Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-01-17
COURT PROCEEDINGS
CONVENED FRIDAY moRSiNG Ar -
O'CLOCK.
Edwin n. nnI Rs-appointed TO the Po'
sirson Of Deputy Clerk Of Berkeley
coanty-otber Business

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morningat 10 O'Clock with Judge Faiss
on the bench and Commissioners Le-
men and stuckey present.
In the matter Of appointing deputy
clerk Of Berkeley county. a motion
was made 10 elect Edwin Il. HILL II
was then ordered that tlie court con-
sent to the appointment. The same
was confirmed and i. u. Hill appear
4 in open court and took oath OF oilce.
In the matter of designation OF q
PROPER person for duties under Chat.
IA Acts Of 1901, amending chapt.G4. OF
the code bv adding another section
thereof. Ii WAS ordered that Gilbelt
". McKown be and was designated by
the court az q proper person to per.
form duties required under Chapt. 81,
Acts Of 1901, which is entitled IAN
act to ameud, Chapt. Ct Of the code OF
West Virginia entitled "of the poor
by adding another section providing
for the burial of INDECENT soldiers and
sailors.
Court ordered the County Surveyor
G. w. VanMetre, be instructed to
stake off the public road. rs laid OIL
per plot so that the road surveyor may
be able to determine definitely the
limits of such road and report same
back to the court. Also to examine
proposed route for part of this road.
IN the matter of G. M. Lemen VS..
J. M. Lemen, this came to the conrt
to be further heard and the clerk was
ordered to summons a number Of Der-
sons to appear before the court at the
next regular session, which will be
next March.
Mr.. G. W.M. Tabler who was declar.
edgby the Board Of C%anyassers of Elec.
ton, elected to the Office of q Justice
OF Peace in Opequon District, for the
term of two years, appeared in opel
court aud made OATH IN due form ant
entered into and acknowledged bone
with proper suretv. The Court thef
o * a recess until 2 o clock Il lay al
t%erooon.
The County Court convened in even
ing session FRIDAY at 2 O'Clock witt
Judge Paras on the bench aud all o
the commissioners present. The bus
iuess of the session was then taken no
Mr.. George D. swimley appeared
in open court and said That order No
1897, which had been issued to hin
at the Sept. 1902 term, had never beer
delivered to him, this statement wa
substantiated by the Sheriff. The COW
then ordered that n duplicate order b.
issued to Mr.. Swimley.
Tie court ordered that MIR. @. l.
Stuckey be appointed for the purpose
authorized and empowered TO vote tho
stock owned by this county in til,
M|artinsburg and Winchester Turnpike
90, aud also the stock in Che Mar
tipsbarg aud Potomac Turnpibe Co.
at any meeting OF the stockholders o
these companies. The court recon-
mended that he cast the vote of th,
county in the former for the follow
ing directors: O. Z. LeFever, j. II
Fulk, J. j. Hetzel and benny J, Sci
+, bert; a1d Of the litter II. f.. Couch
man, W. W. Westphall ard John Ken
needy. The court recommended tina
he transact any other business prope'
ly coming before the.stockholders fron
Jan. 1 1903 TO Dec. 81, 1908 inclusive
Chas. II. Miller appeared in oDel
; coutt and asked permission to lepal
the public road leading from HoIuer'
saw mill. on the Arden aud Gerards
town road, free of cost to the county
this proposition was accepted by tn
p court and Mr.. Miller was given per
mission to do the WORK.
! The Clerk Of the Ccu { Was directeI
g. ask the officers of the various tam
t pixies of the amoout OF outstanding
t capital aud by whom held; che date O
I he annual meeting as provided bv tn
5vlavs a.a toc the aiuual sepoer @
tao Tiea~o o- secretaries "tta
tarupita~
p Arres. Pc. o. roc90uts against th
ca.s, 4o.s b.o1-3' 1etoet ,he count
a|,..os-t and d o. ci no oe paid or
$ ot She aoauty Dessarg, TIr Cu.
tnen sdjearuej until tn saav jan. I
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