Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-03-16

out reconciliation, the court may de-
cree divorce on the ground of cruel
ty or i'll treatment.
An act amending section IS, chap
ter so of the code. providing that per-
sons associated as partners in any
trade or business, may sue as such be-
fore justice in the firm name, but
the names of the individuals colnpos-
ing such firm shall be set forth in the
summons.
An act providing for the establish
ment of the independent school dis
trict of Bridgeport, in Harrison coun
ty.
An act authorizing the independent
school district of Spencer, in Roane
county at any time within five years
to issue and sell its bonds to pay off
existing Indebtedness and building
and equipping school houses.
An act requiring railroads in West
Virginia to use for traffic the classi6-
cation of freight used by them for in
terstate traffic and prescribing tariff
of charges, and to prevent discrimina-
ton 1t increases slightly the eharg-
es On short hauls, and decreases the
charges on long hauls. Under the
former law the average was 40 cents
per mile. Under the new law the
average is cents per mile.
An act providing that the commit
tee of an insane person may petition
the circuit court for authority 10 mort
gage, lease or sell SO much of the real
estate of such insane person, etc, in
stead of the words 1.-The court of the
county in which he was appointed
An act changing the time for hold
ing the circuit court in Mason, Put
nam and Kanawha counties.
An act making it unlawful for any
railroad company to engage in the
business of buying and selling coal, to
lend its credit or money to another
engaged in the business, for prevent
ing discrimination among shippers.
An act amending the charter of
the city of Huntington. fixing the
maximum salaries of officers and pro-
viding that the payment of taxes shall
not be prerequisite for voting at
municipal election.
An act amending section go, chap
ter As, of the code, providing that
graduates of the Peabody Institute at
Nashville, Tenn, and Of schools of
the state where the grade of work is
equal to the West Virginia University
and state normal schools, shall be
placed on the same footing as gradu-
ates of those institutions
An act authorizing the county court
of any county to issue bonds and bor-
row money for the purpose of funding
its Indebtedness.
An act amending an act establish
ing the independent school district of
Weston.
An act to prevent prosecuting at
torneys from being present in the
grand jury rooms during the intero-
cation of witness or the taking of a
vote.
An act providing that the boards Of
education of the magisterial or indie
pendent school districts in the state
Chat failed to vote for or against pow
er to levy for school purposes on the
sixth day of November, 1S94,) he au-
thorized to levy for the building fund;
also, for sufficient teachers fund to
run their respective schools the same
number of months as shown by the
last levy of 1898 and 1894
An act amending section a, of chap
ter 81, OF the code, making it lawful
for the proper auth critics Gnstead of a
majority of congregation') to ap-
point trustees, etc.
An act authorizing the judges of
the circuit court of the First judicial
circuit to employ shorthand writers in
certain cases.
An act providing for supplying lost
records.
An act to authorize married women
to convey property by an attorney in
fact.
An act providing for the removal
from office of county and district off,
GERS, for official misconduct, incompe-
tence, habitual drunkenness, neglect
of duty or gross Immortality.
An act providing that where a coun-
ty seat of any county has, since the
first day of January, 1872, been relo-
Gated bya special act of the legisla-
ture, if a majority OF all the voters be
in favor of such relocation, the coun-
ty court shall decree the same located.
An act making a fence built wholly
of barbed wire lawful fence.
An act repeating the independent
school district of Brandonville.
An act fixing the minimum and
maximum of the fees of certain coun-
ty officers.
An act fixing the minimum and
maximum 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 cir
cult court, in relation to taking evil
dence.
An act amending the charter of
Bluefeld, in Mercer county.
An act providing for the education
of children in poor houses.
An act prescribing the manner of
taking bonds for fines.
An act fixing the time for holding
the courts of the Eighth judicial cir
cult.
An act to repeal the independent
school district OF Volcano, Wood
county.
An act authorizing the town of Har-
risville, Richie county, to borrow mon
ey, issue and sell bonds.
An act making appropriation of pub
lie money to pay general charges upon
the treasury.
An act making appropriation of
public money to pay members of the
Legislature, and salaries of the officers
of the government.
An act extending the cooperate linn
its of the town of New Cumberland.
An act amending the ninety fifth
and ninety-sixth sections of chapter
As of the code. providing for monthly
instead of quarterly, reports of princi-
pals of the state normal schools to the
president of the hoard of repents aud