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 518 OCTOBER TERM, 1907. Argument for Complainant. 209 U. 8. "The amount of the public debt of the Commonwealth of Virginia as of the first day of January, 1861, stating specifi- caliy, how and in what form t[,e same was evidenced, by what same was evidenced, by what authority of law and for wlt purpaem the same was created, and the datsa and nature of the bench or other evi&mom of said indebtedurns. II. (a) The amount of state expenditures made by the Commonwealth of Virginia prior to the first day of January, 1861, within the territory now in- eluded within the State of West Virginia since any part of said indebtedness was contracted, as provided by the ordinance adopted by the Commonwealth of Virginia at Wheeling, August 20, 1861.. (b) The aggregate ordinary expenses of the tate governmt o! the Commonwealth of Virginia prior to January 1, 1861, and since any part of  indabtednes was contracted. (c) All money paid into the treasury of the Comunwsalth of V'uginia from the countice included within the State of West V'rginla during aid IlL Whether any agreementz, contracts, or arrangements, other than thc appearing from the exhibits ed with the bill herein, have been made by the Commonwealth of Virginia with her crcditors since January 1, 1861, with reference to said public debt creaed prior to said date, o to the tlon or discharge of said indebtedne or any part thereof. IV. The amount of certificates relating to said indabtedne iued by the Commonwealth of Virginia under the actz of her General Asmbly, ap- proved March 30, 187, March 28, 1879, February 14, 1882, and February 20, 1892; and what amount, if any, of said certificates have been deposited sinee January 4, 1906, with the cornmiss/on appointed under the joint resolution of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of V'wginia approved March 6, 1894; and he will also ascertain and report what amount of said certiflcatm so dopaited since said date were issued under the act of.March 30, 1871; what amount were issued under the act of March 28, 1879; what amount were iuod under the act of February 14, 1882, and what amount were sued under the act of February 20, 1892. V. The msater will ascertain and report to what extent said cerifficatez iued by the Commonwealth of Virg/nia represented the principal of one-third of said public debt and to what extent they represented the intercet thereon, and the rate at.which the interest was. reckoned; and he will abe ascertain

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