Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-25
Tuesday, july =
MORNING SESSION.

Tuesday, JvLr 90, 1851.
MORNING SESSION.
The Convention met p"rsuon I" adjournment mt, 900
NJ Irman PRESENT. The journal OF Monaays pro-
cecG,Egs WAS read ana approved
INSTRUCTIONS
NJ L!G.S n.r:nnrct instructions 10 Mr. Randolph from
he NrIs Conventional district vote ur the rcc"n.lderu-
,in oi The called C"'npromi.r, ANIL if carried Ia
win The body oi the Eastern members Or
dered 10 be laid upon the tGbie.
JUDICIARY REPORT.
According TO ORDER the judiciary rport was taken up Tor
consideration
Tie Is. amendment being In relation Judicial spportIon
In that pat the ith which reads For carh ="
the ead srctios Judge sh b" elected bv jnt vote Of
roth If the General Assembly, tie committee al
The Wide led ny striking "ut tn" words "A "i"t vote
b,h h"usr" ard Inserting in their place The words The
qualified !" vote for members OF The Gencr"
As-.riaIv' Gour,u:rJ n-ayes 70 mrs al
TIE a'eudfs;t ~ ~. nir'er "f trc whole ~ III"
5h -rrrin concuIcI in The section, amend"d,
reads thus:
"r,s ,nnere Court Of App.,i+ shall! have appea'e jn-
ri-ucon only keep in If hnbns corpus and mar
hn II SHAH NOT have jurisdiction IN civil cau5'7 wnrr"
controversy Is nj greater vil'" Or anIn!
han five hundred dlI,rs exclusive of COSTS except IN
controversy h. title "r bound 'rles Il" liant me
pruhrte OF WILL appointment qualification Of
sna representative, guardian committee, or concerning
url road way ferry. the righ uf corporation or
county levy tolls raxes and except In cases of habeas
corpus man'amus, and involving freedom or the
c"nsiutionaity Of law"
Tn amendment of the Committee of the Whole was
CURED in.
and U.il sections were concurrea III as
by IN, committee ui the whole, as follows:
% M ehciiun Of Judge Of The Court Of Appeal. or
Ccu Judge -hr;! be hrd within thirty days OF The time Of
hrainr any general election If Electors nf President and
Wee President n II" United Stats Governor Members OF
Congress I,~ neal Assembly, any Other officer
10 Tie u:rs al the Circuit Courts shall hold their Of
fees "t eight years, md until their successors
-h, be duly Qualified IN iii removed in the manner pre-
scrincd this cunS'itutinn."
An amendment vi the committee Of The whole TO strike
out the nI,wn! words from section 10 mo Judge shalt
he re.ciyhe e office until his immediate
sur snail have ceased ~ hold The office was agreed TO-
The 18th section, amended follows by the committee
nf the wnuir, was r"ncurrcd In:
l2 District Court shall be held at least once In every
year. in Of hc said districts by the Judges of the Cir
cults CONFUSING the section and the Judge of the Supreme
Cont ." AppeI@ whn NAY rese in the section, Of which
sd district rrns plri any three If whom may held y
Court; Provided that Judge snail SIT in, decide upon.
my appeal ,krn from his decision. Bur instead OF
the Judge Of the Supreme Court OF Appeals residing SHcl
SECTION lGd.r of the Supreme Court Of Apeals residing
in adjoining section may sit in the said District Court
whearyrr rtGfrrt rr authorized by law Ia do So.
From the 18Th section. which reads "Ihe District
Court shl have original jurisdctinn except in Cases
hab=as corpus and andamus aud in such Chancery
may removed IN ih"m by consent OF both parties the
comm, thc whole moved strike out the words :ant
in ChanCcrv may be removed them by
sent Of both parties
The amendment was cGncurrcd in.
The lSth se,tOn amended by the committee of the
whole cuncurrcd in as follows
Is, special and temporary Court Of Appeals 10 conss
of not less than three, than h"e Judges may
necessary, BIZ constituted by lnw of Judges OF the Su
prcne Court OF Appeals and Circuit Courts of them
r. the casas of them which remain :ft
docket The present Court of Appeals when the Judge
thereof shall hold their Offices as hocinb""rc rEi
Ged try any which may !G On the docket o; III"
Court Of Appeals hereby constituted which minority Of IN
Judges thereof may, from interest, relationship or havni
been counsel in the case. be unable iot1y
The 10Th section rs amended agreed to as follows:
40 All the officers of the Supreme Cour, Of Appeals, and
of the District Courts shall be appointed by the said Courts
respectively by Judges thereof in vacation The du
lies and compensation of said officers their OF office
and mode tremOrlng them from oilce shall be prescribed
b. law"
The 2lst section, reported by .he committee of th
whole follows:
2l The clerks of the Circt Courts shall be elected b;
the qualified OF the counties corporations for vhic
the sad Cuus are held RESPECTIVELY and shall hold their Uf
fees for the nf six years from The date of their election
and vail their be daily qualified The Attorney
for III; Commonwealth, chosen and commissioned for III
counties shall be the Attorneys Tor the Commonwealth FL
the Circuit Coarls Their duties and compensation
the mode Of removing them from Office shall be prescribed
| by law
Tn amendment OF the committee, striking "sevcn
and IT. :rr,ng "siS," was agreed to.
rhc question required upon the amendment OF the com
mite Gl til" whole, wlicn is in brackets.
AIR CA;Clss moved 10 strike all the amendments
Ter III" words ";hc Attorneys FOR the Commonwealth"
to land OF the Circuit Courts shuI be appointed
the Judges thereof for the term Of four years" Rejected
Mr. TAYLOR moved TO strike out the amendment of III
committee and TO insert in lieu of il the following:
The attorneys for the commonwealth chosen and com
mssioned for the countess cities and shall be the
the said counties, cities and towEs." Agreed to-
! The Cn nndmeni a. anne ndrd concurItd in.
The 18th section. o,renicd By the committee OF IN
whole reported f1lows-the amendments oeins II
brarkels:
"2i The Attorney General shall be eeccd hy The quail!
fed Of STATE and commissioned BY The Iorefnot
shall held his cc. for The term OF tour years ana sla
perf rm such duties and receive such compensation
be ore scri,e shall be removable in the same
ner as prescribed for the removal vi THE Judges in the l6
article of this Constitution Provided that when vacancy
shall occur In the said Office the may be filled In suc
manner as may D. prescribed by law"
The amendments Of the committee concurred In
The report us ordered 10 a second reading.
The lst section reported as follows:
~ There shall be Supreme Court of Appeals, Disuc
Courts and Ccni; Courts the Jurisdiction Of ribu
n.i and Of tho judges thereof shall be regulated ny law
except fat the prescribed in this constitution