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

mode prescribed by caapter Is If the Act.
Of your lac session. The question then A.
rose, wherhet an appointment could be
radet to Oil the vacancy. Section Q of chap
ter 30, authorizing the Auditor with the
approval af the Governor Ia appoint a col
lsctor Of taxes was repealed by implication
by the act Of March second, eighteen hun
dred aud seventy declaring in substance that
IN every cuunty the sheriff shall collect all
taxes, excep, municipal taxes, Therefore,
there is no mode of appointing collector or
sheriff provided by law. Butte this vamn-
cy bs filled by special election? The Tth
sec. Of article 4, Of The Constellation con
tains this clause "When vacancies occur
prior to any general election, they shall be
filled by appointment in such manner ss
may be prescribed herein, or by general
law, which appointment shall expire at such
time after the next general election as the
person so elected to fill such vacancy shall
be qualified" Thers is a marked differ.
epce between this aud the old Constitution,
which simply provided that "sacancies shall
be b led IN such man ner rs may be prescrib.
ed oy law The conclusion seems 10 be
irresistible therefore tia, vscan cy in the
office Of sheriff must be filed by sppoiut-
ment, and that the person appointed must
hold his otfcs until such time after he next
general election as his successor shall qualify
These remarks apply with equal for .e To
vacancies in other offices, and | invite YOUR
atten'i IN TO the sui jet hoping that you will
so modify all that part Of The election law
which provides for he special election of
officers 10 fl vacancies, as 10 conform to the
provision of The Consrii utinn quoted above.
INCORPORATION OF BANKS.
The Act approved April 3, 1873. amend
ing AID reenactibg Certain SECTIONS of chap
ter fifty fur of the Code, concerning the
Incorporation OF JOINT stock compapies, o.
miited the cluuse providing for the incnr.
poration OF savings institutions, and bank
of discount and deposit. Applications have
been made TO the Secretary of Safe for
charters fur banks of discoun; and deposit,
but for the reason stated he did not feel
authorized to issue charters to them.
The was an omission which l was 10 :
formed was Intended to be supplied by a
special act, in relation to banks; but for
SOM easDB no such act was passed This
suhjecr seems to demsnd your early at,en-
lion. Biuks are qu,si public institutions,
aud such conditions should ne imposed in
heir charters as will affrd protection 80
thuse d ing business with them. tn this
end they ought TO he required to make api
publish ether quarterly or semiannuAl
statements If thrit condition Although
the Constitution auth rigs The charter of
banks If issus, il would 10 uuwse aud un-
fortunate at this time 10 provide for the
organ'z'tion Of such banks The country
has witnessed several financial revolutions
heretofore, owing, principally, to the infli.
non ut paper currency. That this is one
ut the causes of the prescn: distm bance in
money matters, | do not pretend to say ;
and II Is NOT the purpose If this paper 10
discuss QUESTIONS Of general policy. But
thlak Il doubtful wberber we shall ever
have solid and durable sysiem of finance
until money shall become The currency oi
the great bIdy Of the people, aud The use
OF notes and bills shall he confined to the
classes who need and mu-t use them.
Ii banks are not 10 be permitted to issue
notes to circulate as money, there is strong.
er reason why other corporations and indi
vIdunIs should he prohibited from issuing
notes, whether payable in money or good,
as substitute for money. 10 times ike
these, where large smount Of money i
Withdrawn from circulition, there i a
strong temptation to supply ia place With
paper OF TN character. The l,boring class
ct people suffer most from such issues ne
cessity compcls them IN accept them rs
wages Tor their Labor, aud they cpnno, hrlg
themselves therefore the law QUILT ~ If.
lord them protection against such system
FREE SCHOOLS
The state Superintendent Of Free Schools
has, up to this time, received Tut seven r..
por's from County Superiniendenis, and
consequently is now unable 10 make q re
port o. me.
can, therefore, only speak in general
teTths OF tho public schools. A. The cleo.
uln held IN August last, 81 far az the STATE
Sup"rInt"nIent has Information, there wer,
'Wo districts IN The State that did not vut,
Tor The levy Of taxes for tho support nj
schooIs--oOoiIn Boone and one iB Mineral
10 'be district 10 Booze it is said that th'
vote was given under some misapprchcnsior
OF The facts, and in the district in Miners
90 election vas held.
This universal assent on the part n the
people has finally senled oOe Of the mos
Vexed questions connected with tbe schoo
system, and has placed il on far more du
TaoIe basis than before And think 10,
Tesult Of The election will be greater Fl ion.
g and economy 10 the system Wbil'
mere are some provisions IN lbo Schoo
Law that think could be changed to ID
VaotSge, yet in the absence Of Information
as to he practical operations Of the new
Law, am not prepared 70 recommend auJ