The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-07-21

S5l section i, providing that Cover
Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Au
ditor, and Second Auditor, shoul
be er oficio. The Presiden
and directors of the corpors
ton known as the James River Com
ny, then owned by the State. Ac
Of February 19, 1870 Supp. to r. {
of 1919 chapter l6 P. 80, providin
that in the absence of tn
President of the Court G
appeals the senior judge Of tha
court shall act as o member of tn
Board of Directors of the Literar.
fund in lieu of the President. Act G
Feb. 18th, 1929, Supp. R. c., page 63
Sec. l3, making the Board to consis
of the Governor, Treasurer and Firs
Auditor, to perpetuate the corpora
ton of the President and Directors o
the Literary Fund. The constitu
ton of Virginia, adopted Januar.
30th, 1890, Supp. r. c. p. l6, ICON
tains the same division of the power
of the government into three depart
ments, as that of l776, forbids the ex
ercise by either Of powers Of tn,
othersior the exercise by any person
of the powers gilmore than one at th'
same time" Under this constitu
ton the legislature of Virgins
passed the following acts, viz
Act of March 10Th, 1881
Sess. Act p. 153, constituting the
Governor, Treasurer, Attorney Gen
eral and Second Auditor, a corpora
ton by the name of the President
and Director Of the North Western
Turnpike Road for the purpose Of
constructing u turnpike road or
State account from Winchester to the
Ohio river. The road was construc'
ted by the corporations from Win
chester to Parkersburg. Act Of April
., 1881, repeating former laws con-
stituting the Board of Public Works
and making the Board thereafter to
consist of the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Treasurer and Second Au-
ditor, Supp. r. c., pages il4-4l5, /, .:
Act of March 9TH, 1888, section ] , p. 81
providing that the Governor, Treasurer,
Auditor snd second Auditor shall therr-
after constitute the Board OF
Public Works, the James River
Company, the Literar Fund and
the Northwestern Turnpike Road
Company with full power TO
transact all the business OF these varI-
GUS Boards. Act of March IL, 1888
directs the Board of Public Works to
construct Turnpike road from Staun-
ton to Parkershurg and giving the
Board for that purpose all the powers
and suhjectiDg il to all the duties given
20 and irpended upon the President
and Directors OF the Northwestern
Turnpike Road. The constitution OF
Va. OF 1851, contains the same separa-
ton OF the government into these de-
partments rs the former constitutions,
and the same restrictions. Art. ., code
Of Va. OF 1860, D. 3S. The 9TH article
OF the constitution, section ] p. 4S. OF
the Code OF 1860 provides that the Cow
ernor shall be ineligible ito any other
office during his term OF service" Still
the 5th article, section ), makes him
Commander and Chief OF the Military
and Naval Forces Of the State. I'm
der this constitution and after its sdop
ton the legislature OF Va. by law made
the Governor, Treasured. the two Aud.
itors, and Register Of the land office,
3 corporation by the name Of the Board
Of the Literary Fund with all the
power therein vested in the Presi-
dent and Directors OF the
Fund, Code OF Virginia Of
1860 p. 4l4, Governor, Secretary OF the
Commonwealth and Auditor OF Public
accounts made Judges OF elections OF
Attorney General. Judges and Com
missioners OF Public Works. Same
Code p. 80 Governor authorized toissue
warrants in certain cases for the arrest
Of persons and compel them 10 leave
.he State. Same Cole p. Is Governor
made law giver to the Penitentiary;
same Code pages 81 853 At the res
.oration OF the Government OF Virginia
n 1861 the legislation OF the restored
government at Wheeling passed an act
making the Governor, First Auditor,
Treasurer, and the Secretary Of the
Commonwealth a corporation as the
Board OF the Literary Fund, acts of
1862, p. 33. 10 the Constitution OF
his State OF 1853, Art. Sec. 4, there is
he same divisions Of Government as
n the Constitutions Of Virginia above
cited, and the 5th article, section OF that
Constitution expressly provided that
the per5on acting a. Governor shall
,ot be elected or appointed to any other
office during his term OF service" ce"-still
he 3 section OF the same article makes
him commander-in -chief Of the Militia
y forces oi the State, DC Under this
to-wit Constitution OF
1863 ofthis State the legislature passed
he following acte. viz Act OF Decem-
Der 10th, 1863. Chap. l37, section So
makes the Governor, Auditor. Treas.
1rer, Secretary Of the State and the
General Superintendent OF Free Schools
! corporation under the name Of the
Board Of School Fund"
Act Of 1868. chap. 80. P. 80, makes
he Governor, Auditor, Treasurer and
Secretary of State a corporation under
he name OF Board OF Public Works"
Act OF October 3, 1863 makes Governor
Agent of Stale concerning scrip re-
,eived for benefit OF mechanic arts and
agriculture. At the revisal OF the laws
,f the State as enacted by the Legis.
sture in 1868 the Governor and the
'ane officers are continued a CORPORA.
ion under the name OF the Board OF
Public Works. Code o! West Va. P.
il3. This revisal OF the laws Of this State
md the adoption OF the code OF 1868
we're all under the constitution OF this
State oflS63. By chap. IS. code Of
his State Of 1868, section G8, CO. the
Governor, Auditor, Treasurer, Secreta.
y Of State aud General Su perintend.