Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-09
.r ral.ELINGG.IRB0ATB BILL,
PISSED Both Houses Of the LegiS-
lure and Has Been Signed

..'.- LNtA A4S1-r15 VA NA-~ 70 a.
ura and Has Been Signed
- The Governor, Making 1t the
-w OF the Land-Delegate Gar !
remarkable Hustle was the
scans oil Securing Such Prompt
action Yesterday was a Dull
r.r in the Legislature and but
--s Business Of Importance was
The Augusta COun-
-sasure Creating Interest in
r--a HOuses-Other Legislative
--ars - Yesterdays Routine
.ceedngs.
ston. W. Va. February s.
.as am uneyentfl day in the
e. It was a local bill day and
. member who had a local bill
.5 have it called up out of its
and advanced.
eryin's bill. in regard 10 the
4d0n of $1,000 by the Wheel
Council. which passed the
saturday, was reported 70 the
is morning Ii passed It's sew
..uls under a suspension OF
and was submitted 20 Gov
..eC0rkIe, az noon. The Gov
private secretary reported TO
. ..rse that the Governor had ap-
.... The bin. and had signed il. AS
.. bib was passed TO take effect from
.-e. it was a law at twelve
.e Today. The dispatch with
. the bin was put through, was
LODI Inc diligence and energy or Ar.
a.siu.
PRESIDENT Whitaker is suffering from
.ery severe cold, and remained IN
.oom to-day.
Resides the Wheeling bin. the legis-
-ra has passed so far nine plliS'
..-- OF which have been signed by the
Governor and one vetoed. Most OF
.-s are local laws TLey are as
t.Uo.s.
Am act TO charter the city of Hinton
and TO- include within It's corporate
limits. AN the territory embraced with
r the corporate limits of Hinton ana
Turer Hinton. i'm Summers county.
An act Jo authorize the county court
off Mineral county t0 change the DouL-
Garv line between keyser independent
school district and the scnOOl distucs
of New Greek.
tD act to a. nd the charter of the
rtv off BWefe.d. i'm Mercer county.
SIN act To amend the charter of
Noundsville making it lawful for the
CITY marshal tu hold TWO terms instead
of one as under the present law, and
allowing him t0 receive q salary OF
s2l0 uar anrrm This bin was vetoed
bv The Governor.
All ac- .o amend and re-cnact the
charter OF rhe town of Grafton. and 20
consolidate the towns of Grafton and
West Grafton into enc municipality
an act to protect persons dealing
ir mineral waters. malt liquors and
other beverages i'm bottles.
tu act amending section is, OF chap
- off the code. This Sectlon OF
Oh. code reads. All houses, buildings
and places of every description, Where
.r-uEicating LIQUORS are sold or vended
contrary 90 law shall be held, taken
and deer 20 tO De common and puouc
8Dcos land may be all lted as Such
.-.a conviction of the owner or keep
areof. as hereinafter proVlded
H courts of equity shall have Jutis-
..-.en 20 restrain and abate any sucn
...-.ree uDon a 0ill filed by any ciri-
Iu the new act the vorCs above
nsad I'm brackets are omitted, ana
t.. following words added aIJer ciu-
. cor by the prosecuting attorney
amy county. I'm the name OF the
State off West Virginia, and they may
hp abated as such upon sucn
conviction of the owner or Keeper
..-aof as hereinafter provided. IN
the new statute it is not necessary
. convict a person for unlawful sell
I'M. before having bis place declared
8uce
.- act ro amend section 10 of chapter
.. the acts of 1898, providing for the
.utment of guards at the peniten-
- The section as amended reads;
Board of Directors shall appoint a
lent number of guards TO preserve
and enforce discipline among
and o., pervent escapes. all OF
shall be under the control OF the
but the number thereof shall
... increased or diminished except
tra rec0mmendatiCn of the War
.et to- amend and re-enact sec
t.- and 66 of chapter - OF the
s amended and re-enacted 10y
of 1895. concerning State ucen-
section /. after the words sell
expose for sale. or solicit OF
orders for" the words "Or keep
rIssession for another, are add
r I'm section 66 the clause pro
Tor license tax on those who
rettes is omitted. IL repeats
ral law.
.emiug week promises 70 be an
ing one i'm the Legislature. ON
at II O'Clock the Military bill
.~e up for consideration ln me
To- is looked forward 10 with
interest by everybody. and es-
bv members of the National
ON the part of the members OF
e rarv organization it will be
for existence. and the bill Will
nusIy pressed and those who
State military is an expensive
NHl just as vigorously oppose
providing for a thorough re-
-0n of the West Virginia Na-
Guard All the prominent mill
men OF the State viii DE here 10
le fight IL the friends OF the
seed fin getting it through the
Gev are confident of success m