The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-05-17
NO. g..
Acts Of the General Assembly Of Va.

Cnap. 2O6.-An act to amend and reenact the 37fh
section of the 54th chapter Of the Code, edition
1873 so as to provide for the publication of state
ments OF expenditures authorized by Judges of
the circuit and corporation courts. Approved
March 81, 1877.
| 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly That
section thirtyseven of the lfty-fourth chapter of
the Code, edition eighteen hundred and seventy
three, be amended and re.enacted so as to read as
| follows;
| s37. All moneys collected or received for any
town shall be applied as the council or board Of
trustees thereof may prescribeand it shall be the
| duty OF the council or board OF trustees;
| and OF the clerk Of the circuit and corpora.
ton courts to cause to be made out quarterly
an 1temized statement of all accounts authorized
to be paid by the said council or board of trustees
and by the Judge OF the Circuit and corporation
courts, and cause the same respectively to be
posted at the courthouse door, or other public
place in said town, and also to be published in
such newspaper as the said council or board NAV
direct.
.. This act shall be in force from its PASSAGE
Chap. 222.-An act to amend and re-enact sectiai
6, chapter 112 Of the Code of 1873, relating to
liens given on property. exempted under the
33d and 34th sections Of chapter 40 of the Code
OF 1873. Approved March 49, 1877.
l. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That
section six ,chapter one hundred and twelve, Code
1873. be amended and re-enacted so as to read as
follows
S6. Any deed OF trust, mortgage, or other writ.
ing made by husband or parent, to give lien
on property which is exempt from distress or lie.
Wy. under the thirty-third and thirty-fourth sec.
lions of the forty ninth chapter shall be void as
to such property.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage
Chap. 231.-An act to provide for a general index
to deeds, wills, and fdueiary accounts, in coun.
ties and corporations that have not been sup.
piled. Approved March %. 1871
!. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Va,
That in all counties corporations in this State
That have failed to provide general index to the
deed, will-books and record OF fduciary accounts
on file in the clerks office OF such county or cor.
poration courts, the judges OF the respective
couneyand corporation courtsmay, in their discre4
lion, appoint suitable person, whose duty it
shall be to make a general index to the deed
books OF such county or corporation. in the full
name OF the grantor or grantee; and general in =.
dex tothe will-books and record Of fduciary &C.
counts;and the judges of the said court shall make
certificate for proper allowance to such person,
so appointedas compensation for the services per.
formed under such order, which shall be certified
by the judge ofsuch county or corporation court
tot board OF supervisors Of such county, to be
levied Tor, or to the common council of any cor.
poration and hereafter it shall be the duty of the
clerk OF the said court to index all recorded deeds,
Will and fduciary accounts, as well in the gener-
al index as in the deed-books, will-books and q.
duciary accounts tlr
O. This act shall be in force from its passage.