Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-05-02
DEFINES DUTIES
Which has Been Charged Will Au
tiority by Gov. HstfieId-Ma-
iority Given Power to Act

ton passed by the legislature creating
it, This resolution as passed was
the conference committees substitute
for the house joint resolution which
is as follows:
Creating commission, known as
the Virginia debt commission to pro
vide for arranging and settling with
the commonwealth of Virginia the
proper proportion Of the public debt Of
Virginia if any should be borne by
West Virginia, to take into consid-
GRAFTON all matters arising between
the commonwealth of Virginia, and
the state OF West Virginia in :efer-
eace to said original public debt,
and to report its proceedings to the
governor of the state.
Whereas, the commonwealth OF Nir-
ginia instituted suit in the supreme
court of the United States against
the state of West Virginia, to nave
the state of West Virginia,s proper.
ton OF the public debt of Virginia Gs
it stood before 1861 ascertained and
satisfied and,
Whereas. at the October term
1919, the supreme court OF The United
States made a finding that The sLal e
of the principal debt of the original
commonwealth of Virginia, to be
borne by the state of West Virginia
was S71S2,50746; and,
Whereas, said court did not fully
and finally decide the question in
volyed, but suggested that such pro
ceedngs and negotiations should be
had between the states upon all the
questions involved, in said litigation,
as might lead to a settlement of the
same Therefore, be it,
Resolved, by the senate of West
Virginia, the house of delegates con
curing therein;
That a commission of eleven mem
bers, known as the Virginia debt com
mission, is hereby created. The,
members of said commission shall be
appointed by the governor, two of
whom shall be chosen from each con
gressionaI district of the state. and
one at large, not more than six of
whom shall belong to any political
party, and all designations of yacan-
cies in the said commission as they
occur shall be filled by the appoint
ment of the governor
Said commission is authorized and
directed to negotiate with the com
monwealth of Virginia or with any
person or committee owning or hold
ing any part of the said Indebtedness
for settlement of West Njrgnil's
proportion of the debt of the original
commonwealth of Virginia proper, TO
be borne by the state of'West Virgin
ia.
The commission is hereby directed
to ascertain and report upon and give
the utmost publicity TO all the facts n
relation to the pending suit instituted
against the state of West Virginia by
the commonwealth of Virginia, and TO
ascertain and report upon and give
like publicity TO;
All Of the facts and conditions UNI
der which the West Virginia certih-
Gates are held or owned, together
with the names and residences of
the persons having the legal or cquit-
able right to rece We from We8r Nir-
ginia whatever may be ascertained to
bC payable thereon.
70 ascertain sud report as 20 any
paT of the Virginia debt claimed
against the state of West Virginia,
when is owned or held. or claimed
to be due. at law or in equity, by
the commonwealth of Virginia in her
own right. and having mace the lnves-
tigatiou required hereby, said COM
mission is authorized and directed to
negotiate vita me commonwealth Of
Virginia for a settlement of West Nlr-
ginia's proportion of the debt Of the
original commonwealth OF Virginia
proper TO be a.rne by the state of
West Virginia.
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