The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-08-17

The citizens OF Bedford, friendly 10 the
election of JOHN QUINCY ADAMS nre re-
onesed TO meet ut Mr. William 1errys Ia
~ern, In Liberty, on the first dny oi August
court, 10 make such arrangements rs may lie
necessary TO promote lhni important object
900
NEW YORK.
The long agony II oscr'--and the enc
mics Of popular nights IN New York have
gained AZ iguomiHtois triumph IN depfnng
III. people of the privilege Of expressing
their OPINION ia the prcs,dcntlal clecl1pn.--
Like sn,aking cuipr,ts, aware OF The mte-
nable ground Oh which they stood leaiing
ON The one hand The howns OF The arch
nariguers by whom the destln,rs al New
York have been guidcd, her strength pal.
.ird, and her influence Weakened, for 50
many years aud on the other afraid, In
uleei the question openly aud encounter
the Just Indignation oil linen cnhsttln"nts,
thry gave u The 70 BY by dr,lar0g thu call
of the ley isaiurr unconstitutional, nasm0ch
ns no extraordinary occasion had arisen
90 rendor lis assembly necessary. "" shall
not occupy our columns with thc details
Suffice II Ia say, that ia, legislature met
aud adjourned Like the hng OF France.
"Thcy marched up The hill,
" Aud thcu--unl Chcd down ngaiU -
l. ls not believed, however, that this nc
will have aD,.rn,rtt on lir vote of HE state
Ga u JOINT baIlo, Of the legislature, Mr.. A
dams will have Il majority.
-.eNe""
We continue tolay before our readers lh,
proceedings of Adams meetings IN various
PARTS of The state. The proceedings OF The,
Nrslmortland meeting viii moIe particu
larry attract the reader uullcr. The pre-
,ln0ie aud resolutions viii be- found IN an.
other column--thc Address will be publish
~ IN our next
ROAD LAW The people'df Lynch
burg have Jaccn rated 10y the county court
Of Campbellta work on roads ont of III"
corporation, and, III default thereof made
81 pay hne. The common council otthia
place, in 1923, ahilined the opinion of
Chapman Johnson, esq, IS To the right OF
ihe county court 10. imh,sr this duty on
;,,e citizens of 1aynchhurs, aud, as that
worshipful bedy, h; lis late term, made an
al der 10 The same effect, We have thought
il would be neN to publish this opialun.-
The query of the common council aud Nr.
Us opinion, follow
The charter Incorporating the town Of
Lyuchbnrg, gives exclusive Jurisdiction 10
the court al hustings oayl' the hiShnaSsi IA
the corporaton. The county court uf
Eampbtll has, more than once, made an
order Approaching surveyors over the road,
IN the county, (aat including the corpern-
uou, " hich Is hall a Nitlt from town. call
ing out, and giving authority 10 thr survey
or 10 summon all the hands IN the corpora
ton TO work on particular road without
the limits, aud extending ~ lar as \ or
miles from toWn
Guerg.-Can the county court lawfully
exercise this over, and are The inhabitants
bound Ia comply With such orders? IL they
are not, how can they be relieved, if the
justices of the couf, making such orders
should invariably give Judgment for the
penalties imposed for failing 10 WORK.
CnAp.AN JonNsoN, EsQ.--i have exa-
mined the act of assembly Incorporating
fhe town Of bSnchhurg, and the general
road law, in the revised codr,W It'll view 10
lie questions above Submitted To me-.
This law IS certainty indefinite and oh
scure upon ths subject hut unnu the best
reflect have been able IL be stow ls,Dn
it, | think that the county couIt Of Camp
he'll has jurisdiction only over these pre-
eiu,s ui tue public roads which lie without
The corporation that the hustil.s court
has jurisdiction over the precincts lying
Niihln the Curporatlpn--and than cnn4c
qucnily the county court OF Campbell can
not appoint the Inhabitants Of Lynchhurg
t. labor on the roads beyond the limits oil
t"e corporation and, Indeed, cannot sp
Jo.inl them 10 labor on any road, il being
TIE province of the husungs court 10 make
t1ls appointment, III relation 10 the roads
within its jurisdiction.
If am right IN this opiuiop, and the mn
glstratesn the county persist IN tnng the
Inhabitants oi the town inr working be-, ond
thrir limits, the reu,tdy, think, is two
fold-eitier an application to the county
court by the aggrevcd indn duaIs, to cor
ractiI order appointing them 10 work OF
the Improper precinct, and an appeal, if III,
relief he refused or writ OF prohibition
from the superior court of law To the ma
gistrate proceeding to sdiudSe the fine
This writ will lie, notwithstanding tn,
s,naIlaess OF the fsre--and think ould h,
an ehectuai method oftryi lug the right.
Z. JOHNSON.
Xynchburs, May 26, 1923.