Acts of the Legislature of West VirginiaPublic Printer, 1868 - Law |
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acknowledged and accompanied aforesaid agree to become agreement amended and re-enacted become a corporation Berkeley county board of supervisors capital by sales capital so subscribed capital stock city of Wheel code of Virginia commissioners corporate limits corporators named council creek day delivered desire the privilege divided into shares duly acknowledged duties eighteen hundred election enacted entitled An Act February 29 Harrison county hereafter sold hereby declared hundred and eighty-seven hundred and sixty hundred and sixty-seven hundred dollars John Kanawha Kanawha county keep its principal Legislature of West levy license Mason county mayor Mineral county oath Ohio Ohio river paid Parkersburg Passed February Passed March persons prescribed privilege of increasing proper affidavits Railroad river road sales of additional Seal secretary subscribed is divided subscribed the sum subscription taxes thence thousand dollars tion tolls town township Tyler county undersigned agree West Virginia William WITCHER
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Page 92 - That no appointment made by will, in exercise of any power, shall be valid, unless the same be executed in manner herein-before required; and every will executed in manner hereinbefore required shall, so far as respects the execution and attestation thereof, be a valid execution of a power of appointment by will, notwithstanding it shall have been expressly required that a will made in exercise of such power should be executed with some additional or other form of execution or solemnity.
Page 25 - ... at a rate of interest not exceeding ten per cent per annum; and may also issue bonds, or promissory notes, at the same rate of interest in payment of any debts or contracts for constructing and completing their road, with its equipments and...
Page 10 - ... next of kin, or assignees of such deceased person, where they have acquired title to the cause of action immediately from such deceased person, or have been sued as such by the executors, administrators, heirs-at-law, next of kin, or assignees.
Page 18 - Its council, by this chapter or by any future act of the legislature of this state, the council shall have power to make and pass all needful orders, by-laws, ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations, not contrary to the constitution and laws of this state; and to prescribe, Impose and enact reasonable fines, penalties and Imprisonments...
Page 41 - Every manager, before entering upon the duties of his office, and within ten days after notice of his appointment...
Page 10 - A party to an action may be examined as a witness at the instance of the adverse party, or of any one of several adverse parties, and for that purpose may be compelled, in the same manner and subject to the same rules of examination as any other witness, to testify, either at the trial, or conditionally, or upon commission.
Page 166 - There shall be a joint committee on the library, to consist of three members on the part of the Senate and three on the part of the...
Page 47 - In cities, towns and villages the nomination and election of public school trustees shall be held at the same time and place, and by the same returning officer or officers, and conducted in the same manner as the municipal nominations and elections of aldermen or councillors, as the case may be, and the provisions of The Municipal Act...
Page 32 - At all general meetings or elections by the stockholders, each share of stock shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote...
Page 50 - ... to abate, or cause to be abated, anything which, in the opinion of a majority of the whole council, shall be a nuisance...