Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02
A sATISFACTORY RESUME a.
LEGISLATIVE WORK.

! iourned Senator Faulkner, was called uno,
! by Wheeling INTELLIGESCER reporter for
the purpose of learning the exact bearings
of the work accomplished by the Legisls.
| ture at its late session. Mr.. F. made tina
! subject matter passed upon so clesr and
satisfactory to the reporter, thst We canno,
help aYailing the readers Of the RIGIsrKp
with the Senator's lucid and eompreheu.
/ sive RESUME.
I Mr.. Faulkner In reply stated that he dId
not know that no could give complet,
! resume Of what had been accomplished
! but would do his best TO enlighten N.
"rhe Legislature" said he, ''hss worked
| hard and accomplished much In bulk
! which fact will appear ben the acts ara
bound in volume. or the, important bill.
/ passed might be mentioned those relsting
! To the Circuit Court, County Court, Justir,
es, County Roads, Assessment, Education
: and Poor law. OF entirely new measure.
passed is the State Board OF Health bin
( the Pharmacy and Dentistry bills. Tn.
members of the State Board of Health. and
Board of Examiners provided for In IN.
/ Dentistry bill will be appointed by tho
Governor and tie members Of the Phsr.
: macy Board by the Board of Public Works
/ There are other important bills, bur I
can't recall them at present, some OF /,
general and others Of local nature"
! what bills work important changes In
the present law Z" inquired the reporter.
! "Wen, take the Assessment law. Tia
manner of making ont the land books /.
changed. They used 10 be- made ont nv
the Assessors alone. Now the Law mn
! yides that in 1851 the land books are 70 h,
made out by the Clerk of the Count,
. Court and the AsSe>Sor-after that re,r
they are 10 be made out by the Clerks u
/ the County Courts alone, compensation
! for the work to be paid by the Count,
/ Courts"
ANY other changes?
eyes. The compensation of the Asses
I sors is Increased. The law now sllov.
( them from $500 To $3.50 per year 10 " paid
! out of the county treasury, and in addition
a commission of three per centum on tho
I amount of the State and State School
/ taxes assessed by them OF personal proper
! " of the district. There is also change
/ in the manner of assessment. All ssspss-
mcnts made are 10 be based upoH tho as
scssment rs returned under the general -
scsSme mt act Of 1873, which went into OBJ
GRAFTON i'm 1879, AMI under the corrections
msde within the year as prescribed 10y thst
law. But any county dissatisfied with the
assessment in various sections, some being
too high and some too low, has power Ia
reduce Oh one by adding on Ia the other,
So that the assessment OF the county il kept
up 10 the aggregate amount as rrtutucd
under the assessment OF 1919.
The Justices law har also been changed
in respect to trial by jury. The law now
SAYS when the value ur damages in con-
trovcr,y exceeds $40 trial 10y Fix jurors
can be had NJ the request Of either party.
Another important amendment Ia tho law
is the one requiring Justices Ia give bond
i'm amount from s., 600 10 5000. Another
j. in relation Ia the competency Fl husband
and w!fr rs witnesses for or against each
other, found i'm Section los, -rl-,fclion
second. The wur,iS for or sgainS' hsvo
been stricken ont and they are now allow
cd Ia testify in certain cases. The subject "
sppcalI /. al-O Very important Ia the peo-
/ pic. Now the law provides that appeals
can be- taken by either party when tho
amouut in controversy exceeds SIS, from
judgments rendered since the lst uf Oct"-
Der, 1880, where the same has not xlresdy
been taken by the justice having posse,siOn
of the docket of the justice who rendered
said Judgment In like manner and with
like effect a. il said appeal had been sp-
piled for i'm time. And il any justice
should TAIL or refuse to grant such appeals,
they NAV De granted 10y the Judge II tho
Circuit Court, or the Judge In vacation"
Were there not Ronr important changes
in educational matters, Mr.. Faulkner" in
| quired the reporter.
"Im one respect. yes, and I'm another
merely restoration. refer IN the sppro-
priationS To- the Normal schools Of ts,-
! 0O0. The change il In the manner Of dis
! tribnting the fund. Instead ~ distitb-
| uting 10 each school lis proportion Of the
! fund in bulk, the law now reads: The
| amount allowed for each non-pSying, nor
! nal pupil shall I've $3.50 per month, which
! sum include. books tuition and uss Of APP
aratuS, which. upon the requi-ition OF the
! President of the Board of Regents, the Al
dior will Issue his warrant upon the Trea'-
urrr Ia the. Executive Committee ~ said
| school. But In no event can any ono
! school draw an amount exceeding 2.OO-
! The most important amendment Ia the
| bill r. in reference TO the education II col
! ored teachers. II shows that the old feel
| ing is fast dying ont, and people sra begin
, ming to realize that this Clsss must 10
! educated 60 Nv useful 10 our State. Tho
! amendment referred "a make arrangement
! for the education and normal school train
! ing Of 4 number of colorcd school teachers.
! in proportion TO the cOlOrcd population OF
! the State.
There are important changes In the road
! law, one Of which provides for the time 81
! working roads from LIST Of April to tho fr't
| of November, and requires each surveyor
! 10 give bond for the faithful performance
Of duty. A law has been pass''i allowing
! parties charged with criminal offences IN
I testify in their own behalf, when they -
| desire. The only change made in the jury
! law was the striking out OF the Word
white A change has been made In the
! poor law which will work some concern In
| certain sections. Formerly the Steward
! or Agent Of the Poor House was appointed
! by the Oversccrs of tire Poor, now he ID
| appointed by the County Court.
There were many other questions tho re-
| porter might have piled the Honorable
! Senator but not wishing To weary him fin-
Their we brought the pleasant talk 10 clo~r
| by nquiring what important business
would most likely come before the az
| journed session. The Senator replied thst
! the question % Encouragement or rrhppor-
tionmcnt Of the members oi the legislature
would come up for one thing. The senil-
| ment Of the Legislature IL divided, how
ever, whether the constitution means THAT
the Senatorial districts shall be increased
or rearransed; or whether the members %
the House can be increased. On tbb qnes-
ton am the opinion that the members
Of the House eau be increased, but think
that the Senate should remain at iis pre-
ent number. The re-districting 81 the
State into Congressional districts will Ike
/ " be done. Then the Investigation into
the charges for public printing Will be TAX
Ell up ~ II was laid over until the ADJOURN
ed session by reason Of the brief time 70
| manning of the present session. 10