Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-02-29

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five degrees at any one point.
| Sec. Is 16 and 17.-Provides for appli-
cations o the county court to have roads
or bridges pstab ished or altered. The
court is to refer the application to the
Beard of Road Commissioners who shall
view the ground and make a full report
to the cnurt The compensation of the
Board of Road Com missioners for this is
to be paid out of the District road fund,
unless the conrt render JUDGMENT for the
same against the applicants in case the
| application he denied.
| SIC. IS. The court has discretion after
| hearing report of the Board Of Road Com.
missioners on an application, to appoint
three freeholders to make further re-
port.
Sec 10 Provides that if the court grants
the application. its order shall be certified
to the Board of Road Commissioners wh0
shall cause 1t to be executed; provided
that if the cost Incurred is over $3.50; moth.
ing shall be done until the Board of Su'
pervisors approve the same and make
appropriation therefor out of the county
| levy.
Sec. 20. Describes Gene. cry, Seminary
and other lands through which public
roads cannot pass.
Sec. 81 Where member of the Board
Of Road Commissioners is interested in q
road application, freeholder may be ap-
pointed to act in his place.
The act as far as it applies to Augusta
is not to GO into operation until approves
by the Board of Supervisors of The county
APPROPRIATIONS TO THE CHARITABLE
INSTITUTIONS.
The House Committee on Finance has
reported the ppropriation bill for 1884.
| Among the appropriations are $35 600 to
| the D.. d. & B. Institution for support,
and $S5 600 lin addition to pay patients)
| to the W. l. Asylum. The same appro-
| priaSlon is made for 1855.
IMPORTANT TO CHURCH CONGREGA-
lions.
The following is an official copy of ar
act of Assembly to provide for authoriz-
luk lOllSlOuS 0h0 OoANA
| benevolent, literary, and charitable insti-
tuticns, which are not Incorporated. to
sell. exchange, or cucumber their proper
ty, approved January 81. 1884:
| l. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
blv of Virginia. That the trustees of any
| religious congregation. or of any Other
incorporated benevolent. literary. OF
| charitable OroanlZ1fiOn. or institution.
may file their petition in the Circuit Cncrf
| of any city OF county, or the Corporation
or Hastings Court of anv city, or before
the Judge thereof in vacation, asking
leave to sell OF cucumber their property
and upon evidence being produced before
| the court, or the Judge thereof In vacation.
tn 1t it is the wish of any such cODgrega-
ton, or of the members of any such inst,-
tuition OF organization, to sell, exchange.
or cucumber their property. the court, ~
the judge thereof in vacation. shall MAKE
such order as may BIZ proper prov ding fo,
| the sale of said property. or that the SAINT
may be exchanged or encountered, and.
| in the case of sale of any property, for the
proper re investment of the proceeds OF
the same. The cOatt may make such order
| as to casts as to it may SEEM proper.
2. THIS act shall be in force from its
| passage.
CONvICTS ON THE COUNTY ROADS.
The following is the bill introduced ty
Mr. Opie of Augusta whic has been fAv
o'ably reported by the committee on Asy-
lums and Prisons
Be it enacted by the General Assembl,
! of Virginia.. That the supervisors of TIT
| respective counties of the State be. and arr
hereby authorized at any time, af or thu
! passage of CHS act. to make a reQu'sitiOn
upon the governor for such able-bOdied
convlcts in the penitentiary. at the time
| of the r. QUESTION from their RESPECTIVE.
counties, 20 be used to work upon thu
| public roads in said counties. Any coun-
| ty not wanting its cow Cts. shall be and
| is empowered to transfer them to any Oth-
| er county. The counties thus employing
| this convict labor shall maintain, clothe.
and provide for all convicts in their en-
ployment, and for each escaped convict
shall pay into The state treasury the sum
| of two hundred dollars. The board of
| any county shall be furnished any num-
Der of convicts. not exceeding ffty. who
are not employed as provided in this act
by the counties from which they were
sentenced.
2. This act shall be enforced from its
passage.
1
Mr.. Koiner presented the following In
the Senate, which was agreed to:
Whereas the future prosperity and rapid
deve'o ment of Virginia can be greatly
promoted by fostering manufacturing and
he mechanic arts; and whereas there is d
great lack of facilities 'or the instruction
of the young men of our State in the high
er departments of the mechanic arts il
connt ctiOn with applied sciences, there
fore,
RESOLVED. That the Committee on Pab-
lie institutions and Education inquire
into the mechanical department OF the
Agricultural and mechanical College at
Blacksbarg and report whether a SchOni
of Technology may not be- fully developed
in connection with that institution. and
the legislation necessary to accomplish
that Of ject. If not expedient in connection
with that ms itutiOn, to report On the feas
Utility of esta blishng a school or schools
of technology in connection with Othel
States institutions of learning, and report
by bill.
GENERAL LEGISLATION.
Senate bill authorizing the Board Of
Supervisors of Augusta county, on petit
ton, to submit to the voters of the same
OF any district thereof the question o.
making the owners OF hogs responsible fo
damages committed by them when turned
loose to range on any street or public
road where there is no public common Of
forest outlet on which to subsist has pass
ed the Senate.
Senate bill exempting from taxation thu
property IF Baldwin Augusta Fair. 81
| f,r 90 If ia maud for Fair furnOsaa i
passed.
By Mr.. Echols: Bill to amend and re
enact sections l, 2, 8, 4 and of chapte
212, Acts 1873 Z, for the protection of fish
IL, ,t1.ra Of tho e. ON veal 2hAY