The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-08

4 and become residents of. And the
better 10 enable them to perform their
duties, they may appoint and femoys g
a secretary, TO- record their
proceedings. TO attend to their COR
respondence, aid in making out
their reports and perform such
other duties as may be required
by the commissioners, to receive
such compensation as they may deem
lust, not exceeding one hundred dollars,
annually, to be paid out of the pubic
treasury
g.. That the commissioners OF the sTs-
eral districts Aforesaid shall annnanyS
on the second Monday after the com,
mencemept of the annual session OF the
Leoisjature meet at the capital of the
State and form a general board to settle
mon and recommend to the Legisla-
fnre such measnres astheymay deem
best for promoting the settlement and
developing the resources OF the State.
The expenses of the said commission.
ers in travelling to and from the capital
and incurred in a session Of not exceed
ing six DAYS, to be allowed by the Gov
ernor and paid. out of the pubic treas
ury.
l. That the Governor Of this State
shall annually appoint a suitable lee
turer from each Congressional district
upon the recommendation Of the Board
OF Commissioners ofsthe district, to go
into sections or regions Of other States
to be designated by the Governor, to
lecture and impart information to those
who, NAV desire TO ,immigrate 70, and
settle in this State. The just EXPENSES
of the said lecturers, not exceeding one
hundred dollars annually to each, to be
ascertained and allowed by the Cover
NOR and paid out of the public treas
ury. Z G. M,
5. Any person desirous OF having the
title to his land examined may apply
to the board Of commissioners OF his
district, who shall for such just compen-
saton as may be agreed,upop; examine
and investigate such title, and give to
the applicant a certificate OF Its state
and condition, and shall moreover an
nually forward to the Governor, to be
by him laid before the Legislature, a
list of titles so examined and -investi-
gated and found to be good, with the
quantity of acres and locality OF each
tract. -" w.
6 That it shall be the duty of the as
SCISSORS of the several counties Of this
State to ascertain and annually report
to the Board of Commissioners to which
they belong, as near as they can, the
quality of improved and unimproVed
lands in. the several assessors districts
and such other practicable information
as they may be required by the said
Board to furnish.
Itseens to us that the plan proposed
| in the above bill is liable to objection
on account of the somewhat .cumbrous
machinery it calls into operation. I'm
der it ;here would be nine commission
ers, three clerks, and three lecturers in
the State, and the salaries Of the clerks
and the lecturers and the mileage anc
per diem of the commissioners would
aggregate a sum which might be made
more productive of good results il ap-
piled in some other way. The simpler
in all its operations the plan TO b
adopted is, the better and more effective
it will The idea in relation to TIT
titles of our lands is an important one
The reports of the COMMISSIONS
Of immigration show that th'
confusion and uncertainty Of land titles
in West Virginia, exaggerated by TIT
representations Of parties interested il
inducing Immigrants to settle else
where, has already operated as serious
obstacle in the way Of immigration tc
this State. If some cheap and prac
teal plan can be devised for avoiding
this obstacle and furnishing reliable in
formation to immigrants concerning the
title of the lands they may wish to pur
chase, it will be an important ster
toward the accomplishment Of the
great end in view. So -
We trust that thinking men through
out the State will make public whatever
suggestions they may have to offer upon
this subject in order that some measure
looking to the promotion Of immigra
ton may be matured and acted upon
early in the coming, session of the Leg
islature. ...rs
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