Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-10-04

will support the Constitution OIL inc lnlled
States. and the laws made in pursuance there
of as the supreme law OF the land, anything
in the Constitution and laws Of the State OF
Virginia. or in the Ordinances Of the Couvcn-
tion which assembled at Richmond on the 18th
day OF February, 1861, to the contrary not
vithstanding: And that | will uphold and
defend the government Of Virginia as rindi-
catcd and restored by the Convention which
assembled at Wheeling on the 18th day OF
June, 1861. - "
Given under my hand this day Of E,
ISL. - -, d. +.
The second circular bids him bring i'll his
"balaucc." threads thus:
TIE COMMONWEALTH OF IIRGLHIA.
AupiToR's OFFICE,
WHEELING, June Goth, 1861.
10 tic Sheriff. Of Morgan county, Fa.::
SIR-I beg leave to direct your particular
attention to the fifth section of the ordinance
relating to the receipts and disbursements Of
the public revenue, and providing for the ap-
pointment Of m Auditor, Treasurer and Secrc-
tary Of the Commonwealth"
The Governor, pursuant to law, having ap-
pointed the undersigned as Auditor and Sam
mel P. Hildreth, Esq, as Treasurer, to fill
temporarily the vacancies heretofore existing
in those Offices, We are now prepared to ad Just
YOUR accounts ard receive the balance due the
State.
send you a copy OF the Ordinance above
named, also a copy CT an "0rlinance relative to
the collection OF the revenue"
Trusting to hear from you at an early date
On the matters herein specified, | remain,
Respectfully yours, N. WILKINSON,
Auditor.
The ordinances above named, were duly scnL
as stated. We copy them rs par! Of the his.
tory Of the times:
Az ORDINANCE, Relating to the Receipts and
Disbursements Of tie Pujlic Rereaue, and
ProriaingJo for tie .Appoin!men!c an Audi
Tor, Treasurer and Secretary Of The C"m-
monnGn{M.
The People Of Virginia, by their Delegates
asscmblrd in Convention, in Wheeling. do Or
dain as follows:
l.. The. General Assembly, Us soon rs it
shall be organized at Wheeling, pursuant to
the Ordinances of this Convention, shall elect.
hy iuint vote OF the two houses, an Auditor III
Public Accounts, a Treasurer, aud a Secretary
of the Commonwealth whose terms Of oiice
shall respectively commence as soon rs they
shall be duly qualified, and shall continue for
the uncxpircd portion of the current term OF
said offices, and until their successors be re-
spectively elected and qualified.
9. The officers so to be elected shall discharge
the duties and exercise the powers pertaining to
their several Offices by existing e~s, SO lar MS
such laws may be consistent With the ord'-
nances OF this Convention.
8. Each Of said officers shall give bond, with
security, to the satisfaction of the Governor;
which bond shall be payable TO the Common
wealth Of Virginia, and be conditioned for the
faithful performance of the duties Of the office.
The penalties of the bonds shall be respective
" as follows: That Of the Auditor Of Public
Accounts, twenty thousand dollars; that OF
the Treasurer, fifty thousand dollars, and that
Of the Secretary Of the Commonwealth, five
thousand dollars. Each Of the bonds shall be
submitted to the Governor for approval, and If
he be Of opinion that it is in proper form, and
duly executed, and that the security is sufficient,
no shall endorse his approval thereon, and
cause the same 10 be deposited in some secure
place for safe keeping.
+. The Auditor of Public Accounts aud the
Treasurer shall each keep an office in the city
of Wheeling, for the transaction Of their Oil
cial business; and the hours for transactins
business at said offices shall be from eight in
the morning until thTcc in the afternoon, DC.
tween the first day Of April and the iirSt day
Of November; and from nine in the morning
until three in the afternoon during the re-
rnainder OF the year.
5. 1t shall be the duty Of tie several S!lerliis,
and all other persons who have in their hands,
or arc liable for, any monies which BY exist
ing laws are payable to the Treasury of the
State of Virginia, forthwith to adjust their sew
eral accounts with The Auditor to be elrctrd as
aforesaid, and pay over to the Treasurer here
in provided for, the amounts which shall re-
spectively be found due to the State.
6. If any Sheriff or other person, having in
his hands, or being liable for, any monies
which by existing laws are payable to the
Treasury, fail or refuse to adj ust his account,
or to pay over sucE. monies as herein required,
the Auditor Of Public Accounts shall immcdi
ately publish a notice Of Snch default in some
newspaper in the City Of Wheeling; and if such
Sheriff or other person shall not, within thirty
DAYS after such publication, have duly adjusted
his account and paid over such monies, he
shall forfeit. and pay 10 the Commonwealth,
the sum Of five hundred dollars, to be levied
by distress under warrant OF the Governor
which warran, it shall be the duty Of the Gov
error 10 issue on satisfactory evidence that
such default has occurred, directing the same
at his discretion to the Sheriff Of any county,
or to q special Commissioner OF Commissioner
for the purpose and the Sheriff or other per-
son making default ms aforesaid, and his or
their securities, shall further DO liable to judg-
ment, in the name Of the Commonwealth oil
Virginia, for the amount appearing to be due,
with interest thereon from the time Of such
default till payment, and fifteen per centum
upon the principal, rs damages, to be recover
cd by motion OH ten days notice IN any Court
Of Record IN the State.
r. The several Commissioners Of the Rave.
nue. and SherifTs having first taken the oath or
affirmation required By the Ordinances of this
Convention, and being otherwise duly q%ualifi.
ed, shall proceed, with all convenient dispatch,
to the discharge Of their several duties in re-
lation to the assessment and collection Of the
public revenue, under tho existing laws, so fsT
rs the same may not be inconsistent with The
Ordinances OF this Convention.
8. All monies to be paid into the public
Treasury shall! be paid into the Merchants and
Mechanics Bank Of Wheeling, at the city Of
Wheeling, or ono of its branches, at Point
Pleasant, Clsrksburg and Morgantown; or into
the Northwestern Bank of Virginia, at Wheel
ing, or one of its branches, at Parkcrsburg and
Wcllsburg; or if East Of the Blue Ridge, into
the Bank Of the Old Dominion, in Alexandria,
all monies ofthe State collected in the counties
East Of the Blue Ridge Of Mountains, to the
credit Of the Treasury Of Virginia; and the per-
son so paying the same shall take from the
proner officer Of such Bank OF branch a certit-
cate OF the fact The Treasurer, on the de-
livery ofsuch certificate, shall retain and file the
same, charging the amount therein specified to
the proper Bank or branch, and delivering 10
the person who made the payment at Bank,
duplicate receipts for the amount so paid,
specifying on what account the money was
paid. The person making the payment shall