chapter thirty-nine of the Code of West Virginia, concerning allowances to county officers. [Passed February 20, 1901. In effect from passage. Approved February 26, 1901.] Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: amended. That section forty-nine of chapter thirty-nine of the Code code of West Virginia be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: county 49. The county court of every county shall allow Allowances to annually to the county officers hereinafter mentioned officers. for their public services, for which no other fee or reward is allowed by law, such sums to be paid out of the county treasury as are deemed reasonable by the court, within the limits ascertained by law. That is to say: To the sheriff not to exceed two-sheriffs. hundred dollars, except that the sheriff of Doddridge, Jackson, Greenbrier, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Marshall, Monongalia, Mingo, Morgan, Putnam, Preston, Ritchie, Raleigh, Tyler, Tucker, and Upshur counties, shall be allowed a sum not to exceed three hundred dollars; and Mercer, not to exceed four hundred and fifty dollars; and to the sheriff of Harrison, Cabell, Kanawha, Marion, McDowell, Fayette, Wood and Ohio counties, a sum not to exceed five hundred dollars. cuit courts. To the clerk of the circuit court not to exceed two-clerks of cirhundred dollars, except that the clerk of the circuit court of Kanawha, Marion, Fayette, Ohio, Wood and Cabell counties, shall be allowed annually not less. than one thousand nor more than two thousand dollars; of Logan and Pleasants counties, shall be allowed a sum not to exceed three hundred dollars; Braxton, Jefferson, Mineral and Monongalia counties, not less than four hundred nor more than six hundred dollars; of the county of Raleigh, not less than three hundred nor more than six hundred dollars; of Summers and Taylor counties, not less than four hundred nor more than five hundred dollars; and of Berkeley, Barbour, Greenbrier, Harrison, Jackson, Lincoln, Lewis, Marshall, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Putnam, Randolph, Tucker, Ritchie, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne and Wetzel counties, a sum not to exceed six hundred dollars, and not less than four hundred dollars each. county courts To the clerk of the county court a sum not to ex--clerks of ceed two hundred dollars, except that the clerks of the county courts of Barbour, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Lewis, Mercer, Mineral, Monroe, Pleasants, Putnam, attorneys. Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Summers, Tyler, Upshur and Wayne counties, shall be allowed a sum not to exceed three hundred dollars; in the county of Taylor not less than three hundred nor more than six hundred dollars; and to the clerks of the county courts of Harrison, Jefferson, Berkeley, Fayette, Logan, Mingo and Ohio counties, a sum not to exceed five hundred dollars; and to the clerks of the county courts of Cabell, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McDowell, Monongalia, Jackson, Kanawha, Preston, Wetzel and Wood counties, a sum not to exceed six hundred dollars each. -prosecuting To the prosecuting attorney not less than two hundred nor more than four hundred dollars, except as follows: In the counties of Brooke, Barbour, Calhoun, Clay, Greenbrier, Mineral, Mingo, Nicholas, Lewis, Pocahontas, Putnam, Webster, Ritchie, Upshur and Wetzel, not less than three hundred nor more than six hundred dollars; in the counties of Mercer, Harrison, and Jefferson, not less than six hundred nor more than twelve hundred dollars; in the counties of Lincoln and Hampshire, not less than four hundred nor more than eight hundred dollars; in the counties of Raleigh and Wayne, not less than six hundred, nor more than eight hundred dollars; in the counties of Berkeley, Jackson, Marshall, Preston, Summers, Roane, Braxton, Monongalia, Marion, Tucker, Randolph and Taylor, not less than five hundred nor more thon one thousand dollars; in the county of Mason, not less than five hundred nor more than twelve hundred dollars; and in the counties of Cabell, Fayette, Kanawha, McDowell, Ohio and Wood, not less than one thousand nor more than two thousand dollars. -other provisions. But no extra compensation shall be allowed to any public officer, agent, servant or contractor, after the service shall have been rendered or the contract made; nor shall the salary of any public officer be increased or diminished during his term of office. And it shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney to attend to, bring, or prosecute, or defend, as the case may be, all actions, suits and proceedings in which his county or any district board of education therein is interested without additional compensation. (House Bill No. 211.) CHAPTER 37. AN ACT to amend and re-enact section one of chapter one hundred and twenty-nine, Code of West Virginia. [Passed January 30, 1901. In effect from passage. ary 11, 1901.] Approved Febru Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: amended. That section one of chapter one hundred and