The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-09-29

of the Republican party, says the
Republican party has gone to hell
1t did not have far to go.
The "plnmed knight" looks very
much as though his feathers were
'draggled."
Who can best aid in the revision
of the Code, which will come before
the Legislature this winter, Polsley,
the Lawyer, or Barbee, the physicianP
Remember that the election is next
Tuesday week. Now to work Demo
Gratis.
Why we Should Vote Against the
Proposed Constitutional Am-
endments.
M. Editor:
On tn 18th day of October the vo-
tiers OF our State are to vote upon the
question of the adoption or rejection
of the proposed amendments to Ar
ticle Eight of our State Constitution,
and it is right and proper that in
voting upon such grave and impor-
tant question as change in the
fundamental law of our State, that
we should know what we are voting
for or against, before we cast our bal
lots.
Article eight Of our Constitution
contains our Judiciary System, and
this it is proposed to amend; and an
attempt is being made by certain
politicians to carry the proposed
amendments by the cry of down
with the County Court" knowing
that the County Court is unpopular
they boldly assert that the amend.
ment will do away with the County
Court. Let us see: We quote from
Section 22nd of the proposed amend
ment. "There shall be in each coun-
ty of the State County Court com.
posed Of three Commissioners, &c
1t shall hold four sessions year, DC.
Provisions may be made by law for
holding special sessions Of said
Court" Does that read like getting
rid of the County Court when we are
to have four sessions Of the County
Court year and others to be provi-
ded for by law? Fellow-citizens, the
County Court may be open to criti-
cism and we may readily admit that
the County Court system is not the
best in the underworld, but when we
attempt to get rid of it, let US not
get rid of it by voting for another
County Court that may be more bur
densome to the people.
The proposed County Court con
sists of three Commissioners selected
from three different districts in the
County, and those three or a MAORI
ty of them in many instances of the
same political complexion, will al
ways compose the Court. Is that an
improvement on the present County
Court, which has a different class OIL
justices representing the different po-
litical parties for four terms, and the
remaining two, all present and in
that way allows all parts of the
county to be represented by parties
who know the wants and grievances
of their respective districts; facts
valuable in laying the levy and pro.
viding for roads, bridges, &C.; facts
which it is not expected the Com.
missioners should know or represent
unless it might be in the three dis.
tricts from which they are elected
Again, is there any improvement in
this, that the proposed County Court
will try no causes and have no civil
jurisdiction other than as to police
and fiscal afiairs2 When we consid.
er that The jurisdiction of justices is
enlarged to three hundred dollars,
with the right to either party to re.
quire a jury where the amount in
controversy exceeds twenty dollars,
thus creating a County Court on a
small scale in every district, with a
constable summoning jury at his
discretion and not drawn jury, tax.
ing them from the fields and the fac.
tories oftentimes, when they can
least be spared, whenever it suits the
within " u suitQr torcquire one, with