The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-04-04
q SynoPfs Of xome OF the GEM
eral Acts Passed by the
Recent Legfslature-

house Bill NO. 4-dutnorlzing
Clerks Of Courts-County, Circuit
or Supreme-witl consent Of the
Court,to appoint deputy.
III. d. No. ). concerning the powers
and duties of Clerks of County Courts,
and allowing Clerks of the Circuit
Courts to perform the duties ofClerks
of County Courts wLere.the latter are
interested.
H. B. No. Z, giving the. County
Court power to appoint not more
than four Commissioners of Ac-
counts.
H. b. No. 9, prescribing the amount
and how certain fees of Clerks ard
Commissioners shall be paid.
H. B. No. IA, fixing the terms Of
Office of State and County. officers
so as to conform the. same to the
recent Constitutional amendment.
II. b. No. II, permitting the con
struction of board walks along pub
lie highways.
Fl. B. No. %, relating to corpora
tions for the mutual relief and pro-
lection of their members. and rcquir-
ing certain statements of their finan
cial condition to be made to the
Auditor before they shall be allowed
to do business in this State.
H. B. No 90 prescribing the con-
ditions and uses under and for which
private property may be taken or
damaged for public uses.
H. B. Ne. Al, re-enacting the law
in regard to burglary, and prescrib-
ing the punishment thereof
H. b. No. 40, re enacting and
amending the first section of LOG of
the Code in regard to attachments.
H. B. No. so, concerning the vio-
lation of town ordinances, and giving
a justice jurisdiction to require par
ties failing to pay fines imposed to
work out the amount thereof on the
streets.
H. B. No. 50. concerning the fofma-
ton of companies for the construction
of booms in certain counties.
H. B. No. SO, concerning the man
ufacture and sale of impure butter
and cheese, and requiring parties Of
fering the same for sale to print,
stamp or mark on each package or
vessel the true and appropriate name
of such substance, and the fact that
it is not made wholly from pure cream
or milk.
II. B. No. II, and H. B. No. 191,
concerning licenses. These laws i'm
pose a license tax in many cases
where it has not heretofore been re-
quired, and it is estimated that the
State will realize not less than $780,
900 from these sources. The sub.
jects are too numerous to mention
here.
H. b. No. SO, authorizing the con
struetion Of lateral railroads, and
prescribing the powers and duties
of companies organized for such pur.
poses.
H. B. No. 80, amending and re-en-
acting sec. 1877 of chap. so of the Code,
concerning justices.
H. b. No. ia, authorizing boards
of education to keep on hand sup
ply of text books. The act leaves it
optional with the boards to purchase
the books or not as they may think
best. The books are to be paid for
out of the building fund, placed in
the hands of the Secretary, and sold
by him to the patrons and pupils of
the free schools of the district at the
retail, contract price, and the pro-
ceeds turned over to the Sheriff to
the credit of the building fund. The
object is to provide the people an
easy and convenient means of obtain
ing books. For his trouble the act
allows the Secretary an additional
compensation of from IS $15, assthe
board may prescribe, and he is re-
quircd to give bond.
H. B. No. lis, extending the time
within which railroad companies or
ganized since March IA, 1881, may
begin the work of construction-giv
ing them two years from the passage
of'the act in which to begin work,
three years in which to spend ten
per cent. Of the capital stock sub
scribed, and ten years in which to
complete the road and put it in OPP
GRAFTON.
Fl. B. No. 154, amending and re-
enacting certain sections of the law
in regard to the sale Of forfeited and
unappropriated lands, and prescrib-
ing the duties Of the Commissioners
of School Lands.
H. B. No. 1T, amending and re-
enacting certain sections of chap. 81
of the Code in regard to conveyances
of land for educational, religious
and charitable purposes.
SENATE BILLS.
S. B. No. 10, a law making it unlaw-
full for any cattle, mules, hogs, goats,
&C., to run at large, and imposing
penalties for its violation. But the
law is not to take effect in any coun-
ty or district thereof until the peo-
pie Of the county or district have
voted to adopt it.
S. B. No. II, providing that the
general State, county and district ell
ections shall hereafter be held on
Tuesday next after the first Monday
in November, conforming the law to
the recent amendment to the Consti-
tuition.
S. B. No. 10, extending the time
within which distraint and sale may
be made for taxes and fee bills due