and mileage of delegates. -per diem House of Delegates, two thousand seven hundred and thirty-four dollars and forty cents. To pay the per diem compensation of seventy-one members of the House of Delegates, twelve thousand eight hundred and seventy dollars. To pay per diem compensation of the officers, compensation assistant clerks, committee clerks, pages, et cetera, that is to say: of officers of the house, assistant clerks and other employes. -swearing in members of the house. -salaries of governor and other state officers. To the Clerk of the House of Delegates, five hundred and fifty dollars. To pay fourteen assistant clerks, three thousand seven hundred and eighty dollars. To pay thirteen comittee clerks, two thousand three hundred and forty dollars. To pay thirteen pages, one thousand one hundred and seventy dollars. To pay the Sergeant-at-Arms, two hundred and twenty-five dollars. To pay the Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, two hundred and twenty-five dollars. To pay the door-keeper, one hundred and eighty dollars. To pay three assistant door-keepers, five hundred and forty dollars. To pay enrolling clerk, one hundred and eighty dollars. To pay the private secretary of the Speaker of the House of Delegates, two hundred and seventy dollars. To pay the stenographer for the Speaker of the House of Delegates, two hundred and seventy dollars. To pay the Librarian of the House of Delegates, one hundred and eighty dollars. To pay two cloak room keepers, one hundred and eighty dollars. To pay H. M. Scott, for swearing in members and officers of the House of Delegates, thirty-seven dollars. Executive Department. To pay salary of the Governor, two thousand seven hundred dollars. To pay salary of the Auditor, two thousand dollars. To pay salary of the Treasurer, one thousand four hundred dollars. To pay salary of the Attorney General, one thous and three hundred dollars. To pay salary of the State Superintendent of Free Schools, to be paid out of the general school fund, one thousand five hundred dollars. To pay salary of the Secretary of State, one thous and dollars. To pay salary of the Adjutant General, and exofficio Superintendent of Weights and Measures, one thousand two hundred dollars. To pay salary of the State Librarian, one thousand dollars. To pay salary of Janitor, one thousand dollars. -of librarian. -of janitor. Judicial Department. judges of the supreme of circuit judges. of criminal, To pay salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court salaries of of Appeals, eight thousand eight hundred dollars. To pay salaries of Judges of the Circuit Courts, twenty-five thousand two hundred dollars. To pay salaries of Judges of criminal and intermediate courts, twelve thousand nine hundred dollars. To pay compensation allowed by law to persons special judges. who hold circuit courts when the judges of the cir cuit courts cannot act, two thousand five hundred dollars. etc., judges. To pay compensation allowed by law to persons -same subwho hold criminal and intermediate courts when the ject. judges of the same cannot act, five hundred dollars. To pay mileage of judges of Supreme Court of Ap--mileage. peals, two thousand dollars. To pay mileage of judges of circuit courts, three-mileage, thousand five hundred dollars: provided, that -proviso. mileage shall be paid for special terms in any one county for more than one of such terms during any one month. To pay salary of clerk of the Supreme Court of Ap-salary peals, one thousand two hundred dollars. Keeper of the Rolls. clerk supreme court. To pay the salary of the keeper of the rolls, three of keeper of hundred dollars. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: rolls. Appropria 2 That there shall be and are hereby appropriated, APOPscal for the fiscal year ending September thirtieth, one year ending September thousand nine hundred and two, the following sums 30, 1902. for salaries of officers of the government: -salaries of governor and other state officers. -of librarian. -of janitor. -salaries of judges of supreme, circuit and criminal courts. pay of special judges. -same subject. mileage of judges of supreme and circuit courts. -salary clerk -of keeper of rolls. When and how paid. Executive Department. To pay salary of the Governor, two thousand seven hundred dollars. To pay salary of the Auditor,two thousand dollars. To pay salary of the Treasurer, one thousand four hundred dollars. To pay salary of Attorney General, one thousand three hundred dollars. To pay salary of the State Superintendent of Free Schools, to be paid out of the general school fund, one thousand five hundred dollars. To pay salary of Secretary of State, one thousand dollars. To pay salary of the Adjutant General, and exofficio Superintendent of Weights and Measures, one thousand two hundred dollars. To pay salary of the State Librarian, one thousand dollars. To pay salary of Janitor, one thousand dollars. Judicial Department. To pay salaries of the judges of the Supreme Court of Appeals, eight thousand eight hundred dollars. To pay salaries of the judges of the Circuit Courts, twenty-five