gives me new
vigor, buoyancy of spirits. elasticity of mus