Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-15
IHENTY-SIX BILLS
So Far Passed By the State LegiS-
lature.
a Complete List of the Measures,
Their Objects and Aims-Only
Two or Three Of the Laws Of
Any Special Importance or Wide
Public Interest-Several Simply
Partisan Schemes.
Special to the Register.

Partisan Schemes.
Special to the Register
Charleston, w. Va, February 14.-So
far the Legislature has passed twenty
six bills. They include:
A bill to authorize the county of. JET
ferson to fund at a lower rate of in
terest, or on better terms, the out
standing bonds of the county, or any
part thereof. The bill provides for the
issue of bonds not exceeding $175,0C0
in amount. bearing a rate of interest
not greater than / per cent running
thirty-three years.
A bill TO prevent the jumping on and
OFF of trains, making the person Of
tending in this manner liable to a fine
of not exceeding $25, or Imprisonment
i'm the county Jail not exceeding thirty
days, or both.
A bill amending the act for the pre-
vention of
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS,
making the impounding of an animal
and failure to supply the same with
sufficient food and water or trans
porting animals in an inhuman man.
rer, or feeding COWS on impure or un-
wholes ne food or abandoning MAIN
ed or sick animals, or for engaging in
cock fighting, dog fighting, bear beat
ing or other similar cruelties to ami
mails. or possessing dogs or other ami
mails for the purpose Of seizing or
malueating any other animal, mis-
demeanor and subject to the punish
ment provided in the Code.
A bill allowing persons to pay two
thirds of his road tax IN work on the
county roads.
A bin repeating the law providing
for a tax on cigarettes.
A bin in relation to the appointment
of guards at the penitentiary, proWd-
ing that not more than one member
OF the guard shall be appointed from
the same county.
A bill fixing the time for the hold
ing of Circuit Courts in the counties
of Jackson, Roane, Gilmer and Clay
I'm Jackson on the 10th day Of March.
10th day of August and 10th day of
November; in Clay ON the 9TH day OF
April. 9Th day of August, and 9TH day
of December; in Calhoun on the lst
day of March. the 1st day of June, and
the LIST day of October; in Gilmer on
the 20th day of February, 10th day Of
June, and the 20th day of October.
A bin amending the charter Of the
city of MoUndsville,
WHICH WAS KILLED
by the veto Of the Governor.
A bill amending the act empowering
the city of Wheeling to construct and
maintain water works outside the city
limits and supply water to other
tOws and cities, adding after the words
town or State" in section .. the words,
or TO any person or corporation for
usaoutsdeOf the city of Wheeling and
at the end of section the words "or
any person or corporation.
A bin to legalize and authorize the
execution of a lease Of agreement by
the trustees of Berkeley Springs Of the
property under their service to John
%. Herrell. made and executed on the
31st day Of December 1886.
a bin relating to the stationary en-
gineers and others in certain cities
that In all cities incorporated hav-
ing a population of two thousand and
upwards, the city Council thereof may
provide by ordinance. for the eXami-
nation. regulation, and licensing OF
STATIONARY ENGINEERS,
and others having charge or control of
stationary engines. boilers. or steam
generating apparatus, within the cor
pOrate limits Of such cities.
A bill for the protection of persons
dealing i'm mineral waters, malt liquors
and other beverages in bottles, the full
text of which has bene published in
The Register.
A bin to authorize the county court
of Mineral county to change the boun-
Diary line between the Keyser independ-
ent school district and the school dis
trict of New Creek, in that county.
A bill TO authorize the city Council
of Wheeling to appropriate $1,000 for
suitable presents to the gun boat
"Wheeling.
A bill allowing citizens of our State
the benefits of the exemptions to
which they are entitled under sections
29 "a. %. 26 and - of chapter II of the
Code. making it unlawful for any per-
son 10 institute proceedings for or
TO transfer any claims for a debt held
bv him against a resident of this State
for the purpose of having payment of
the same enforced out Of the wages
that NAV be exempted by the provis-
ion of the Code found in the sections
named.
a bill in regard TO
TOLL ROADS AND TURNPIKES,
specifving that they shall be not less
tlan thirty feet in width and have a
smooth. solid road bed of not less than
twenty feet in width and be well ditch
ed and drained. and that all running
streams requiring bridge OF fifty feet
in length or less. shall have a bridge
across the same sufficiently strong and
Hcient1v wide 10 insure safe pas
sage to aIl kinds of vehicles, and that
no tolls shall be collected unless these
roads be constructed in accordance
With this provision Of the law.
a bin changing the time for the ap-
Dointment of members Of the board OF
directors Of the West Virginia peni-
tontiarv from the 4th of March TO the
10th of March.
a bin providing that the directors of
tbe two hospitals for the insane be ap-
,oin+od after the 10th day of March.