The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-05
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Gov. jacobs Otder Reno ~ ing the
PRbIic PEinter.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
TuAnT pGH,oNy FHrNaR 90 1000

| sEXRCUTIvE DEPARTMENT, !
1 F T. CHARLESTON, August 80, 1878. !
The term OF office Of the Public Prin
ter, Henry 8. Walker, expired on the 4th
day OF March last, and no provision wa
made by law for the appointment OF bill
successor. But by an act passed April l
1873, Commissioners Of Public Printing
were named or constituted, and these
Commissioners were directed, imme-
diately after the passage Of the act to give
notice In four newspapers printed within
the State, for four weeks, that sealed pro-
posals for the execution Of the State print.
ing and binding, and for supplying the
State with stationery and printing paper,
would DO received until the thirtieth day,
after the publication Of said notice. This
act further declared that "the COmmis-
sioners Of Public Printing, or any two of
them shall within two days after the ex-
piratiOn Of the time for receiving prOpo-
sails as Aforesaid, proceed 10 open In pub
lie all such proposals by thGm received,
and they shall award the contract for
printing, binding, printing paper and
stationery, to the lowest Tesponsi-
BILE bidder therefor. NOtWithstand-.
ing the fact, that the term Of the
Public Printer expired as aforesaid
and notwithstanding that nearly five
months have elapsed since the passage Of
said act, yet the Commissioners Of Public
Printing have failed, 80 far, toexecute the
duties imposed upon them as aforesaid.
And, inRsmuch as II has come to the
knowledge Of the Governor, that Henry
=. Walker, who still acts in the capacity
OrPubliC Printer, and who has generally
been treated as such, did, during his term
make serious OVercharges for work per-
formed by him, and also made charges.
not authorized by law, by reason Of all OF
which the State has sutEHrOd much pecn-
MARY loss In consideration OF the prem
lses, the Governor in pursuance Of the
authority vested in him by law, doth Or
der that from and alter this date, all the
public printing be done by Charles B.
Webb, Oi the county or KanRwhR, until
he shall otherwise order, or until the
same shall be let to contract, and
the contractor or contractors shall
have begun TO execute such con-
tract. II by construction Of law
tue Office OF Public Printer still exists,
and the said Henry 8. Walker be deemed
the incumbent thereof, the Governor be-
ing OF the opinion that the public service
demands that he should no longer be per-
mittcd TO hold said office, doth hereby 70.
move the said Henry s. Walker from said
office. The Governor doth further direct
that all printed matter now in the pos
session Of the said Henry =. Walker be
turned over, or delivered by him forth
with TO the officers respectively having
Of the same, or II in any case |
there be no such officer, then TO the Sec
rotary of State. And all printing paper,
stationery or other material, the proper
ty OF the State. now In possession Of the |
said Henry s. Walker, shall be delivered
by him forthwith to the Secretary OF
State, for tho future use Of the State. This |
order Is In no sense 10 be construed TO re-
lease the said Henry 3. Walker, or his
Sureties in his official bond from any
liabilities 10 the State.
BY the Governor: JOHN j. JACOB
G. HEDMcK, Secretary Of State.
A copy teste: c. HEDRICK,
8tcretaryof State.