Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-20

quiliGGat!0l ulGGr this 31Es:Eui!1n uuti their
serms Begin"
NOW, th1ir!m:IS 0i ;nt Constitution videp!ly
dcelgncd that the terms OF lEoc OF Ell the
| judges should Commence Oh tie lat Gay Janu
airy next following their a2roi5t meuf, aod such
| IS the tX!risS language Ct the constitution.
| Ills provision was maao with view to The
organization oil tho mschioo OF eoycrumelt aaG
setting it in motiop. They determined TO fix
upon a cettan dSy for the commencement ci
the terms OF of;co CT all TIE judges, md they
fixed 90 the Isl day ct January for tia; puG-
| pose. But beoto The arrival ct tia: day Ut "
alter the adoption oi tho constitution, it was
necessary that tha dGtiss OF their respective
oftcas should be discharged by some r'rJcn
| By whom were they to be discharged? The
constitution expressly declares, alter providing
IN regard To all The judges, that 'thc!r terms
OF cil!S9 shall commucoo 90 The Isl da7 Of j ali,
uarY next igll0Hing Their appointment - i;
| thus proceeds: Aud they shall CT charge the
Gules Of their resi- o,;ve Cthces from thtir frs!
appointment aud qualification under th!s cjn-
slliuiOu until their terms begin.
Tho Constitution nHai adUpGL and III IN
operation some eight CT rino HGaths before
tho first tsy OF January, 1871. II tx ng On
day tor the c?mlnouc:uieHt # The trms cf
Office Of the judges thc first d.y c! iaauaIy
:
for that purpose. Ekc7i wos $ Eogg iNt.I9ai
batwe2n il.t day AID he IaT e !h0 appoint.
ment and qualification Ci The iaIgea u,d.T the
Constitution; aid II Was aCc5s:giy TIA: ryl9i
sion should hc mad3ln the COns,ituti: a :tr lie
discharge Ct such iGd'ca Gui as ,..ig.it BE-
necessary IL The State G;!TiGg that llsS Ialcrvsl
Therefore it Wls ?r0r:,;td, il scG.iJ.i iTaGiJ.
tJgo FL al 'Tesa!!. thai ik2 iGi&s 'siaN diSr
charge the duties Ct thee Ttsi';c lTo ci!ices
tiom their first rnpviutmcEt aud qualification
under this Constitution UD:i thlr terms ho.
gc. This sca;GaCj i r:nGiatSd by semi
colon, cDly, ir2tn !i;G cic Which Immediately
proceeds il, IN these w0ii: "l!l2!r terms ii
0lioe hhaii cnignienqo ca The fr:i day c! Jag
uary ntxt following lh>ir appoctaic0i;" thus
showing that the whole G-e!laa bas relation 10
the iiaG w:luu tic Constitution W.5 a:GN cd,
which was very shcttlg baiorc i!!a tloo ri tho
first appointment ard qgaIifc Ii1n CT iu3gcs
under tho s2ms. ii VS. rt.1 tao 81 G!i2G q this
view Of lie iac's. we csn hsva NJ 6,u9t or dt.
G1Hliy a0Gu: lts meaning O. lilo F.Qr:i:'y OF
coasra!rg il in Ec!:r0G1a 10 lilo Iics. G3g I: Jan
uary rtg; succeeding tee Ii'S; ei,aoistmcAi H-d
Justification cf The iajg&a.
!, OH or hj i0ro The s6:i ii!-t Dag Ct iaara:r 2
Judge was 60 i!n;:tt c!tc!cl By he Genera! As
Scinbiy Tor cEca county c! ls1 SaQ far The
terra of shEco yeas itGn liz fir li.y OF jan
nary, 1871; and On or E:iu:c iha ti,s; d7r Of
January, 1874, judge wal probably llee;ed Big
tho G@n9!a! A:33nbiy Tor Cash county ct thc
State, Tor ;hc tern Il six yeara f.9n lie last.
namad day. ga Or sbCu6 he FRS. Day Jar-
nary, 1885, tbs tho came !jr ul2k;ng auothc.
election Of county lGGcs. sonln At whom y,,ro
elected before tic irs! dgy q Js1u1;r, n 10
the validity OF whose tlcciaD To Cue&:ioa is
raised; othtrs o! whom zero exc Cd l. few DAYS
after the :iia: day o! january. Eat il Is o,n
tended By some Ct The old iacumhan.s Of 6
county jud.csbiH thai ill e. CLOG r.ad: alter
the iltst day Q! JannarY last Cannot inkc ciI:c.
