The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-03-12
TIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ORDERED BY CONGRESn ~
FRAME A STATE CONSTITUTION
seveuty-third Day.


WEDNESDAY, March II, 1905.
The Convention met at IL o'ciooh'
Prayer By the chaplain.
CASE OF MR.. WILLIAMS.
Mr.. WHITE, from the Special comnlt'e &c
onnointed to inquire into the condnc' VI
Hr. ]. HENRY WILLIAMS, suomiV'eu NJ
mort. in which it appeared tnat 'housn .;nn
Williams had been guilty OF a Vioia'ao'
IF the rules in refusing to VOTE ne nau - -
nlained his conduct SO SATISFACTORILY 49,,
The committee recommended Inc aaop''0'
of the following resolution .;on be
uResolred, That no further actlo ;tt o
.oLan in the matter, and that the cohinii''o.
he discharged from the consideration "
the subject" o,dmant
NJ BowpES moved as an arenoineH.
.hat M WILLIAMS be allowed to cnter ni'
, r,, under protest. This was lost-Aye''
81; noes, 80. oonn,;ttee was
adopted-ayes, IS; noes' -.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Mr. JAMES. from the Committee on Puo,
III institutions, submitted report paseu
nnon the resolution of Mr.. Il. Cibs0N,
which showed that the article IN li!e L1eu
Nation referring to crueltles pract'ceu ~
,ha Virginia Lunatic Asylum was I'M
founded, and that the Virginia asyiuhs
we're humanely managed. -,
The report was received ana lalu on 'ne
table. ,--,--
refsB6 tH ti6nn S eanging tho,hour for meet
inn until 70 O'Clock was adopted-ayes, So
noes, Is.
COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
The morning hour having expired, the
report on County Organization was taken
IN. the second section being under con-
sideration as follows:
Townships.
"SEcTIoN 2. Each county Of the State
shall be divided into SO many compactly
located townships as mev be deemed ne
cessary-not less than three: Provided,
That after three have been formed, no a1.
di,ional township shall be made containing
less than thirty square miles. Each town
ship shall be known IS the township Of
-, in the county OF a and may
sue and be sued by such title. In each
township there shall ne elected annually
one supervisor, one township clerk, one as
SCISSOR, one collector, ona commissioner of
roads, one ovcrseeT Of the poor, one Justice
of the peace, who shall hold his office three
years; one constable, who shall hold his
office three years Prorided, That at the
first election held under this provision
there shall be three justices of the peace
and three conStables elected, whose terms
shall be one, two, and three years, re-
spectiYely. All regular elections for town
ship officers shall take place on The fourth
Monday in Nay, and all officers 50 elected
shall enter upon the duties. OF their re-
Spective offices on the first day Of July next
succeeding their election.
"The supervisors or each county shall
constitute the board of supervisors for that
county, and shall assemble at the court
house thereof on the first Monday in De-
cember in each year, and proceed to audit
! the accounts Of said county, examine the
books CT the assessors, regulate and
equalize the valuation Of property, fix the
county lcvies for the ensuing year, appor.
| tion the same among the various town
ships, and perform such other duties az
shall be prescribed by law"
Mr.. MADDOX offered the following as a
substitute
"The General Assembly may provide
for the division OF the various counties
| throughout the State into as many con,
venicnt townships as may De necessary
under such rules and regulations as may
be prescribed by law"
| Pending the discussion, the Convention
took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| The Convention convened at / O'Clock
| iIr. THOMAS resum:ng the discussion Of the
morning session.
Under call for the previous question
the substitute of Mr.. MADDOX was lost
ayes, go; noes, A..
The second section, ms originally re.
ported, was then adopted ayes, 81
noes, &c.
| Mr.. BowDEE moved p reconsideration O.
the vote by which the Office OF county
treasurer was stricken ont OF the first sec
ton. Carried.
| The words "county treasurer were
then inserted into the first Section--ayes
Il; noes, "a.
4 motion to reconsider the votes by
which the FIRST and second sections were
adopted was laid on the .able-aTes, IS
noes, 81.
The Convention then adjourned.
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