Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-25

fidently to be entered upon, nor easily and
carelessly discharged. The constitution has
devolved these duties upon us, and the people
imposing confidence in our judgment, intee.
rtty, aud honesty of purpose. expect us to he
equal to the task Shall we realize their
hopes? Setting about our work with afixed
and earnest desire to know the right, and
knowing it, to@unfnchingly perform it, we
will, we must succeed. On the other hand,
it we come here to act in the interests of any
party, section or class, disregardine the in
terests of the whole people, we shall igno-
nimiously sIamefully fail, and incur instead
OF appreciation and respect. their scoro and
contempt.
Called to preside over your honorable body,
comparative stranger TO most of you wholly
inexperienced. it is with no affected timidi,y.
that undertake the duties of my position,
yet, trusting to your forbearance, and relying
upon your counsel and advice, hope to dis
charge them somewhat II your satisfaction.
And now, gentlemen, that we may meet
the expectation of the people whose agents
We are, let US resolve to enter upon these du
ties free and untrammeled: determined to
try all questions upon heir merits and upon
their merits alone. Let us resolve. to permit,
under no circumstances, influences in behalf
In private, which may tend to influence our
action when serving in an official capacity,
remembering that we dare not venture to per.
NIT even suspicion of suspicion of soch in
t1uence without stigma upon our good name
In fine, gentlemen let us seek to give to
this court. for our own honor, and for the
public good. a reputation for dignity, integ-
ritv and purity.
The Court proceeded to Classify the Justices
to hold the different Terms of the Court. and
on motion Committee oc one for each dis
trict was appointed.
TUE CLASSIFICATION.
LIST C'oss-John +. Smith and Basil Avis,
February Term. 1873.
End CH,ss- Meredith Helm and J. 7
Kern, April Term, 1878
3D. CIoss.-John 7 iIenkle and Saml L.
Rissler, August Term, 1878
4M Cl"ss.-Wm l5. Daniels and Solomon
Fleming. October Term, 1873.
5M C9nss-B. q. Washington and Il. G..
w Herr, February Term, 1874
6M GInss John G. Cockrell aud VIM.
Riehtstinc, April Term, 1874
tn Glass Hiram O'Bannon and D. s.
Ren'ch, Aueest Term, 1874.
And again in the same order the first class
to hold the October Term. 1874 and the
different classes to hold the Judicial Terms in
succession until the first day of January,
1877
The June and December Terms Of each
year were designated as the Terms for the
Police and Fiscal business
The President of the Court is required to
attend at every Term.
ID. S. Rentch was elected Justice, in Mace
OF w Lambright, who has removed from the
county.
John Marshall was elected overseer of the
Poor for Charlestown Di>tricr, Edmund II.
Chambers for iIarrcr's Ferry District. John
6. Shirley for Middlewav District, Charles
Conklyn for Osburu District, WIN. n. Me.
Qnilkin for Potomac District, Joseph T..
Eichelberger for Bolivar District and James
H. Moore for Shepherd District.
Chns. G 1,ittleton was elected keener of
the Aims ETonse
DR.. o. G. Mix was elected Physician to the
Alms.Elonse.
Wilson were appointed Commissioners in
Chancery and to State accounts
Henry Is Davenport was appointed Proxy
t" represent the stock Of the county in the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad
s. Il. Markle and Michel G. Zombro quail
flied as Constables.
Henry S. Bycrs was elected Constable of
Potomac District
The order of the late Board of Supervisors
to include Land Damages and Expenses of the
Engineers in the County Bonds was set aside
By the Coart
John b. Finnel was appointed constable
for Osburn District