Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-01-06

may reduce the tolls, hom y hich such IN
come j. uerVcd, 80 as T.. hpii; the mott reve-
nue. OF the company 10 that amount pVri!-
" al, that should the tolls Tor any NO SGcceed-
=" ins years TAFT To yield nett iUconlc TO the
." company OF ten per ccutun per sGii,um, the
" board, on satisfactory eVIdencc being addnc-
= eli thereof, may aGthOrlSe The tolls 10 be any
I" mcuted sn as 10 assure 10 the contrary such
- nett income: 0iid pr6rded also, thai atler tue
" lapse OF sixty days from she period 1T which
" such tolls Shall have hgSt iettc,l ten per CENT
q" per anau,u. the maximum prohi ut tsc compA
" ny may he reduced to twelve pei cent. aud
:" giicr The htpSs u Clse hI,lifed grtsS from ;ie
" same period 10 ten per cent PER anuum; AMI
p" they also have power 10 appoint, ia behaifOf
" the commonwealth, a certain nu,uhcy Of di-
" rcCtorS OF every pablo work. Tie lGsh
section OF the act rs IN these words " that The
public faith shall be and the same j. hereby
/" solcnnly pledged TO fulfil the appropriation
made by tue act, aud that the sad apprO-
ptiation shall continue m force until the
" first day of IdHU0ry cf the ger ahe N,ouSdnd
" eight hundred and Sirty Ssr, etcept AZ such
" tlm@S as the JGitei STATES Of .tmrricd mag bc
" inr0trtd iR 1cGr, ne safety Of tAiS cUb,D,On-
" WediM may ia tie opinion II the general assem-.
. e" Lty rciajre; srheR fae gtasrH oSUR,ty alay
= trHhdiaV Cd1rige .ae period u GctE0i hoStfii-
= taos, or ~ SUch lMmiacstt ddtcer the tri0e or
= any Pa'f " ne SAID iaHd jar tte P1Posc ~ az
" )Ffce prOridod sRch Wifhdratci cna BE- tna.'t
" uHhout ri0t0tioa 81 rHy eHgas eweit catered
: INTO by ttiS act. To guard against aay mis-
recllas or ot1tiOn, tic act is referred
10 AT large.
Your committee vtiinot occupy the attention
OF tie scnsc so long, will view Of the struC-
trTe aud features of the other body polite, ey-
iSting under The StNie UI The president aud
directors OF the literary tund," which i, tlius
organized: the governor. lieutenant 20 vetnOr
treasurer, attorney general, aai the preSidtntpf
ito @ipre@e cou't Of dppeatS Ton the time being
anu their successors, form this corporation. The
fund under their contrCdi, arises from fines IL
merccments. psQaitieS, eSchCatS, considerations,
az
and other tofteitures; also fIomtlie undisposed
OF rcsldHum of personal estates OF dcCetents
Who Gle without leaving persons entitled to
such fesidnun according to the laws OF the
land from the e.rciuSire pririies.t Of graMfh,o
i7ttc'ieS an thiS commonwealth and ias;iy from,
am appropriation OF Il certain portion Of Tie
deht due from the United States To The Com.
mouwealth. The value OF this fund now A.
mounts 10 nine hundred and three tlIousand
eight hundred aDd eight dollars, thirty one
cents, which Weld tte annual profit OF S d ST
W, agreeabiy 10 the report OF Tie governor
Illus body polite exercises the following row
ers aud duties, viz: the appointment OF CLERK
agents in each c0anty, aud SEci, other officers
as they may deem necessary and as alread men
toned, III has the exclusive privilege OF grant.
ing lotteries tor certain premiums, throughout
the state. and The appointment of managers 10
the lotteries
This body can invest their monies in public
STOCK ana other property, and change and sell
the same AT pleasure; they have power TO enact
JAWS IOE INC fSEuldNOn OF tnelI PROCEEDINGS.
and the government Of their institution no.
VIded the same be nOtiucOussteni with the con.
SututiOn aud laNS of the Commonwealth: I'm.
der certain notifications they are charged
with the education Of the Youth OF our coun-
try. The public faith is also pledged for the
paPetnity of the appropriations 10 the literary
fund, and other powers and duties are coniiled
to them as viii more fully appear by 4 recur-
renee to multiplicity Of acts concerning this
body polite.
Yonr committee having passed in review.
the organization, powers and dnlies of these
two great corporations, beg leave 10 remark
anu repeat, that It - expressly provided bV
the constitution, that tie legislative eXeCu-
" tive, aud Judiciary departments, shall he Sc
paratc ana distinct. 50 that neither ercrcise
" the poweTS property belonging 10 tic ether, ngr
shdu any pcrSsR ercTctSc the p02cerSof mDrF thda
" one Of thlm at the same time, eXcert that the
" justices of the county courts shall he elisi-
" he To either house of ASSEMBLY" If il be
admitted that the powers OftHese corporate
bodies are icsiSi4itcc. partially ar entirely the
governor and president of the court of an
peais, cannot cOnstitutionally serve ON them;
II they he GrecHtiUe, they belong exclusively
and properly to the governor and council: and
1t they he jHdlcIai, any member of the eXecn-
tive is eXclmded by the constitution so HAT
under whatever aspect these corporations are
presented. they seem 10 be vested with pow
erS, which the constitution intended 10 be cx-
erciSed by one OF the three departments OF the
government.
some specific Illustrations Ot The propositions
advanced, arising on the laws now under their
consideration.
/. " hat legislative powers do the board OF
public works exercise
BY TIE gth section OF the act of their incor-
pOratlon, they can enact any rules for
their proceedings as IL them Piry seea
proper; they can dGjoWrR the Leord for
0Hy period not exceeding Sir months !; they
om make such rules and by id5cs fo, tie co,i.
duct n their cDiccyS, agents G1;d serrGats
as 10 them mug SSeH erpcGieNt, sc.
In THIS grant OF power, as weii as from the
general view already taken, il will BE clearly
seen hat they can have any number OF Off.
Gers, agents and wants it pleasoth them.
They can prescribe the condition or
tenure of Office;
The duties of ther officers and ser.
yantS ~ detail;
The compensation
What places shall be surveyed or ex
amincd
Giving insecurity, and taking no oath
of Office, and no officer in their service
being bound 10 give secur. ~ or take an
oath, tie board can decide on whit pro.
ceedings they will record to be laid BE-
fore lie General ssemby, especially
as they have right to set with clocd
doors
They can appropriate public money
beyond The cOHtr0i Of Tie General As.
semhiy, by paying to their officers a.
gems and servants, whatever fees OF
NAitNC VI compensation bNtg liHh pro-
per, ont ofthe annual profits OF their
funds, aud it disposed To au abuse Of
power, they could propitiate their Off
cctS to keep their secrets. and through
their officers draw considerable sums Of
money, there b,ing 10 check whatsoe-
ser.
This new treasury department under
then conu0i is cDtangied with so many
fiscal arrangements for century 10
come, TINT The detection as fraud or
clrur would be rendered almost ilnpos.
ssJie.
Omer notices Of legislative power
might hc tdkeH they are declined, a.
a