The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-22

charge than other persons) against the
peace and dignity Of the State"
2. at shall be unlawful for any such
company or corporation, by its officers,
agents or otherwise, to give or offer to give
70 any delegate OF any political convention
held within this State, for the purpose OF
nominating candidate OF any State, cir
cult county or district Office, any pass or
ticket over its railroad or railway, or any
part thereof, free OF charge, or at less
charge than is made for all other such del
egates 10 such convention, for an equal or
shorter distance without distinction. y
Every meeting held within this State, for
the purpose OF selecting or nominating
candidates for office shall he deemed po-
litical convention within the meaning and
intent OF this section; and such purposes
may be proved by general reputation, or
by oral evidence OF the proceedings had in
such meeting; and every person attending
and taking part in the proceedings OF such
convention, or by the rules thereof entitled
so to do, shall be deemed to be such dele.
gate. Indictments under this section may
be general in form, as the form set out in
the next proceeding section.
3. Any such company or corporation
which shall by its officers, agents or other.
wise, directly or indirectly, in any manner
whatever, violate any or either OF the pro.
visions OF this act, shall for each and every
such offense, be deemed guilty OF a INSIDE.
meanor, and upon indictment and cunyic,
ton thereof, shall be fined for the first
offense not less than one thousand dollars
nor more than two thousand dollars, at the
discretion OF the jury; and for the second
otfense not less than two thousand dollars
nor more than four thousand dollars, al
the discretion OF the jury; and for the
third ofTense, not less than four thousand
dollars, nor more than five thousand dol
lars, at the discretion Of the jury; and fol
every offense thereafter five thousand dol
lars. Upon the trial, under any indict
ment under this act, the jury shall decide
from all the evidence in the case, and in
finding verdict, shall disregard any eva
sion or attempted evasion OF the provisions
thereof. And whether there has been such
evasion or attempted evasion, shall be de
termined by the jury alone.
4. The circuit courts OF every county
through or into which the railroad or rail
way OF any such company or corporation
violating any or either Of the provisions O
this act may pass, shall have concurrent
jurisdiction OF all the otFenses under, ant
violations OF this act, wherever committed
and it shall be the duty OF every circui
court judge, at each and every OF the re
spcctive terms OF the respective Sircui
courts at which grand jury shall be en-
paneled, to give this act in special charge
to the grand jury.
On the passage Of the bill the vote was
Ayes-Messrs. Wilson (Speakcrl, Babb
Beckwith, Evans, Furguson. Fl her 10
Braxton), Fulkerson, Grantham, Hall 10
Barbourl, Hall (of WetzeD, Hobbs, Holt
Hubbard, Irons, Kepner, McCord, Nc
Crum, Mcneil, Orr, Poe, Quarter, Riley
Sheppard, Siler, Sinclair, Sydenstricker
Thompson, Tippctt, Wyatt, Wells tof Ma
rionl, and Wells (of Tyler)-3l.
Noes-Mcssrs. Bee, Bell, Brady, Crum
rine, Dayisson, Depue, Dodrill, Edmiston
Fisher (of Hardy, Johnston, Leonard
Lowry, Lusk, Maxwell, Monroe, Morrow
Prince, seabrigllt, Sharp and Wilson 70
Barbour)-20.
Absent on leave and not voting: ,Messrs
Cox, Cresap, Davis, Day, Floyd, Hack
worth, Lurty, Lynch, Meadows, MoiTett
Rowley, Settle, Steere and Watson-l4.
During all next week three sess
ions will be held, viz: morning, after
noon and night. This becomes nee
eseary, in order to get through Will
our work. 1t is hoped that we vii
have our work fully completed b,
Saturday next.
Saturday the general appropria
ton bill was up in the House, and i
occupied nearly the whole day, be
cause it met with such opposition
from the Republican side Of tn,
House. 1t was finally passed to it
third reading by strict party vote
To-day the State Apportionmen
Bill, as passed by the Senate, will b.
up for consideration. There will b.
no increase in the representation il
the House. Under this bill Hancock
and Grant counties lose their dele
gates, while Wood county gains one
1t also provides for al additiona
Senatorial district, to be composed o
Cabell, Wayne and Putnam. Oul
Senatorial district will be Mason
Jackson and Roane counties. w,
have no doubt but the bill will pas.
by party vote, as all the Republi
cans are, as far as we have inter
viewed them, opposed to the bill
This gives our (l4th) district three
additional votes in the next Legisla
ture, power that is not to b.
sneszed at.
Below we give one or two more
"pen sketches"
MR.. D. o. KELLY, THE POPULAR DOOR
KEEPER OF THE SENATE.
Having sketched several of the
House officials, would be unjust tc
myself and inconsistent with the
original intention of these papers
were | to overlook the politcst, most
courteous and, without exception
most accommodating officer in any