Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-02-06

augment ton of the capitals. or the ex
tension of the charters of the existing
Ba ks.
III. Ind Be l.. further enacred, That for
the rurposs OF preserving and improving
this fund, and NJ disbursing such portions
Of Il, rs the Grssrci Assembly may, from
time to time, direct to be applied to any
object of internal Improvement, it shall be,
and the same is hereby vested ina co-po-
rate body, to be STYLED, The President &
Directors of tine Board of Public Works,
in which name they shall have 4 common
seal, and perpetual succession, subject TO
the limitation hereinafter provided, shall
be capable of suing and being susd, plead
ing and being inpleaded, and shall have 3,
enjoy all the rights and privileges of cor
poration.
". ind Be IL farther enacted, Tha. the
Governor of the Common we alth shall he.
ex officio, President of the Board % Pubic
Works that the Directors. majority of
whom shall constitute Board for the trans
action of any business devoIving on the cor
poratinn, shall consist of the Treasurer and
the Attorney General of tn. Common
wealth, for the time being. and IF ten citi-
zens thereof OF whom three shall reside
westward of the Allesanv mountain two
! between the Alleganv and the Blue Ridge
treat post road, which passing Ihrough the
terri ory of the Commonwealth, crosses
the principal rivers thereof at, or about
the head Of tide water, and the residuc be-
| tween that ROAD and the sea-coast.
| V. Ind Or IL further enacted, That the
! Directors uf the Board or Public Works.
| except the Urea surer and Attorney Gene
| raj, shall be chosen annuAllv, by inint BAL
| lot ct the TWO houses of the General AS
| semblv; and receive such comp nsatiop
! for their services, as may be allowed by
| law. which, until otherwise provided, shall
| he the same mileage for travelling to and
| from the place of sitt ng. and the same pay
! per diem, during the continuance of their
session. as is now by law allowed to a mem
| Der of the General Assembly.
| vi. Ind be 1t further enacted. That, in
the absence of the Governor, the Board
may elect Presi lent pro tempore, from
their own body, who shall pre,ide over the
deliberations of the Board, until the GU
| vernon is enabled TO attend.
! VII. Ind be n further enacted. That
| the President and Directors of the Board
| OF Public Works, shall have powe + TO ap-
| point Principal Engineer, or Surveyor of
| the Public Works, and a Secretary to the
| Board together with such other officers
| and assistants. as they shall deem necessa-
~ each OF whom SHALL receive for his SER
! vices, such compensation, rs the President
! and ID reotors Of the Board OF Pubic
! Works may allow, to be paid out of the re-
venue of the Fund for Internal Improve
ment. and to be reimbursed that fund, by
an allowance to the Commonwealth, of so
much of the stock of any canal or turn
| pike company, as shall constitute a reason
able compensation for the services. render
ed such company. by the surveyor and his
assistants.
VIII. IND be il further enacted. That
| the President and Directors ofthe Board
Lof Public Works, shall hold an annual
meeting in the City of Richmond, or at
such other place as may be designated by
law, to begin on the first Monday in Nov.
OF every year, and to continue until the bu-
| siness OF the board is transacted. But that
the President OF the Board may, at his own
pleasure, or shall at the request of any 8
| ID rectors thereof, convene an extra meet
ing of the Board, for the transaction of any
| extraordinary business which NAV Leyolve
on the Corporation.
TX. And6e IL further enacted. That the
| President and Directors of the Board of
Public Works, may at their annual meet
| mgs, enact, a ter or amend such rules, as
to them may seem proper, for the purpose
OF regulating the order of their proceedings :;
that they may have power to adjourn the
Board for any period not exceeding six
| months, or wheH occasion shall REQUIRE II.
to have an extra meeting, at any other
place than that designated by law, and
SHALL have power to make and establish
such bye-laws, rules and regulations, for
he better ordering of the conduct of their
officers, agents, q servants, as to them NAV
seem expedient. provided the same be not
inconsistent with the constitution and laws
OF this Commonwealth or Of the u States of
America. They shall have power at any
time during the recess of the Legs stature,
TO TIL any vacancy which may occur in
their own body, either from death, resigna-
ton, removal, inability, or any other cause.
Y. Ind be ftfuTfhcr enacted, That the
fand for Internal Improvement, subject to
the order of the President and Directors
OF the Board, shall be deposited in the
Treasury OF the Commonwealth, and kept
distinct & apart from all other public mo-
ney: Il shall be paid out or delivered by
the Treasurer Of the Commonwealth Ia
the order of the Board, certified and sub
scrbed by the Secretary. and countersign-
| ed by the President that the Treasurer
shall keep fair and regular account of AL
| such disbursements, aud carefully preserve
the certificates upon which the same shall
have been made, and shall render an &C
| count thereof To the General Assembly
at the same time at which he renders his
annual account of the disbursements of
the ordinary revenue that once, in every