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There b<isc 10 vs<s. Il ~ 10 -, spe.
. sersss. matter hefsrs The Cesrt A mo-
tiOs was made that the vote Of DR.. Legis be
nee ssasssd This motion xss argued By
Aessrs Green and A. Z Ksassdy, upon the
sacs that DR. Legis had kiisd 10 qualify %
jsssies within 20 days sfssr the receipt Of
his eo.sissioa- They referred the Court
t. the Acts Of lss2 chapter II, Seetiss ~
II Ills chapter, 10 a. fellovs sIks Cover.
nor SHALL issss eoanissiess 90 tAs thirsissh
day aftsr the slsetioe tsr ~ soon tAere.fs.r
~ may BE, fes Jsstisss If the Peace q -. -
this sst,) shall have been hsid, 60 ssch per.
soas IS shall spp-.r 10 b daily slse,sd,
ukieh sk.li he Sled in The Clerks ofkes II
the Co.rsy Cesrt, and every justice. AFTER
he has b<ea commissioned, shall, before he
eaters upon the perfOrnases of any Of the
duties 81 his ofiss, Be qaalissd Is neg pre-
ssribsd b lac
Ssssioa ~, 81 same ehaF.sr, j, a. follows
The sskes Of JsstIee Of the peace shall be
1esnz>f sscEsf, pct ealy vhsa be ds~s, 81
siyns o. isy ssorei Irs- sfks.. bat also when
he Jaiis 20 f-silfy sitsi. tlvsy days affs,
Ae tecseres Ais ssn-ississ, O. shall remove
frooths distris, in sbieh be is slss,sd
This section 10 re enacted in chap IS,
sane acts, sees. ID. and - anssded 90 Is 10
give The time froa uhicA ths eonnissiOn i.
20 data
There zero tss questions 10 - aetsr.
uised, 10 vii:
LIST, At shat time Is The eonnis-isn re-
esisea ~ the elected Justice and
2l, By What tribunal il he oIkes 70 be
deemed vacant
The law Is silent upon the LIST question,
save in the seesioa above referred TO That
section provides tA.t the Governor shall Is
sns eOoBissioas sc, and that these com
nissiOes shall be Eaed in the Clerks ole.
re The Gosernos issues the eOnmissious
and ssnds them directly to the Clark One
eO1sissios Is issued snhrssiag al The Jus
tees elected in one district and, tAsrefoss,
sostaiss ths names Of the four Justices -
They are not seat to ths elected Justice At
all There is No prosisiOa 81 Lao requiring
this to be dsse; nor il there any no,ikca
toe rsssired 70 BE given ~ the Clerk Of
his rsesiPs Of the souuission, talsboagh she
Clerk gsasrAily sOsiaes through the Devs
PaPersl o. b. sny osher persOa. The com
mission must, therefore, bs regarded ~ re-
ssiVsd By the elected Justice sinultaneous-
~ With the rseeiPs b. the Clerk
DR. Lagis having admitted that be failed
toqaAlify within thirty days sftss The receipt
q lhs es@nissiOa IN abe Clerks Ofies, bis
aGes aass Ss sIse~el sS1s1;,"-aaa this
eaHsos Be altered By any qaAlikeatiOn made
after The 30 days had expired The Law
places ths faiIure 20 qualify within 30 days
~ precisely sinilar footing viih resigaa
fsoas, Seaoraf from stEcr, deaths, and reno
sAls from abe District, &e Iseannst, there
fore. Be eoatesdsd, vitA asy force, that the
iafOrnaii0s in The ssiars Of suo 40
nust BE Sled IN the Circuit Court to declare
81 sSos raoa,eI uhieh the lau distinctly as.
ssrts shall Be deczoS sa1ans
These Poists ssrs argued At lssgth By the
coaasei, sad, uPea the qasssiOs being put
By The presiding Justice, the majority Of the
essrt decided that DR. Logic was not jus
tee ct the Pesee, il consequences Of bis fail.
IRE to quasify within the time prescribed BY
lsui sss. iAersuPcu = rev eIsstisD Sas or.
dsrsd 70 supply the vaeaneJ We rsgrs,
eur inability TO give falIsF report Of this
Interesting ease.