The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-03-04
As Review Of Their Delibera-
lions in the Capital City
Discloses.
NUMBER OF NEW LAWS
To Meet Demands of Rapidly
Growing State Of West
Virginia Are Passed.

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Senate BIZ No. 1s-Amendlng til
charter of Martinsburg and takin
In neighboriug territory.
Senate BnI No. 20-creating tn
independent school district of Hunt
ingt0n.
senate Bill No. s1-prohibitini
the sale OF merchandise in bull
without ffst notifying the creditor
OF the owner.
Senate BIZ No. s7--Giving Hunt
ingtcu a charter that will insure
bipartisan form of government III,
place the city under the control o
a commission.
Senate Bill No 59s Making Feb
raary IL, Lincoln's birthday, lega
holiday
Senate Bill No. 1o7-charted fol
the City OF Keystone in Mcdowell
county.
Appropriated Money for Salaries.
Senate Bill No. l12-Appropria.
ting money for the salaries of legis-
lators and and attaches.
Senate Bill No. Making the
carrying of pistol punishable by
imprisonment in the penitentiary
unless the carrier has license from
the circuit court and gives bond in
the sum of $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
IL they don't wish to move TO
Moundsvllle.
Senate Bill No. 193-This meas
ure supplies Huntington with a full
set Of corporate limits. which were
omitted from the charter bill. II
the omission had not been thus
supplied the universe would have
been Incorporated as the city OF
Huntington.
Senate Bill No. 103-Amending
the school district law of the city Of
-.
Martinsburg.
Senate Bill No. This is an i'm
portant measure. 1t had been offer
ed for six successive sessions and
failed each time. but this time 1t got
through with little difficulty. IT
provides for the creation of a state
school book board OF eight members.
which shall prescribe uniform text
books for tho entire state and re.
peals the present law, which permits
books to be selected by county
boards. Independent school dis
trlcts Of more than 1000 population
are exempted from the provisions of
the bill.
Senate Bill No. l2-Another i'm.
Dortant law, especially to fine able
citizens. II raises the salaries of the
supreme court Justices from $4,000 .
year to $500.
Senate Bill No. a7-Raises the
pay OF grand and petit Jurors the
munllicent sum of OF so cents dav
Senate Bill No. a5-Abolishes tho
tolls nm the turnplkes in Brooke
county.
Senate Bill No. ss--Another i'm.
prtant law, particularly to 81 cit,.
zens. 1t provides that the county
snail stand the amount OF discoun.
for taxes and not the sheriff, and
also assures sheriff $4,000 a year
minimum increase. 1t also gives the
sheriff penalty OF ten per cent .e
be added to all tax bills not paid nv
May 1.
Senate Bill No. 65-clarifies N.
law pertaining to purchases of rea
estate from estates in which minor,
have an interest.
For Insurance Law.
Senate Bill No 160-A law wan,
ed by the FIRE insurance companies
ihcseates the office of state fire mar
shall, an officer whose duty it shall
ne 10 investigate all fires and to 70
quire prosecutions for arson. Tn
ire marshal's salary is fixed at 81,
600 and his deputy at $1,000. Tn,
expsnse Of the Office is me. BY spe
eial tax upon the insurance compan
les.
senate Bill No. 1sa--rn municI
raiities where the cost of street nav
ms Is met by charging the same t
the property owners. this law re
CURES that due notice shall be put
lished in newspapers and also in ii,
case OF corporation a written nc
lice shall lie served upon the prope
ONCE.
Senate Bill No. 5s-A trac.io
law. It provides the same penaltie
for stealing rides on trolley car
and trespassing upon the proper,
OF such companies that are now a.
Piled to similar nffenses again.
steam railroad companies.
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