Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1829-10-28

9TH the advice and consent OF the
senate Sem on the recommendation oil 'ne''
resuective county courts" ho
Mr. Campbell, of Brooke, nloveq ~, ~.
tolIow;ng as substitute: "ReSOIUeG' l. na'
.Tn Counties cities. and boroughs, shall be
divided into wards, for the aPPortIonmeIn'
of justices of the peace amongstthe PeoPrre,
and the persons authorised to Vole 10
members of the General Assembly III eaCn
ward. shall elect the justices OF the peaGe
therein. who shall be commissioned LOT tle
term of years, bat removable ior
any bribery. corruption, .or other hgh crime
or misdemeanor, by indictment or lniorma-
ton, in any court holding JurlSoic''O"
thereof -, I'LL. IN
like manner be elected annually IN SAID
The committee refused to strike out the
ORIGINAL resolution, so that Mr.. CamPbeli
substitute was rejected. -
MoNDAY, October ~.
The Executive committee this day re-
solved to submit the following report, on
the meeting of the Convention tomorrow;
"The committee appointed on the Exc
cntive branch of the constitution, have,
according to order, had under cOnsidera-
ton the subjects referred TO them, and have
come to the following resolutions there
Ist. That the chief executive Office OF
this commonwealth ought to be vested IN
a Governor.
ID. That there ought to be appointed a
Lieutenant Governor.
Sd. That the Executive Council, as at
present organized, ought to be abolished;
and that it is nexPedient' to provide any
other Executive Council.
: 4th. That in case of the removal OF the
Governor from office, or of his death, re-
signation, or inability to discharge the
duties and powers of his office, the SAID
powers and duties shall devolve on the
Lieutenant Governor; and the Legislature
NAV provide for the case Of removal, death,
or similar inability ofthe Lieut.. Governor.
9Th. That the Sherif5 IN the different
counties in this commonwealth, shall here
after be elected by the voters qualified to
vote for the most numerous branch of the
Legislature.
9Th. That the commissioned officers Of
militia companies be nominated to the ex-
ecutive by q majority of their respective
companies.
9TH. That the field officers of regiments
be nominated to the Executive by a maiO-
rity of the commissioned officers Of their
respective regiments.
9th. That no pardon shall be granted it
any case, until after conviction or judg
ment.
9th. That the chairman report to the
Convention the several resolutions adopted
by this committee, proposing amendment:
to the constitution; and thathe ask that the
committee be discharged from the further
I, consideration of the subjects referred t
, it."
THE committee was equally divided OF
the mode of appointing the Governor aGC
Lieutenant Governor. The committee
therefore, do not report any mode OF cleo
ton to the Convention. Mr. Gordon pro
posed that these officers should be chosen
) by the qualified voters, for three years. The
committee voted as follows:
Ayes-Messrs.C Ofman, Mccoy, Smith
Fitzhugh, Powell, Naylor, Campbell o
: Washington, Duncan, Clayton, Cabell
Gordon and Upshur-l9.
Nays-Messrs. Giles, Dromgoole, Nj
/ cholas, Trezvant, Leigh Of Halifax, Bar
bour of Orange, Garnett, Cloyd, Barbour
of CulPeper, 05-MORGAN, Loyal and
Bates-l2.l
, The following resolutions were adopted
IL ~, tI,o 10tb.