Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-19

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mains. due. without further ssping ior'" ."'
grant. demise, or ,tle OF such landlord OF 'es
sor: and if The plaintiff shall become no"sa"'
discontinue, or have judgmen. agaias' "'"'
the defendant shall recover douo'e coS'S'
The renleyin law ought to De amendec !"
this respect. The la;e acts oil 'ne Nns"a
Lepi,la! ure, one passed on the ION ouy,
1923. and the other the I'd OF Marco, 700 W.
the better securing the payment OF reh'S' .o"'
tain some useful provisions
s,b. 3y the present law in force I'D '"e
counlv of Alrxandria, deb or, on an eAe'">
lion being levied on his property or Pe's'"'
may give forthcoming Sond, on "h''" a."
award of execution may b. made hv the eoar.'
By the law Of Virginia. passed ne Zo'h re-
bruary, 1919, the clerk is empowere''
out application TO The court, to issue eAe'",."'
on The bond If The condiiion Is ho' aPpIeac
with This would b. an useful amenome"toi
the law on this subject.
6h. |, has been decided by some OF inc
o,a,e cour's of Virgins, tina, Judgemen. Of
cour, OF this District is only pfima 'ae'e
evidence but no. conclusive, on the GROUND ina,
the District is not a S,a'e. II IS snomi''eo
whether Congress cannon and oughi not so 10
amend the law as 10 make such judgment con
elusive.
|, has also been decided by the supreme
Court, that. under The general Judiciary act,
citizen Of The District oil Columbia cannon
maintain sui. in the United States Cour'
against citizen Of Stale. See Cd Cranehs
Reports, 445., 1t is submitted whe'her LON
eress canno, give Jurisdiction IN such cases
10 the United States Courts held in the States
aud thus BE- placing the ci'Iz"ns oil this O's'fic'
on footing with the ciizens OF STATE. IL
seems an anomaly, that aliens may sue IN me
courts uf The United States, and YET those VINO
are under The exclusive Government oil the
United States cannot.
There are other recent laws passed by me
Legislature Of Virginia, which we CONCEIVE
would be valuable additions 10 'he laws oil 'h'S
District Time and the limit of our answers,
render il nconvenient now 10 no'ice lhem; ou'
those who undertake q revision oil the laws
will no lonb, examine decide * upon them.
.ansuer 2. The laws Of Virginia were revIs'
sed and diges,ed in the ycar 1894 ana not
since, antecedent TO 27,h February, 1901.
Ansmer 8. There is no other diff ulty in
discovering the true meaning, force and Intent
Of the statute laws now in force in This part
Of the District Of Colombia, than what arises
from the ambiguity of language which Is OIL
ten unavoidable.
4ns,oer 4. In Virginia The Peniten'iary sys-
TEN has been adopted. Under the laws Of 'ir-
GINA, which were adopted by Congress, by
their law of the 9th Of February, SOL, there is
no proper relation be ;ween the offence and pun
ishment. In The progress OF society, capital
2unishmen,s, of &c nal may be considered often.
ces Of az inferior grade, are not tolerated.
The consequence is, many offences are suffer-
ed to 60 either unpunished, or puHished in
such manner as amounts, in effect, 10 no pun
ishment.
Ansyer S. There are TO evils in the mode
Of uiai or proceedings IN criminal cases
The trial by jury is strictly adhered TO, and
the party enjoys all the benefits offs fair and
impartial trial.
AnsDer 6 We know of no specific cases of
inhumanitv, injustice or hardship.
Ars,oer Z We refer 10 our answer to the
first question, as an answer 10 this.
dns,Ue, We refer 10 The. answer to the
frs, and 20 The answer which shall bs given
10 the thirteenth question.
yAns,per 9. We are mol appriHed Of any de
feet existing in The laws relating to personal
estates.
Answe, 10 We refer to the answer 10 the
first question.
.Ans,cer II. The present laws Of the County
OF htXdnurla seem 10 pt dS 'uC
position of real and personal estate in case OF
in,.states, and also as 10 the RICH, OF wards,and
duties Of guardians. AS to The laws concern
ing other domestic relations, there ought 10 be
some provision to secure 10 the use OF The lam
lily Of husband or father, who may be anna
bitual drunkard, the properly TO which he may
be entitled /, will not be within The compass
Of this answer to point out the details OF such
a provision. 1t seems that humanity, and ev-
cry feeling honorable to those who have the
power, call for the legislative provision on this
subject, calculated to prevent dissipa,ed and
abandoned husband or father from throwing
away his property, and sahisc;;;-, ,Siy6iHfsfsnd
children to al the misery Of raTtrf *
present This sdbJec, 10 the serious eonsidera-
,ion Of the committee, and recommend that
law be passed, giving the Cour, power, by
summary proceeding, TO vest the es'a'e OF such
husband or father in the hands of iruslee
or trustees with proper guards TO insure 6lel
i,y for the supper. OF the unfortunate man and
his family Such provision exists in some
Of the States.
There have been instances Of lunatic persons
in this county hut there has been no public