The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-01-16

Than~ wdsan. s.s.i W.lSsr. ]. T.
F-ss~.-. P-lss se.Iss. GroFge Bss~s.
Jesslh ii.l.sy.
kars gs.ss he nauss ofthe m.smhefs
II dee sssssll cammisiers e FIasnre.
Or sAr pn'pase 81 sha.ing thai lhrs
wSae r0epases ~ gsn.iemea u 40 gssd
saund sscsied sensr. AID sons e then
Il - high legal sstaisoenis. 80 the AslSt-
ny Genrrsl of he Public Tressurei; and
- esp1sls as hey. e setinsg proper
eoaslEori.oa npon lhoss sels.
Agsirs IL ebsdisnee 10 resoluiioa 81
Be Hsass u Commsns. Al 10 lsst ssssion.
ne cosapsrsllss reported N thar House,
On Ihs 20lh Dscember. ls42. the amount
wh'rh had bern received BY esrh menbeF
81 he Literary Board Cor he tao preeed-
Ing 6sesl years. and u Ihs report ffom
which he Treasurer prc,ends 90 have ex-
tr.eied bis sisiensais eonlaihedia hisex-
Libt n. 10 which shall hereafter refer.
This report shessd that my prsdtess-
sor. Is well 90 myself. bad bttn uni-
fSsmiy paid our per diem ray ss well a.
suy other msnbsrs ol The Board. II
Vas printed and laid befsrs the msn-
bers Of lhe House; and slshossh The
Isgisls,ure did not sdjanrn until The
2ssh January, m member az The Lsgisla-
lure took any action upon The mailer.
Here is clear sanction. Al least. Of thai
branch Of The Lesi.l.lurs, that The charge
was correct. unless ae choose 10 ssenbr
% tie members of thst body gc"ss de.
rtlle;ioa 81 du,, 10 perniliins This wrons
charge 10 pass annolices.; and 10 The Com
miltee on Finance. still sros.er fraud up
On The PSbllc TressuIy in passing scurh.
ers contrary 10 law.
In addition lLe.e repeated legislative
sanctions. submiled the question 10 .
gentleman Of The very highest legal attain.
menss. snd requ, sird his d. l,beraie opin-
ion on The mai er. That cpinian was al.
ven. alter doe investigation, that The Go.
v.rnor vas entitled 10 the pay, and iLe
sane sllou asce Cor irare ling expenses IS
snv oiher member OF the Boards.
have therefore not hesitsted 10 receive
per diem pay. aid my travelling en-
penses, .. sell 70 sny other member of
either Bard; being perfectly satisfied Of
ny legal right 70 rec,i i've The same.
should unquesiionably ask Com
miiiee 10 look into the m ter, we're il mol
vel known. that every Legislature, from
the passage Of the Acts 10 the present one
inclusive, have been fully spprised uf This
rh rye. and the Acts of Assembly are BIZ
fore you. 90 that they can RECONSTRUCTED
by every member for himself; but if il
be bellered that any further light can be
thrown upon the suhjsci. BY 80 inyesli-
CATION. most respectfully request The sp-
poinimeni Of committee.
As 10 what purports to be the opinion
Of the Attorney General. | have been ho-
nored si,h sight oft. for the irst lime.
since il was printed by order Of the Sc
-s.aAn 4spF spsh aoRipahss beer given.
place. that be .h ,uld have resi- onded 10
ih. inquiry a. Attorney cess.ai - Ns.,,.
Cdrolin., aud 10 the next place, that he
should hate made such response. The
question rnt by the Ire asurerwas y helh-
sf "lhs Governor is entitled 10 Iay as
COMMISSIONER" The response Is.
Having examined The Acts OF Assembly
ref.ued to 10 your favor Of The 9Th, my
rpiniDn 10, thai the Commissioners alone
are entitled % the psy slInwed by the
Acts mentioned" The 81 swer is eva
Give. The direct question is, whether The
Governor is 10 be considered. under The
Act. Commissioner. and therefore. emil
lied To pay! To this no answer is
gwen.
The act directing who shall compose
The Library Board. aud the AcI giving its
sembers Ply. say D. thing about Cou-
mssianers; the word Is not use in either
Act. 10 conntxinn xiIh The members 81
the Bo,rd--and the law says " the persons
composing the Literary B"a . &c. shall
recipe pay &c." So he opinion shows.
that a, Ill. attention wss psid To the Acs
On The SUBJECT, as TO The iurmauon Of The
opini.n.
But desire 10 draw your attention 10
tint rat Of the Treasurer com nunlcA j.
u'n purpoIting 10 give The amount which
| have ieceis, d &C my services on The
u ,srds. il Is seldom IN any eommun ca.
ton. as many inaccuracies are TO be found,
ss are con aimed in ih:.; and know Of no
official communication, where :. many
e rors have been rowdec INFO SO small .
space.
In his letter 10 the Speaker, be SAYS:
1.-The amount which The Governor has
received 10 also desired. aud herewith
COMMUNICATED. marked ID. extracted
firm the reports # said Boards, to The
last and present Legislatures. the
amour, received 10 one thousand Two hun
dred and thir.y-eight dollars and seventy
seven and half cents" Both OF the
abuve statements are wholly Inaccurate.
HIS statement marked ID, 10 not extracted
from tie Trp"r,s rf The Boards 10 The la.l
and present Legislatures, nor are there
any reports oil The Bard. lh.t will sus.
tam the accuracy Of the statement nal ked
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