The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-03-19
Acts Of lIie Legislature.


the acts passed by the Legislature Of
a general character
An act prescribing penalties for
charging, demanding or receiving
unlawful charges for the tunsporta-
tion Of passengers and freight upon
railroads.
Anact concerning liens upon real.
estate and personal property Of cor,
porations, in favor of laborers, work
men and others in their employ.
An act to punish persons found
violating the license laws Of the State
along certain rivers.
An act legaliziug the qualification.
of certain county and district officers
elected at the last general election.
An act making an appropriation
for the further construction Of the
West Virginia Hospital for the In,
sane, at Weston.
An act to amend and re.enact
sections 2 and 3,of chapter liza Of the
Acts Of 1875, entitled, an act amend
ing certain sections Of chapter AZ Of
the Code Of West Virginia, for taking
lands for public purposes without the
owner's consent.
AN act to amend and re-enact an.
act passed February 18th, 1917, ems
titled An act to amend and resenact
the 9Th section of the act approved
December 20, 1875, entitled, An act
to amend and re enactithe 29th chap
ter Of the Code, concerning the as
sessment Of taxes.
An act to amend and re enact the
l2thsectiono fchapter 1874 of the Acts
Of 1928, and torepealanact entitled
al acttoameudand rg-enact section II
the act approved December %, 1873,
entitled an act to provide for open,
inglan keeping in repair county
roads, approved March LIST, 1877.
An act to amend and re-enact sec,
ton 80 of chapter rs Of the act of
1877, in relation to the duties and
report Of teachers.
An act to amend and rc.enact sec,
ton % of chapter IS Of the acts of
| 1923, relation to the Incorporation
of railroad companies, so as topermit
bona fle stock dividends.
An act making appropriations for
general governmental purposes.
An act making appropriations for
the pay Of the officers and members
of the Legislature.
An act to authorize the county Of
Berkeley to fund at a lower rate of
interest 100000 of its bonds issued
on the second day Of January, 1871.
An act in relation to school class
books for the use ofpublic schools.
An act to authorize the Auditor to
direct sales of certain debts and
claims due the State, and regulating
the mode and manner Of such sales,
and the disposition of the proceeds.
An act to protect the purchasers of
fertilizers in the State.
An act making an appropriation
for the State Normal School and its
branches for the year ending in one
thousand eight hundred and seven
ty-nine, and providing the manner
in which. the same shall be paid.
An act to amend and re-enact chap
ten rs of an act passed February 81,
1877, entitled an act to amend and
re.cnact section 4 of chapter Is of the
Code, in relation to the manner and
of catching fish in the streams of
West Virginia, and providing for
penalties for the violation thereof.
An act to amend and re-enact sec.
ton 70 of chapter 1913 of the Acts Of
1928, in relation to the invest.
mcnt of the school fund of the State.
An act submitting to the people
for ratification a Constitutional
amendment changing the judicial
system Of the State.
An act making appropriations to
pay certain volunteer military COM
panies for services rendered. the State
in the riots in this State in July and
August, 1877.
An act to amend and rc.cnact sec.
tions 5 and s Of chapter 1874, Acts Of
1928, in relation to the sales Of for.
feited and delinquent lands.
An act concerning liens for pur-
chase money and liens of mechanics,
laborers and others.
An act to amend and re,enact sec
ton 10, chapter 80, of the Code con
corning ejcctments.
An act to allow the Auditor to set
tie with the sureties of defaulting
sheritTs without requiring the pay
ment of u per cent. interest.
An act making it a misdemeanor
for an attorney-at-law to fail to pay
over money received by him for a
client and providing an additional
p n lily therefor.
An act to prevent members of the
county court, overseers of the poor,
district school officers or any mem
Der of any other county or district
from being pecuniarily interested in
contraet-or-sersiee,- lin the award or
letting of which he as such member
or office, has any control.