Year: 1874

An ACJ req ullluS lduOt vi tuc 'oh'l'l2


sentenced 10 confinement in the


county jails of this State.


PASSED NOVEMBER -, 1873.


Be 1t enacted Jy tie Legislature Of


Hest Virginia


l. Whenever hereafter any person
shall be convicted Of peti, larcency, or
other infamous offences, the punishment
for which by law is confinement in the
county Jail, the court may at It's dis
cretion add to such confinement hard
labor in the county Jail during the
whole or any part Of the term of con
fnement Provided, such confinement
is for any offence committed after the
passage of this act and, provided fur
thcr, that for the purpose Of this act,
and none other, the county Jail is hereby
declared to extend to any place within
the limits Of the county without the
walls of the Jail building.


> 1t shall be the duty Of the Sheriff
to adopt such measures and obtain such
employment for the conyicts sentenced
to the hard labor aforesaid, as he may
deem best, so that the greatest amount
may be realized from the labor OF sad
conyicts but the County Court when
ever it deems it expedient, may direct
the Sheriff to employ any or all Of the
convict labor aforesaid, upon any pub
lie road, bridge, poor farm, public build
ing or grounds.


3. The Sheriff shall make return to
each term of the County Court Of the
number of days worked by each convict
the kind Of road employed upon, and
the amount of money, If any, received
therefor and which amount he shall
be charged with and account for as
other county funds.


4. The Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff, or
guard, for every day he may be en-
gagged in supervising the labor Of said
cony,c,s, provided there may be more
than two of such conyictS, shall be al
lowed and paid ont of the county treas
ury the sum Of one dollar: Provided,
That for each fractional part Of n day
he shall only be allowed proportionaliy
at the rate Of one dollar per day f)r his
services.


5. Whena convict is taken out Of
the Jail building to labor it shall be the
duty Of the Sheriff to adopt some hui
name and safe method Of preventing es-
cape.


The following, Senate Bill No. 35G,
has passed the House Of Delegates, and
is now law. By the passage Of this
act the citizens of this State will here
after know when their property is sold
A Bill requiring certain sales 10 be ad


vcrt.scd in newspaper.


Be 1t enactca 6y tie Legislature Of


Vet Virginia.:


That whenever a court shall hereafter
decree the sale Of real estate, value OF
$500, it shall be advertised in some
convenient newspaper, by the commits
,iouer or person appointed to make the
sale. /; Shall always be advertised in
a newspaper published in the county, if
one be published therein, so situated
In the advertisement the commissioner
shall state the time, terms, and place Of
sale, together with description Of the
property to be sold.


Within three months after sale of
land for taxes, by the several shcriiIs Of
the State, if the lands, or any tracts cr
parts Of lands, shall be bought by indi
giduals the sheriff making the sale shall
add as part Of the expenses Of sale, an
equal per centum on the taxes due and
for which the lands were so sold, as
will be sufficient 10 pay the expenses Of
advertising the full return Of all sales
made to individuals, for the period OF
eight weeks and the said sheriff shall,
within said three months, advertise the
returns Of such sales in some convenient
newspaper, and shall always advertise
in newspaper in the county if one be
published therein, and shall specify in
such advertisement the time in which
the original owner will be entitled to
redeem, aud beyond which the right
will cease.


Any Sheriff or other officer, proceed
ing to sell under writ of feri Jaeias
or vsnditioni erPonas, if the property
be Of the value Of five hundred dollars,
or more, shall advertise the sale for the
time required by law, in newspaper,
as this act is required.


This act shall Je in force from its
passage.