The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-12-08

inland become residents OF. Anu 'ne
better to enable them to perform their
duties, they may appoint and remove az
pleasure 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
bv the commissioners, and to receive
sucb compensation as they may deem,
lust, not exceeding one hundred dollars,
annually, to be paid out of the public
treasury.
~ 3. Thatihe commissioners OF the sew
eral districts aforesaid shall annually
ON the second Monday after the com
mencement of the annual session OF the
Legislature, meet at the capital OF the
State and form general board TO setiie
mon and recommend to the Leglsla-
ture such measures as they may deem
bestifor 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
inc six DAYS, to be allowed by the Gov
ernor and paid out of the public treas rs;
ury. ~ ~ g." =, e
1. That the Governor of this State
shall annually appoint suitable lee,
turer from each Congressional district
upon the recommendation Of the Board
of Commissioners Of the district, to 60
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 to, 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 ont Of the public treas
ury.
5. Any person desirousof having the
title to his land examined may apply
to the board Of commissioners OF his
district, who shall for such just compen
sation as may be agreed upon, examine
and investigate such title, and give tc
the applicant certificate Of its state
and condition, and shall moreover an
nuallv forward to the Governor, to be
by him laid before the Legislature, q
| list of titles so examined and nvesti
gated and found to be good, with thu
quantity Of acres and locality Of each
tract.
| 6. That it shall be the duty of the as
SCISSORS of the several counties of this
State to ascertain and annually repor
to the Board of Commissioners to which
they belong, as near as they can, tn
quality of improved and unimprove'
lands in the several assessors districts
and such other practicable information
as they may be required by the sail
Board to furnish.
1t seems to lis that the plan proposed
in the above bill is liable to objection
on account of the somewhat .cumbrou'
machinery it calls into operation. Tn
der it :kere would be nine commission
ers, three clerks, and three lecturers II
the State, and the salaries Of the clerk
and the lecturers and the mileage ant
per diem Of the commissioners woul'
aggregate sum which might be made
more productive of good results if ap,
piled in some other way. The simple
in all it's operations the plan to b
adoptedis the better and more eaectiv
II will he. The idea in relation to tn
titles OF our lands is an important one
The reports of the COMMISSIONS
of Immigration show that tn
confusion and uncertainty Of land title
in West Virginia, exaggerated 10y tn
representations of parties interested il
inducing immigrants to settle else
where, has already operated as seriou
obstacle in the way of immigration t.
this State. If some cheap and prac
teal plan can be devised for avoidin!
this obstacle aud furnishing reliable in
formation to immigrants concerning tn
title of the lands they may wish to pun
chase, it will be an important ste
toward the accomplishment of tn
great end in view.
We trust that thinking men through
out the State will make public whatefe
suggestions they may have to offer upol
this subject in order that some measur,
looking to the promotion Of immigra
ton may be matured and acted upor
early in the coming session of the Leg
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