The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-16

bled at the Court House, in this city, at ten
o'clock this morning, and proceeded to orga-
nize County Court, in the form aud manner
usual upon such occasions.
Jefferson lacey, clerk elect of the Court,
called the roll, and the following were found
present: Robert Bell, j. G. McCracken, s.
L. G. Sidebottom, j. G. Clark, Chas. holland,
Samuel Tucker, R. Crupper, j. T. Taylor,
WI Penn, Hugh McGinnis, T. Ware, Lew
is Mckenzie.
The usual oaths required were admins
tered by the clerk elect, and the Court thus
organized.
Robert Crupper was unanimously chosen
Presiding Justice. g
Mr.. Mckenzie handed an order of General
McLane to the clerk, and it was read for the
information of the Court. The order requests
the Court to grant no further licenses for The
sale of Intoxicating drinks.
Mr.. Mckenzie thought that the Court
should at once declare that no licenses would
be granted. Of course it could not interfere
in cases where licenses had already been
granted by the former Court. 80 ..,,..
Mr.. Crupper supposed it was not in the
power Of this Court to bind the Court which
would sit at che January term. Each Court
must act for ilself and. as there was now no
Applications for license, no action could be
taken az this tine. aaA q
tLo., II Il
the subjectswas passed over informally. H.
The Presiding Justice chen read the fol-
lowing classification, which Was adopted by
the Court -
January ITerm leasrs. Crupper, B Ill,
Penn, aud Tucker tSm
February Term-Messrs Crupper, Mar
tin, Clark, and NoIand.
March Tern- Nessrs. Crupper, McC(aek
en-, Sidebottoan, and McGinnis, tla
April Teru1-Messrs. CaupFer, VI Ke1ze
Berkeley, and Taylor. r-a
May Ter,n--Messrs. Crupper, Tucker
Bell, ADD Noland eAN - 1'1ss' so
June Term- All the Justices.
July Germ Messrs. Cfupper Glark, Nc
Crasken, and holland. a.lu s5 81
August Term Messrs. Crupper, McKeo-
zie, Penn, and Martin. fs:a
September Tam Measrs. Crupper, Berk.
ley, Boynton, and Bell g
October Term Mesers. Crupper, Noland
McGinnis, and iSidehottom. y q o. -
November Term --Mesdrs. Crupper, Penn,
Clark. ana McCr4cken. assn. Go {
Decembet Term lMesars. Crupper, nc,
Kenzie, Taylor, and MtGinnis
It having beer. ascertained tbat Mr
Burchell, chosen Sheriff at the recent cleo.
ton Sdld not int9ad % qualify stshepresen,
term, several tuggestions were made as 70
the method Of securing an, ufcsr If The
Court ad interim. ss4f3w4oug
MI. Beach rad from che Code Of 1860,
provisions authorizing the appointment Of a
Cryer Of the Court, Competent 20 perform all
the Court duties of the Sheriff.
Mr.. MIX nzis thereupon Nominated a.
Cryer Z. l. Edelin,. who was unanimously
elected
After some conversation relative to the
condition of the Clerks Office and che pro
priety Of appointing a committee to examine
and report upon the same. t8e
MIR. Mckenzie moved that the Court di
rect the tCle,k to require each Of the latt
Justices to deliver up such books in bis pos
session as belonged to the County Court
and the order was adopted ~.
The sum of $4,000 was fixed as the secu
rity to be required of the County Constabes
Mr.. Mckenzie said that it was important
at the outset that the Court should place il
self square upon the record. He moved
therefore that all persons asking the assis
lance of this Court az Attorneys, Plaintiffs
&c., be required to take first the oaths pre-
scribed for public officers by the Wheeling
Convention.
Mr.. l. L. Kinzer appeared at the bar and
said that he presumed the Court did not de.
sign to go further than the law upon the
subject. He read the law of the Wheeling