thousand two hundred dollars. To pay salaries of judges of Criminal and intermediate courts, twelve thousand nine hundred dollars. To pay compensation allowed by law to persons who hold Circuit Courts when the judges of the Circuit Courts cannot act, two thousand five hundred dollars. To pay compensation allowed by law, to persons who hold Criminal and intermediate courts when the judges of the same cannot act, five hundred dollars. To pay mileage of judges of Supreme Court of Appeals, two thousand dollars. To pay mileage of judges of Circuit Courts, three thousand five hundred dollars. To pay salary of clerk of the Supreme Court of Ap peals, one thousand two hundred dollars. Keeper of the Rolls. To pay the salary of the keeper of the rolls, three hundred dollars. 3. The Auditor is hereby authorized and directed, when properly demanded, to isssue his warrant upon -no money propriation, the Treasury in the same manner he would be required to if each item of the expenditure were directed to be paid to a creditor by name, and no money drawn shall be drawn from the Treasury for the purposes beyond ap herein named during the fiscal year ending one thous- unless, etc. and nine hundred and one, and one thousand nine hundred and two, respectively, beyond the amount hereby appropriated, unless the same is authorized by the constitution, or some general law. But the Auditor may draw his warrant upon the-when audiTreasury in favor of the several officers, whose sal- certain salaaries and compensation are provided for by this act for services actually rendered by them during the propriation, first six months of the fiscal year, beginning on the extent. first day of October, one thousand nine hundred and two, for an amount not exceeding in the aggregate one-half of the sum appropriated for the salary or compensation of such officers, respectively, for the year ending September thirtieth, one thousand nine hundred and two. tor may pay ries in advance of ap to what (House Bill No. 146.) CHAPTER 3. AN ACT extending the time in which distraint and sale may be made for taxes and fee bills. [Passed Feb. 18, 1901. In effect from passage. 1901.] Approved Feb. 20 Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: 1897, and tended for 1. That the sheriff or collector of a former term, Taxes and fee by himself or his deputies, or any constable of the bills due in county, he or his personal representative may select, since; time exshall have the power of distress and sale for the col- distraint and lection of taxes not returned delinquent, and fee bills sale. due or payable, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, or at any time since, nothwithstanding the expiration of the term of office of such sheriff or collector, under the following restrictions, to wit: Such power of distress shall be exercised -restrictions wimthin two years after this act takes effect. There shall be no liens, however, for such taxes and fee bills on the property levied on by virtue of this act, until etc.; as to time; -as to liens for such taxes, liens; -as to tax tickets, etc., barred. -forthcoming bond. from and after the levy is actually made; nor shall as to prior such lien have any priority over liens already accrued on the property levied on. This act shall not apply to any tax ticket or fee bill now barred by the five year statute of limitation. And upon distress or levy being made, by virtue hereof, the debtor may give such bond as may now be given for the forthcoming of property upon which a fieri facias or distress warrant has been levied, and the bond shall be returned to the clerk's office of the circuit court and the proceedings thereon shall be the same as now provided by law in relation to bonds for the forthcoming of property levied upon by virtue of a distress warrant; and defence may be made to a suit or motion upon bond that the amount levied for is not due in whole or in part or that the levy or distress is otherwise illegal, and the person making such distress -security for shall in such cases be required to give security for costs. -return of bond, proceedings on. -defence. costs. (Senate Bill No. 35.) CHAPTER 4. Agent; to be provided with AN ACT to increase the power and efficiency of the [Passed Feb. 7, 1901. In effect from passage. 1901.] Approved Feb. 13. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: 1. That each agent appointed by and acting for certificate, or the West Virginia Humane Society shall be provided badge. with a certificate by said Society that he is such agent, in such form as the directors of said society may choose, or with a badge bearing the name or seal of such Society, and shall, if requested, show such certificate or badge when acting officially. His powers. His further powers and penalty for obstructing, etc. 2. The duly appointed agents of said Society shall have all the power to make arrests and preserve the peace, which are by law given to sheriff's and constables in this State. 3. Any such agent may lawfully interfere to prevent the perpetration or continuance of any act of cruelty upon any animal or person in his presence, |