The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-12
Auditor Of Public
General Commissioner Of Sales.

The bill TO create the Office OF general
commissioner of sales for the several
counties and cities of the Commonwealth,
and to prescribe bis duties and fix his COM
pensatiOn, introduced by Mr.. Lady some
time since. was approved by the Read
juster caucus Friday night.
1t provides for the appointment by the
Governor OF general commissioner OF
sales for each county and city in the State,
whose term OF Office shall be for four years,
beginning on the 1st day Of July, 1882.
The duties of the Office are defined as fol-
Iowa:
The general commissioner shall sell all
real estate decreed and ordered to be sold
by the court in the county for which he
was appointed and il shall not be neces-
sary for the court, in any order or decree,
to authorize and empower him so to do ;
but without reference TO him in terms in
any such order or decree OF sale, 1t shall
be his duty, rirtute ottcn, to execute
the same. He shall collect and disburse
the proceeds OF sales, as may be di'
rected by the court, and no one else
shall be- empowered 80 TO do except
when the commissioners relation to par
ties interested in sales, and his relation tG
subjects of sales make II improper for him
TO act; and i'm such cases the court shall
rccite this fact in the decrees Of sale, and
thereupon may appoint special commits
sioner to execute such specific DEGREES and
orders OF sale; and no consent OF parties,
entered OF record, shall be authority for
any other person or persons TO execute
such decrecs. And the general commits
sioner-subject TO all the provisions and
requirements OF this act-shall execute all
orders and DEGREES OF the court OF courts
for which he was appointed. directing the
lease OF real estate.
Every general commissioner shall, er-
0ficio, be the general receiver OF the court
for which he was appointed general COM
missioner; and he and his suretics shall be
liable on the bond hereinbefore required
for his faithful performance and discharge
OF all the duties Of general receiver OF
court. He shall receive and manage such
estate, and pay out such moneys rs the
court may order by virtue OF section IL,
chapter l0I, Code OF 1873; and in every
and all respects he shall perform all OF
the duties and requirements, and be sub
ject to all OF the penalties, provided for and
imposed on general receivers OF courts by
sections 1G, L., Is, ~. 30, %, -, 20, and
/, 26 OF chapter lIj, Code OF 1913, ana any
and oil other laws applicable to general
receivers Of courts.
The bill also prescribes the manner In
which the general commissioner shall ac-
count for his Transactions, and also pre-
scribes the mode OF compensation, which
shall be the same as now allowed to trus-
tees and certain other fees named in the
! bill
The Judge OF the court may, for cause,
remove the general commissioner and fill
the vacancy temporarily, but all permanent
appointments must be made by the Goy-
ernor.
WEST VIRGINIA LAND-TITLEs.
In the House yesterday Mr. Frazier
offered the following:
ReSolred, That the Committee for Courts
OF Justice inquire into and report by bill
or otherwise TO this House at its earliest
convenience the expediency OF author
iZing the Governor and Register OF the
Land Office to negotiate with West Vir-
ginia, upon the application Of that State, to
secure a complete record Of certified copies
OF original titles issued by the Common
wealth OF Virginia for lands now in the
limits OF West Virginia.
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