Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-03-07

in elections to Republicans creating
the office Of police Judge making
the chief Of police commissioner of
streets, and polio" judge appointive
by the council instead of elective by
tn" people; tiNimg the maximum
salaries after the first year as follows
To each councilman, 81 per month;
mayor, S6U per month; treasurer,
500; clerk, $50 per month city as
SCISSOR, $40; police judge, 500; COM
missioner of trAets, $50 city solic-
itor, $50; city physician, $40; chief
OF police, $50 per month. The pay
m"nt Of taxes not to be prereuui-
sit" for voting at II municipal cleo
tl"n. The first election under the
act is To be held on the second Tues.
day in June, 1898, and on the first
Tuesday in April each year there
after.
An act amending section %, chap
ter 10, of the Code, providing that
graduates of the Peabody Institute
at Nashville, Tenn., and of schools
ct the State where the grade of work
Is equal To the West Virginia Uni
NCrSity and State Normal Schools,
shall be placed ON the same footing
as graduates of those institutions,
without examination.
An act authorizing the county court
of amy county To issue bonds and Dor
row money for the purpose Of fund
ing its Indebtedness.
An act to prevent prosecuting at
tornCys from being present in the
grand jury room during the interr0-
CATION of witness or the taking of
Il vote.
An act providing that the boards
OF education Of the magisterial or
independent school districts i'm the
State, (that failed to vote for or
against power to levy for school pur-
! poses on the sixth day of November,
lS9l,) bc authorized to levy for the
building fund; also, for sufficient
teachers fund to run their respec-
tive schools the same number of
months as shown by the last levy of
| 1898 and 1891.
An act amending section {, 0fchap-
ter %, of the Code, making it lawful
for the proper authorities (instead of
" majority congregation" to APP.
point trustees, etc.
An act authorizing the Judges of
the Circuit Court of the First Judi
cial 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 procure copies thereof, when the
same is on file in the Auditors office,
defining the duties of the Auditor,
and making the same testimony
wien properly recorded and authen-
! ticatpd.
An act to authorize married wo-
t0rncy in fact; the property of a
married woman, when living sepa-
rate and apart from her husband, not
to he subject To her husbands dis
posal nor liable for his debts.
An act providing that where a
c"unty-Seat of any county has, since
the first day of January, 1872, been
! relocated by At special act of the Leg
iNlature, if Il majority Of all the vo-
| tiers tie in 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 a con-
! test between the towns of Peters
! burg and MaySville for the last thirty
years or more. 1t is believed that
the act is Unconstitutional.
An act making fence built wholly
of harhed wire a lawful fence. 1t is
designed To save farmers in the eX-
pensc of building fences. II reduces
the cost Of fence. building about one
! half.
An act fixing the minimum and
maximum of the fees of certain
county officers.
An act fixing the minimum and
maximum fees of assessors in GER
tain counties.
An act FIXING the fees for catching
and securing floating timber.
An act prescribing the duties and
powers of commissioners of the Cir
cuit Court, in relation to taking evi.
drncr.
Az act providing for the education
OF children nj poor-houses.
An act prescribing the manner of
taking bonds for fines. Vetoed by
| wv NONIl IlOI.
An act making appropriation of
public money to pay general charges
upon the treasury.
An act making appropriation of
public money to pay members of the
| Legislature aud salaries of the Off
GERS OF the government.
An act amending the 95th and Goth
sections of chapter 10, of the Code,
providing for monthly, instead Of
quarterly, reports ofprincipals of the
State Normal Schools to the presi-
! dent Of the Board Of Regents, and
providing for full monthly payment
OF salaries of Normal school teachers.
An act providing for the appoint
mCnt by Circuit Courts of commit
tees Of investigation, for the purpose
of examining into the municipal af-
fairs of any Incorporated city, town
or village. Vetoed by the Governor.
An act extending the time in which
-heritfs, whose terms of Office eX-
pircd on the 3lst day of December,
1892, till the 3lst day of December,
1899, in which to IN AXE distraint and
sale for taxes.
An act providing for the appoint
/ mcnt 10y the Governor OF three per-
sons, not more than two of whom
shall belong to the same political
party, to be known IA the West Vir-
ginia Service Commission, to aScer-
tain the number of those who served
within this State i'm West Virginia
militia AT the time of the beginning
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