14 guardians and the remainder by the county. Said secretary 15 may and when deemed advisable by said county court should 16 be the county probation officer. Sec. 3. A board shall not be appointed in any, county un2 less the county court of the county shall, by order, entered on 3 record, direct the same, fixing in said order the time when the 4 same shall become effective; provided, however, that said order 5 shall take effect not more than sixty days from the date of its 6 entry by the county court. Sec. 4. The county court shall provide office quarters, equip2 ment and supplies for the board. 3 The secretary of the board shall fully investigate all appli4 cations for poor relief and report on and investigate such cases 5 and shall supervise the distribution of the poor fund. The 6 secretary shall hold his office at the pleasure of, and subject 7 to removal by, the county board. Sec. 5. In counties where no board is appointed the judge 2 having juvenile jurisdiction in the county may appoint a sec3 retary of county welfare to co-operate with the county court 4 and the state board of children's guardians in furtherance of 5 the purposes of this act. Such secretaries shall receive such 6 salary as may be fixed by such judge with the approval of the 7 county court and the state board of children's guardians. Sec. 6. Secretaries appointed under this act shall, when so 2 directed by the Judge of the juvenile court of the county to 3 perform the duties of probation officers, aid in the investigation 4 and supervision of county allowance to mothers under the 5 mothers' pension law and shall co-operate with the state labor 6 inspectors in furtherance of their duties. Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of all county agricultural agents, 2 local health officers, school teachers and county superintendents 3 of schools to report to the county welfare boards of their re4 spective counties all cases needing attention under this act 5 which shall come to their attention. Sec. 8. The traveling and other necessary expenses of the 2 several members of the board when acting officially as mem3 bers thereof and similar expenses of the secretary while em4 ployed in the business of the board shall be paid by the county 5 court on presentation to it of itemized accounts of such ex6 penses duly verified by affidavit. 7 All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby 8 repealed. CHAPTER 61 (House Bill No. 445-Mr. Scanlon) AN ACT to repeal section eleven of chapter seventy-four of the code of West Virginia, added thereto by chapter sixty-one of the acts of the legislature of one thousand nine hundred and twenty and one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, relating to recording assignments. [Passed April 11, 1923. In effect ninety days from passage. without the approval of the Governor] Became a law Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Section 1. That section eleven of chapter seventy-four of 2 the code of West Virginia, added thereto by chapter sixty-one 3 of the acts of the legislature of one thousand nine hundred and 4 twenty-one, be, and the same is hereby repealed. CHAPTER 62 (House Bill No. 470-Mr. Garvin of Fayette) AN ACT to promote the efficiency of the West Virginia national guard and to bring the military laws of the state in conformity with the laws and regulations of the United States and to amend chapter eighteen of Barnes' code of one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, as amended, by adding thereto sections forty-five, one hundred and one, one hundred and two, one hundred and three, one hundred and four, one hundred and five, one hundred and six, one hundred and seven, and one hundred and eight; by amending and re-enacting sections eight, nine, twenty, thirty-two, thirty-five, thirty-seven, thirty-eight, forty-one, forty-four, forty-six, forty-eight, sixty-five, sixty-six, seventy and seventy-two; and by repealing section one hundred-a of chapter eighteen of Barnes' code of West Virginia of one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, as amended. [Passed April 27, 1923. In effect ninety days from passage. Became a law without the approval of the Governor] Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That chapter eighteen of Barnes' code of one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, as amended, be amended by repealing section one hundred-a; by the addition thereto of sections forty-five, one hundred and one, one hundred and two, one hundred and three, one hundred and four, one hundred and five, one hundred and six, one hundred and seven, and one hundred and eight; and that sections eight, nine, twenty, thirty-two, thirty-five, thirty-seven, thirtyeight, forty-one, forty-four, forty-six, forty-eight, sixty-five, sixtysix, seventy and seventy-two of chapter eighteen of Barnes' code of one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, as amended, be amended and re-enacted to read as follows: Section 8. The staff of the commander-in-chief shall consist 2 of one adjutant general, with rank of brigadier general; and 3 in addition thereto six aides with rank not above that of colonel, 4 may be detailed from the line. Such details to be made at the 5 pleasure of the commander-in-chief. The commander-in-chief 6 may also appoint and commission an honorary staff to serve 7 during his term of office of such number as he may deem ad8 visable, with such rank as he may fix; which honorary staff 9 will not be held to be a part of the national guard. The ad10 jutant general shall be appointed and commissioned by the gov11 ernor, but no person shall be appointed