The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-03-04
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held. The latest style is ons o
those new-fangied bipartisan COLI
mission schemes Ia Huntington.
Good Roads.
senate Bill No. 134-one of the
seven Sutherland good roads meas
lures. This law compels the imposl'
ltion OF direct tax Of one cent on
the 800 valuation for the good
roads fund. 1t will cost Ohio courl-
ity about $4,000 for the benefit Of
other counties roads and is probably
/ an opener for a large tax.
4 Senate Bill 80. 12s-A new char
tier for the ..city" of Logan.
Senate Bill No. 1l9-Ameding the
school district law OF Huntington 70
make 1t conform with the new char
Ter, which takes in nearly the whole
river front OF cabell county.
Senate Bill No. 51-The principal
revenue measure 1t increases the
retail state liquor license to $1,000;
requires agents for wholesale liquor
houses to pay 5000 for each county
in which they do business, said IL
cense TO- be obtained from the coun-
ty court: and raises resident corpo-
ration tax $40. The bill has the fur
tAer effect OF enabling dry counties
to prevent the soliciting of sales OF
liquor within their limits
Senate Bill No. 142-Another.
Sutherland road bill. This one es-
tablishes department of the state
government to be known as the Of
Ace OF public roads and creating the
Office of state commissioner of pub
lie roads. The salary of the latter
Is fixed at $4,000. d
Senate Bill No. 140-Good roads
again. This revises and codifies ALI
the road laws. 1t anolishes the
numerous Offices OF district road SUI
pervlsors and creates that of road
engineer for each county. who must
he skilled and competent. 1t also
contains strict regulations for the
collection and expenditure OF road
taxes.
Senate Bill No. ll3-Part OF the
good roads propaganda. 1t creates
u state road fund into which must
be paid the one cent direct state tax.
the automobile tax and net revenues
of the penitentlary over and above
100000. The fund is TO be parceled1
out among the counties in proportion
TO the amount OF their own money
they spend for roads. Snch rnadsI
shall be built under the direction OF
the state highway commissioner. "A
Senate Bill No. 1I1-This gives
corporations the same right soI
bridge the Great Kanawha and Big
Sandy rivers that they have 10
bridge the Ohio river. 1t also per-
mits bridge corporations to console
date
Legal Measures.
Senate Bill No. Ss-This gives Il
person against whom, on qualifications
Judgment or decree has been or shall
hereafter be rendered, In an action
or suit in which an attachment has
been or may be sued out and levied,
may If he appear in the state have
one year to petition for rehcaring
If he has been served at the instance
OF the plaintiff. II not SO served he
shall lraye two years.
Senate Bill No. ST-A companion
to the above. 1t requires that a bill
of review can be allowed to a fnaiI
decree only within one year after.
such decree.
Senate Bill No. s9--Giyes an I'm
known party or defendant who was
not served with process in this state
and did not appear in the case be.
fore the date of judgment decree or
order. two years to apply for re-
nearing IL he be not served with a
copy of the order. and one year il
he as been so served.
Senate Bill No. S5-Gives a court
five years within which to amend a
judgment for cause.
Senate Bill No. ss-This bill re-
auires the appeals from decisions OF
the circuit courts to the supreme
court must be made within two
years instead of Ave years.
Teachers Certificates.
Senate Bill No. 127-Giyes uradn-
ates of schools other than state nor
NAL schools who have completed a
normal course which is in the iud-.
ment of the state board of educa-
ton equal to that of the stata nor
NAL school and its branches. the
right to receive first grade teachers
certificates.
House Bill No. s-Gives sherifrs
!, in In