The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-24

In the senate OI TIE - nIttu ''bh'S',
April 10, 1871, Mr.. Davis, o! West
Virginia, asked and, by unanimous
consent, obtained leave to bring in the
following bill; which was read twice,
referred to the committee on Claims,
and ordered to be printed:
\ BILL to reimburse the state OF West
Virginia for losses incurred by reason of
the destruction Oflts bridges, ana SO loFth,
during the late war.
WHEREAS, The State of West Vir-
ginia, by reason Of its being border
State, the dividing line between the
then contending armies, and Of being
alternately in possession Of each army,
suffered heavy losses during the late
civil war in the destruction OF bridges,
Court Houses, churches and 80 forth;
and, whereas, said State was loyal to the
Government Of the United States and
contributed her full share toward the
putting down Of the late rebellion; and,
whereas, the greater portion OF said
bridges, churches, and so forth, were
destroyed by the Federal troops, acting
under the orders OF their superlors;
and, whereas, said State, although its
people are suffering from the want Of
the rebuilding OF said bridges, Court
Houses, and 50 forth, being yet young
in years, and having to endure heavy
expense in the erection Of it's public
balldings, and so forth, is unable to con-
tribute toward the rebuilding of said
works; therefore,
BE ii enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives. Of tie United States Of
Americq in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary OF the Treasury Is authorized
and hereby directed to pay to the State
OF West Virginia, upon the order of the
Governor of said State, out OF any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated, the sum OF five hundred thousand
dollars, to be applied to the rebuilding
Of the bridges, court houses, churches,
and SO forth, in said Sta,e, destroyed 10y
military orders during the late civil war
In order to ascertain and substantate
the claims referred 10, the following bill
has been introduced at the present ses
sion OF the Legislature:
SENATE BILL NO. l3l.
A BILL providing for aScertaiuing the
amount of public property, ana its value,
DESTROYED in the state by the Federal
Army, during the late civil war.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of West
Virginia
|. The recorder of each county in the
State shall, within eight months sic
ceeding the passage OF this act, at his
Off :e, make up and state, in detail, an
account OF the numuer OF churches,
bridges, court houses. jails and insti,u.
tons OF learning, and the value of each,
and the aggregate value thereof, de-
stroyed within his county by the federal
army, during the late civil war. To
carry out FIJI v the purposes OF this act,
the said recorder shall have the same
power to summon before him. and COM
pei the attendance of witnesses, as he
has in other cases The W THESES so
summoned and attending, shall have
the same pay that witnesses are allowed
in the circuit courts
2sBeiore any recorder shall proceed
10 make up such account he shall give
tour weeks successive notice of the time
when he shall make up such account,
bv publication in some newspaper, pub
lshed in his county, or, If no paper he
published therein, in paper published
nearest his court house, in this State.
;. Each recorder shall, within one
month after he shall have completed
said account, return a copy thereof 10
the Board of Public Works, and he
shall retain a copy Of the same among
the records OF his office.
t. 1t shall 6e the duty Of the Board Of
Public Works to have made up, from
the said recorders accounts, and for
ward to the Senators OF this State, in
Congress, an account, giving the
amount ana value OF all such property
DESTROYED, in the manner, and during
the time aforesaid.
5. Tie recorders, for the services
rendered under this act, shall be allowed
a just compensation, to be fixed by the
Board of Supervisors Of their respective
counties, which amount. together with
all the costs attending the execution OF
the provisions Of this act, hy the record
ers, shall be paid out of the treasures
of their respective counties.