Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-02-06
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ANoPsS1
BY mr. Haymond-That any person carry
ing concealed weapons shall be adjudged
guilty. of felony, and be subject to c%onfine>
ment in the State penitentiary for not over
twenty and not less than FIVE years. Referred
BY mr.. Nash-That no expression of opin-
ion upon rumor or newspaper reports shall
disqualify any person from serving upon
juries. Adopted.
DIR Miller, of Ohio, moved to take from
the table the resolution in regard to raising a
flag over the Convention. which ELECTED a
lengthy discussion, but was finally settled by
accepting the present of a flag from Henry
Pike, Esq, of New York.
FRIDAY, January 26
Mr.. Wiley presented petitions from 977
citizens of different counties. asking that arti.
Gle IL, section 4, entitled .tmiscellaneous,' in
the present Constitution, be retained in the
new one, with the following amendment:
Laws may be enacted regulating or pro
hibitins the manufacture and sale of intoxi-
eating liquors Of all kinds within the limits
of this State.
Referred to the committee on Miscellaneous
Provisions.
On motion of mr.. Grim;
Resolued, That the committee on the Leg
%islative Department inquire into the expedi>
ency of inserting in the Constitution of the
State a provision requiring the Legislature to
pass laws to correct abuses and prevent unjust
discrimination and extortion in the rate of
freight and passenger tariffs on the different
railroads 10 the State, and enforce such laws
by adequate penalties.
On motion of mr.. Harding,
Resoivea, That the committee on County
Organization. inquire into the expediency of
the following synopsis of a plan fer county
government. so far as it applies:
LIST. That the counties shall remain divided,
as at present. by the township lines, the word
township to be changed into district.
End. There shall be two justices elected in
each district, whose term of Office shall be for
two years. They shall be conservators of the
peace, &c. Shall have Jurisdiction as may be
determined; and shall receive such compensa-
ton as may be directed by law.
Bird. There shall be one Justice elected by
ings Of the County Court, for which he shall
receive So per diem. for time actually serv-
ing, and mileage for distance travelled.
18th. There shall be n County Court to be
held quarterly, at the Court House of the sew.
eral cnurties.
IT shall he composed Of the County Justice.
and two other justices of the county; TO he
selected by turn, as may be provided for, and
shall have such Jurisdiction rs may be deter
mined bv law.
On motion of mr. johnson. of Wood;
ResoI0~1; That the following SUBJECTS he
referred {" the comm tie on the Legislative
Department FOR inquiry
| That every county in the State, without
regard to population. shall have at leas. one
member in the popular representative branch
of the Legislature.
=. That every county with a population of
o,OOO and less than $4,000 shall have two
members in the House of Representatives.
aud every county WITH a population of 25. 900
or more shall have three members. But no
county shall have more than three members.
3. The Legislature may every - years
after the adoption Of this Constitution, in>
crease the number of the members of the
House Of Representatives, so as to give to
those counties entitled thereto their additional
members upon the foregoing basis,
4. For the present the House Of Repre-
sentatives shall consist of seventy one mem
ber>, to he distributed as follows Ohio
county. three members Barbour, Berkeley,
Greenbrier, Harrison, jackson, Jefferson,
kanawha, Lewis, Marion, MARSHALL, Mnson,
.Monongalia, Monroe. Preston and Wood. two
member eacl, ana Boone. Braxton. Brooke.
tahcl', Calhoun, Clay. Dnddridge. Favet,e,
Gilmer. Grant. Hampshire. Hancock. Hardy,
Lincoln. Logan, Mci,owell. Msrcer. Mineral,
Morgan. Nicholas, Pendleton, Peasants; Po-
cahontas, Putnam, Raleigh. Randolph. Richie
Roane. Summers. Taylor. Tucker. Tyler. Up.
shur, Vague. Webster, Wc,zle, Writ and Wy
om'ng. one member each.
Afr. Coshing. from the committee on Mis-.
celIaneous Provisions. submitted the following
report:
Your committee to which was referred a
resolution as to the expediency of inserting a
provision on the Constitution fixing the legal
rate of interest at six dollars per hundred dol,
lars for one year, and proportionately for a
longer or shorter period. beg leave to report
that they have had the same under considera-
ton. and deem it inexpedient to insert such a
provision, as the subject matter thereof, in the
opinion of your committee, more properly
pertains to the duties of the Legislature
Your committee therefore ask to be dis
charged from the further consideration of the
subject.
Respectfully submitted. .
ALoNZo CUSHING. Chairman.
The report was concurred in by the Con.
%ventioD, and the committee discharged from
further consideration of the subject.
On motion of mr.. Pate,
Resoired, That the committee on Finance
and Education inquire into the expediency Of
reporting first and second sections of article
ten of the present Constitution, entire, with
the exception of magisterial district for town
ship, and striking the word confscatiou
therefrom. .
CHARLESTON. WEST Val
January 30. 500 p. H..
The kanawha river is locked and d.
by ice and the people. the latter by the latte,
especially. There are no mails arriving O,
departing and no communicates 'sthrougt
the lines" except BY telesranh.