Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-04-02

Tiers in service, he must continue therein 70 tie end
OF the war-unlcss he is again put out OF seYvce-in
na case lac Is again supernuncrary-si standing pre-
ciscy on the ground occupied by every other supcrhu
mearysG1ecto be recalled, and If recalled bound
to serve through the warhui il recalled entitled
to hali-pey. In this, there seems TO me- nothing
tent with the words spirit Of the Jaw the justice of
the case; but every thing in harmony Win fem all. Let
uslook now to the eontcmporaneots exposition of this
statute for this is said 10 be forissima in 1egcIn
Dec. 1871, memorial OF the Officers was referrc by the
legislature, to committee of their lody Of which Pat
rex Henry WAS char,nan-Among many resolutions
ported by the cairfnaa ia favour Of the memoriasts,
was the foHowing "tiat they entitled TO half paw
commencing from the termination OF their command,
op iheir becoming suscrnamcray from the reduction
OF The oatalons or corps 10 which they belonged sub
Jec however, TO be called upon, take command In the
same or higher rank, and To- forfeiture OF their pay
ising TO take command wteu thereto requ re- Here
we have an exposition oil the act. by Who assisted
most probably in forming IL exposition given but little
better than two years after its passage Do the the legss
a'ure disapprove of this constructions No! for upon the
s Ject OF these very resolutions. Il session.
hey pass law, in which TREY recognize the right Of
supernumcrares TO haEpayi mean the 10th Sec of the
ACT TO be found 1Ot III. s. 1867 ''whereas by the re-
ducuon oil oatalons and corps in the State service,
considerable number OF officers have become supernne~
ray: lie II enacted. that OF All the State officers
shell be male TO the EFT scmby wherein the corp.
the rank of each officer the date of his coi son the
num ef OF men at first raised in each CORPS number
men whep reduced and time when r, duced sh all he
particularly specified by the Executive; and the Exec
ulive are hereby empowered ard required TO set on
foot proper enquiries, 10 discriminate such officers a.,
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be thought unfit TO be considered as entitled half.
pay. Thus explicitly MIXING the RICH, of super
numeraries to ha-pay, unc.s forfeited by onwoYihy
conduct, other mean, which, in the opinion Of
the Executive, might render them unit to be consider.
ed az Notwithstanding il right, then vested, and
existing whers not affected by ex.rnc circum-
stanceand Thu, be il remembered, in I7SI-mors
than twelve monl before the close of the war. In
conseQu nee OF this law, Board iorm.,i who re.
poit"d'o The Executive list OF the oilieer., entitled
10 aipayand the Executive approved OF H. and
II to the Ali,ors for their guide in Issuing warran >.
H., also was before The close of the war and shews
that the Executive OF tt day thought with the Jegs.
laure, that the supernumera,y entitled 10 half paw
without being rera allied. and serving to the md OF .
~ar-ln May, 1888, just alier the peace, (II ii S.
zoo The Assembly pass ACT. directing the Audi
tors issue 10 such officers Of the State Line and Navy
as by law are emit led ha-pay, their warrants or
the same and TO turn the amount OF said
he next assembly, that adequate funds ay he provid-
ed Tor the discharge OF the This act il unoue-
onahy la ell upon the III that there were .uperr.r-
nerary Officers entitled to half pay period prior 10
the end OF the war Aud under this act. warrants were
sned 10 surernnmcrares not again called into zee.
In December, 1888 tie Auditors addressed net, TO Il @
Attorney General az. R) requesting hrs opinion, whe-
hsr The act OF 10 gave he'lrsY supernumeraries,
though not called again into vice: he ansversI ne
yer donb ell that The just construction of the war
rants The claim Ct supernumeary officers 10 half pay
though they never returned TO service, provided they
never refused 10 do so Here is the iaw- officer OF
me Conn onwealth specially appointed to watch over
and protect her rights, declaring that he never had
doubt oil the right OF super nuncraries 10 hafpay This
1ias' OF coemporaneous exposition Of the highest
ami most imposing characeri il is risccribus tenn
| p0riS Coming TO the Judiciary, III whole General
Court were in isvor ot The right, and the vene-
rabie Chancellor wythe, whose areum,n, the sub
Ject. seems to me irres.tibiy strong. On the other
side, the decisions OF this Court clearly given
agAt-t the right. IT these cppo.ing decisions and
opinions have Other effect, hink they RAY al least
be said TO leave the snb-c open-anl this has
ced me the more TO taking il mp aud forming an orin-
ion Tor myself upon IT, This have done to the be At or
my ability, AID am in vo of affirming the jud me mt
~ You authorised TO announce that at the en- d.
suing election of Senator TO represent This district poll
will be taken for Beverley b. Browne Esq OF the CITY of
Richmond NJ 8 WARREN
J~ many Of the JrechoIders Of Jones Cffy
FLoun inspected in the City of Richmond during tho quarter
ending 3lst March 1880:
1884 Barrels Supcr6aa
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