Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia

INDEX.

ABSINTHE:

the sale of, prohibited, section 1

ACTS AMENDED:

charter of Benwood, chapter 1
charter of Bluefield, chapter 2
charter of Charleston, chapter 3
charter of Hinton, chapter 4
charter of Huntington, chapter 5
charter of Philippi, chapter 7
charter of Moundsville, chapter 8
charter of St. Marys, chapter 9
charter of Wellsburg, chapter 10

charter of Wheeling, chapter 11

school district of Martinsburg, chapters 19, 20
Sistersville independent school district, chapter 22
Tyler county high school, chapter 23

Wheeling independent school district, chapter 24
Intermediate court of Kanawha County, chapter 25
Intermediate court of Marion county, chapter 26
criminal court of Mercer county, chapter 27

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412

1

3

11

51

56

75

78

108

109

117

170, 173

181

183

185

186

195

196

criminal court of McDowell county, chapter 28

196

circuit court, seventh judicial circuit, chapter 30

212

time for holding terms of the circuit court in certain judicial

limiting the power of municipal corporations to impose taxes,

ADAIR, R. H.:

appropriations to pay

ADELPHIA LODGE NO. 8: I. O. O. F.:

previous acts relating to, repealed, section 1

title to property to be transferred; to whom; when; duty of
trustees, section 2

ADJUTANT GENERAL:

appropriations for

contingent expenses

ADMINISTRATOR :

bond and oath of; to file affidavit; termination of grant of
administration, section 5

529

498

498, 499

537, 538

554, 575

242

AGENTS:
to

be appointed by the county court for purpose of selling
bonds of county, section 3

214

of life insurance companies defined, section 1

insurance commissioner to issue certificates to agents soliciting
life insurance, section 16

when certificate renewed, section 16

when insurance commissioner may revoke certificate issued to
agents, section 16

all contracts of insurance on property shall be made through
lawfully constituted and licensed agents, section 36 and 45
certificate of authority to be granted agents of fire and marine
insurance companies, section 36

certificate of authority to be granted agents of fire insurance
companies of foreign countries, section 45

of insurance companies, not incorporated in this state, when
not permitted to issue policies, section 49

238

299

305, 308

306

308

309

no person shall act as agent of any insurance company until he
has complied with laws of this state, section 52
when agent personally liable upon contracts, section 53
how long certificates issued to agents to continue in force,

309

section

56

310

every person, who in this state secures policies from or in any
insurance company, that has not complied with the laws
of state, subject to fine, section 57

310

license required of certain agents, under act relating to license,
section 2

413

ALE OR BEER:

state license for sale of required; also for any drink of like
nature, section 1

412

also, to solicit or receive orders for, section 1
how license for sale of, obtained, section 10
application for sale of, to be filed with county clerk, when;
amount to be paid for expenses; notice by publication; what
petition to show,. section 12

412

415

415, 416

for sale of at public watering place or public theater, for what
time granted and how taxed, section 40

license for sale of, at wholesale, section 78

person, firm or corporation carrying on business of, at wholesale

to make report to auditor, section 78

annual tax based on sales; when tax to be paid, section 78

528

ANNUITIES:

life insurance companies chartered by and doing business in
this state may grant and issue annuities, section 17

APPEALS :

......

from decision of board of equilization and review on erroneous
assessment of taxes, section 129

APPRAISERS:

how appointed to appraise estates of deceased persons; what
number may act, oath to be taken, section 12

duty of such appraisers, section 12

effect of the appraisement and list made by, section 12
compensation of such appraisers, section 12

appraisement and listing must be made, section 12

299

376

242

243

APPRAISEMENT OF ESTATES:

of the tangible personal property of deceased person, and how,
section 12

of real estate of such persons, when and how, section 12
oath of appraisers, section 12

list of intangible property belonging to estate, to be made by
appraisers, what must be designated in such list, section 12
how each note, bond or other evidence of debt must be signed,
section 12

243.

