petitioners will ever pray.
GEO. C. WATKINS,
JOHN J. CLENDENIN,
r. W. JOHNSON.
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| have examined carefully the memorial Of


William L. Woodrutf. within mentioned. and know.
ing the facts as therein stated, to be true in all
things material 10 show the true ground of his
claim TO relief; have no doubt, that he s upon tho
soundest principles of equity, entitled to relief in
the premises, at the hands Of the Legislature
A portion of the services rendered by him, were
IN my opinion unquestionably extra official, as
well as onerous and expensive, and certainly not
such as were cop.empl ted az devoving upon him
as treasurer of the State, when the salary for such
officer was prescribed by law in 1886. lalIude
here to the services rendered by him, in procuring
for the State, her quota Of the surplus revenue.
distributed to, and deposited by the government Of
The United States, with this State, and transport.
ing the same from places beyond the limits there
,f


In addition, deem ii worthy Of remark, that
he Legislature never did, by direct enactment,
specially repeal the law allowing 10 the treasurer
en per cent. Of the amount paid for the redemp.
lion of lands forfeited for the non.payment Of
taxes. The repeal of that law, was BY implica-
lion only-such per cent. was therefore, consider
I'd at that time, by every one, as a perquisite Of
said officer.


The memorialist, therefore, is, as it appears 10
ne, most clearly entitled to relief, which, accord.
ng to the existing laws, he cannot obtain. and
rust Justice viii not be denied to him.