The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-04

Special Dispatch TO tho Intelligencer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, March 3.-As
the result of acts passed by the recent
legislature Governor Atkinson has
twenty-slx appointments to make with
In the next few months. The officials to
be appointed are two members for the
newly created board OF pardons; four
members. making twelve In all, for
each of the three miners hospitals ere
a,ed by the Beaverslaw:cight members.
two from each congressional district, for
the newly created board OF undertake
ers; and four members for the West
Virginia Humane Society, created by
Mr. Behrens' bill.
Board of Paruons.
The term OF office OF the members of
the pardon board Is toast four years,
beginning the first day of June. Each
member Is to receive as compensation
for his services four dollars day for
each day he is actually employed In the
discharge OF the duties OF the office. The
board is to be bi-partison. Its duties are
10 investigate applicable for pardons
aud make recommenda tlons to the gov
ernOr.
The act creating the miners hospitals
provides that there shall be establish
ed and maintained at the expense OF the
state. three hospitals. TO be known as
miners hospitals. and located as fol-
lowH: One In the Flat Top coal re-
giOn, either In Mcdowell or Mercer
county. TO be known as Miners hos
pItal No. l; one In the New Rive" coal
region. either in Fayette or Kanawha,
10 be known as Miners Hospital No. .,
and one In the Fairmont coal region. in
Marion county, to be known as Miners
Hospital No. 3.
To Manage Miners Hospitals.
Within'sixty days after the passage of
the act the governor is TO appoint four
persons, not more than two OF whom
shall belong to the same political party,
and two OF whom shall be residents of
Mercer or Mcdowell county, to be
known as the board o. miners hospital
No. l; four persons not more than two
OF whom shall belong to the same polit-
ical party, and at least two of whom
shall be residents OF the county of Fay
cite or Kanawha. to be known as the
board of miners hospital No. .; and
similarly four persons, with like poiit-
ical qualifications, and at least two OF
whom shall be residents of Marion
county. 10 be known as the board OF
miners hospital No. 3. It Is further re-
Guired that on each board there shall
be competent physician. entitled 10
practice medicine in this state, one pet
son engaged in mining and shipping
coal. and one practical coal miner. Os
the persons so appointed, two upon
each board are to serve two years and
the other two four years. the term Of
oa!ce Of all those appointed thereafter.
10 be four years. The act provides that
70 member of any board shall receive
any compensation except his actual ex-
penseS, and 81 day for each day ac-
luallr engaged in the performance Of
his duties. But no member Is to re-
ce!ve exceeding S2l for any one month.
Humane Society Board.
The four members of the West Vir-
Ginia Humane Society board are to be
appointed on or after the fifteenth day
Of March, one from each of the four
congressional districts. They are to be
divided into two classes. the term OF
those Of the first class TO be two years
and tha, OF those OF the second TO be
i0u7 years. The terms are TO begin on
the first day OF April. Each class may
consist Of one man and one woman. The
compensation Is 10 be sum. to be fixed
by the board OF public works, not to ex-
coed three dollars for each day neccssar-
hy employed. Mrs. John X. List. of
wheeling, was the chief patron OF the
law. and Il Is therefore reasonable 10
suppose that she will be one of the
members OF the board
Bonrd Of fUndcrtakcrs.
Tie eight members of the board OF
nnlertakcrs are to be appointed in the
EroN,h of May of this gear. half OF
them for two years and the other half
.ot four.
The requirement Is that the lppolr-
tees shall be from among the most
COMPETENT undertakers and embulmers
Q. said tcongressloDaD districts. each
u' whom shall have been a resident Of
'h' state for at least five years. and OF
VI ieas. five years: practical experience
IN their profession" They are TO re-
c'ipe SALARY OF two dollars at each
M'riing. except the secretary, who Is TO
receive salary not TO exceed Sl0O per
ahAnm. The board Is to have the au-
l"ofity Of passing upon applications
ron persons desiring to engage In the
Uh3ertaktng and embalmIng business In
thIs state.