Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-06-18
.enml,,ee n.. chosen Dr. Barbour of Virginia, to b.
To the Editors Of the Enquirer:
In answer enquiries from various
10 publish the accompanying Opinion or D pococv
Veryr respectfully, - -

TO publish the accompanying opihoN " p BOCOCK
Very respectfully,
Thu &C, fobe election &c Of county ocs
sec 49, mat .e e., in that act shall commence on
Ihr lsI dhv Of July, except Esbruarv Rv
whose commence on n IKE terms of Justices of
.aea Glanced from lst day Of July 10 'h' " u' -
August. -,,,,,ned also requires that the officers
ine d. il shall before entering upon me ~
h,r respective duties take the oais OF hod now
the code of vgnia and eve sucn h, thew are all re.
70 do within sixty days after the elecon eIsp IT,
los of the pcace who must do 80 wthin of
h5 commissions are received. But me s, n , Of
service commences. - hosi,,ncv In expressing
onor1 .' .peIay that the newly elected officers may
n hoo,e the commencement of their terms ma
% en- if nrarticable; and that such OF mem Us nh o
qualify the county Courts may g Nv the old Justices as if
nrety before county Cou1' he'N y "
Il was held by the new. ,h officer. They
The Same oaths TO be taken oy al 'h' ~
arc found in the Code, page 3d. ana ars, ,,h
The oath OF fidelity to the Cnmmon"eai''
. The oath against dueling and
3 The oath OF office. - ,u,o n nav ,c,
,h, subject under the new C"nstitnlnn was passeu "
h Gsnsrn Assembly on the 22d May 1857 enlleu on nc
I;s,iro ,nv nerson concerned in duel from l''i"s "
s ~ bich contains The oath thereby required 10 ne a
This must be substituted in place oil the oa' )" ''
and e in these words: ,ho ,eaa oe of the nc, en-
go 90, disabling any person concerned IN que, i.on
holding Office fought duel or sent OF h haze hen
TO fight duel the probable issue o ~s noI hsen know
% IN. beornr OF such challenge or acceptance nor
SECOND to either party nor In any manner ~ ncsrned
e nnb duel: and tha, will not be engaged or Cohceheu'
10 SUE. Nv Indirectly in or about any such duel during my
| cnn,;n;ance in Office So help me Cod .
Inc officers who are required 10 execute oohas as Wen as
% es oa,ha are Clerks OF the Circuit Courts CLERKS
n rho Couny Courts Surveyors, Sheriff. commissioner
If ,n, Revenue and Constubes. All these, except inc
Clerks of the Circuit Courts, are TO take Inc oa's anu give
M ,nner bond in hr county couTts anu may 90 30 al o
s term OF their courts after they are 70
No elected whether be the June or Inc July Term VI c
Surveyors and Shes may take the oaths and give inc
honds without any commission from inc G"VeLno 1he
former laws requiring them 10 De & rbs
cnntv elections act ii not with The Constitution Nel'her
Teoures that they shall be commissioned and as Inc ac
dies moi require OF their eiecons 10 oe aue "
Governor he could not know whom TO commission Inc
26h section Of the therefore reaais so mucn OF inc of
mer laws as related the commissioning OF these onccrs
In reourd 10 bonds &c. 10 Clerks Code, page oo
ssc and TO- AS To Surveyors page All latter clause Of
acc 2 AS 10 Sherifs page 246 sec s. AS 10 Constaots
mare 246 sec ID Commissioners OF the he'ehna
page 49, and g. For the form OF me oona 10 e1s
see Sand for the record 10 DO MADE OF
rhe qualification Of these and all officers see page 81 Sec
! 5 and G. ~
moi being required to give bonds take Tho oahs he
county Cour my opinion before justice OF inc feace
necessary enable them 10 eTer , upon J Jn,ce thew
should obtain from him certificate OF the fact and denver
the snme for record in their county Courts as required by
Sec 6 page 81 Of the Code. Ill.,,
CLERK of Circuit Court must qualify "a Inc others
within sixty days. enable him 10 do So his oahe ana
bond ure allowed taken by before the Judge OF MS
Circuit Court in vacation See for directions comfy eec'
lions act sec 49, and Code pnge 63l sec and H. ms
II believed, may be done, ellher oelote he plesn.
previously TO his going on, Of Office or before the newly
elected Judge after His qualification. But this remark
not applicable the Clerk Of the Circuit Court OF
or the City Of Richmond because they Will be new courts
| and there are now no Judges OF those Courts
Every Common weaths Attorney who is to hold mat OIL
6,s for Circuit Court should also take The oaths or ina
Court before his Judge within thc requisite tme under inc
! directions Of sec. 70. Of The act.
Lastly "a to Justies Of the Peace. Their commissions
TO be issued on Both day after the election or as soon
thereafter as NAV be- They will therefore, DO generally re-
ceiyrd al the different clerks offices about the LIST OF July
pr in some instances little earlier And Inc JUSTICES are
required to qualify within 80 days after lher commissions
ARA RECEIVED Sumo of them therefore, will Go under tnf
necessity of qualifying before the hrs day OF august ahe
IL would be best they should all do 60 Inc Old Justice
will of course continue in Office till august, anu VII
hold the June and July terms OF the county courts
This riyes the opportunity the new Justices TO qualify
court al The July where the courts come YER
late in the month at The June termsand they VIII see o.
ssc IL of the election that they ought to 90 So ano pro
coed 10 choose their presiding Justice But II ouse
ni, 10 qualify in court thnk he may lawfully qualify o.
mixing the onhs before Judge Jnalice obtaining he Ger
o o1I .oo saudG W. P. BOCOCk.
+! June H. 1852.