Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-18
VIRGINIA REFORM CONVENTION.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
AT the time which the Convention took recess, the
Chair resumed by the President.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE UPON COUNTY
AND COUNTY onoASIzATfoSs
According to order The report OF the Committee OF the
Whole upon the SUBJECT of county and county organ
izaiiuns taken up for consideration.
The first amendment of the Committee of the Whole was
to strike from the LIST Of the LIST article which reads
thus
Sec l. There shall be in each county of this Common.
weu county court 10 consist Of justices of the peace.
rhe jurisdiction OF these shall extend 10 all
and of controversy whether in law equity where
the demand subject in controversy exclusive Of interest,"
exceeds the OF twenty dollars and appeals from ude
nents of Justices and also all such criminal Jurisdiction
as may law in force, hereafter be enacted
devoved upon IT. except however, The jurisdiction conferred
upon the board of police, ty this constitution, and laws
passed in pursuance thereof
All after the first sentence and TO insert in lieu thereof
the following 1.-THE jurisdiction Of the said courts shall be
the that of the existing county courts until and
cep so far it shall be taken awoy in this Constitution
hereafter modified by the legislature"
division being demanded the question was first tnken
upon agreeing with the Committee Of the whole in striking
out The Convention concurred IN striking out the words
indicated.
The question required upon inserting the amendment
OF the committee
Mr. FERarsoS moved TO substitute for the amendment the
following: "1he jurisdiction Of said Courts shall be pre-
scribed by law Disagreed to-
The Convention Their coacurred with the committee in in
serting the words adopted by the committee
The committee OF the whole amended the second section,
which us "hc counties shall be divided into
ships as nearly equal In territory and population as practical
be-but no county shall contain less than four more
than fifteen townshps-and there shall be elected in each
township, by the qualified voters thereof for the OF
four years justices of the pence resident herein hrst
by striking the word townshps" wherever it occurred
and by inserting the word districts" Concurred in
The amendment of the committee of the whole was
in the SECTION strike In that part which reads
county shall contain less than four Than
fifteen townships the words, -four nor more than fifteen
townships and TO insert in its stead The words, 1.-TWO dis.
trics."
division being demanded the question was FIRST taken
upon concurring with the committee 10 striking out the
words indicated Agreed 10.
motion made strike out the word "two" in the
amendment and 10 insert -four which was disagreed to-
The Convention then concurred with the committee In in
sorting the words "two Districts
The amendment of the Committee of the Whole in the
latter of the section to strike out two and 10 insert
tour" make it read flour justices of the
ident therein" agreed
The amendmen of the Committee Of the Whole
CURED in
The amendnen, Of the Committee of the Whole insert
in the Sd section which reads thus;