Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-08
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVETTIoE
Forty.seventh Dar.
FRIDAY, Feb. I, 1862.


Prayer byiRev. Joseph s. Pomeroy, mem
The consideration Of the Report on Gen.
etal Provisions was resumed, and the re-
mainder adopted as follows, a clause in re-
lation to land titles being passed by to be
eonncered in connection with Mr.. Smiths
substitute for the Educational Report,
which treats of the same subject:
THE enumeration in this Constitution of
certain rights and privileges shall not be
construed to impair or deny others retain
ed by, OF inherent in, the citizens of the
State.
"Such parts of the common Law, and of
the laws Of the State Of Virginia, MS are in
force within the boundaries Of the State of
West Virginia when this Constitution goes
into operation, and are not repuguantthere-
70 shall be and continue, the law of this
STATE until altered or repealed by the Leg
lsIature. All civil and criminal suits aud
proceedings pending iu the County or Cir.
cult Courts heretofore held within the
said boundaries when this Constitution
goes into operation, shall be docketed and
thereafter proceeded in in the Circuit Court
oil the proper county; and all such suits
ana proceedings then pending in the SUI
preme and District Courts of Appeals
OF the State of Virginia, il the defendant in
the court below resides within the said
boundaries, or the subject of the suit Is
land or other property situated or being
therein, and the PLAINTIFFS entitled to pros
ecute in this State, shall be docketed. and
thereafter proceed in, in the Supreme Court
OF Appeals thereof"
Dir. PARKER offered the following adj
dttion, which was adopted:
AN offences against the laws of Vir-
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this State before this Constitution goes
into operation, shall be cognizable in the
Courts of this State in the same manner
they would be if committed within this
state after the adoption of this Constitu-
ton"
Mr.. SHrTu then offered his substitute for
the second report of the Committee ON
Education, designing TO incorporate it as
general provision After some amend
ment 1t was adopted in the following
shape:
mo entry by warrant on land 10 this State
snail DO made after this Constitution goes
into operation and in all cases where an
entry has been made before that time, and
then, or thereafter, SO perfected rs to en-
TUE tue locator to grant, tue Legislature
the sNme.''
1.-THE Legislature shall make provision for
tho sale Of all lands iu the State, forfeited
for nonpayment of taxes for the year 1881,
or any year previous thereto, or for the
failure of the owners to have the same
entered and charged with taxes for the
year 1891, or any proceeding year, rs well
rs for all waste aud inappropriate lands,
by proceedings to oe had in the Circuit
Court Of the county where such lands may
[NoTE.-'rhc second report of the Com
mitlee on Education, related entirely to the
regulation of waste aud unappropriated
lands, and settling the titles Of the same.
Tho proceeds of the sales of these lands,
by the first report on Education, were to
go to general school fund. Thissnbiect.
though reported by that Committee, was
deemed as belonging properly 10 that of
General Provisions.
The Report was then laid on the table
for the time, to permit other additions TO
be prepared.
The amended report of the Legislative
Committee was taken up, and its second
reading proceeded with'Gntil the hour Of