OF THE

Secretary of the Commonwealth

TO THE

GOVERNOR

AND

General Assembly of Virginia

FOR THE

Year Ending September 30, 1923.

RICHMOND:

DAVIS BOTTOM, SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC PRINTING

1923

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
RECEIVED

APR 29 1925

DOCUMENTS DIVISION

REPORT

To His Excellency, E. LEE TRINKLE,

Governor of Virginia.

SIR:

I herewith transmit a report of the transactions of this department for the year ending September 30, 1923, in accordance with the requirements of law, embracing:

(a) Lists of all charters of incorporation recorded, of charters of foreign corporations filed, of trade-marks and proprietary containers registered.

(b) The boards of visitors (or directors) of all public institutions, and other boards appointed by the Governor. In this list is included the official heads of these institutions.

(c) Commissions issued under appointment made by the Governor. In giving the list of notaries public there have been included all notaries whose commissions are in force at this date, those instances being indicated in which evidence of qualifications has not been returned to this office as the law directs.

There are also included other appointments made by the Governor, and a list of all State officers at the seat of government, members of the General Assembly, and the judiciary system both State and Federal-and members of Congress, showing the expiration of their respective terms of office.

(d) Accounts of fees and taxes collected; receipts and disbursements of contingent expenses of the office, funds received from sales of State publications, and funds received from collections on account of licenses issued to automobile owners, dealers, chauffeurs and motorcycle owners.

FEES AND TAXES COLLECTED.

Collections are shown by a cash account kept in the office, and payments made into the State treasury by vouchers of the Auditor of Public Accounts in my possession.

CONTINGENT EXPENSE ACCOUNT.

Warrants drawn on Auditor of Public Accounts for all expenditures of this fund; vouchers accompany each warrant.

SALE OF STATE PUBLICATIONS.

Books showing the collections for sales and vouchers for payments into the State treasury are kept in the office.

AUTOMOBILE LICENSES, ETC.

Collections received from issuance of automobile owners, dealers, chauffeurs and motorcycle licenses are paid into the treasury to credit of State Road Fund. Books showing collections and disbursements, and vouchers showing payments into State treasury are kept in this office.

GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATIONS.

Those having the force and effect of law are printed in full.

Respectfully submitted,

B. O. JAMES,

Secretary of the Commonwealth.

State Government of Virginia

Officers at the Seat of Government at Richmond, Va.