twen- Code ty-nine of the code of West Virginia be amended so that the entire section when amended shall read as follows: chancery: appoint; how 1. Each circuit court and every court of limited commisjurisdiction now existing, or which may hereafter be sioners in established for any incorporated city, town or village, courts may may from time to time appoint not more than four many. commissioners in chancery or for stating accounts, except that the circuit court of any county whose population exceeds fifty thousand may appoint not more than eight of such commissioners, who shall be re-removable. movable at its pleasure, with power to take deposi--powers and tions and to swear and examine witnesses and to cer- duties. tify their testimony. The judge of any court empow-power of ered to appoint commissioners in chancery or for judge to stating accounts may in vacation appoint such com- vacation. missioners with as much effect as if appointed by the court, and they shall have the like powers. appoint in (House Bill No. 200.) CHAPTER 38. AN ACT to amend and re-enact section one of chapter seventeen of the Acts of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, entitled "An Act authorizing the formation of corporations for the purpose of constructing booms or dams for the purpose of stopping and securing boats, rafts, logs, masts, spars, etc., in certain counties of the State." [Passed February 22, 1901. In effect from passage. Approved February 23, 1901.] Acts amended Construc tion of booms rivers, etc. -in what counties. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That section one of chapter seventeen of the Acts of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: 1. That any number of persons not less than five, and dams, in may become an incorporated company for the purpose of constructing any boom or booms with or without piers, dam or dams, in the rivers, creeks or other streams, within any of the following counties in this State, to-wit: Gilmer, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Putnam, Summers, Raleigh, Fayette, Mineral, Pocahontas, Pleasants, Nicholas, Webster, Lewis, Wetzel, Jackson, Wyoming, Tucker, Preston, McDowell, Randolph, Barbour, Mercer, Logan, Calhoun, Braxton, Cabell, Boone, Upshur, Monroe, Wood, Ritchie, Kanawha and Wirt (except Elk river and its tributaries Within the limits of Kanawha county, and Cheat river within the boundaries of the county of Monongalia), which may be necessary for the purpose of stopping and securing boats, rafts, logs, masts, spars, lumber and other timber. exception as Cheat rivers. to Elk and -in what streams prohibited. No such boom or dam shall be constructed in any of the rivers, creeks or other streams of the State, which are navigable by steamboats at an ordinary stage of water above the places where such boom or dam is proposed to be located. (House Bill No. 66.) CHAPTER 39. AN ACT to amend and re-enact section one of chapter twenty-nine of the Code of West Virginia, concerning assessment of taxes. [Passed January 23, 1901. In effect from its passage. Approved January 30, 1901.] Assessment districts and assessors, Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That section one, of chapter twenty-nine of the code of West Virginia, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: districts 1. That there shall be two assessment in each of the counties of Barbour, Berkeley, Braxton, each county. Cabell, Fayette, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Harrison, number in Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mason, Marion, Marshall, Mineral, Monongalia, Monroe, Ohio, Pendleton, Preston, Putnam, Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Wetzel, Wood, Wayne, Wyoming and Mercer. Every other county shall constitute one assessment district, and the voters of each county shall hereafter elect one assessor for each district therein. (House Bill No. 62.) CHAPTER 40. AN ACT to repeal Section sixty-six of Chapter thirtytwo of the Code, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, in relation to licenses. [Passed February 11, 1901. Takes effect from passage. Approved February 18, 1901.] Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: repealed. 1. That section sixty-six of chapter thirty-two of Sec. 66, chap the code of one thousand eight hundred and ninety- 32, of code, nine, reading "On every license to sell, at retail, domestic wines, ale, beer, or drinks of like nature, one hundred dollars," is hereby repealed. (Senate Bill No. 101.) CHAPTER 41. AN ACT to amend and re-enact sections two, nine and forty-nine of chapter forty-seven of the Code of West Virginia, of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, entitled "Of Cities, Towns and Villages, incorporation of without special charter; amending charter where population less than two thous and." [Passed February 21, 1901. In effect from passage. Approved February 22, 1901.] Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: 1. That sections two, nine and forty-nine of chap- Acts amended ter forty-seven of the code of West Virginia of one |