Hallowed Heritage: The Life of VirginiaTorpey, Dorothy Margaret
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Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia
Torpey, Dorothy Margaret
Virginia -- Civilization
To assist the Governor in carrying out his executive duties,
numerous departments and agencies have been established by the
Constitution or by legislative act. Most of the department names
suggest the particular type of work for which each is responsible:
the Department of Military Affairs, the Department of Law including
the Division of Motion Picture Censorship and the Division of War
Veterans' Claims, the Department of Accounts, the Department of
Purchases and Supply, the Department of the Treasury, the Department
of Taxation, the Department of State Police, the Division of
Motor Vehicles, the Department of Corporations, the Department of
Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Department of Labor and Industry,
the Department of Agriculture and Immigration, the Department of
Workmen's Compensation, the Department of Conservation and Economic
Development, the Department of Education, the Department of
Highways, the Department of Health, the Department of Welfare and
Institutions, the Department of Mental Hygiene and the Department
of Professional and Occupational Registration. The Division of
Personnel, the Division of the Budget, the Division of Records and
the Office of Civilian Defense are all located in the Governor's
Office. Additional specialized commissions such as the Advisory
Council on Virginia Economy, the Art Commission, the Safety Codes
Commission, the State Library Board, the State Water Control
Board, the Commission on Constitutional Government, the Potomac
River Basin Commission and the Commission on Interstate Cooperation
also participate actively in the carrying out of the financial,
law enforcing, service rendering, conservation, preservation, and
regulation functions of the executive department of the Commonwealth.
The Judicial Department--Article VI concerns the Judiciary
Department whose chief purpose is to interpret the laws properly.
The State Constitution in Virginia provides for a Supreme Court of
Appeals, Circuit Courts, City Courts and other inferior courts. The
jurisdiction of these courts is regulated by law with the exception
of jurisdiction granted specifically by the State Constitution
itself. The General Assembly authorizes by law the appointment of
judges pro tempore by the Governor.
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