The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-13

pages "a and 6lS, the abstract OF lnsur
ance laws of other States which you fur
!, nishcd me, and the circular OF the Insur
ance Commission of Ohio. | am of tn,
opinion that it is your duty, under th'
acts Of 1928, to charge the insurance
companies of Ohio and other States. hav
ing similar statutes and doing bushes:
in this State. the same fees which those
States charge insurance companies OIL
West Virginia doing business therein.
think the fees to be thus charged
pertain TO your Office, and
belong to you This conclusion
is warranted By the construction
which has been given the insurance law
of New Jersey, which Is so nearly identi-
fed with our own.
Very respectfully
HENRY NJ MATTHEWS
A:torUey-G eHecal
The attention Of the committee was,
for some time, directed 10 the examina-
ton of matters in relation 10 certain
check for S2.l6O, interest upon certain
bonds the property OF the State school
fund. said check being payable TO the
hanawha Valley Bank. Ourconclusion,
after u thorough investigation ofthe mat
! ter and the reading of the correspondence
| in relation thereto, is that the Auditor is
| entitled to praise rather than censure.
1t has also been made to appear, by
! testimony, that the present State Treas
urer John $. BUrdctt, on the - day OF
--, 1872, received from the Mer-
| chants Bank of Charleston the sum OF
| $1,000, alleged to have been accepted by
said Treasurer as a consideration for dis
eliminating in favor ofsaid bank, il beng
n State depository. byallowing said bank
a lsrgcr amount of the public funds than
/ il mioht otherwise have been permitted
to retain. This transaction having or-
Cured durinu prryiou. term of the said
Treasurer's office. il j. therefore held by
ne 10 bo M subject matter Tor impcach-
,nont
There i no evidence before the COM
mi,trr showing that the Treasurer
ha. committed Similar acts during his
nr.sc,t form of office ALI evil
/ fe,ce terd,rr tbcrrto heinz 1ncopclusivc.
inJirect and mere bear.ay although the
committcc have spared no pains to COL
Loot 'aII Tho testimony nos.ible in relation
thereto Even were these charges well
founded il is respectfully submitted
,rSn ,,,i rnJ.r .,ino there should
whether uHurr cA'''''S '""S ''''o '''o1','
be anyatiemptSt Improvements "''"'e'e 81
he the moral aspects oil TINS case "Lu
/ however reprehehS'oIe lut'G VFa"s"'''o"S'
It could not IN our OPINION Dc su'ctSs ,tD.
! Iy maintained IN any co"'t VI IA" '.I"'
the treasurer mas aPpII"P' Ia'eG ~ c '.''''
sen any porto" o. 'ue pun. ~. ,L,
either Pfn',p'L OF interest. ., '% ;,ir -.
State mas suffered ANY P'eu"'"'! l"Ju.1
J. he testimony III 'e'"l'o.. ~ ''' .' -.
shows 'hNt inc u'h"1 VI ,o't',0y,' '''o''
/ paid, or Sn,H 10 nave Do'h pau WIS ~
! part "i Inc Interest upon '"' P"o''II
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almost l"Iul'''oF.1a'T. ''"' N''nTuS" ','o
accused are p'rhi'U''N u "PPy" ~ ,'"s'-
ser inc! arc H", F'''''' - :. 100, -,
testimony or "''r "'! "' '''''' u" II oo'
hall.
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sue" '.S 49,. u>',.a.,r n'l.,,o,n.
officers to J"H''!y Inc Ilor'' %. D', m .Is
IN ntt'lnP.i"S Il" Pg',, .omi ;nJ.oT and
contrary V"' '',''. az, '"n' 49," ,,,Ii co. ~
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are lnP'II'I "F no P''I''''' ''',,u'. , a.
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/ loss troublesome and expensive trial, IN