Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-07-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE CODE OF VIRGINIA.

The Revlsors of the Code have just made their final
report The General Assembly of the State now in ses
sion at the Fauquer White Sulphur Springs 1t is pre-
faced by the following remarks:
TO The General assembly IF Tiginis
BY our last report the General Assembly was inform
ed that the duty prescribed by the passed on the
N)h Of February S46 to provide for the rcvisa Of the
Civil Code. and BY the act passed the 18th of March,
lS47, making further provision for the revisa of the
statuets had been accomplished with the exception only
Of what was directed by the fourth section Of the last
toned act.
That section after rectng that was desirable the
Civil and Criminal Code, then in Of PREPARATION
should tngeher Constitute complete Code the statutes
Of Virginia, ountorn in plan aud execution. and free
from either omissions, contradictions, repettons
acted that all such bills had been should be report
ed to the House of Delegates at that session by the
mtee for courts of justice in connection with the Grim
NAL Codes and all criminal penal statutes passed
The preparation of The Code should be referred or
der that we might carry into effect the objects recled
in the preamble 10 The said secion and with the same
power the whole subject that then had over the
subject Of the Civil Code.
We have endeavored to carry into effect those objects,
and in execution of the power conferred have pre-
pared and caused to be printed chapters from The l90h
to the q 9th inclusive, under the following titles "a
Crimes and punishmens. SIS. Proceedings in criminal
cases. And So. Pentenary. The chapters under the &C
titles, like those in our last report have, from time
tine, they We're printed been sent to the jnt commit
tee revision; and the whole work is now before the
General Assembly.
The total number Of pages reported by US, it will be
seen, is ,054 but this includes the written TO
aid the Legislature in acting The work, and pro-
posed to be published in the Code Surprising the mat
Ter reported not to be increased by legislative action
now certain, that, notwithstanding the vonninous legis
laon the last thirty years, all The general of
the State well what belong TO the Criminal the
Civil Code may be comprised ina single volume. but
little larger than the first and large the second
volume Of the Code of sl9 While the statute law is
thus reduced in bulk. it is reduced in vaue
we have endeavoed, while getting rid of the cha rah
er to add to than diminish the valuable matter.
Honored by the confidence which it pleased the Cen
eral Assembly to repose m US, it has been anxious
wish to meet its just expectations. Yet what have
doae mnst have lis share Of those inirmtes which are
incident 70 every production Of In the represer
lives Of the wisdom of the State under the protection
OF higher power, lies the remedy for defects We
trust that remedy will be used ID rebound alike
TO the welfare and the credit Of the State. II is
earnest prayer that the action the session of $40
may be all for good and for evil and render COM
memorable the Code Of Virginia and the Legislature
which shall have enacted it.
Respectfully submitted bv
JOHN NJ. PATTON,
con. ROBINSON.
RICHMOND, July 5, 1919.