Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-08-28
HISTORY OF the VIRGINIA Debt.

A volume containing 406 pages has
been prepared by Hon. Clarke w. May,
West Virginia's Attorney General, con-
tanning the data of the suit of Virginia
VS.. West Virginia. This celebrated case.
which has attracted great deal of at.
tention not only in West Virginia, but of
the reading public all over the country.
has been in the courts for some years.
General May, in his customary vigor-
Gus style, has written an introductory
which is valuable preface to the liter
airy and historic work. The introduce
ton is as follows:
"In this volume will be found the
proceedings i'll full to this time in the
suit of the commonw ealth of Virginia
vs.. West Virginia in the Supreme Court
of the United States. There have been
from time to time many requests made
to me, to Governor Dawson and the 9th
or members of the board of,public works
from citizens of the state, for informa-
ton as to the progress of this suit, and
what Is being done to protect the States
interest therein. Aud knowing of no
better way by which the public could be
informed of the situation l have prepared
this volume and i'll il will be found all
that mas been done by either party to
salG suit up to the present time.
For the further information of those
Interested there is added as an appendix
OF some sections of the ordinance of An.
gust 20, 1861, passed by the Wheeling
convention, relating to the public debt
of Virginia, some sections of the first
constitution of West Virginia. the act of
the general assembly of Virginia, giving
the consent of that State for the forula-
ton of West Virginia, the act of Con
gress admitting West Virginia into the
Union, resolutions of the West Virginia
Legislature concerning the Virginia
debt and the report of the commissioners
appointed by the Governor of West
Virginia pursuant to n resolution of the
Legislature and the report of the finance
committee of 1873.
The Legislature at its last session.
chapter 40, acts OF 1907, passed an act
directing the Attorney General to de.
tend the State III this cause and author
lied the board of public works to en-
ploy such attorneys and agents to assist
the Attorney General in such defense as
IN its judgment shall be necessary for
that purpose and in pursuance of this
act the board has employed Hon. John
u. Carlisle, late Speaker of the House of
Representatives and Secretary of the
Treasury, the law firm of Mollohan,
McClintic 81 Matthews, of Charleston.
and Hon. Charles Edgar Hogg, of Nor
gantown.
By reference to the opinion OF the
court overruling the demurrer of the
State of West Virginia it will be noticed
therein that nothing has been decided
definitely against the State, as the court
IN overriding the demurrer says that it
is done without prejudice to any dues.
lton raised in the demurrer, which it
provides shall be filed by the first Mon.
day OF the next term, which term begins
in October next.
The further proceedings i'm this case
will be given in this manner from time
TO time as they develop.
With the assurance that everything is
being done by the attorneys to assist him
in this behalf that can be done to protect
the interests of the State, and hat the
board of bubble works is heartily COOP
Grating with the counsel, and that they
together are giving TO the case every
attention that it requires, beg leave to
subscribe myself
Yours respectfully,
CLARKE W. MAY,
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