The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-09-05
LATE IN THE DAY.
Jacobs Response TO the Invf,ations
TO Sue.
ExscUTIvE DEPARTMENT,
CHARLESTON, Aug. %, '73.

ExsoUTIvE DEPARTMENT,
CHARLESTON, Aug. 20, '73.
The term OF Office of the Public
Printer, Henry s. Walker, expired on
the 4th day OF March last, and no pro-
vision was made by law for the sp-
pointment of his successor. But by an
act passed April lst, 1873, Commission.
ers were directed, Immediately after the
passage OF the act to give notice in four
newspapers printed within the State,
for four weeks, that sealed proposals
for the execution Of the State printing
and binding, and Tor supplying the
State with stationery and printing
paper, would be received until the thir~
tleth day after the publication OF said
notice. This act further declared that
"The Commissioners Of Public Print
ing or any two of them shsll within two
days after the expiration OF the time
for receiving proposals as aforesaid, pro
coed to open in public all such propo-
sails by them received, and they shall
award the contract for printing, binding,
printing paper and stationery, to the
lowest responsible bidder therefor "
Notwithstanding the fact that the term
of the Public Printer expired as aiore-
said, and Notwithstanding that nearly
five months have elapsed since thespas-
sage OF said act. yet the Commissioners
of Public Printing have failed, go
lar, to execute the duties imposed
upon them as aforesaid. And in
asmuch as it has come to the
knowledge OF the Governor, that Henry
S. Walker, who still acts in the capaci-
ty of Public Printer. and who has gen.
orally been treated as such, did, during
his term, make serious overcharges for
work performed by him, and also make
charges no, authorized by law, by rea-
son OF all of which the State has SUI
fered much pecuniary loss. In con-
sideration Of the premises, the Governor,
in pursuance OF the authority vested IN
him by law, doth order that from and
after this date, all the public printing
be doEe by Charles B. Webb, OF the
county OF Kanawha, until he shall
otherwise order, or until the same
shall be let 10 contract, and
the contractor or contractors shall
have begun to execute such contract.
If by construction of law the Office OF
Public Printer still exists, and the said
Henry S. Walker be deemed the in
cumbent thereof, the Governor being
of the opinion that the public service
demands that lie should no longer be
permitted to hold said office, doth
hereby remove the said Henry S.
Walker from SAID office. The
Governor doth further direct that
all printed matter now in the
possession OF the said Henry S. Walk
er be turned over, or delivered by
him forthwith to the officers re-
spectively having supervision OF the
same, or if in any case there be no such
officer, then to the Secretary OF State,
And all printing paper, stationery or
other material, the property OF the
State, now 10 possession OF the said
Henry S. Walker, shall be delivered by
him forthwith to the Secretary OF State,
Tor the future use OF the State. This
order is in no sense 10 be construed TO
release the said Henry S. Walker,
or his sureties in lis official bond from
any Liabilities to the Safe.
By the Governor:
JOHN j JACOB
c. U%pMcE. Secretary OF Safe.
i copy tcste:
c. IIEDRICE.