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Escheat Warrants.........................................52
Warrants of Re-survey...................................34
Total............................................149
During the years 1865 and 1866, the following sums were
received for caution and composition money and fees, and paid
into the treasury of the State, viz:
1865.
Caution and Composition money...............$524 70
Fees................................................... 610 94
Total....................................$1,135 64
1866.
Caution and Composition money............$1,241 45
Fees................................................ 1,121 55
Total.........................'...........$2,363 00
Part of the fees accrued during the year 1865 were re-
ceived and paid into the treasury during the year 1866, and
are included in the statement of fees received and paid dur-
ing that year, and there remain uncollected of fees accrued
during the years 1865 and 1866, about the sum of three
hundred dollars, ($300.)
During the same period, five (5) caveats were heard and
determined, eight (8) expired by limitation, and three (3) are
now pending.
All which is respectfully submitted.
WM. L. W. SEABROOK,
Commissioner of the Land Office.
Which was read and referred to the Committee respecting
the appointments of tenure of office, duties and compensa-
tion of all civil officers not embraced in the duties of other
Standing Committees.
Mr. Vansant submitted the following order :
Ordered, That the Committee on" the Legislative Depart-
ment inquire into the expediency and propriety of promoting
the efficiency of the General Assembly of the State, and of
maintaining the integrity of its character by inserting a fea-
ture in the Constitution requiring the Legislature to enact a
law or laws subjecting the penalties and disqualifications,
members or officers or clerks of the General Assembly, who
shall directly or indirectly receive any bribe, reward, fee or
valuable testimonial for any service performed or to be per-
formed in connection with their official trust;
Which was adopted,, and,
On motion of Mr. Marbury,
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