Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1856-08-21
THE PRocEEDIsGs oF ruG NEWLY
INJECTED JUSTICES.

RLECrED JUSTICES.
Twenty eight Of the nsvly elected nssis.
trs,ss Of this county, assenhlsl % The Csurt
Hssss, % Msnsay the fr,s day o. ,hs Au-
gass tern, sad temporarily organised BY
ealing Cap. JOHS Y Smith to ,hs chair
At the request Of member Of The Court
the fsllswisg section 81 sAe Csds Of virEia
ia VAS read
CRATER l2-SEcrlsS FL Aer 81
Ne person shall b capable Of holding any
such pat, d ,seesrs.ing to the lst section
Of the same chapter any post Of profit,
rssi or emoiameui, civil or military. lsgi.-
i-isti's executive sr iaIIeiAl audsT ths SSv-
rh7snt VI tbs Commonwealth Who hold,
aay 20" o, P,sei, trad ., eaOtsnscHt, eiri
" HHnd' v, Lgusiirs, enocEiire or Judicial
ande; M xoc,rnasst ~ fhs Uaits4 Ssi,s, or
H'o Tsoeircs n cay tedy frOSs Ae UHIod
State any sEiolsnIsHf irhaisrT."
There are fvs Of ,bs justices upsn when
this section is supposed 70 operate via
Messrs Turk, Ball, Sbrivsr, T. Russell and
Chanbers-fren the HsrPsrs Ferry and
Bolivar districts.
These gentlemen are represented 70 hold
ssus post Of profit, trust or snslument'
undsr the gsverpBsat Of the United States,
or 70 receive "smolumsst" from the rsvsrl.
meut Of the Usiiea States One Of then,
Mr.. Ball, admitted that he rsosiV.s pay from
the Usitsd States for services ia the Arm..
~, and, Ne believe, the others named seeu.
Py like positions
A nstisn uss made, 70 the effect, that
hsssrs Aadrsv Hua,sr and wa Laeas,
Sr, Be snPlsysd 70 eouo,sl the justices up.
on the eSnstruotisu Of this provision Of the
C'ds. Tsis molten was dsfs.tsd by / ma
jorlty-saeh Of the above sAns justices, to
when sA' Proyi.ioa ia Supposed 10 apply,
voting 40
IL /" ne; for us 10 question the tAsts, the
d'liSssy, or the Prspristy Of these gentle
men In voting al all, upon the prOposi,ieu.
They must settle these thing. for tS.msslvs,
sad AeeSrdinEiS she high .aadIrd Of taste.
d'h'aey, add PrSPristy that are supposed 10,
ever asd Sl"sJ', guide the conduct 9th. ju.
diei.I cfio,ra
lftbss genilsneB do come under the pro
hisi'isss OftLe shove section Of the Code. a,.
We tbiak they Dc, they we're Boi siiSi6s TO th.
ofhss Of justice sad are net, consequently,
nhgistrAtss Of this csuHiy, aud have ne Oh,
whatever TO Psrfsrm any act pertaining I.
the sfies Thsir eases are entirely 4 fer.
eat from tAatsfa PsrsSs, uhs, being eliSi6Ls
Is elected, eSnnisSissed and quAliGsd, but
has his slsstiss contested. Sseh person he,
the right to act A. = justice, pending e cen.
test, and his acts are valid for tha, time. al.
though he may be eustsd frsm the sffiss-
But We leave this question to the proper ju.
disiAl tribunal. where, We deub. not, il will
b carried in good aid proper tine
There we're enc or two other preliminary
mo'ios' made, having bearing uPos tLis
question, but the ave gentlemen voted aEais
s'a' to defeat aDy asiiOn sfG majority Of ,hs
legitimate justices
IL vas thea dstsrmissd W proceed 10 the
election Of a presiding justice, and Gel
bKAxTsS DAVENPORT, aud ANDREW KESsE.
DIT, Egg, we're put in somins,isa. A.E
Kennedy. Esq arose aud stated to the Csur,
that his father, vile was absent from al.
State, did net desire 10 be candidate for n .
othos, aud withdrew bic name A vote "a,
then taksS, with the following r.sulI Col
Davenport Is, A Kennedy 9, aud one, Col.
Davenport, not voting The chairman then
declared Col. Davenport elected
The fsllsSisg elGISi6eaiiOa was tksn
adopted
bIlETeS psvE"Sosf. pr.,td,z. Ja,.ses.
FSH ciasS-AUGUsr TERN IsSs
Gs.,s. " iinl.. J }S.s :. \ k: .,.t,
| $ees"d CLa''- NOVEMBER TERM, IsSs.
Sosa s"th, Asdrsu KsasedV
! iboHl' ha'''D' Wiii.s@ d Nstfisss.
TA"a c7a'- MARCH TERN. 1851.
/ issaa o'STyn. Whh.a = Alexander.
FS'"A GIa''-JUNE TERN. 1851.
CIV EsI.S.'s.,. I'N y T s.iI
IgA G@''-AUGusT TERM. 1881.
w, g. M g. T.,L B Dad FL lin
s'Tth cS"- NOVEMBER TERM. 1881.
S'salA'"' Eassssd CAsnbsrs.
Barr jss-. Lass
S,r'-tA CiS''- MARCH TERM. 1855.
byIS'' ssnasI RAsaoar,
sfaTi hesssU, L. q Nr.k,tt
HEAh CIsss-JUNE TERM. Isss
Tso-.. y Save. ''A' W G''''A'~.
sd sEss 80 the sans sass.s.is.. Al. f.. -. -.
'ssses sss's ASrst tern, 1865 go
lHs @sathiy tsrsa, 90 b. ksid e. lsIl.v,, 49,.
osf 's'n ~ ths sth cisss Ocbbrs ter h, ~ -.
ss'' beesmb'f tsJn - The Oh clsss I.,...,r -,
- - ''h es's brbrussy tern bt The t,b et... 49,
tee ~ ihs ~ eisss May By tie 2ad elias, 80
5sy tsfn ~ 10 lst risss -
e' g's''iias jest 60 70 sfissd sssA ssa sy.,y ,.,
I o. Ne 'uuft, e. fsgafsd ~ iau
by 40 'lmo't uSsninous vote IL vas d.
''I@''sd 10 revert 70 the old system Of
h'Is''E four jury trial terms 10 the year 70
vH 10 March, JuOs, August and No,.n.
/ Der
The August term vas then called. ssd
the s'g'' preceded siih The regular Lu,i
ness
A. EXTRA SESSION..
IL VII b ''sa f'on ibs PrssidsEt. pr..
els~s'io5, that Cssgtess i, 70 Be ess,,..1