Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-05-22
The County Organization Clause.

Below will be found Article VII Of the Tn
derwood ConstitpiiOn, relating to County Or
ganiZatinhs
ARTICLE SIt-CoUNTY ORGANIZATIONS. -
See. |. There shall hc elected bv the quail
fled voters OF the cJunty, one sheriff; one At
toruey for the Commonwealth who shall also
be the Commonwealth Attorney for the cir
cult court; one county clerk, who shall also be
the clerk Ol the circuit court, except that IN
counties containing fifteen thousand inhabitants
there may te separate clerk for the clrcnlt
court one county treasurer and one superin-
intendent OF the poor. And there shall be APP
pointed in the manner provided tor IN Article
VIII, one superintendent of schools; provided
That counties containing less than eight thou
sand inhabitants may be attached to adjoining
counties Tor the formation OF districts tor su-
perintendents OF schools provided also, That
10 counties containing thirty thousand inhab-
tants there may be appointed an additional
superintendent of schools therein. Al regu-
lar elections tor county officers shall be held
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, and all officers elected on appoint
ed under this provision shall enter upon the
duteg OF their offices on the first day Of Janu-
ary next succeeding their election, and shall
hold their office for the term of three years,
except that the county aud circuit court clerks
shall hold their offices for tour years
TOWNSHIPS. See. >. Each county OF the
State shall be divided into so many compactly
located townships as may be deemed necessary,
not less than three Provided, That after three
have been formed no additional township shall
be made containing less than thirty square
miles Each township shall be known as the
township Of, In the county Of --, and
may sue and be sued by such title. In each
township there shall be elected annually: one
Supervisor; one Township Clerk; one Assessor;
one Overseer Of the Poor; one Justice Of the
Peace, who shall hold his office three years; one
Constable, who shall hold his office three years:
Provided, That at the first election under this
provision there shall be three Justices of the
Peace and three constable elected, whose terms
shall be one two and three years, respectively.
All regular elections for township officers shall
take place on the fourth Thursday in May, and
all officers so elected shah entcrupon the duties
of their respective office on the first day OF July
next succeeding their election. The Supervi-
sors Of each township shall constitute the Board
of Supervisors for that county, AMI shall as
semble at the Court House thereof on the first
Monday IN December, in each year, and pro-
ceed by the tooks OF the Assessor. to regulate
and equalize the valuation of property, fix the
county leyes Tor the ensuing year, apportion
the same among the various townships, and
perform such other duties as shall he prescrlb-
ed by law.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS. Sec .. Each town
ship shall be divided into so many compactly
located school districts as may be deemed ne.
cesSary Provided That no school district
shall be formed containing less than one hund-
red inhabitants In each school district there
shall be elected or appointed annually one
School Trustee, who shall hold his Office three
years: Provided, That at the first election
held under this provision there shall be three
Trustees elected, whose terms shall be one, two
and three wears respectively.
ROAD DISTRICTS. 4. Each township
shall be divided into one or more road districts,
In each road district there shall be elected an
nually one OverSeer OF Roads, under whose di
rection the road shall be kept in repair, at the
public expense, in mode prescribed by law.
Sec ). The General Assembly at its first
session after the adoption OF this Constitution,
shall pass such laws as may be necessary to
give effect to the provisions ot this article.
But nothing in this article shall be construed
as prohibiting the General Assembly from pro,
viding by law for any additional officers in ans
city or county.
SEC. 8. SheriH4 shall hold no other Office
1uty uliN pt " law w iCsItM iucii
security, and in default OF 80 doing their offices
shall be declared vacant. Counties shall never
he made responsible iOr the acts of the sherifs.
RAPID ANN IN CULPEPER.-A correspon-
dent OF the Richmond WLig, writing from
Rapid Ann Station, says
Rapid Ann, as you know, is depot on the
line OF the Orange anu Alexandria railroad,
situated IN one OF the most beautiful and pro.
ductive sections of Virginia. it has already
formed the neuceus OF prosperous village,
which at no distant day is to grow into thirty
ing town. There are already two stores,
doing large business, two blacksmlths' shops,
a wbeelrights, tailor :, shoemaker's, sader' ;
and doctor shop, which are well patronized-
and another large store house is to be built; all
OF which lave sprung up since the war-be
sides numerous dwellings aud tenement houses.
lu addition, there is large and prosperous
merchant and corn mill, turning out the best
brands OF -four and meal, which have already
established their reputation In your market.
This property, too, has been rebuilt since
the war, having been burnt, together with
the depot and other houses, during an in
eursiOn OF the Federal army. The water
power at this place is sufficient to turn dozen
such mills aud already there is a talk OF es
tabllshlng a cotton aud wooden factory, and
Sumsc mill.