Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1891-03-05
AN INNOVATION.
Tbe Office of commemorative
Attorney tn he Abolished.
OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL ooNv1N-
TON MATTERS.

FNANkfokI, ny, reDy. o. nc
convention to day in committee
OF the whole decided by close vote
70 abolish the Office Of Common
wealth Attorney as existing under
the present constitution and to place
the duties and work Of that Office up
on the County Attorney, under the
new constitution this Official will
continue be known as that 90 the
Commonwealth Attorney. This il
is claimed will be considerable re-
duc.ion in expenses 10 the State.
The section as adopted is as follows;
See. /. a Com monwealth's A,tor-
ney for each county and Circuit
Court Clerk for each county shall
b. elected, whose term OF office shall
be six years; also County Court
Clerk, SUI yeyor, Coroner and jail
or Tor each county, whose term o..
Office shall be the same as that Of
The County Court. The compensa'
ton OF said Comm ,nwealth's A;tor-
ncys is to be by salary fixed by law,
and uniform in 80 far AS the same
saail be placed ont of the State
Treasury; but any county may make
additional compensation TO be paid
by said comfy.
Frankfort. KY, Feb. 26.-Sever-
al more. important sections on coun.
~ officials we're adopted in the com.
mittee OF the whole to-day.
Section 4 lays the county attor.
ncy must be twenty ionr years old.
and a practicing lawyer for four
years before he is eligible
"Secuon FIVE was adopted after
being amended 70 as to conform TO
action abolishing the Office OF Com
monwcalth's Attorney, and making
;hc County Attorney, the Prescott
ing Attorney. 1t provides tina, the
Prosecuting Attorney and Circuit
Court Clerk shall be elected at the
same time as the Circuit Judge, the
County Attorney. CLERK. Surveyor,
Coroner. and JAiler to be elected a,
the came time and in the same esh-
ner as the Judge Of the County
Court.
Section q. A Sheriff shall be e.
lected in each county by the quslifi-
ed voters thereof, whose term Of
office shall be Tour years, and until
his successor be qualified; but nc
Sheriff shall lie 20 -eligihle or act
MS deputy for the sue seeding term
nor shall any Deputy Sheriff be eli
gble to the Office II Sheriff for the
term next succeeding the one dur
ing which he may have served al
such deputy Provided. however
that the frat election Of Shcrifrs un
der this Constitution shall be at III,
regular election in 1892, they ho'd
Office for only two years"
Section I. A Constable shall b,
elected in each Justices district by
the qualified voters thereof, at The
same time and for the same term 81
the Sheriff, and shall posses the
same qualifications. The iursdic
ton Of Constobles shall be co exten
ave with the county 10 which the.
may reside.
Section 10. There shall be c
lected in each county. Of the sam
time and for the Same term that tn
Judge OF the County Court is elect
cd, County Assessors, who shal
have power to appoint such assist
ants as may be necessary and pre-
per-"
See. IL. The General Assembl
may at any time consolidate the o
iIices Of Jailer and Sheriff in an
county or counties rs they sha
deem most exp,d'd.i: but in til
event that such COZ solidation b
made, the Office OF Sheriff sha /
retained. and he shall be required I
perform the duties OF Jailcr,"
Pension Money,