Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-04-09

A list Of the Bills Passed at the Late
Session.

WINE several additional oihcci5
were created such as commissioner Of
highways, fire msrshals, commissions
to Investigate this or that or the other,
several assistant prosecuting attorneys
and various other jobs Of like kind,
these are perhaps couuterbalanced hy
the board OF control bill, which abol-
ishes 129 positions ard will save the
stste upwards OF 100000. Another job
saver is the new Department Of High
ways. 1t does awfy with all the dis
trict read supervisors aud thereby ef-
feats considerable saving.
j Below is summary OF all the legis-
lation.
Senate Bill No. 1S-Amending the
charter Of Martinsburg and taking in
neigh boring territory.
Senate Bill No 20--Creating the In
dependent school district of Hunting
ton.
Senate Bill No 3l-Prohiblting the
sale Of merchandise in bulk withcu
first notifying the creditors ofthe own
er. Ai@
Senate Bill No. 37.--Giying liant.
lington q charter that will insure q bi-
partisan form Of city government and
place the city under the control Of =
commission.
Senate Bill NO. 59--Making Febru-
airy IL, Lincoln,s birthday, legal hol..
iday.
Senate Bill No 1O7-Charter for the
city Of Keystone In Mcdowell county.
Senate Bill No. 112 -Appropriating
money for the salaries of Legislators
and attaches; senate bill No. So, cre-
ating the independent school district
Of Logan; senate bill No. "a, making
the carrying a pistol punishable by
imprisonment in the penitentiary un-.
less the carrier has license from the
circuit court and gives bond in the
sum of 20, 500. This is one of the most
drastic laws that has been enacted and
persons in the habit of totIng pistols
would better heed it if they don't wish
to move to Moundsville.
Senate Bill No. 193.-This measure
supplies Huntington with full set of
corporate limits, which were omitted
from the charter bill. If the emission
had not been thus supplied the uni
verse would have been incorporated at
the city of Huntington.
Senate Bill No. 1903, amending the
school district law of the city of Mar
tinsburg.
SeDate Bill No. This is an impor-
tant measure. 1t had been offered for
successive sessions and failed each
time, but this time il got through with
little difficulty. 1t provides for the
creation Of state school book board of
eight members, which shall prescribe
uniform test books for the entire state
and repeats the present law, VIII ich per-
mits them to be selected by county
boards. Independent districts of M ore
than 1900 population are xempted
from the provisions Of the bill.
Senate Bill No. 13-kaises the sala-
ries of the supreme court justices from
81, 500 to $500.
Senate Bill No. 81. Raises the pay
Of grand and petit jurors the muniti-
cent sum of fifty conts per day.
Senate Bill No. 95.-Abolshes tolls
on the turnpikes in Brooke county.
Senate Bill No. 96-Another impor-
liant law, par ieularly to So citizens. 1t
provides that the county shall stand
the amount of discount for taxes and
not the shefiff, and also assures sher-
iff $1,000 a year minimum increase.
1t also gives the sheriff penalty Of
ten per cent to be added t" all tax bills
not paid by May 1.
Senate Bill No. 65-Clarfies the law
pertaining to purchases of real estates
from estates in which minors have an
interest.
Senate Bill No. 160-A law wanted
by the fire insurance companies. 1t
creates the Office Of State fire marshal,
an officer whose duty it shall be to in
investigate all fires and to require pros
ecutions for ars IN. The fire marshaps
salary is nxed al $1,000 and his deputy
at ST. 200. The expense of the office is
met by special tax upon the insur-
ance companies.
h Senate Bill No. 163.-ln musiciP l.
itics where the cost of street paving is
met by charging the same TO the prop
srty owners, this law requires that due
notice shall be published in newspap-
ers and also in the case of corpora
ton written notice shall be served
upon the proper officer.
Senate Bill No. 53. "A traction law.
1t provides the same penalties for steal
ing rides on trolley cars and trespass-