West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-04
REVIEW OF WORK
Complete Summary Of Bills Passed BY
State Legislature.
OFFICES CREATED AND ABOLISHED
Measures That Fell by the Wayside
Cr'mp Put In State Revenues.
Some Good Laws Passed.

CuARLEsroN, March 2.-Though .the
sins OF omission of the legislature which
completed its labors early Saturday morn.
ing are numerous and costly, It's record
oi accomplishments when considered alto.
gcthcr is one of considerable merit
| While several additional Offices were
created, such as commissioner of high.
ways, fire marshals, commissions TO i'm
vestigate this or that or the other. soy
erai assistant prosecuting attorneys, and
various other jobs of like kind these are
connterbalanced by the board of control
bill which abolished 100 positions and
VIII save the state upwards of 500. 900.
Another job saver is the new department
OF highways. II does away with all the
district road supervisors and thereby ef-
fects considerable saving.
Prohibition and local option both fell
| by the wayside along with coal. oil, and
gas, and other revenue measures lie i'm
the ditch with the public service commits
sion bill, but the Legislature did hclp the
state out by increasing the retail LIQUOR
license 10 81 900 and raising the commits
sion on inheritances, and these avoid an
increase in the direct state tax. Tho
roads legislation was also quite excellent
| and so was the pistol toting mensurc
while the fish and game law is worth
something.
Below is summary of all the lcgis
lation.
senate bill No. IL, amending the char
ter OF Martinsburg and taking i'm neigh
boring territory.
Senate bill No. 20, creating the indie
pendent school district of Huntington.
Senate bill No. 30, prohibiting the sale
oil merchandise in bulk without first motif
Tying the creditors OF the owner.
Senate bill No. 81, giving Huntington
charter that will insure bipartisan
form OF city government and place the
city under the control of a commission
Senate bill No. 80, making February II.
lincoln's birthday, legal holiday.
Senate bill No. l07, charter for the city
OF Keystone in Mcdowell county.
Appropriated Money for Salaries.
Senate bill No. ll2, appropriating
money for the salaries Of legislators and
attaches; senate bill No. 5S, creating the
independent school district of Logan:
senate bill No. "a, making the carving
OF pistol punishable by imprisonment
In the penitentiary unless the carrier has
license from the circuit court and gives
bond in the sum of 800. This il one
of the most drastic laws that has been
enacted and persons in the habit of tot
ing pistols would better heed il if they
don't wish 10 move TO Moundsville
senate Bill No. l93-This measure sup
plies Huntington with full set of cor
porate limits, which were omitted from
the charter bill. III the omission had not
been thus supplied the universe would
have been incorporated at the city OF
Huntington.
Senate bill No. lO3. amending the school
district law OF the city of Martinsbnrg.
Senate Bill No. This il an impor-
tant measure. IL had been offered for six |
successive sessions and failed each time,
but this time il got through with little
difhculty. IL provides for the creation of |
q state school-book board Of eight mem
bera, which shall prescribe uniform text
books for the entire state and repeats the |
present law, which permits books 10 be |
selected by county boards. independent |
school districts OF more than 900 popu-
lation are exempted from the provisions
OF the bill.
Senate bill No. 13 raises the salaries of |
the supreme court justices from 81, 800 |
year 10 S. 500.
Senate bill No. 81 raises the nav of
grand and petit jurors TO the munifcent
sum OF 90 cents per day.
Senate bill No. 80 abolishes tolls on the
turnpikes in Brooke county.
Senate bill No. 96 provides that the
county shall stand the amount of dis
count for taxes and not the sheriff. and
also assures a sheriff $1,000 a year mini
mum increase. IL also gives the sheriff a
penalty OF 10 per cent to be added 30 all
tax bills not paid by May
Senate bill IS clarifies the law pertain
ing TO purchases Of real estate from es-
tates in which minors have an interest.
Fire Insurance Law.
Senate Bill No. l60-A law wanted by
the fire insurance companies. II creates
the office OF state fire marshal, an officer
whose duty IL shall be 90 investigate all
fires and 10 require prosecution for arson.
The fire marshaPs salary is fixed al So
600 and his deputy at 81 200. The ex
pense OF the Office is met by a special tax
upon the insurance companies.
Senate Bill No. l63-In municipalities
where the cost of street paving is met by
charging the same 20 the property own.
ers, this law requires that due notice
shall be published in newspapers, and,also
IN the case OF a corporation a written no
| tioe shall be served upon the proper officer.
Senate Bill No. 53--A traction law. II
provides the same penalties for stealing
rides on trolley cars and trcspassing upon
the property Of such companies that are
now applied 10 similar offenscs against
steam railroad companies.
Senate Bill No. IG2-gThe biennial
Charleston charter. Charleston. be il
known, changes It's clothes every two
years with an extra change thrown i'm
when extra sessions are held. The latest
| style IL one OF those newfanglcd biparti-
san commission schemes n In Huntington
Good Roads Law.
Senate Bill No. i43-This law c5mpel-
the imposition Of direct state tax of
cent on the 800 valuation for the good
roads fund.
Senate Bill No. 128-A now charter for
the city" Of Logan.
Senate Bill No. li9-AmendinV the
school district law of Huntington 10 make
II conform with the new charter. which
takes In nearly the whole river front OF
Cabell county
Senate Bilf No. 5i-The PRINCIPAL rev
snue measure. IL increases the retail state
liquor license 20 81 600; requires agents
for wholesale liquor houses 10 nav 5000
for each county in which they do bust
/ ness said license to be obtained from the
county court, and raises resident corpora
4 ton charter tax $40. The bill has the
further effect Of enabling dry counties %
prevent the soliciting Of sales Of liquor
i within their limits
1 Senate bill No. 142 establishes a depart
ment Of the state government % bo known
as the Office Of public roads, and creates
the Office Of state commissioner Of public
roads. The salary Of the latter il fixed
at So 900.
Senate bill No. 40 revises and codifes
All the road laws II abolshes the nu-
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