The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-14
CHANaEs M THE LAWS.

conveIsant with the statutes oil the state, |
and who has been actively engaged in
making and amending the laws Of this vir-
gin Commonwealth. For this purpose the
designing scribe prowled around the hotels
yesterday afternoon In the hope Of entrap'
ping one OF the guileless solons and sub
hitting him 70 the horrors Of the pump
ing process, politely termed IAN inter-
view" sr
As q rule the legislators have brought
their religious tendencies with them, and
their inclination to church going showg
that their early training was proper and
in keeping with the commandments. 30
you may be sure to find either Senators or
Delegates worshiping in the temples or
sitting quietly in their hotels reading the
Scriptures or perusing newspapers Of o
high moral tone and Instructive character,
Thus, in our perigrinations OH the high
ways and searching examinations in the
hotel Hobbies for an intelligent tace-one
that could with delicate discrimination
give the main points OF difference between
| the "Dog Law" and the Justices Bill"-l
Inc reportorial eye suddenly observed the
Nestor OF the Senate, Hon. y. Boyd Faux.
ner, OF MATunsuuIEi SStA'oI ,l"'y 80
in the slamm House !oooy gatheI'nEWT MN om'
ISOLATION from The ChT'SlIan AdVocas' MneI
we approached the senRlor anu saIuveu
him with that suaViEy o. mAnhel We aie
distinguished tor-Gna LOT Wh'cn We TO-
vraciously received and invited to indulge
In the luxury oil soothing smoke.
Without the usual formal and polite
suggestion "that inc weather WIZ Suns
what colder, we opeheu o1E lnquletG:lIa'
batteries and nred our htst ues.on'
which In substance Sought los Tue eeIa'
tors opinion on tue WORK ions ny 'ue
Legislature, ON,
Mr.. Fsulkner in reply stated that ne Hld
not know that he could give compete
resume Of wnat h3u oeeh aCG9ln pllsueu'
but would do hiS,best to enLlghten , us;
'The Legislature" SAID ne, mas wGrS .i,!
hard and accomplished muCh N pu.k,
which TACT Will appear When Tue AGtS Wy
bound In volume. VI the important ollls
passed might be mentioned those relatlhH
to the Circuit Court, County Uonrt, . nsuCesI
County Roads, Assessment, EuuCa'loh anu
Poor Law. VI entirely new measures ~
passed Ia the State Board OIL hesIIh w,
the Pharmacy and Dentistry pIIls' 1hs
members oil the State Board OF ieaIlhianu
Board OF examiners proVlueu lot IN the
Dentistry bill will be appointed BY the
Governor, and the members Of the Fhar'
macy Board by the Board oil Fuhiic WORKS;
There are other important bllls, Dut
cant recall them At present, some oil
general and others Of local nature"
"What bills work important changes ~
the present laR2" inquired the scribe in
the short pause that ensued,
"Well, take the Assessment law. Tho
manner oil making out me lsnd DOCKS ls
changed. They used to De made OUT by
the Assessor alone. NOW the law provides
that in 1881 the land books are 70 be made
out by the CLERK Of the County court ana
the Assessors-aiter that year they are 70
be made out by the Clerks OF the county
Courts alone, compensation ior ths Work
10 be paid by the county Courts
"Any other changesT
eyes. The eompe 1satlon oil the AeEes'
sors 10 inCroased!The law now alIoWg them
from 500 TO $3.50 per year 10 be paid out
OF the county treasury, and in addition q
commission OF three per centum on the
amount Of State and State school taxes rs.
sessed by them on personal property Of
the District There IS also a charge mate
In the manner OIL assessment, All aesess'
ments made are 10 DC based upon the
assessment as returned under the general
assessment act o. 1878, which went into
operation In 1870, and Under the coriec,,
tions made within the year as prescribed
by that law. But any county dissatisfied
with the assessment In various sections,
some being TOO nigh ana some 100 low,
has power TO reduce on one BY adding
on 10 tho other, 80 that the assessment Of
the county 10 KEEP, up 70 the aggregate
Of 1875: 49,. 49,.
The 1ustlCe8 law mas also oeen changed
in respect 10 trial by Jury; Inc law now
says when tho value or damages In con-
troversy exceeds S2O trial by six Jurors
can be had at the request Of either
party. Another important amendment
10 the law 10 the one requiring JusticGa to
give bond In amount from $4,000 to
5000. Another ie In relation 10 the com.
potency OF husband and wife % witnesses
Tor or against each other, found In Section
l0S, subsection second The words Tor
or againgt have been stricken out and
they are now allowed TO testify in certain
cases. The subject oil appeals Is also very
important 10 the people. Now the law
provides that appeals can be taken from
Judgments rendered since the LIST oil Oc'
tober, 1880, where the same mas not al'
ready been taken by the Justice having
possession Of the docket oil the Justice who
rendered said Judgment, IN like manner
and with like effect as II said appeal had
been applied for In time. And II any jus.
tice ghorld fail or refuse to grant such sp'
pealS, they may be granted by the Judge
OF the Circuit Court, or the Judge In vaCa-
ton"
"Were there not some important
changes In educational matters, Mr.. Faulk.
ner28 inquired the reporter.
"ln one respect, yes; and In another