Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-26

An ect changing the time for hold
inc he circuit court in Mason, Putnam
ana Eauawha cOunties,as IouoWs' + Vi
I Mason first Monday in February hrsV
NIondav ir Nay and fourth Aoncay III
I Sanrer,a FOR Putnam, fourth Mon
9ev +, February. fourth Monday IN
Nav and fourth Monday IN September ;
I for Kanawha. first Monday IN Marcu,
FIRST Monday in June and nrsJ Mohu"S
/ ia October. e-..-,,.
An acl. making it unlawful for any
railroad company to engage IN the Dus-
| moss of buying and selling coal, 10
Iopd it's credit OF money TO another en-
gagged i'm the business, for preventing
discrimination among shippers.
Making the violation of the act a mis-
/ Gomeanor. ana providing a fine Oh not
I less than Gftv dollars, nor more ina"
five hundred dollars for each ottense.
An act. amending the charter oil the
I citv o. Huntington; rearranglnS Ine
wards i'm order to give the adFahld5e
i'm elections 10 Republicans; cIea'iils
the Office of police jUdgde; making the
/ chief OF police commissioner Oh SUI 90 %
and police Judge appolntiFe 10y lne
I council instead of elective oy lHe
ple. fixing the maximum salaries aIIei
/ the first wear as follows. To each coun-
Gilman IS per- month, mayor, 500 per
month. treasurer. 500: clerk. 500 per
month. city assessor. $40; police Judge
/ 500. commissioner of streets, $50; clty
/ solicitor $50. city physician. $40; chlel
of police. $50 per month. The payment
/ of taxes not 10 De a prerequisite lot
voting ar a municipal election. Inc
first election under the act IS 10 be heiC
ON the second Tuesday in June, 1879
and ON the FIRST Tuesday in April eacn
year thereafter. ..
An act amending section -, chapter
i5. OF the Code; providing that sradu-
ates of the Peabody Institute AT
Nashville. Tenn. and Ct schools or
the State where the grade oil work Is
equal to the West Virginia University
and State Normal schools, snail De
placed ON the same footing as gradG-
ates of those institutions, and receive
second Grade certificates without eN-
animation
An act authorizing the county court
of any county to issue bonds and Dor
row money for the purpose OF Iundlhs
| it's indebtedness.
An act amending an act establishing
the independent school district oil
I Weston.
An alt 90 prevent prosecuting aJtor-
news from being present in the grand
Jury room during the interrogation or
a witness or the taking Of q vote.
An act providing that the boards oil
education of the magisJerial or inde-
pendent school districts in the state,
uhat failed % vote for or against
power TO levy for school purposes ON
the sixth day of November, lo9fD De
authorized TO levy Tor tle building
fund: also. for a sufficient teacher S
fund To- run their respective schools
the same number of months as shown
I bv the last levy of 1898 and 1894
An act amending section 4, of chap
/ ter 81. of the Code, making 1t lawful
for the proper authorities (instead Of
majority congregation, - to appoint
trustees. etc.
An act authorizing the Judges OF
/ the Circuit Court of the First Judicial
| Circuit to employ shorthand writer's in
| certain cases.
An act providing for supplying lost
records. and authorizing the county
/ courts of the several counties TO pro-
cure copies thereof. when the same rs
on file i'm the Auditors Office. defining
| the duties Of the Auditor and making
the same testimony when properly re-
corded and authenticated.
An act. 20 authorize married women
to convey property by an attorney IN
I fact. the property of a married woman.
| when living separate and apart from
| her husband. not to be subject 20 her
/ husbands disposal nor liable for ms
debts.
An act providing for the removal
from office of county and district ori-
GERS for official misconduct, incompe-
/ tence. habitual drur kenness. neglect OF
duty or gross immortality. Removal to
be made by Circuit Court in case OF
| Clerk of Circuit Court Prosecuting At
torncy. Sheriff. Surveyor of Lands or
| County Commissioners and 10y either
tine Circuit or County Court in the case
of the Clerk Of the Circuit Court
/ County superintendent, Assessors. JUS
tees or COnstables.
An act. providing that where a coun-
tv-se-t of any county has. since the
first day of January. 1872. been re-
located by a special act of the LeSisla-
tire. If majority of eil the voters be
/ i'm favor of such relocation. the County
Court shall decree the same located.
The act is designed to apply specially
TO the county of Grant, where there has
been contest between the towns OF
Petersburg and Maysyille for the last
thirty years or more. Ii is believed
that Che act is unconstitutional.
An act making "a fence built wholly
of barbed wire a lawful fence. IL is
designed TO save farmers in the eX-
pense of building fences Ii reduces
the cost OF fence building about one
half
An act repeating the act creating
the independent school district OF
BrandOuvilic.
An act fixing the minimpm and max
mum of the fees OF certain county
officers.
An act fixing the minimum and max
imum fees of assessors in certain
counties.
An act fixing the fees for catching
and securing floating timber.
An act prescribing the duties and
powers of commissioners of the Circuit
Court. i'm relation TO taking evidence.
An act amending the charter OF Blue
field i'm Mercer county.
An act providing FOR the education OF
children at pOOr-bouSeS.
An act prescribing the manner o.
taking bonds for fines.
An act fixing the time For holding
the courts OF the Eighth Judicial Cir
cult as follows. For Wayne, on the