Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-06

account, he shall direct what amount is
10 be credited on each Upon presen-
tation 10 him OF such certificate, the
Treasurer shall return and file the same
charging the amount specified therein
10 the proper bank, and shall deliver tc
the Auditor a receipt, in duplicate, fol
the amount, stating the amount to bt
credited on each account, according "a
the direction OF the Auditor, endorsed
on the certificate.
Senate Bill No. 20. providing that the
State OF Maryland be, and Is hereby au-
thOrized 10 convey 10 the United states
all the right, title and interest OF the
State OF West Virginia in and 10 the
land occupied by the Antietam National
Cemetery, in the county OF Washing
ton. in the said State Of Maryland; and
il the s.lid State Of Maryland shall have
already made such transfer OF title 10
the United States. the assent thereto OF
the state OF West Virginia is hereby
granted, was also passed.
Mr.. Parsons, a member OF the House
OF Delegates, communicated the fact
that that body hal cUncurred with the
Senate in the passage Of :. B. No. 40,
for the relief Of Daniel LOoney, sole
solvent surety Of a defaulting sheriff OF
ROane county.
:. b. No. -. amending the laws in
regard 10 the fees OF county officers, reg
ulating and fixing the same, and the
manner Of their collection, was taken
up. read third time, and passed.
The following bill =. T.. No. tG, was
also adopted by the senate:
Every male person residing in any
town or village. shall be entitled 10 vote
al any charter election held therein; but
no person who is a minor or Of unSOund
mind, OF a pauper, OF who IL under con-
victiOn Of treason, felony, or bribery IN
any election, or who has not been resi-
dent of this state for one year, and Of
such town or village for six months next
preceding a charter election held therein,
OF who has not been assessed with cor
pOratiOn tax in the last preceding year.
or who had not paid the same, shall be
permitted 10 vote at any election under
this act while such disability continues.
But no person shall be deemed resi-
dent Of any such town or village by rea-
son of being a student Of any school or
college therein, OF being stationed there
in for any temporary purpose. The
Mayor. Recorder and COunCilmen, must
b. residents and free-holders 81 such
town or village, and entitled % vote Tor
members 81 lis common council.
:. r. No. ~, was also passed, AMI DIR.
Summers requested by the President 10
communicate this action tO the House OF
Delegates. IL j. bill to amend an Act
passed February 18th, 1872, entitled AN
Act 10 amend an Act passed March 81,
lSiiq. entitled An Act % enlarge the
powers and define the duties Of the
kanawha Beard, and To authorize them
tp prosecute the Improvement ot the
Kanawha river. "
\ bill authorizing the county Of Berk
elcy % refund SlO5, 900 ofits debts, being
bonds issued on January ~, 1871, was
passed. and Mr.. Faulkner was appointed
10 inform the house of its passage.
senate Bill No. ll2, appropriating
100 for the completion of the West
Virginia Hospital for the Insane. AMI
providing the manner in which II shall
hc expended, was passed, and Mr.. New
man communicated this action on the
part of the senate To the House of Dele
gates.
senate Joint Resolution No. :, the
poll Tax" resolution, submitting to the
people IN amendment to the ConStitu-
lion dcpriving men who have not paid
their poll tax Of the right OF suffrage,
was adopted, and it was ordered that the
resolution, and the result oi the roll call
ON the vote. De- printed in the jOHrnal.
Dr. summers then took the chair, and
the senate ploddcd along through
routine business until six O'Clock. when,
after several abortivr attempts, an ad-
iuurnmpnt was effected.