The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-02
CHARLESTON, January Is.

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The Convention met pursuant TO ad-
journment, and was opened with prayer
BY the Rev. J. B. Hardwick, of the
Baptist Church, after which the journal
was read and approved. 4
Mr.. Wiley presented petitions from
Lima D. Hoff and 165 others, citizens
of Cabell county, VIM. n. Morgan and
1l9 others, citizens Of Grafton, Tyler
county; Daniel Donehoo and 81 others.
citizens OF Fairview, Hancock county;
l. W. Willis and S. others. citizens OF
Peytonia, Boone county; William
Scott and 81 others. citizens of bod
bridge county: J. S. Freeland and Isl
others, citizens Of Mason county;
William Ershart and 81 others, clti-
zens Of Doddridge county J. NJ. Rob
inson and 80 others, citizens OF bod.
bridge county; r. II. NJ. Smith. and
81 others, citizens OF Kanawha county;
Rev. George Kelly and 50 others, citi,
zens of Marshall county; VIM. s. Eos
ter and So others, citizens OF Monroe
county, and Samuel G. Mccoy and ~
others, citizens OF Cabell county, asking
that article IL, section 4, entitled
Miscellaneous" in the present Con-
stitution, be retained in the new one,
with the following amendment:
Laws may be enacted regulating or
prohibiting the manufacture and sale of
intoxicating liquors of all kinds within
III q l;po;ts ~ THO Stnta
Referred to the committee on Miscel-
laneous Provisions.
On motion of Mr.. Robinson,
Resolved, That the Auditor OF Public
Accounts be requested to furnish TO the
Convention a tabular statement Of the
amounts paid to the several Governors
of this State on account OF salaries and
for house rent, and the names of all
pages and messengers employed by
them and the moneys paid TO such for
their services.
On motion Of Mr.. Grim,
Resolved, That the committee on the
Legislative Department inquire into the
expediency OF inserting in the Constitu-
ton OF the State provision requiring
the Legislature to pass laws to correct
abuses and prevent unjust discrimina-
ton and extortion in the rate Of freight
and passenger tariffs on The different
railroads in the State, and enforce such
laws by adequate penalties.
On motion of Mr.. Monroe,
RESOLVED, That the committee on
Corporations inquire into the expedlency
of providing that all foreign corpora.
tons doing business in this State shall
stand upon the same footing, and be
subject to the jurisdiction of the courts
OF this State, as home corporations are.
On motion OF Mr.. Jackson, OF Lewis,
Rcsolvcd, That the committee on Ed
ucation inquire into the propriety Of
inserting in the Constitution for each
magistrate district for each county to
Law a school tax for said district and
collect the same, independent OF the
State tax, for the benefit Of free schools
in the district.
Mr.. Mathews offered the following,
which, on his motion, was referred to
the committee on Miscellaneous Pro-
visions:
Resolved, That each individual citi-
zen has the inalienable right to engage
in any branch of trade, commerce or
manufacture, and that government can
not interfere with the said right further
than may be necessary for the protec-
ton Of society.
On motion of Mr.. Harding,
Resolrea, That the committee on
County Organization inquire into the
expediency OF the following synopsis OF
a plan for county government so far as
it applies.
lst. That the counties shall remain
divided, as at present. by the township
lines, the word township to be changed
into district.
Cd. There shall be two justices elect
ed in each district, whose term OF office
shall be for two years. They shall be
conservators Of the peace, DC. Shall
have jurisdiction as may be determined,
and shall receive such compensation as
NAV be directed 10y law.
81. There shall be one justice elected
by the county, who shall preside over
the meetings OF the County Court, for
which he shall receive s. per diem, for
time actually serving, and mileage for
distance travelled.
4,h. There shall be a County Court to
be held quarterly, at the Court House
of the several counties.
1t shall be composed Of the County
Justice and two other justices Of the
county, to be selected by turn, as may
be provided for, and shall have such
jurisdiction as may be determined by
law.
On motion OF Mr. johnson, Of Wood,
Rcsoivcd, That the following subjects
be referred to the committee on the
Legislative Department for inquiry;
l. That every county in the State,
without regard to population, shall
have at least one member in the pop
ular representative branch of the Leg.
islature.
2. That every county with popula-
ton Of 10000 and less than $4,000 shall
have two members in the House of
ives,and.every county with
population OF %, 900 or more shall have
three members. But no county shall
have more .han three members.
8. The Legislature may every
wears after the adoption Of this Consti-
tuition, increase the number of the
members OF the House Of Representa-
tives, 80 as to give to those counties
entitled thereto their additional mem
bers upon the foregoing basis,
4. For the present the House Of