adjutant general unless 12 such person has had at least one year's service in the national 13 guard of this or some other state, or the army of the United 14 States, or all combined. In time of peace he shall perform the 15 duties of chief of the pay, quartermaster and ordnance depart16 ments, unless otherwise ordered by the governor, and shall give 17 bond in such sum as the commander-in-chief may require, such 18 bond to be provided in like manner as the bonds of other offi19 cers. He shall receive a compensation of thirty-six hundred 20 dollars per annum, which shall be paid to him in equal monthly 21 instalments, and his term of office shall be for four years. He 22 shall attest, record and seal, with the seal of the state, all com23 missions issued by the governor and keep a register of all com24 missioned officers with dates of commission and all changes oc25 curring in the commissioned force and shall keep a full and com26 plete record at all times of the national guard of the state. He 27 shall as soon as possible after the first day of October in each 28 year, make a report to the commander-in-chief of the transac29 tions and the expenditures of his department and the condition 30 of the national guard. Said report shall show all receipts into 31 the military or miltia fund of the state from every source, in32 cluding fines, appropriations from the state and of all moneys 33 received from the federal government and from every other 34 source; all such funds and moneys shall be paid into the state 35 treasury as soon as received, and shall be credited to the military 36 fund. Said statement shall also show in detail, all expenditures 37 made from each fund and the purpose of expenditure; and shall 38 state such other details as the governor may order, and said 39 report shall be communicated by the governor to the next ses40 sion of the legislature. He shall also make such other reports 41 and returns as may be required by the commander-in-chief 42 from time to time. He shall cause to be prepared and issued to 43 the different organizations of the national guard all necessary 44 books and blanks for reports, records, returns, and general ad45 ministration, and shall, at the expense of the state, cause the 46 military laws, military code and rules and regulations in force. 47 to be printed, bound in proper form and distributed; one copy 48 to each commissioned officer and one each to all the circuit, in49 termediate and criminal court judges, sheriffs, assessors, and 50 justices of the peace in the state requiring them, and shall pro51 cure and supply all necessary text books of drill and instruction. 52 He shall keep in his office an accurate account of all official 53 bonds, except the bond of the adjutant general, which shall be 54 filed with the auditor of the state, the reports and returns of 55 troops and heads of military departments and all other writings 56 and papers which are required to be transmitted to and pre57 served at the general headquarters of the state militia. He shall 58 employ such clerical force and assistants as may be required in 59 the military department, provided that not to exceed the sum 60 of five thousand dollars shall be expended for this purpose in 61 any one year. He shall keep all records of volunteers from the 62 state of West Virginia, commissioned or enlisted in any of the 63 wars of the United States and on individual claims of citizens 64 of West Virginia for service rendered in such wars. He shall 65 assist all persons residing in the state of West Virginia having 66 claims against the United States for pensions, bounty or back 67 pay or such claims as have arisen out of, or by reason of service 68 in any of said wars. To this end he shall cooperate with the 69 agents or attorneys of said claimants, furnish to claimants only, 70 all necessary certificates or certified abstracts from or copies 71 of records or documents in his office, and shall in all practicable 72 ways seek to secure speedy and just action in all claims now 73 pending or which may hereafter be filed; provided, that any and 74 all the above services shall be rendered without charge to the 75 claimant. He shall establish and maintain as a part of his of76 fice a bureau of records of the services of the West Virginia 77 troops during the said wars and shall keep, arranged in proper 78 and convenient form, all records and papers pertaining thereto. 79 The provisions of this section shall not be held to effect the 80 commission of any officer serving on the governor's staff at the 81 date of the passage of this act, nor until the expiration of the 82 term for which such officer was appointed; nor shall any such 83 officer be deprived of any compensation allowed to him by law 84 at the time of the passage of this act, nor until the expiration 85 of the term for which such officer was appointed. Sec. 9. The national guard of West Virginia shall consist 2 of the commissioned officers, enlisted men, staff corps and de 3 partments of West Virginia regularly organized and maintained 4 pursuant to law. The governor shall have power to alter, di5 vide, annex, consolidate, disband, or reorganize the same and 6 create new organizations whenever, in his judgment the effi7 ciency of the state force will be thereby increased, except in 8 so far as such action would be contrary to the provisions of 9 the regulations of the war department governing the national 10 guard; and he shall at any time have power to change the or11 ganization of departments, brigades, regiments, battalions, and 12 companies so as to conform to any organization, system of drill, |