Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-02-03
WANT A COUNCIL
FOR GOVERNOR
Would Select Two From Each
Congressional District, Who
Would Discuss Matters for
Welfare of State at Least
Twice a Year.

/ r ~ TT ut - y I'D. A - special --
/ Governor Mann viii have council
/ Of prominent business mem. BIZ "a tl.
/ which was presented ln the Senate be-
/ comes "a law.
The measure is the product of sew
I erll OF the best known mem beers
/ senators Hart. OF Roanoke. tarNs. ui
I Page. Folkes. OF Richmond Fletcher.
] .noudsuu. ot Halifax. and McAllAlu-
/ ger. OF Franklin.
The council members are 90 ha.,
| n purely honorary title. Will receive ut
Jay. viii hold sessions. az which tht
liOEtrnor ls 20 preside. 10 ts 90 Dt
much ON the order OF "a board OF trade.
~ chamber OF commerce. and the
members are 20 hold office FOR a term
OF four ycars
b Members OF the Senate who have
discussed the matter Informally have
suggested such men az Henry q. stu
art. A i. Gillespie, Judge A. A. PILE
gar. John ". CradcOCk. Joseph Steb-
bins, John r. Swanson. George A.
SchmcIz. Alexander Hamilton. Henry
! Fairfax. President l. r.. Johnson.
} James n. Boyd. John =. Branch. Mer-
I rett T. Cooke and l. Z. Stearnes. as
r the type OF men who are favored for
, once "a seek Man.
But while the Senate 10 10 elect
two members from each congress- Onal
district" said a member Of the Sen
ate today. mo man II to be elected
who seeks the position or who asks
the votes OF a Senator"
] The Senator went on 10 say that I'm
1 | Maryland and in Ohio there were
propositions 20 return 20 THIS idea. and
IL is finding many advocates
q The Governors council would, iu
/ reality, be a sort OF cabinet 70 con
slider and discuss all matters which
pertain TO the general welfare and ma
terial development and progress Of th'
state.
The fun text Of the bill 70 as Eel
~ lows.
I. Be II enacted BY the General A.
II sembly or Virginia. that the Governor
Council Is hereby created 20 assist u
r the material development OF the state
is The object OF the Governor
= Council Is TO perform the services 10
- the state OF board OF trade y
al chamber OF commerce, and TO give IN
10 locaI associations OF this charRcte
~ their cooperation.
g. They shall adopt such bylaws q
" they may deem wise consistent VII
e. the objects heretofore expressed
~ 4. The Governors council shall .
- composed OF two men from each cor
- | gression nal district elected BY the Gen
*; eral Assembly without partisan cor
- siderations for term OF four yer
Us IA SSss or death or rSslK "e Al r. ., y,
.asg caney until thirty days after the Ger
o. eral Assembly meets
es g. No one shall be elected 20 a
No Governors council who sOltcfts n
On votes OF the members % the OsnSr'
Assembly. or who is not mae OF "a
- egrity and acknowledged business -
ne paclty.
8 The Governors eSuaefi shall ne
- AZ least twice q year. and Oftener
70 hey desire. tR the senate CHAMBER. ~
re- tho Governor shau preside and vote
ms cas- OF q tie. They shall elect \ Bus
~ ness agent. who shall BE kBsWn a.
~ secretary. and he shall De given pe
IN manent oe2ces by the Governor. or IN
AAc may have quarters elBew here sc
.rh seat OF government fer the porp0s
err above set forth
Z. They shan receive no funds.
OF rectly or indirectly. from the sta
A. and az funds are ever received a
ge, law Is null and void They sLan p
ne their secretary and other officers frs
Shk such funds as they may secure
8. The State cOnfers upon the me
ISL bers OF the Governors council the a
ace OF honorable. and exempts them fr'
eid jury and military services
lew 2. There being earnest desire
err the part OF ali patriotic citizens 90
- some powerful force set 20 work
'il- the material adva ncement OF the Sti
y an emergency Is declared TO exist, a
,ul- this act takes eject from It's passas