The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-01

tanned III the same mode In which Tho
value Improperly Is nscertained IA 0 con,
troyersy between individuals.
BY Mr.. Roberts, Of Writ: The expo.
diency Of Incorporating into the EConsii.
tuition, that "No.act shall take effect un.
til ninety days from the end Of the session
at which the same shall have been passed,
except In causes OF emergency, which
shall be stated in the preamble or in the
body o., the law" -.,
J By BIZ. Farnsworth To amend the 4th
and 9th sections Of the bill OF rights, so
That no law shall be passed abridging the
freedom Of speech or Of tho press, but tho
Legislature shall provide for the punish.
ment OF publishing and vending obscene
publications, and for libel, SANDER, &C.,
and Tor recovering damages for same by
law In time OF insurrection or invasion
any language or writing, &C., Of 0 preju.
diclal nature shah be classified as Inisde.
,rnean0rs, and punished accordingly. In
prosecutions and civil suits for libel and
SANDER tho truth may be given In evi.
dencc, and II 1t shall appear to the Jury
that the matter charged Is libelous or
slanderous Is true, and was published or
spoken with good motive, and for justifla.
bic ends, the verdict shall DO for the de.
PENDANT. ai.i TE 1' .Yiaasii gli
By Mr.. Grim: That the County Court
system take the place Of the present
Board OF Supervisors, the townships To
remain the same, but II demanded, best
change names Of townships to districts
two justices TO be elected from each town.
ship or district, to hold office for two
years-a court composed Of two justices,
and a presiding justice, elected by the
voters Of the whole county-to be six
terms Of the Court, four TO DO quarterly
terms, two Of which TO be grand Jury
terms this Court 10 have concurrent
Jurisdiction with the Circuit Court, ex.
cept in chancery causes; the associate
justices 10 be classified and receive $500
for their per diem, the presiding justice
$500 per diem, and also perform the
duties Of County Superintendent Of
Schools. lr-g -aI. .u
By AIr. Campbell Abolishing the State
and County Superintendent Of Free
BY Mr.. Peerce: That the Committee
on the Judiciary inquire into the expedi-
ency Of granting now trials In all cases
growing out Of tho late war in which
Judgments have been rendered, and in the
trial Of which the defendants were denied
the benefit Of the plea oil belligerent rights
before the courts. .5...--ul.. ...-s5..
BY Mr.. johnson, OF Wood: That the
Legislative Committees limit the per diem
Of the Legislature TO fOrty.tlve days.
By Mr.. Morgan: That tho Committee
on Miscellaneous Provision inquire into
the expediency Of regulating the manu-.
facture and sale Of intoxicating liquors.
By Mr.. Woods: That there Is no just,
legal or equitable CLAIM sgainst the State
Of West Virginia for the payment Of any
Of the debt Of Virginia, and that the clause
in the present Constitution touching this
subject should no longer exist.
BY Mr.. Harding, Of Randolph: That the
salaries oil all the officers OF the State be
arranged by Constitutional provision.
By MIR. Snyder: That the Committee
on Finance, Sc, inquire into the expedi-
ency of exempting from taxation all farm.
ing implements, &c, and other personal
property used in producing agricultural
products, -
In the Convention, wednesday, Janu.
a1y, "a, 1872, Mr. Woods presented the
report Of the QlNamittee on Compensa.
tiOn OF officers and mileage of members.
1t proposed that the several officers OF this
Convention, including pages, shall re.
spectivcly receive for each day during tho
session us follows: The President three
dollars per day in addition to his pay and
mileage us u member; the Secretary
eight dollars, and in addition thereto one
hundred dollars for preparing the index
to the Journal and experimenting the
printing thereof tho assistant secretaries
seven dollars each; the scargentat.arms
five dollars; the doorkeeper four dollars !;
pages two dollars each. =...e,rr. ~.
The report on pay Of officers was agreed
to alGr increasing that Of scrgcant.at-
arms to SO per day, and adding 50 day
for janitor. ~ f
Resolutions for reference to committees
were adopted Us follows:
by Mr.. Jackson The Legislature shall
not pass local or special laws in any of the
following enumerated cases, that is to say:
for granting divorces, changing the names
OF persons or places, laying out, opening
and altering, and working roads or high
ways, vacating roads, town plats, streets,
alleys and public grounds, locating or
changing county seats, regulating county
affairs, providing for changes o Iyenue in
civil or criminal cases, regulating the rate
of Interest on money, RENTING fines,
penalties or forfcitures; changing the law
OF decent, granting TO any corporation,
or individual, any special or exclusive
privilege, immunity or franchise whatso.
ever. III ~ 5.t.
In all other cases where general law
can be made applicable, no special law
shall be enacted. ~ r.-
BY Mr.. Campbell: That no law shall be
passed creating body polite or corpor.
ate or granting corporate rights or fran
chises, TO any person or persons, unless
such law shall be prepared and submitted
to three commissioners for their examina.
ton and approval, and by said commits.
sioners examined and approved, and in
dorsed by, them with certificate Of their
The said commissioners shall
be appointed by the Governor, and hold
their office for not less than four years, and
have such compensation Us the Legislature
may prescribe 10 be paid by the person or
persons applying for acts Of incorporation.
By Mr.. Travers: That the Committee
on the Judiciary inquire into the proprii-
ETY. Of inserting in the Constitution pro:
vision that il vacancy shall occur in the
offlce-of the Judge Of the Supreme Court
Of Appeals or OF the Circuit Court, the
Governor shall issue q writ Of election to
fiji such vacancy for the residue Of the
term: PrOuided, that ifthe unexpired term
be less than one year, the Governor shall!
appoint a Judge to fill such vacancy.
By Mr.. Davenport,
WHEREAs, The copies Of the Constitu.
ton as distributed under q former resolu-
ton requiring that two hundred copies Of
the Constitution as amended, be printed
by the printer OF the Convention for the