Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-17
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FRIDAY. October 10, 1868.
Prayer by Rev. F. Ball
Mr.. VAN W1sKLE, from the Committee on
Counties, &C., reported substitute IA. b,
No. ll6,) for Senate bill No. 8, relating to
townships and township officers.
Mr.. CRAwFoRD, from the Committee on
Humane aud Criminal Institutions, report
ed bill "a. No. ll7) for the support OF
the poor.
Both read first time.
House Bill lO2 making an appropriation
to defray the expense Of transporting dis :
abIed aud dead soldiers, was received back
from the Senate, it insisting on its amend
ments, to strike out the provision for the
transportation of dead bodies. The House
insisted on its disagreement and asked a
Committee of Conference. 81
The Speaker appointed Aessrs. Dawson,
McGrew and Kittle, on the part of the
House.
The bill "a. No. s2) fixing the pay of
certain officers and clerks was received back
from the Senate, it insisting on its amend
ment reducing the salaries Of the Auditors
and Adjutant General's clerks. The House
insisted on disagreeiug to the same.
The House was informed that the Senate
had passed the bill III. No. 1907 authoriz-
ing the transfer of Merchants licenses, and
rejected the bill to alter the division line
between Writ and Richie counties.
Senate bill No. 80, relating to collectors
of the revenue was read the second time
and referred.
TIE bill III. No. 1917 authorizing the
Clerk of the Court of Appeals to take or.
ders of publication in vacation was read
the third time and referred
The bill IN. No. ll4) authorizing the
town council of Parkersburg to turn Pond
run into the Ohio river, was passed; also
the bill "a. No. 115) ratifying the contract
for preparing code.
Mr.. VAN WIXKLE, on behalf of the Com
mittee on the Judiciary, offered the follow
ing which was adopted:
WHEREAS, Il appears by the recent re-
port of the Committee on the Executive
Offices, that the Auditor and Secretary of
the State had, on the firstand second days
of this month, overdrawn Strom the treas
| ury, the former the sum of four hundred
and fifty-four dollars and eighteen cents,
the latter the sum of three hundred and
| ninety-three dollars and twenty eight
cents, alleging such over. drafts TO be due
to them respectively for their salaries from
| the fourth day of March to the twentieth
day of June last, the latter being the day
in which the State was inaugurated and
the Constitution thereof first came into OPP
Grafton; aud
WHEREAS the Legislature by joint reso-
luton which finally passed on the four
teenth day of October inst, have formally
declared that Hthe terms of all officers,
Legislative, executive and judicial, elected
on the twentieth day of May last, began on
the twentieth day of June following, and
not previously" and that emo such officer
is, or was at any time, entitled to salary or
compensation for any time preceding the
twentieth day of June in the present year;
therefore l.s's -a-ia-i Hs'
Be it resolved by the Legislature of West
Virginia:
! 1. Any officer who has drawn from the
treasury of the State, or in any way re-.
ceived compensation as such officer for
any time previous to the twentieth day of
June last, is hereby required within ten
days from the passage of this resolution,
to refund the same to the Governor, to be by
him deposited in the treasury to the credit
of the proper appropriations.
2. Should any such officer fail to com.
ply with the requisition of the foregoing
resolution within the time therein men
toned, the Governor is hereby authorized
aud required to cause suit to be brought
on his official bond for the recovery of the
sum or sums improperly drawn from the
treasury, or received by such officer.
3. No officer failing as aforesaid shall be
entitled to draw or receive from the treas.
ury for his own use, any sum whatever,
whether on account OF his salary or as
compensation for his official services, or
any other account, until the money i'm
properly drawn from the treasury by him
as Aforesaid is made good.
Mr.. RuRFNER, on behalf of the Commit.
tee on Taxation and Finance, offered the
following, which was adopted:
Be it resolved by the Legislature of West
Virginia,
The Auditor is hereby peremptorily re-
quired to furnish without delay, from all
the sources accessible to him the informa.
ton required by resolution Of the House
adopted on the7th day of July last, and
by another resolution of the same adopted
on the 18th day of September last.
On motion of Mr.. Lamb, s7nat
Ordered That the COMMITTEES on Roads,
&c, ihquireiinto the expediency OF report.
ing bill 70 incorporate a company to con-
strnct road from the Cumberland road
near Lydia Crager's property, eastward
along the valley of Big Wheeling creek to |
the Pennsylvania line.
Mr.. CRAWFORD, from the Committee on
Humane and Criminal Institutions, report
ed bill "a. No. 1lT for the support of |
the poor.
Read frst time.
Mr. Ross presented petition from citi-
zeus OF the country district Of Ohio county |
praying relief from connection with the |
city OF wheeling in certain county regula-
TONS such az the support Of the poor, the |
election OF delegates 70 the Legislature, Sc.
Adjourned.
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