4 [CH. 2 AUTHORIZING GOVERNOR TO PROCURE FURNITURE, ETC, Commencement 3. This act shall be in force from and after its passage. Approved January 27, 1877.] [NOTE BY THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.] The foregoing act takes effect from its passage, twothirds of the members elected to each House, by a vote taken by yeas and nays, having so directed. Governor to ture, &c. for capitol building therefor. CHAPTER II. AN ACT authorizing the governor to procure the necessary furniture, carpets and matting for the legislative halls, offices, committee rooms and executive offices, and appropriating money to pay for the same. [Passed January 27, 1877.] Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: 1. The governor is hereby authorized to procure the procure furni- necessary furniture, carpets and matting for the legislative halls, the offices of the officers of senate and house of delegates, the committee rooms and the executive offices of the state located in the capitol building; and the sum of three Appropriation thousand and five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the purposes aforesaid, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, and upon the requisition of the governor the Auditor to draw auditor is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrant upon the treasurer for the payment of the sum herein appropriated. warrant upon requisition of governor. Commence ment, 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. [Approved January 31, 1877.] [NOTE BY THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.] The foregoing act takes effect from its passage, twothirds of the members elected to each house, by a vote taken by yeas and nays, having so directed. CHAPTER III. AN ACT authorizing corporations to issue either registered or coupon bonds and to exchange the one for the other. [Passed January 31, 1877.] Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: poration bonds. er; when 1. That any railroad company or other corporation Railroad compawhich is now or shall hereafter be authorized by any law By or other corof this state to issue its bonds, may, at its discretion, issue either registered bonds, having the conditions as to trans- May issue regisfer and payment of the principal and interest usual in tered or coupon such bonds, or coupon bonds, or both, in such proportion as it shall deem best; and any such company or corporation which has heretofore issued, or shall hereafter issue any coupon bonds, may, at the request of the lawful holder May change the thereof, change any or all such coupon bonds into register- one for the othed bonds, either by taking up and cancelling the coupon bonds and issuing registered bonds in lieu thereof, or by writing or printing upon such coupon bonds a proper certificate to the satisfaction of the holder desiring the same, changing such bonds into registered bonds, and may in like manner provide for changing registered into coupon bonds. Provided, That the amount of the indebtedness of Proviso. such company or corporation and its liability upon such of its original bonds first issued as are not so changed or ex- indebtedness changed, together with the terms and conditions thereof as and liability to the payment of principal and interest, shall in nowise tered or affected be altered or affected by any such change or exchange of by such exchange. bonds. The amount of shall not be al lieu of others, entitled to all first issued. 2. That all bonds issued in lieu of others or changed as Bonds issued in above provided, and the legal holder thereof, shall be enti- or changed. tled in every respect to all the security, liens, protection and rights under or arising from any mortgage, deed of Holders thereof trust or other security given by or in any way accruing to the security. such company or corporation for the security or protection Given for proof its bonds first issued and so changed or exchanged as tection of bonds above provided, in the same manner and to the same intent and effect as if such new or changed bonds were spe- as if bonds cifically named and described or otherwise duly provided changed were for in such mortgage, deed of trust or other security, the scribed. validity and lien of which as to any bonds not so changed Validity of or exchanged shall remain unimpaired and binding in all mortgage as to respects. [Approved February 3, 1877.] [NOTE BY THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.] The foregoing act takes effect from its passage, two To same extent named and de such bonds to remain unimpaired and binding. thirds of the members elected to each house, by a vote taken by yeas and nays, having so directed. CHAPTER IV. AN ACT changing the times of holding the circuit courts in the ninth judicial circuit. [Passed February 10, 1877.] Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: 1. That the commencement of the terms of the circuit courts in the several counties of the ninth judicial circuit, in each year, shall hereafter be as follows: For the county of Wayne, on the first Monday in March Wayne county. and the first Monday in August. Cabell county Lincoln county. Boone county. Logan county. Wyoming county. McDowell county. For the county of Cabell, on the third Monday in March and the third Monday in August. For the county of Lincoln, on the second Monday in April and the second Monday in September. For the county of Boone, on the third Monday in April and the third Monday in September. For the county of Logan, on the fourth Monday in April and the fourth Monday in September. For the county of Wyoming, on the first Monday in May and the first Monday in October. For the county of