Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-11-19

paseuent to be fair and just endorse upon his appro
val he shall endorse upon his reasons for refus
the owner bis gent Attorney and
,eale forward of tie receipt ard sppraise-
prase1s appointed by the President and Governor Of the
State shall revise the same and make final valuation,
so give just comps nsstioh for the ptcerty taken
which auation shall be paid hy the procer Department.
From his brief history OF this aDneste jurisdiction of
conferred aIcpe for the protection of the Government;
snd this even yet more strongly ma by the fact
given right to the Hove,rment To this appeal on the
a & sa The
meDt his reasons end thereupon LIE case
epd t IFS al vss
vcusy given TO the Commissioners q remedial neasuTe
well settled of constr elton should be ccps
in the light OF the evil whch led to its enactment end SO
do this be held that he powes of the Board OF
CemmissoEers in the exercise OF appellate Jarlsdloti r.
powers which they have original jurisdiction
1t the du Of the Commissioners to fix the prices
be paid ny every article CT property
which become the of local bitraton. and
this shey r.q1ired to do to aoEd just copsnsa-
lion the thereof, and the prices, it insisted
should bs regarded fair AID right, until competent proof
to hs ccntr.ry shown. To illustrate the Commissioners
say for the article of wheat The Commissioners of
Georgia in the discharge of this duty AID pub.
sh FIVE dears busbe q the price to be paid fer wheat
in 'hs city OF Augusta this hsn 10 the Judgment OF the
Comniss to he value of wheat III this place. and
20 the proc ,hst sill afford just compensation therefor
At this price the G~vsrnnslt Agents Augusta iDpres.
AID sppops' large quantities Of What Tor tie use Of
and tbs of the wheat impressed makes the *-
men b5 local arbitration This appyaement is made aad
eight dollars per bushe allowed this case now brought
:hsi d9ty to ieve ths said local arbitration and make
final valuation Ct the wheat in question to give st
Commissioners Will be zsep will eny be col ed 10 de-
G de questi-n which they have prevoesiy sol
n me.s a1s D Known to u ss fully mad. sp-
Now under these circumstances SHALL it be said that the
pr,n,a acie right though with me gnet and
docis Of the appellate jurisdiction, should ,ot tie
ofhs be held ts be the sound rus the sab
ject? What just compensation to citizen in Augusta
for wheat will also as general rule, be just compensa
to be made il can scsIcsIr be sSDe ted ths, Board Of
Co vii say to one sitizan Of Augusta, thst
dollars per busheLs the value aDd just
for wheat, aud very neighbours
case comes him by appeal declare latter
entities to eight dollars per tu.he and that less will not
be just compensation
1t obvious, that into nded that the original I'm
pressmen Act and the law by which nded were
practicable in eac State uniformity of prices it n,ust
also have been intended that the in
rg values, should in their ogi and appellate urydc
ton adopt md apply the same principles ard Standard
and t. ia oeg e93e will folGw that in all cases brought
fcrcad unless the of the property testmo
ny make out an exceptional case il which event would
be competent and proper Tor higher pce to DO allowed
but iii consdeins appeals, it should be borne in mind,
!
law made testimony, and ehoud therefore, when above
the schedule prices be regarded a face right but
roneoua unless by competent proof the ctn:ray Is
| shown
| All Of Hhch is respectfully submitted.
J. W. g. WATSON, Chair1,an.
o. motion OF Commissioner Mason, OF Ala, the fol
| lowing resolutions were adopted
Res0lOed That the Secretaries If Ibis Convection 30
sucted to superntend the publication IF e prOcef d.
of the ConveAon AID revise and correct proof
they enthorZd to have published five hundred
copias to b5 equally dietrlbued to the Commissioners of
each the Confederate States and that the of
hundred ad fifty dollars each be allowed the said Secrea
ries for their services.
Resoued That the thanks O; this Convention are due to
Mullins the Keeper OF the City HALL of ugusta,
attention curing session. aud that
! dollars be paid him for his ser vices.
ResOu8d That the President OF the Convention be
thorz2d draw upon the Qpa1termaste Of this Pest for
amounts above APPROPRIATED aud fo the
| printing and for wardipg the minutes.
| Ga motion of Commissioner Perry, of South Caro-
| lima,
RcSored That the haBks of this Convention be returned
HIS Honor the Mayor OF the City of augusta for ths
this Hail during and for the kind
which has been shown the members by tie officials.
| On motion Of Commissioner Watson, of Mississippi.
Reseued That the thanks of THO Convention be- and
he rendered to the Hon. E. W. Hubbard of Virginia,
for the able, dsnfed and satisfactory in which lie
| has presided over Its deliberations.
After able and eloquent remarks by the Presi.
dent business Of the Convention and the state
of the country, the Convention adjourned sine die
E. W. HUBBARD, President.
q G. J. D. E Sran50'D' Secretaries