unttl lie lst dpy OF jaruafy. 1881, twelve inor:hs
after i would hav1 taken CT c. il! il h,d been
mGda lev days before ii &c u2!!Y Vas fs,1at
that Is on CT bc:uvo the Fist day 81 J.yua:P Iass
Now here Is a case ia nh;ch iii ta cora;y
ludSrshIps & the State haConn vscn; ca ;ho
Hrs: day OF January, 1880. ana Tie daily Of i'll
ing the vacancies by rcw e!cc:Oas 90 or alGu,
that day, drvo|rad on !hJ Gens!aI Assemble,
Whlc:! wHa then IN scslHn. SGinH G; the 70
cancics were actnTlirGy Iild hy cifc.;aa So
r9sd& on or before thai tIGy while the tiljin: of
the others wGs delayed fer rs? .!aya f.: the
sake OF convenience, ami under nuua Il IL be
lsot on hc part CT thu Ciccrr3 that such delay
c0uld make 70 Difference BUTT nosg aontcaG.
cd ty homn OF tic judges v7ioeo r:ins ii Xxx
years expired on The iss day e ,Ianua.2 ast,
that they arc cnIilc, to hult! OF t. their nic $
til the iiis5 day Of January ncxt, tcaaus3 .h.
appaluime aud quil'iic ,ton o: thc.: succaa
Sorl took plsca dag or tn sIlcG, ;.steHA Il
on or b.ipro the first day II January Is5;.
thipls tho Constitution OIL III 20 ?; GIVE nat
& sEori aad naEow, bui liberal ani rGls. nhtIo
co5stiuetion ;hu Legislature il inY5s,cd b.
tho CONSTITUTION 6!lh tho eli GIVE franchise III
this CASE, iUr the bHnriit cf cousso G! tna State.
Ii Is entrusted With tho Gnly Of iIIi2e The
county iniireshipa, all OF which have hecoel,
vacant; Lis hight to perform this duty is dis
ru;ed because rot pcifurmed CT cY before Ger.
| ,ala day, though performed tl3y Or tTso thern
alter A judge whose tenn ot aa.vico has cy-
pired clalHs 10 be entitled 70 hcId his iudgcsAio
year longer, because his sue ss0r Was nat 40
p1in;cl and cid cot qualify on or Ecl9:o ,he l,t
day ct January last though lie was ana did
day or tWo ttcGesttcr; now this dosy CT d,g
or two could not have injured hut may hays
bsnth.cd tie State, tor which laitcr uur
p3so it was doubtless Incurred.
Tho first day OF JaLusry was regarded 10th
| ny the Convention that framed TIE Constitution
| and tho legislatures c0uv2uld uaGcr il as thu
| proper day To- tbs comm cnc2mGnt OF ttra of
O judGeship. The FIRST day Of Jaouary, 1871,
being tho Gr5t ;t.cr the adoption Of lhc Constr
| tuition sonc nlEo or ten months before Ws5 :hcrD.
| lore FIX d as the dsy FIR tho commryc meat of
the tlrst terms 81 the jujgcsEi1s uldcr tic Con
stltioo, ard prov !soa Was made LGct.i il icr tho
Immediate appointment and qualification CT the
judges whoss judicial terms were 20 conmcrce
Oh tho first day ofthc next succeeding Jsanayy.
but who we're to discharge the duties # thar
| respective ctEc9s from their Gfat appoictnout
and qualification atorcsaiiuuil iha c0minoac,.
mcn Of their terms.
Now q tsrm of six years tt L5c County
! Court ia6geahirs Of tho State coDrcaccd ca
the lst day Of January, 1850; @ Tx, tesn OF
| The saus udgeships having ended On tee pro
cedirg dey-to Wit Gao Stat day Of Dcc:uber,
1879. No dOnbt it was expected and ntealcd
that all thel judges who wire &c &C. as such Oh
end after the first day Of JsuuaTy, 1880 wtu'd
be appointed md would qus!i;y or 0. beiOso
| that day. But, a. &c have aGid, oal7 portion
! OF the Sal! iGdgea thcn were appointed aua
qua!!fied, while tho rest Of them. i1r different
ressons, we're not appointed and lid let Qualify