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THE sI ERIPPAGTY.
SoNsTsvUTtONAL LIMITATIONS.

When the Question Of reform vas first aRila,sd
"a virginia, those who advocated a Modification
o. 'ne OH Constitution OF its total repeal favored
We sea OF uniTeIsai suffrage, and as a corolIary,
lnN the people in their sovereign capacity vi L.
oni any iniefmsdiaie agency, should lie ss.iogs OF
hli lhe cfheeTs Of The Commonwealth II waSar
gued that this would be more tn accordance with
lae progressive democracy OF The sSe-wVuId 10.
toot Cid cynasiies AM aTistocTGcieS-V would break
ihe power OF certain families that had Tnled par-
lienlar sections and mouopoike by Kind oTr,if3
the ohces OF tAe Commonwealth from time i'm ne.
mHiaI-and, BY restricting the tenure OF oHice
would give lhe people the power OF eAaasIag their
pablo funciiOnsFiss when necessary and tbrfeby
s1tSsTys the pubic veal The old self rrrn-iYs.
ting Couniy Court System" received i,s share Of a.,
oaneiasion, and tbs poser Of the people was Ia.
T.sel 70 aeHfey ~ ILs effort was successful 90
!hsi scarcely Ses;ige of iis former self remains
eut u does not come wiikisihe scope Of out design
10 pronounce upoa The character or efficiency of
The Substitute, and whether The rospceiabiiitT ana
usefulness Of the court have been improved or de.
ieiiofaied. ihs public may determine
His worthy Of rsmArk, that, notu iikstsntipF Al
OF The oiices OF The Commonwealth are now eler.
we, ih~re are pvt two. those Of Governor sud
Shtt'u that the Constitution Ts9uifss IhalI . ra-
ei'sd and hlicd yith cHssLsa,y .renoiaIIr
ana what We propose 20 say upcn this sulierl
1hali Dc conhard exclusively 10 the laUeF cal-e
For some purpose OF other, q double safeguard
20 lhfoSn arsgnd The Office Of sherih by subiscI-
ing The candidate Tor that Office TO The fat al ths
? oF'e ~ The eBa oi - yeags-1he shor,.t ,.ru,
" service Preseribcd 10 aby publle funeiionaiy -
hno a. The end Of four years rendering him posi-.
w, " 'HeitgiAs for logger eonIinuaEes A a..
qbiiy arises here, respecting the motive oftbs fra
mets Oi The CoHs,ifuflon 10 thns Rttsmptiog 20
Preeen' monoplg OF the Office Of Sheriff 6syond a
gVsa period. Was u because Of its temunsra.
ing ehAraeter that the barrier Of IasIgibjIi,v WS,
sesa AZ ihe end Of four yssrs ihcumbsney Wills,
40 such dftgHdi fraisH attaches 10 less lprtatiy.
oHi;esf This may have bern one reason. ana Il
f. EOHhY q some consideration, especially with
those who favor The Go-tr'ns Of 'fotafiUu In fhe
~ enieriAin iht idea that no particular indIvid.
vas are ehtiiied Go Hfs fsHHrsi bet - no tInjia.
too Of eligibility = fEed 10 some other cHires
equally pfOAtab's, We NAY we'll imagine that M,
vas cot the chief coasiiefaiiuu aud that sboiker
and wrighiisF reason ibnoenrsd the fralnsfs ofths
C9s"Iiuiioa, which We take - have been tsfs
There mast aiRaYs be q VAST accumulation Of
busisess IN The hshds 81 he Sheriff 81 ihs end on
four Teafs, (rspteiailg 81 BE- be q depu aBI iook
hs 70 ne s1cces'ion) hat fcndefs u iodhpsasibls
u he public interest fhat be should fstiss from
The aciive aad consfa ntly anrmeptinv sgiI.s 800
netifd Wiih TIE once, 20 The Cogciasish Of BIZ
lef@i sd DIR ~ be business tnfBsttd 10 hin
hrHce hts wise forecast anf scflua q ihs framefs
81 ear STATE C1nsfitgfiCn. III fhis rrovisgrr wefe
observed IN coed faih. lt uouh remove ls = ffsat
arefss ne incsHiVe o. eifctienssfnF aifk The rso
pes money, aad 81 ne tfpcnsr Of pronpt ara
yigtaoi Pefi3fmanrs % dniy To ehsnre lbs fs.
la'fNH ~ f~fr'y ~ high shsria. RI rirs efyrs ~
fasi the iscumbfut shsii BE- sisfiH suH. sss 90.
haus 20 sxgfeiss ne aatiss 81 ths once. vii rot
ehFials ihs d!aculg. but % prseffssis sralfsy ~
ldr ffffafiag 80 s'erf snd % rfsgf risiafs- -
P'H a 30 ~ s1fr gfhs CrHafstss Tbsts
aloe q ne people ~ Hebron ~
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