Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-22
VIRGINIA. CONVENTION
TENTH DAY.
FRIDAY, June 81, 1861

The Minutes ofthe preceding day were
read and adopted.
Mr.. CARLILE, from the Committee on Blu
siness, reported the following Ordinances,
which were adopted:
Ordered, Tint until the Seals of the
Commonwealth ordered by this Couven-
vention are procured, the Governor shall
afix his private seal to such wrils and 9th
er documents as it shall be necessary for
him to issue.
Ordered, That until the appointment of
a Secretary ofthe Commonw ealth, the Gov
ernor be authorized to employ some suit,t-
hle person to to fill said Office temporarily.
Dir. DORSEY offered the following:
ReSOIUed, That It committee on Offices TO
consist of nine members be appointed.
He said the design of that resolution
was 10 raise q committee to which the
various resolutions that had been offered
by gentlemen 10 relation to vacnting the
Offices of the State might be submitted SO
as to arrive at some harmonious action on
that subject.
AIR. CRANE, of Tucker, did not know
what end the gentleman proposed to reach
with the resolution. Tire committee ~ SO
raised could of its own Volition report
nothing. Some matter for them to inquire
into would have to be offered after all. II
this WAS another mode of reaching the end
sought to be obtained by the resolution
offered by tue gentleman yesterday morn
I ing 1t would not effect the purpose unless
another committee were raised to consider
that matter.
/ Mr.. Dorsey replied that the design at
tributed was not the design of the resolu-
tion at all, but it was to present these
resolutions one after another, aud refer
them 90 the committee. The expectation
I was that the committee would report
back some of them, or different resolu-
ton on the general subject, or else present
| some explanation which might go out to
the people, giving them to understand why
the Convention had refused to take action
on these resolutions.
Mr.. CARLILE said that if this resolution
was to elicit discussion, he would move to
let it lie over for the present. He submit
I ted motion, that when the convention
| adjourn, it adjourn over till Monday at 2
o'clock
After some discussion, the motion was
adopted.
On motion, then, the ordinance relating
to the receipts and disbursements of the
public revenue, and providing for the ap-
pointment of an Auditor, Treasurer and
Secretary of the Commonwealth, was la
ken up, and after having been considered,
9VilOu W SGGLlull uHu various NIneQuu-
tons made, was passed unanimously
The ordinance as passed, is rs follows:
An Ordinance relating to the Receipts and
Disbursements Of the Public ReVenUe, and
ITOri2hly for the appointment Of dIl .4udi-
tor, Treasurer, and Secretary Of tie Com
moHWediih.
The people OF Virginia. by their delegates aasenl-
bledin Convention. in Wheeling, do Ordain follows:
l. The ueneral Assembly, as soon as 1t shall be or
this Convention, shall elect by Joint vote OF the two
housed, Auditor of Public Accounts, u Treasurer
and Secretary OF the Commonwealth; whose terms
Of office khHll respectively commence they
shall be duly qualified and snail continue for the nm
expired portion Of the current term OF said Offices
and until their successors be respectively elected and
qualified.
. The officers so to be elected shall discharge the
duties and exercise the pertaining to their
several Offices by existing laws 30 far as such law
tiOn.
rity to the saitstActionOf the Governor which bond
shall be payable TO the Commonwealth OF Virginia,
and be conditioned for tile faithful performance Of
the duties Of the Office The penalties Of the bonds
shall be respectively iolloB that of the Auditor
OF Public Accounts, Twenty Thousand Dollars; that
OF the Treasurer, Rifty Thousand Dollars aud
that Of the Secretary OF the Commonwealth,
Five Thousand Dollars. Zach OF these bonds shall
be- submitted to the Governor for approval; and ii lie
be Of opinion that II Is In proper FORM and duly exc
cuted aud that the security is sufficient he shall
deposited tn some secure place for safe keeping
l. The Auditor Of Public Accounts, and the Treas
urer, shall each keep an once In the City OF Wheel
ing for the transaction OF their official business and
the honrs for trausaCting business at said Offices shall
be from eight in the morning, until three IN the nf
ternoo between the first day OF April aud tho first
day OF November aud from nine In the morning,
III three in the afternoon during the remainder Of
the year.
5. 1t shall be the duty Of the several Sherifs and
all other peTBons who have in their hands, or are liza
BILE for, monies which by existing laws are paya-
BILE 70 the Treasury of the State Of Virginia forthwith
n nd a
lie elected aforesaid and pay to the Treasurer
herein provided for the amounts which Shall respect.
lively be found due to the State.
d II any Sheriff or other person, having in his
hands or being liable for, any monies which by ex-
listing laws are payable 10 the Treasury, fail refuse
70 adjust his account, or to nay over such monies as
herein required, the Auditor of Public Accounts
shall Immediately publish notice of such default in
some Newspaper In the City Of Wheeling and fFsuch
Sheriff other person shall not within thirty DAYS
after such publication have duly adjusted his accnnn
and paid over such MONIES he slAT forfeit and paw
to the Commonwealth. the sum of Five Hundred
Dollars to be levied by distress under warrant Of
Governor which warrant it shall he the duty Of the
Governor to issue satisfactory evidence that such
dea1lt has occurred, directing the same his dis
erection to the Sherh Of any county, or to sDerisI
Commissioned or Commissioners for the PURPOSE aud
Tue sheIu or other person making default as afnre-
said and hsor their securities shall further be liable
70 Judgment, in the name Of the Commonwealth Of
virginia, for the amount appearing to be due with
Interest thereon from the Time 0f snch iefihr til
payment, and hneen per centum upon the PRINCIPAL
rs damages 70 be recovered by motion ten daysno-
uce IN any Court OF Record in the State.
4. The several Commissioners Of the Beypnup and
sherihs having inst taken the oath or ufirmation
required by the Ordinances Of thfs Convention and
being otherwise duly qualie shall nj oceeIl win ali
convenient despatch, to the discharge 81 their several
duties IN relation TO the and collection OF
Ine Public revenue, under the existing laws, 20 far
N4 the same may not be inconsistent with the Orii.
nances Of this Convention.
=; All monies to be paid into the public Treasury
shah be paid into the NIerchants' and Mechanics'
anE OF Wheeling, at the City OF Wheeling or one Of
It's brauehes at Point Pleasant, ClNrksOur aud Nor
|
gtnih, at Wheeling. or one Of its branches nj PR
ksrs0urg amt Mellshur but Il collected East Of the
Blue Ridge 81 Mountains into the Bank OF the Old
Dominion In Alexandria, to the credit nf The Treas
GFy OF virginia. and the person 30 paying tho GAme
shall take from the proper officer OF such bank or
Branch, certificate of the TACT The Treasurer. ON
the delivery Of such certificate, shall retain and ale
the SAME, charging the amount therein specified TO
I the proper Bank or Branch, aud delivering to the
peTs on who made the payment at Bank, duplicate
cepts for the Rmount so paid specifying what &C
! count the money was paid The person making the