South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-11-07

For salary of Superintendent 81 $50 20;
for salary of Clerk ss0S 20; for c,n,in gent
expenses SS,7l0 81; for salaries of Coun-
~ Sup"riu,rndents SIS, 1S2 97-makiog n
tOta oi $40 3S2 "A for tn. year.
! There has been some d, ffioulty in execu-
ling that part of the Law which requires
the appoin ment Of two ex sminrrs who, to
gether with the State Superintendent con.
stitots State Board of Examiners, from
the fact that no provision was made for
their compensation or expenses. Ipresume
this occurred through inadvertence. re-
co,nmsud that you 6k Il reasonable oompsu-
safiun to be paid the examiners; aul au-
| tnorIze the paym snt Of their actual eIpcn-
ses. This system of examination is an adj
mirable feature Of the school law, and will
tend greatly to elevate tho character of our
schools.
! THE jury LAW.
The jury law needs remodeling. IL is
anomalous, uosatisfsc tory, aud attended
with much expense While il il true the
counties differ IN internally in population aud
wealth yet this fact is hardly sufficient
reason why different modes Of obtaining
jaries should be permitted. Whatever plan
may be adopted it should be uniform
tbr"ughout the State.
S.crion 3 of this law is as follows: IL
case of felony be for rrial in q circuit court,
the clerk hereof shall issue uenire facias
to the sheriff Of The county commanding
hiu. to summon tweniy-four purified jurors
To attend said court on the first day of the
term, which jury the cour, may at any time
in its discretion discharge The construc.
ton generally given to this sec,on is that
there must be centre for each felony case
for trial. If there are FIVE felony cases on
The dockef, there must be one hundred and
! twenty jurors summoned in addition to the
grand jury, and the regular plnnel or petit
jury THIS is a heavy burden upon the
counties, and know no subs ancial reason
why it it should be continued.
The general plan laid down in the Code,
for getiug juries is perhaps the best that
can be adopted. The number Of jurors re-
qured by the Code 10 be drawn and sum-
moned was perhaps larger than the bust
ness Of the majority of the counties justi-
fiei. This number can safely be dimiuish-
ed If the power is retained in the cnurts 10
order larger number summoned when ne
ccssary.
ADJUTANT GENERAL.
The SupeIi endrnt IF the Free Schools
who ny act # February lS, 1871, was
made g, ficio Adju'an' General and Quar-
tcr-naster G-ncrsl, has declined 10 PEI form
fhr dutie, Of these Offices, holding that un.
der ;he new Constitution they are iucom-
parible with the Office To which he was e.
lected I tbius his position is correct
one, and | 40 stated 10 one of my special
messages communicated 10 you during your
former session. Therefore since Nj ,rch 1
the State has had neither Ahjutan; Gener-
al nor Quarter. master General | could
not have appointed tn these ffices without
as-uming legislative powers they we're in
effect abolished and their duties annexed
TO another ofhca, and an attempt TO ill them
by appointment would IN fleet he a creA-
ton Of the Offices themselves this power
csn only be exercised nv the Legislature
While he duties If Adju'ant General and
q iar'er-mastcr General are light, sul l
need hardly suggest that they cannot be
dispensed with There is no need Of max.
leg sioecure, a reasonable compensation
IL all thar is necessary.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Private enterprise has done much towards
discovering and making known The mineral
Ifr''uIC'N w wv y we. DD' IN me nature
of thiugs indieidual cff,rts Of this kind sre
partial or local aud the Information thus
given is alwsys liable to the suspicion Of
being colnred by personal interest. Moth
ing bur y geological survey under the su.
spices of III" S a'e can give comprehensive
and authentic information in relation to The
mineral formations ~ the State, and 1t The
ssmo time connect and compare them with
he form 'tinDs of the States adjoining rs
| therefore renew GIy former recommeDda-
,ion on this su'jac'.
IMMIGRATION.
/ also renew my recommendation in re-
la,ion 10 Immigration. The State has ms
ny advantages 10 offer To the hardy and IN
dusiriou- Immigrant, aud although no mark
Oh results have 80 far attended the efforts
It The commissioners, yet a linersl policy
IN ibis direction must eventually produce
good results.
BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN WEST vIR-
GINA AND VIRGINIA.
In May last The Governor # Virgins
communicated N me joint Resolution a.
dnp'ed 10y the General Assembly Of Viz
gina, April I, 1873, "in relation 10 the
appointment If commissioners In ascertain
and fne tho boundary line he'woen Vir.
giuia aud West Virgins" lie Informed
! me tba, he bed appointed the three com.
mi'sioners required by said resolution, and
invited ms to appoint commissioners "to
meet, confer aud sof With them" / repli.
ed that in the absence II any leei.lation nm
the subject, I did not feel antborized n