OF THE

Secretary of the Commonwealth

TO THE

GOVERNOR

AND

General Assembly of Virginia

FOR THE

Year Ending September 30, 1917

RICHMOND:

DAVIS BOTTOM, SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC PRINTING

1918

REPORT

To His Excellency, H. C. STUART,

SIR:

Governor of Virginia.

I herewith transmit a report of the transactions of this department for the year ending September 30, 1917, 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 appointments 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, and a list of county, city and town officers.

(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, chaffeurs 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.

Collections received from these sales constitute a fund for the support of the State Library. Books showing the collections for sales and vouchers for payments into the State treasury are kept in the office.

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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH

AUTOMOBILE LICENSES, ETC.

Collections received from issuance of automobile owners, dealers, chaffeurs 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.

GOVERNOR.

H. C. STUART...

Private Secretary, Alexander Forward..

of Russell.

..of Bristol.

Assistant Secretary, Miss Helen Eugenia Berry..... of Richmond city.

Dairy and Food Commissioner-BENJAMIN L. PURCELL.

Assistant Commissioner-N. A. LAPSEY.

Chief Clerk-R. B. KNOX.

Dairy Instructor-C. L. STAHL.