West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-01
A REVIEW
OF Some Bills passed by West
Virginia's Legislature.

OF Some Bills passed by West
Vtrginia's Legislature.
Houee Bill No. THE present
law authorizes the County curt to
sppoint one or two Commission rs
OF Accounts to have general super
vision over all 6ducisries qualified
IN their county, and TO make all en-
parte settlements OF their accounts.
The new Law increases the mum Der of
such Commissioners by providing
that each County Court shall APP
poin not more than four.
House Bill No, 8 This act amends
the law concerning Receivers of
Courts by allowing a fee of fifty
cents for recording the reports OF
Commissioners in Jhancery, as TO
any fund III the hands of any Re-
ceiver, to be paid out Of the fund in
Court; and the said Commissioned
may charge the same fees for their
reports settling the accounts OF Re-
ceivers, allowed them ny law for
other reports, to be paid out Of the
fund in Court, and charged to the
respective cases therein, in such gro.
portions as the Court shall Judge
right.
House Bill No. 22.-This bill was
gotten up at the instance Of the SOL
vent and reliable Life and Accident
Insurance Companies, which do bust.
ness upon a legitimate basis; but it
was intended to protect our oitizens
against wild cat and grave yard
companies by requiring certificate
OF the Auditor to be granted before
any Company shall do business in
this State. For particulars, We must
refer to the Bill itself.
House Bill No, 23.-Tbis act a.
mends Chapter AZ Of the Code as a.
mended BY Chapter Is Of the Aots
OF 1851, and defines the public uses
for which private property may be
taken ofdamaged. The chief change
relates to the transportation Of nstu-
raj gas, By means OF pipes or other
wise. by companies organized for
that purpose.
House Bill, No. 4l.-This act is An
act amending and re-euscting Sec
ton II, of Chapter l45 of the Code,
as amended and re-enacted by Cnap-
ter l49 Of the Acts Of 1882. This is
an important law which We advise
chicken thieves and other persous
burgisriously inclined to examine
carefully before committing further
depredations.
House Bill No. l9.-This Bill
mends aud rs-enacts Section / Of
Chapter LOG Of the Code, as amend
ed and re-euacted by Section l Of
Chapter l69 Of the acts Of 1882, con.
cerning attachments and arrests Of
defendants.
The last clause ir the 1st Section
OF The SAID Act Of 1882 lie subslitut-
ed by the following very important
Grange, to which the direction Of The
profession is directed; "And such At
tachmert-msy be sued out 10 court
Of equity for debt or claim, legal or
eq0aabe, 1Ohcther the same be due on
not, up ar Of the grounds afore-
said but the affidavit, in case The
debt or claim be not due. ProUided
that 40 attachment shall not be sled
out against foreign corporation or
s NONRESIDENT defendant Tor debt
not due, on tie ground alone that
the defendant is foreign corpora
tion or q non-residsnt. nor against
resident defendant TOR debt
not due, unless the sfisnt show by
bic .6dsvit that be vas a resident
Of this State when the debt vas con-
trected and that The plaintiff believ-
ed be would remain a resident Of THE
State at the time be gave BIN credit
Hosue Bill No. 97.-Fi1es the
mount or rate Of tax on each subject
Of taxation. This Bill fixed the State
Tax 20 &C. or every hundred Dol.