Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-01-16
Call For Extra Session of the Legislature


Gle six and section seven of the Con-
stitution of the State of West Virginia
confer upon the Governor authority to
convene the Legislature in extra ses'
sion, whenever, in his opinion, the
public safety and welfare requires it,
and that when convened it shall enter
upon no business except that stated In
the proclamation by which it was
called together:
Therefore, l, William NJ. o. Daw-
son, Governor of the said State, deem
ing that the Legislature should meet
in extra session, do hereby convene
the Legislature to meet in its cham
bers in the Capitol, in the city OF
Charleston, the seat Of government,
on Tuesday, the 28th day Of January,
A. D. 1908, at IL O. o'clock in the fore
noon, to enter and act upon the fol-.
lowing subjects of legislative business,
namely:
l. To limit the amount of rate Of
levies for taxation by county courts,
all boards of education, and the au'
thorities of cities, towns and villages /;
and to regulate the laying Of such lev
les, and the collection and dlsburse-
ment of the taxes arising therefrom.
II. Q) To prescribe the duties OF
county officers; to provide that all
such officers be paid an annual salary
for their services, and to fix the
amount of such salaries and prescribe
the manner of payment thereof.
(2) To provide for supply ing as
sistants to county officers and fix their
compensation, and provide for the
payment of the same.
(3) To prescribe the fees that shall
be charged by county officers, the
time and manner of their collection,
and the method of accounting and
paying the same into the treasury.
III. To fix the commission allowed
to sheriffs and others for the collection
and disbursements of taxes and other
public revenues.
". To prescribe the purposes for
which and the manner in which in.
dsbtedness may be incurred by coun-
ties, districts, boards of education,
and municipalities; how bonds may
be issued for such indebtedness, and
how such bond and Indebtedness shall
be paid.
V. To provide for the care, safe
guarding and investment of sinking
funds or other funds set apart fol the
payment of the Indebtedness Of coun-
ties, districts, boards Of education and
municipalities.
vi. To provide for the supervision
of public offices and institutions, and
to establish uniform system of pub.
lie accounting, auditing and reporting
of all public moneys.
VII. To limit the number of officers,
clerks, attaches and other employees
of the Legislature to fix their COM
and manner of payment to prescribe
how payments shall be authorized and
made out Of the funds for contingent
or other expenses of the Legislature.
VIII. To amend sections "a 20 LOT
of chapter 20 OF the code, concern
ing the assessment of property for
taxation by the Board of Public
Works.
TX. To amend chapter 80 of the
code, concerning licenses and license
taxes, in the following particulars:
(l) To amend or repeal section
120a, concerning the sale or keeping
for sale of Intoxicating liquors by
social clubs.
(2) To prescribe penalties other
than criminal for failure to procure
any license required by law, and tc
provide for an enforcement of such
penalties.
(3) To make more effectual the
prohibition against selling intoIicat'
ing liquors on Sunday.
(4) To repeal section III Of said
chapter, the same being obsolete.
(5) To require license for soliciting
or receiving orders for Intoxicating
liquors.
(6) To amend section Is of said
chapter, concerning the rate of license
tax imposed on dealers in Intoxicating
liquor by municipalities, and to pro
vide for the imposition Of a State tax
equal to the municipal rate.
x. To provide for the collection
of delinquent licenss-ta1es BY tn
State Tax Commissioner.
XI. To provide that licenses e1
piring with the 50th day OfAprll, 1908
may be granted SO as to expire witt
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