South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-02-03
West Virginia Logisla u.e.

n Legislature, has irt reduced another
railroad bill. Under It's provisions il Is
iuade unlawful for any company or cor.
pOratlon, whether operating itself or
operated or leased by apy other COM
tany, to charge for passengers or freight
more Tor shorter than for a longer dis
tan IN the same direction. H. Shall! be
the duty Of every railway Company 10
keep constantly posted, in 4 conspicu-
Gus plsce, IN al It's ticket offices and
freight and passenger depots. printed
copies OF the second aud third sections
o. THIS act, which are embraced in the
foregoing sentence, together with ia
bic Of distances between oach and ey-
cry station or us roaa. the same TO he
printed in leg.ble type.
All persons she'll have equal rights in
shipping freight; and the same fAcili-
Ties Tor Carriage, storage aud handling
Freight and Transporting IL wish .easoua-
ole dispatch 70 lie point required, shsll
be given 20 ali; and lao company snail
directly or Indirectly allow any rebate.
or drawback 10 one person that is not
allowed to all alike. No company shall
increase is charge after j ,nuary OF each
year
A station sball be established at ey-
cry town of 500 or moro Inhabitants
where the rohd pas>cs through or with.
~ half = mile; and such statiou shal,
be established within three months ST
ter this act goes ioto effect. and every
thirty days delay, or isiiure thereafter.
shall ne separate oEense.
The remainder OF The bill is devoted
10 penalties. For any otTemse against
| the provisions OF this act, the offender
shall he deemed guilty Of tnis iemesn-
OF and for the firSt offcuse, upon con
vie ion si.aii be fines not less than S..
| 600 nor more than $4,000; Tor the Sc .
coOd, not less than $4,000 nor more
than $4,000; Cor the third, not less
than $4,000 nor more than $40, 600
aud for every offense thereafter. : y. 600.
esch fine 10 be a. the discretion OF the
jury. But il any company shall VIII.
FULLY violate aEy section OF this orIi
nance. II shall ba taken SIS an abuse
! and forfeiture OF it's charter, sni Ii NAV
be proceeded against rs TO Judgment OF
custer AID final execution.
The Circuit Court OF each county
through which road passes, shall have
| jurisdiction and shall especially give
th5 ct in charge o! the grand Jary -
lhe Judge, il lie deem it necessary,
shall employ special counsel to assist
The Prosecuting Attorney In such cases
The above Is the substance OF the new
railroad bill. Tae difference betweea it
and the lest one is that H. carries no
riders aad hos but lis one object.
1t was referred 20 the Committee on
! Railroads
q resolution was introduced in the
House LAST Friday. by the chairman OF
TIE committee on Investigations, Doctor
BEE, asking for an investigation Of tie
management OF the Insane ASYLUM az
Weston aud the Deaf ami Dumb Aay,
lum 81 RomHey. After sn exciting de.
bate IL was determined to refer the
whole matter back 10 he House com
! mitLee 10 make further investi CATION in
tn tie alleged dcliEgueucjes. with in
s;ructioDs 20 report any specific charge
that the committee may bs able 20 re
port upon.
A member of the Legislature, Mr.. G,
(. EVANS, OF Berkeley, has proposed g
gill for the prevention of corporAj pun
ishmeEt in tbs public schools OF the
State. IL wac referred TO the committee
on Education, who gave tie bill the
cold shoulder. snd reported it without
recommendation. The bill is kuosu
10y Tue nsUs OF ''lbe Spanking BABY
Bill" Which is certainly euphouious,
providing tie spanking 10 lot done with
al CD shoe
1 he propc sition TO tax Lasyers, Doc.
tore. Dentists, &c. excited in tho
House, on Friday last, considerable lie.
bate. In his review of the arguments
pro and con on The subject OF taxing
lawyers. Hr. BECEHIrH ,aii: We
baYe been told, first, that lawyers are
psupsrs, and cannot afford to paw tie
tax then that they are fOois, and east.
ly supposed on; snd lastly that they are
kuAyss, and aiIl evade the tax snyg ay -
81 uige FERGUSON will not s8nl, that
taxing lawyers sud doctors il taxing
brains. lie cant zee that they hsve auy
more brains than suy body else; ne
cau't denv lhst they have uore Jaw.
Mr. Hubbard shortly after retoried that
as vas usual with lhe Judge he had
furnished considerable proof Of bio po-
siiisn."
~ a vote of3l to rs, tho clause tax
ing lawyers, DC, wss stricken out OF
tire biI
The $50 TAX on drummers was also
voted down.
According to she Reyistsr tho Legis-
io'urs propoeoa % sit down on the brlst-
ling burr, tho Canadian thistle
Barbour county asks tho Legislature
10 excuse It from the operations Of the
late tog-'a1. Dogs are worth more to
some psop's than sheep.
An Ac, zppropratiug money 70 be
expended iB tie purchase and disiribu.
ton OF pure vaccine virus among The
people OF bic State has been passed.
Gov JScEsoN, ot his State. has laid
before Che House ~ Delegates a letter
from Gov. Hamilton, stating that nc