McDowell, on the second Monday in May and the second Monday in October. For the county of Mercer, on the third Monday in May Mercer county and the third Monday in October. For the county of Raleigh, on the first Monday in June Raleigh county and the first Monday in November. Commencement 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. [Approved February 14, 1877.] [NOTE BY THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.] The foregoing act takes effect from its passage, twothirds of the members elected to each house, by a vote taken by yeas and nays, having so directed. CHAPTER V. AN ACT authorizing the county court of Brooke county and the board of commissioners of Ohio county to dispose of the stock in the Pittsburg, Wheeling and Kentucky railroad company and the debts, liens and claims against said company, and its property held by said counties respectively. Passed February 5, 1877. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: counties authe stock in Pitts claims and liens and upon such may prescribe. made when rail 1. The county court of Brooke county and the board of Brooke and Ol commissioners of Ohio county are respectively authorized ized to transfe and empowered to give, transfer and assign the stock now burgh, Wheel-held or hereafter acquired by them or their respective ing and Kencounties in the Pittsburg, Wheeling and Kentucky railroad tucky railroad. company, and the debts, claims and liens against said rail- Also the debts, road company and its property, which are now held or against said may be hereafter acquired by the said court or board, or company. their respective counties, to such persons, in such manner To such persons and upon such consideration, terms and conditions as to conditions as th said court and board respectively may seem most for the court and board interest of their respective counties, and are authorized and empowered to contract to give and transfer such stock, Transfer to be debts, liens and claims, when the said railroad shall be road shall be completed from the city of Wheeling to the Steubenville completed from bridge, to such persons as shall have furnished the means Steubenville for such completion; and said court and board respective- bridge to perly, if deemed by them desirable, may, for the greater se- means for such curity of any persons subscribing money for the purpose of such completion, transfer such stock, liens, claims and May transfer to debts to trustees, to be transferred by said trustees, when deemed desirasaid road shall be completed as aforesaid, to such persons as shall have furnished the means for such completion. And such court and board are respectively authorized and empowered to exchange said debts, claims and liens for May exchange stock in said company. They are further authorized to for stock. dispose of said stock and said debts, claims and liens now May dispose of held and hereafter acquired in any other manner which said stock, etc., may seem to them for the interest of their respective. counties. Wheeling to son furnishing completion. trustees if ble. debts and liens in any other manner. debts and liens 2. The purchase of said debts, liens and claims by said Purchase of court and board respectively is hereby legalized, and said legalized. court and board are each hereby authorized to purchase or assume to purchase other debts, liens or claims against may purchase said railroad company or its property, when it shall seem liens. Court and board other debts and 8 APPROPRIATION for State NORMAL SCHOOL. [CH. 6. to them for the interest of their respective counties to do so. [Approved February 14, 1877.] [NOTE BY THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.] 1 The foregoing act takes effect from its passage, two-thirds of the members elected to each House, by a vote taken by yeas and nays, having so directed. Principals of normal schools. CHAPTER VI. AN ACT making an appropriation for the support of the state normal school and its branches, for the school year ending in one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, and the school year ending in one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight, and providing the manner in which the same shall be paid. [Passed February 7, 1877.] Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: 1. That the principals of the state normal school and its several branches shall make at the close of each session thereof to the president of the board of regents, in addition To make reports to the annual reports required of them, a report under Of non-paying oath of the number of non-paying normal pupils, and the pils to president number of paying pupils in the several departments of the of board of re-school in actual monthly attendance during said session. and paying pu gents. of regents. Report to audi pupils, etc. President board 2. That the president of the board of regents of the normal school, upon receipt of the reports required in the first section of this act, shall furnish the auditor of the tor non-paying state with the number of the non-paying normal pupils in actual monthly attendance in each of the said normal schools, and the number of months of actual attendance, upon the receipt of which report, and on the requisition of the president of the board of regents, the said auditor shall issue to the "executive committee" of each of said schools, warrants upon the treasury of the state for the amount due Rate per pupil, said schools, at the rate of three dollars and fifty cents per what to include, month for every non-paying normal pupil reported as in monthly attendance, which said sum shall include tuition Auditor to issue warrants, when and to whom. |