Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-03-03
Bills Passed by the Legislature.

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and increasing the State school tai
from 10 to Is cents. Tue aggregate
tax is left unchanged, the only changt
being made in the purpose for whict
the taxes are levied. Three-seVenth'
almost one half-of the entire
amount OF taxes collected by the
State will go to the support OF free
schools, while only twenty cents OF
the one hundred dollars valuation
will be used for general State pur
poses
Another important law was the
repeal OF the married women's law oi
1891 aud the substitution for it of the
law of 1868. II. aking the married wo
man the same as an unmarried one
Us regards her separate rights and
property. Two bills on this subject
were passed, the second one merely
to cover a slight defect in the first
one passed.
Bills were passed creating criminal
courts for each Of the counties OF
| Ohio. Marion, Peudleton, Wayne, Nc
| Dowell. Mercer and Cabell; esta blish-
ing independent school districts for
Warrington, Elkins aud BelingtCn.
The other bills passed were as fol
lows:
Appropriating $4,000 to pay for the
third edition of the code.
Authorizing the incorporation of
companies insuring on the assess
ment plan against sickness.
Amending the law relating to the
school district of Martinsburg.
Making franchises OF bridge com
panies q portion OF their assets and
| liable for their debts.
Requiring sheriffs to publish lists Of
persons and property returned by
him as delinquent for the non-pay-
ment of taxes.
To prevent the employment of per-
sons not citizens of West Virginia to
perform police duty in the State or
otherwise to aid or assist in the exc
cution Of the laws thereof.
Changing the time for holding the
circu. t courts in the sixth, eighth and
ninth judicial circuits.
Authorizing county courts to open
public roads to give land owners an
outlet to public roads already estab-
lished.
Empowering the city Of Wheeling
to construct and maintain water
works outside the city limits and to
supply water to other towns and
cities.
Revising the laws relating to the
management of the penitentiary.
Providing for the depositing in the
Auditors Office OF certain records,
books, documents and papers relating
to land titles procured and to be pro-
cured from the State of Virginia and
making the same a part OF the public
records of the Auditors office, and
providing how the same or copies
thereof and certificates based thereon
may be used as evidence.
Concerning the management OF the
reform school.
To authorize the union Of the Ches-
apeake & Ohio Railway Co. and the
Greenbrier & New River Railroad Co.,
by purchase, consolidation or merger.
Making it a misdemeanor to open
and leave open any gate or dra bars
OF another person, punishable by a
fine of from five to one hundred dol
lars.
Providing the mode OF condemna-
ton by boom companies to secure
sites for boom property.
AuluOl lht SOuIG Vi
county to fund the bonded indebted
ness Of said county.
To authorize the employment of
short hand reporters in criminal
| courts.
Amending the charter of the city Of
Parkersburg.
Amending the law creating the
criminal court for the county Of Wood.
Amending the law creating the
criminal court for the county of Fay
cite.
Increasing the number of assess
ment districts In certain counties.
To empower the board of education
| of The nagisterial district OF Washing
ton, in the county of Peasants, TO Dor
row money and issue bonds.
Making it a misdemeanor, punish
able by fine not to exceed $500 and
! Imprisonment not to exceed one year,
| for keeping house of disreputable
character or for renting a house to be
used for such purpose and constitut-
ing each day q separate offence; au-
nulling all leases or contracts for the
renting OF such houses and filming
not to exceed S25 any person living
or lettering in such places.
For the prevention of cruelty to
children and providing for their care
and maintenance i'll certain cases.
This act allows children to be taken
by trustees of orphans homes and
other such institutions when their
parents are not giving them proper
care and attention, upon the order OF
! the Judge of the circuit court of the
county in which the child resides.
Extending the boom law to the
counties OF Putnam, Randolph, Tuck
er and that portion Of Monongala
through which the Tygart's Valley
river runs.
Providing for the erection in the
national capitol of statue of Sena-
tor John E. Kenna.
Creating three miuing districts in
the State instead Of two.
Providing that when any land,
which was not on the land books at
! the time when q re-valuation was
made, shall be rejnstalled on the
land books its former valuation shall
not be used but the clerk Of the court
shall give it u fair valuation as eom-
pared with other property under the
| new valuation.
! ReNlSluS TIE laws COuCtTulLR lllS
sale Of lands for the benefit of the
school fund.
To authorize fidelity and guaranty
companies Of other States to transact
surety business in this State.
Amending the Australian election
law, requiring the districts to be lad
off into precincts ndprohibiting any
person from voting outside the pre-
cinct in which he resides.
To provide for the purchase or
| erection of an executive mansion.
Revising the school law as recon-
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