partying exhibits, it is, on consideration, ordered that it be referred to a special master, to be hereiuafter designated, ? to ascertain and report to the court: 1. The amount of the public debt of the Commonwealth of V'n?i?'ni? on the first day of January, 1861, stating specifically how and in what form the same was evid. eqced, by what au- thority of law and for what purposes the same was created, and the dates and uature of the bonds or other evidence of said indebtedness. 2. The extent and value ? of the t?rritory of ?.?r?inla m?d of West ?rn'ginia June 20, 1863, and the population thereof, with and without slaves, separately. 3. An expenditures made by the Commonwealth of Virginia within the territory now constituting the State of ? West Vir- ?ni,? sinee any part of the debt was contracted. 4. Such proportion of the ordin,,ry expenses of the govern- ment of ?rn?inia since any of said debt was contractS, as was properly assignable to the counties which were created into the State of West V'?,i?'nia on the basis of the average total pop- ulation of �ir?'?i?, with and without slaves, as shown by the census of the United States. 5. And also on the basis of the fair estimated valuation of the property, real and pereoaal, by counties, of the State of �ir- ?ni?_ 6. An mune7? l?id into the ?re?ry o? the Commonwealth [rom the co.ties included wit? the ?ta? o[ ?e? �irgini? d:?i? the period ?rior to the admition o? the latter ?tat? in?o the UniOn l ?. The ?mount and ?aiue oE al! money: PropertL ? and �redit? which ?e? �i:-gini? re?ei?ed Erom the Common?e?h o? Virginia: no? embraced in ?n� o[ the precedin? ite? and x On June 1, Te? C? Jusr?cn announced th? a?ppointment of Mr. Charles E. Littlefield, a member of the bar of th? court as spcc[a! master. ? A motio? having been made to modify the decree thi? paragraph was amended by the court of June 1 so as to read "The extent and ?- sessed valuation &c." and in all other raspect? the motion wa? overruled.
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