Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-21
ARE NOW LAWS.
Gov. Atkinson has Affixed His
John Hancock.

Attended t0-Pren Department blil
is Also d kd-Polecats are Protected
In Some CountiesOther Laws
! Created.
Governor Atkinson has affixed
his signature to the following bills
passed by this Legislature:
House bill 5, creating the munich
pal corporation of ''the c.ty OF Nor
gantown,' House bill Is, making
Davies Facts IN Civil Govern
ment' a supplementary text book
| in the free schools; House bill l26,
creating the independent school dis
trict of Wheeling; House bill 81.
amending the act incorporating the
city of Huntington; Senate snbsti-
tute p, enlarging the powers of the
Board of Education of the school
district of Wheeling; House bill
ia, providing penalties for hunting
aud fishing on enclosed land. House
bill 2l3, authorizing the County
Court of Braxton to fund bonds at u
lower rate of interest; House bill 10,
providing for the reassessment OF all
real estate in Mercer and Tyler
counties; House bill 6S, authorizing
the city of Martinsburg to issue
bonds to amount of $4,000 for the
improvement of water works; House
bill 235, apportioning representa-
ton in the Senate and House of
Delegates of West Virginia: House
bill Sc, fixing the time for holding
the Circuit Courts IN the several ia
dicial circuits. House bill 81, pro
viding for additional commissioners
in chancery in the Circuit Court Of
kanawha county; House bill I53,
changing the corporate limits of
| Fairmont so as to include Palatine
and West Fairmont; House bill 50,
providing for the lease or sale Of the
public property known as Berkeley
Springs; House bill l43, relating to
guardians and their wards; House
bill As, providing for the allowance
of fiduclaries and others required by
law to furnish security on bonds or
reasonable premiums paid for such
suretyship to legally authorized
surety companies: House bill 40,
regulating the writing Of fire insur
ance policies on property situated
or located in the State and to pro
vide penalty for violation thereof;
House 264 amending the act Great
ing an advisory board of pardons;
House bill 81, providing for the re-
moval from office OF county and dis
trict officers for misconduct incompe-
tence, habitual drunkenness, adul-
terry, neglect of duty or gross i'm
moralit, ; House bill I72, prohibit
ing the killing of the skunk, or pole
cat, in several counties of the State;
House bill 25, creating and estab-
fishing a free public employment
bureau, House bill Is, concerning
the limitations governing trustees
as to relationship in employing
teachers; House bill 65, concerning
the location of county seats. House
bill 305, authorizing Point Pleasant
to refund it's Indebtedness; House
bill Ia, authorizing an action Of
/ trespass on the case in assumpsit to
be brought for the breach of any
contract; House bill 3I6, abolishing
the preparatory department of the
West Virginia University and estab
fishing preparatory branch at
/ Keyser; Honse bin Sc, making pro
vision for the prevention of acct
dents and for the preservation Of
] life and health Of employees in the
manufacturing, mechanical, mercan
tile and other establishments where
persons, male and female, are en-
ploved, Senate bill 90; Senate bill
so, changing the name of the Poto-
mae IL Piedmont railroad and con-
ferring additional powers thereon !;
Senate bill SO preventing the intro
ductlon and spread OF the San Jose
scale, Senate bill rs, regulating the
sale Of commercial fertilizers SO as
to prevent fraud in the same, SEN
ate bill 70, relating to the incorpora
tien and regulation of title and
trust companies; Senate bill 10, re-
lating to the appointment of a game
and fish warden and prescribing his
duties and compensation; Senate
bill los, prescribing a time limit in
which checks issued to the treasury
can bit presented for payment and
recovering said amounts when such
checks are not presented within the
time limit; Senate bill IS, increas
ing the power and efficiency of the
West Virginia Humane Society !;
Senate bill "a, to prevent and pun
ish cruelty to children; Senate bill
l63, comforting upon foreign fidelity
guaranty aud surety companies the
same rights and privileges as domes
tic companies Senate bill II requiring
assessors to gather agricultural
statistics; Senate bill 90. regulating
the salary paid to the physicians