Governor's Message and Annual Reports of the Public Officers of the State, and of the Boards of Directors, Visitors, Superintendents, and Other Agents of Public Institutions Or Interests of Virginia, Part 1 |
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... of Weights and Measures . 17. - Report of Weighmaster of Live Stock . 19. - Report of Agent for International Exchanges . 20. - Report of the Attorney General . MESSAGE . To the General Assembly of Virginia . GENTLEMEN us 18318,2.10.
... of Weights and Measures . 17. - Report of Weighmaster of Live Stock . 19. - Report of Agent for International Exchanges . 20. - Report of the Attorney General . MESSAGE . To the General Assembly of Virginia . GENTLEMEN us 18318,2.10.
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Virginia. MESSAGE . To the General Assembly of Virginia . GENTLEMEN , The circumstances under which you have con- vened and organized are of no ordinary character . Since the ad- journment of the late general assembly many , and it is ...
Virginia. MESSAGE . To the General Assembly of Virginia . GENTLEMEN , The circumstances under which you have con- vened and organized are of no ordinary character . Since the ad- journment of the late general assembly many , and it is ...
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... assembly at an early day devised and established an educational fund , the annual proceeds of which , amounting at this time to the sum of $ 101,016 22 , is chiefly devoted to the advancement of elementary education in primary schools ...
... assembly at an early day devised and established an educational fund , the annual proceeds of which , amounting at this time to the sum of $ 101,016 22 , is chiefly devoted to the advancement of elementary education in primary schools ...
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... assembly an act was passed authorizing the appointment of an agricultural commissioner and chemist , and assigning to him duties of a most important and in- teresting character . From this , much practical benefit was antici- pated by ...
... assembly an act was passed authorizing the appointment of an agricultural commissioner and chemist , and assigning to him duties of a most important and in- teresting character . From this , much practical benefit was antici- pated by ...
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... assembly , at its last ses- sion , being transferable by delivery only , were better suited to the money markets of the United States and to commercial communities generally . This change in the form of the bond 2 [ Doc . No. 1. ] 9.
... assembly , at its last ses- sion , being transferable by delivery only , were better suited to the money markets of the United States and to commercial communities generally . This change in the form of the bond 2 [ Doc . No. 1. ] 9.
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