South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-04-10
THEINTELLlGENCER
FRIDAY. APRIL 10. 1891.
NEW STATE LAWS
Enacted BY III. Last legislature.

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Enacted by the Last Legislature.
The following are amoog the new
laws enacted by the Legislature q,
the session just ended:
BE IL enacted by dte Legislature Of Yes
Virginia:
l. That there shall be established
a State board Of agriculture, consist
ing OF one commissioner from each
/ Congressional district within this
State. Tha tsa'd commissioner SD all
DO appointed by the Governor. They
shall be practical farmers and en2a-
ged in DO other occupation. The
term Of office of said commissioners
shall be for two years, beginning fret
day of April, one thousand eight hun.
dfed and ninety one. Provided, Tha.
the commissioners Of the First and
Third districts in their first term,
shall retire April first, 1892. vacan.
cies Of said commissioners shall be
filed by the Governor as they occur.
2. Said board shalt hold their
first session in the city of Charleston
on the first Monday in May, 1891.
and organize by the election OF one
Of their number president, whose term
Of office shall be for one year, and al.
so tho election OF a secretary who shall
not be member of said board, and
whose term of Office shall be two years.
Tie SAID hoard shall meet on the first
| Monday Of October Ia each year.
Provided, That the time Of said meet.
ings shall not exceed twenty.five days
in any one year.
8. Said commissioners for their
services shall receive four dollars per
day aud &C nal travelling expenses IN
! attending the meeting of said board.
The secretary for his services shall
receive a salary fixed by said board,
not to exceed, FIVE hundred dollars
per year. And for necessary travel.
ing expenses of the board, and the Sec
rotary for stationery, printing and
other incidental expenses there may
be expended a sum not to exceed one
thousand dollars per snnum. The
compensation and expenses herein
provided for ehalI be paid out Of the
trecsury OF the State on the. order OF
said board.
4. Tso said secretary shall keep
en itemiZed account Of all his expen-
So and expenditures under this chap
ter, and shall render q statement
| thereof under oath to tie board.
whish IL found correct shall be allow
ed and paid.
IS. 1t shall be the duty Of eaid
board to look after AMI devise means
Of advancing the agricultural inter-
ests of the State. II shall have
charge Of the preparation in manu-
script. the printing. publishing and
distributor by mail aud otherwise,
any and all documents and reading
matter designed to prom tie the agri-
cultural interest oil the State. And
eaid board shall include ia its publ.
cations tue met hods OF farming In use,
the variety of crops and stock grown,
the special capacities aud aptitude Of
the coil tc the various products ofthe
latitude and climate. the needs OF tie
farmers and such other matters as
will convey proper idea of the ago
! ricultural resources of the State TO
! practical men. They shall have au
thoEiiy to request of any Safe officer,
or OF any ofiiciai in any county, city
or town, any end all statistical in
formation the board may desire.
IL is hereby made the duty OF all
Stale and county officers to assist in
every way possible and cooperate
with the board upon their request,
to The end that the welfare and inter.
est Of agriculture may be promoted.
6. 1t shall be the duty Of the sec
re'arJ TO attend all meetings of the
board, keep q careful record OF sl
their proceedings proper books pro-
vided by Tho board, keep on fle all
papers relating to the office, and per.
form such other duties as the board
may prescribe.
| Z. The said board shall report oil
its proceedings annually to the Gov.
ernor, showing 10 detail the manner
OF its execution Of the provisions Of
this ac'.
BE it enacted by The Legislature OF
West Virginia,
Tbst section 20 be NUMBERED Sec
tiOn "32 shall be added TO chapter
l45 OF The code Of West Virginia
which section 81 shall read as fol.
lows:
81. Every person who shall Ut any
hotel, inn or boarding house, receive
or cause TO be furnished any food or
accommodations, With intent TO de-
fraud the owner or proprietor Of such
hotel, inn or boarding house, out OF
the value or price of such food or &C.
commodatlon; and every person who
shall obtain credit al any Lotel, ion
or boarding house by the use Of any
false preteDse, or device, or by de-
posting at such ho'el, ion or board
ing house any baggage or property Of
value less than the amount of such
credit, or OF the bill By such person
incurred with such fraudulent intent
aud any person who after obtaining
credit or accommodation OF any ho-
tel. inn or boarding house, shall ab-
/ scOnd from suoh hotel inn ar bOard.