243

no judgment to be rendered by any court upon such note, bond,
or other evidence of debt unless shown to have been listed
by appraisers, section 12

243

.....

proviso respecting notes, bonds, etc., endorsed by appraisers, sec-
tion 12

243

appraisements and list of such property how disposed of, sec-
tion 12

243

effect of every such appraisement and list as evidence of value,
section 12

243

compensation of appraisers, section 12

243

no person permitted to avoid appraisement and listing of his
estate, section 12

243

APPROPRIATIONS:

for purpose of printing and distributing report of chief of de-
partment of mines, section 3

319

to pay. expenses of equity suit of Virginia vs. West Virginia,
section 3

231

to pay expenses of joint committee to investigate Stuart and
Thomas mine disasters, chapter 47

232

to pay John C. Keister for injuries received while in the service
of the state, chapter 49

234

to carry out the provisions of act relating to the display of West
Virginia at the Jamestown exposition, section 8

254

to pay cost of suit pending in the supreme court of the United
States, Maryland vs. West Virginia, section 1

to pay for services and personal expenses of the commissioners
appointed by the governor to revise the school laws, and
for services and expenses of secretary of said commission-
ers, section 1

557

to pay for services rendered and expenses incurred by the com-
mittee appointed by the legislature of 1905, under H. J. R.
No. 6, to investigate each state institution, section 1
to pay for services and expenses of the commission appointed by
the governor to revise the mining laws, section 1

559

for the preparatory branch of the West Virginia university at
Keyser

545, 563

for the preparatory branch of the West Virginia university at
Montgomery

545, 566

for the West Virginia colored institute

545, 566

for the Bluefield colored institute

546. 567

for West Virginia colored orphans' home and industrial school..
for Storer college

for the West Virginia reform school

546, 567

for extermination of San Jose scale and other insects, etc.

548. 569

553, 573

for printing, binding and stationery

for assistant superintendent of public printing for the year be-

ginning October 1st, 1908

for capitol building and grounds

for governor's mansion and grounds

574

553. 574
553, 574

for salary to clerk to secretary of board of public works

for other clerk hire in office of secretary of state

for salary of stenographer of secretary of state's office
for salary of chief clerk in treasurer's office

for salary of assistant clerk in treasurer's office

for salary of stenographer for treasurer

for salary of chief clerk in the auditor's office

555, 575

for salary of other clerks in the auditor's office

555, 575

for salary of stenographer for auditor

for additional clerk hire in the auditor's office made necessary

by acts of the legislature

555, 575

for salary of assistant in attorney general's office

555, 576

for stenographer for attorney general

555, 576

for salary of other clerk hire in attorney general's office

555, 576

for salary of chief clerk in the office of state superintendent of
free schools

555, 576

for salary of other clerks in the office of the state superintendent
of free schools

555, 576

for salary of stenographer of state superintendent of free schools
for salary of stenographer of commissioner of banking
for salaries of assistant clerks of the supreme court of appeals..
for expenses of tax commissioner's office

for law clerks or stenographers of judges of the supreme court..
for printing and binding supreme court reports
to pay criers and messengers of the supreme court

556, 576

for salary of stenographer and typewriter for

the supreme court

for salary of engineer at state house

for salary of night engineer at state house

for salary of night watchman at state house
for salary of night fireman at state house
for salary of day fireman at state house
for salary of six sweepers at state house
for salary of one messenger at state house
for salary of two charwomen at state house
for salary of assistant janitor for annex
for salary of three sweepers for annex

for salary of night watchman for annex

biennial report to be made to governor by head of department

for which clerk hire is allowed

ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS:

each county to constitute one district, section 6

to elect one assessor for each district, section 6
assessor's term of office; ineligible to re-election

352

until when,

section 6

352

.......

assessor to be a resident of county and a freeholder, section 6....
county court to provide assessor with an office in the court
house, section 6

352

number of assistant assessors to be appointed in each county;

qualifications, section 7

352

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