The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-08-23

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County, Corporationand Circuit Courts toreport
to their respective courts at the first term there
of after the first day of July, eighteen hundred
and tifty-two, n statement which Shall show, in
separate columns, the name OF the suit or other
proceeding in which any money has been here
tofore paid into court, or into bank or other
place of deposit or to any person specially APP
pointed to receive the same under any judg-
ment, order or decree of such court, and which
money remains undisturbed, i'll whole or i'll part,
at the date of such report; the date of such judg-
ment, ordero decree; the date of such pay
ment; the amount so paid and remaining undis-
bursed: the person by whom 1t was pad the
person to whom, or the bank or other depository
into which the payment was made; ifsuch mo-
ney or any part thereof has been loaned out or
remains on deposit, or in the hands of the re-
ceiyer and if loaned out, the date of the order
authorizing the loan; the date of he loan; the
person to whom il was made, and who then
holds it; If security has been given therefor,
the nature of the security; and where secured
by bond or other obligation, the penalty thereof
and the names of the principal obligor and his
suretieS.''
If this were read before an audience OF
lawyers and clerks in Virginia, a majority
Of them would promptly rail out against it
as part of that infamous land commission
er's bill. Now, sir, this law has been dead
letter on our statute books-and why? Be
cause there was no one to execute it but
clerks, receivers and commissioners who
have other and more specific duties in the
line Of their respective offices. The land
commissioner s bill makes it one man IS bu
sineSS to execute this law, and gives him
the commission which the clerks, receiv-
ers and court commissioners would get ii
they executed the law as it stands. 1t is
apparent, Then, that the only alnou0taon IS
i'll re-enacting good and wholesome law,
and providing for its proper and prompt
execution. The only persons whom it can
injure are those who make a subsistence
from commissions on estates which they
coli ovynr. 10 la
oci.oni, I'oi, ocuoio w. nv PeoPio
whom 1T Will benefit are every man, woman
and child i'm the commonwealth
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REIMBURSEMENT OF JUDICIAL CIRCUITS.
TT will no remembered that tba Raadiust
o, Loci y,i,,to,. ,,onocad 70 ,o,,oo tIo INN,
eIS lstSt WlnCel pIopoSeu W lcu.iCo eilc iluhl-
i Dvl u CIRCUITS llolli elsllveeii W oMelve
tne Doulpons Yuiohly clie9 t uuo 4 ios9 pa
eioii itllu aSelh plooiali e Iil'v oilo ~
]usteIs iiad no IespGGI LOT t5e Gonstlcu-
ZION OF tne courts. lney neiu CilaI d cli-
cult Judge pelliS eiecueu loI elSlC yeallo
nlusI pe SuppolIeu lol lliaI Ieiiseil ~ ellIe'
JIM Cne 9taIe hlisae all lilepei'pl9 , ooii-
CiftcG VIII sucll oliicel "llei! IL olooIeu NH
anu lllucn otieI llolse!ioe III lf.lSe Plolt'
SION was scattered proadclst. "a review OIL
the RECORDS answers tllen OUT Oh tilelr own
NOUNS DIS usoiti. II loap' WIFI Iilg COW w
nlItees were luiiuel, WIN M Ia Jun ~ w.
DalGi cilf'li i l1 " oilo aI nTpO. ~
IN, ESY, vi .lS oUnei, "ioil ai ulloih uio Up
IlllS uIeieu leSal u,'leilI ioplo1on.cu
iess olail tllIee VI Iiiciil iiNllS peeii oe'9i-
!lsl.eS ~: 1ile 0oui VI appoeseia 80
~ D.tillol' do eii'ii i!i"i " o'io '0i'''0
Oolliiilo'ee'
e q enepa Asse ld ~ mas dal ana n4e
The circuits which implies the power to create
and to abolish the circuits. The office of judge
81 circult muSt agpend upon Inc II &c OF
te,Taiai. to abolish the judicial office which at
taches to it. Therefore We think it clear that a
uage lGr elec9i ceases 10 p of uge
ceases to be entitled to any salary. allowance or
other perquisitee of office. In other words, the
gner ~ s 2oMStr 10 10 aegse ee
of existence"
This was the concmsion of both commit
fees when they knew they could elect Fn-
der iudges. But as soon as it transpires
that the Readiusters have a majority in
the Legislature another report makes it
revolutionary and unconstitutional to di
minish the circuits On thissnoint there
is no room for further arprment We NAV
now innuire into the reasons for redistrcf-
mo and diminisbino
frhe State of VIRGINIA TODAY has Int
three less indicial circnits than The Whole
State had before the war when indoes had
to travel horsehack tbronoh the lar9er nor.
fion Of the State and thronohont ali The fl
tv mountainous COMMITTEES now constitntinr
West VIRGINIA For some wears after Tho
war there was some reason f0,. This There
was n vast Accommodation of business resnl-
tin0 from the war and much that had heen
car,iad over ,The demoralization of tho
var had laroeIv increased thn criminal