The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-28


of Immigration met Saturday in the State
Library. and after a pro,racted session in
conference with Major Jed. Hotcbkiss de-
cidcd that that &c ,tlcman should prepare
the report set forth in the immigration bill
approved hv the Governor March %, which
| provides as follows
That Il geographical and political sum-
| mary shall nc prepared, from such reliable
authorities rs NAV he had. setting forth an
accurate description Of the territory OF this
state and of its form Of government; that
| the said summary shall especially describe
| th, various characters of lis SOIL its produc-
tion~, is climate, and its population; that it
shall. also set forth an account Of its mineral
resources, of lis universities, its colleges, its
public frcr->chnol system, its religious adj
yanta.r>, and ~ account OF its various lines
of travel and transportation by water and
by railroad.
In order TO carry out the provisions of
the foregoing section tln sum Of $1,000 is
hereby appropriated out of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
The same to lac designated Is the 'immiyra-
ton fund and set apart and held as such hy
the Treasurer # the Commonwealth subject
10 the provisions of this act.
"Fnr the purposes OF this act the Cover.
nor. the Lieutenant Governor. the Secretary
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h'n'u % i'i'.1i ,d
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transaction Of business.
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,h,t,>,n,l.LnIl,rS sha,I be Maid.
"Ylrn The Board of immigration shall
hayc secured and alnp,cd Il summary a~ re-
nuirrd IN this act, they Shall cal>c ;ln edition
# ti,r same to ln. ,rii,,cd in pa,nDhl,t form.
,p,i,r ~. >l,,u.r,is,ou nf the S,.prri.icndcn1
-, pnI,,;,. prin,i,,r with .;,yI, mans attached
-, ,,.,v h.,t serve IA rypllin the .pouraphi-
..I md ,c,nmerciJ reI,;ions of the = atp.
and n,,rk h,r lines Of internal and ex,cr.
nal cnmr,nicutinu. Said first edition shall
no unfinished ut 3, cost not eycerdiny 3. 600 :
I'D ,,h", nTlI;s sh.d .h,Ii hn dal,vnred ~ the
sncro,,,.,. 81, tL. I,omm,p,yp,ltl, vim sh,Il
,rn,nsit ihr s,mci in IN. ,,,irr mnl;e ,,nno,urcr.
mrut nf the Iar, Of nnilicatjou, ujacr OF de-
3o.it, and terms of sale, tIrou". the rnbljc
rrc,s, and furnish COPIES to any rerson ol
1.,o,Iation who NAV desire them for distri,
hnion at rates cur,ivaIcnt TO the cost of pIll-
I~a,inn From time to time. rs the demand
m,y ;I.,;rv and rruuirc thc .Rnnrd Of I'M
"';:,,..;nn: .h,u ,.',,.c ntLcr cdition. n Inc
,',.1ii.nn1 and NAV ,nhr"c or dimini>h h thr
,,n,,,ntx mr. otherwise modify thr matter
.,I ~,yi,, nf the publication rs to them shall
,,,..n test provided. however. that at nc
r;r;r Shall any publication lie authorized
| yh;ri, ,ha'j exceed in east the art,lalamouu,
:, fin, ,rrJft Of the .i.uui.r,,ion fund in
| tho hand. or fine Treasurer of thc Common-