The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-15

!, CONSTITUTIONAL BUNG-
.,..,,0D ot school Officers Pro-
No EIec rlTbe old Ones Hold on'

pIAANInH
No o,i Easi ftof".The Old Ones Hold on
-, , IL. rl,o,. Of the Intelligence; On 1870
TO TS ' 5 Wheeling g. Of June =" G TO- Voted lSts
nujer the head Of "ol ,,oars 10 be elected
Or' gI VS. da 1,sU Of "A August, among which
90 the "a . G1 school officers as are now
an I0%s, the laws now in force one mem nn
v ., sbS Board Of Education FstIt oioo a%
Der o. '3 and Piss his successor would be elected
" S !es Of the schedule 9ths proP Shs
c6 sSSiUI y, proyJeI that elections snS,'
CoRs a,i ~ ;bp souTlh Thursday otAug9st,
bel, be seld a. on senators IS and member, Of the
House S G Of DELEGATES and all u, 0 asiSic, G re-
sCaiye h tbis Constitution, to DO elected sI
qulreo Oy o 'nIo This section has been
~ ,Syot s%e p commented upon BY Demo emo
s ol",ic Constitutional lawyers IN 1n U,,r
S cta%I tSr a day upon which to hold our
s!saf search -. election. They decide that
ToD Killer can be elected at the AugI Us,
a I except such as are reqaItea 10y w
M, MACON Constitution to be elected BY tho peo'
pie ,..,,,,;or dooo not proyide
FIR the Office Of school Commissioner, ana
hence he mons "aro required BY Mg Co''S'!tN'
ISTG % elected tile people" II We &C. &C.,
cent the construction Of sec. 2, maze ny
The eminent Democratic fathers, as being
correct c,, Il follows that School Commls.
Sioners cannot be elected OF the august
elections. But II not elected in August
when can they be? ,,. ,,,,
"aIl county, township, district and other
ofIlcer, connected with the existing sys'
tern Of nee schools shall continue to per,
farm Inc duties Of their respective Offices
sspow prescribed by, until their sIcces'
Sors shall have been elected and qualified,
as o the Legislature may provide" ,.
lust what this section means IS o little
difficult 10 determine. II it were the in
tention to simply provide that school OIL
GERS shall continue to perform their duties
in The same manner as now prescribed by
law Ills section would be unnecessary.
Section SO, Article S of the proposed Con-
stitutIon would seem to cover the case, as
there appears to be nothing in The existing
laws prescribing the duties OF school
offices, that is repugnant to the proposed
Consultation, and these laws would there
lore remain in force But these officers
areto continue 70 perform these duties I'm.
tutheir successors shall have been elected
and qualified, as the Legislature may pro-
vide. | conclude therefore that this Sec
lion means that school officers shall con-
,inne to perform the duties Of their re.
spective oflCes-remain in otllce-until
the Legislature shall provide for the cleo.
ton and qualification Of their successors.
This Is truly mRgnanimous, Not only
arO hundreds Of officers permitted to hold
their offices, but many others may be con.
tinaed in office after the expiration OF
their term, at the will Of the Legislature,
and is tue more remarkable when it is
remembered as the officers whose terms
are thus extended were elected three
years ago, in The days Of radical rule and
prescription. We are told that Gov. ia
Cob.shOuld be deposed because lie appoint.
ed q few Republicans to office,
but what will the Bourbon de.
mOcraCy sdy when they learn that their
pet convention not only retained hun.
dredS Of Radicals in Office but even en-
powered the Legislature TO continue them
10 Oli;e I'D infR!tum"
lthaS been commended by our Demo.
cratic friends that inasmuch as they are
responsible for the management Of the
affairs Of the State, they should have
control Of the offices. Why do they de-
cline TO take charge Of the schools? Is
it bCCausos these offices are without
sslary3 Do they only feel compelled to
TAKE charge OF salaried offices? Or hav-
ING so long and persistcntly fought the
Tree school system have they determined
10 have nothing to do with il?
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