Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-14
.sw Works. ApPoRrIoNMeNT.
.tp.,,arsd Constitutional by the State
supreme Court.
re telegraph 10 the Dispatch.)
,. - r~H. Io.falal

supreme tO"A'
Re Telegraph to the Dispatch.)
, ~ J., October 13.-The legislative
.....r..,t law has been declared constitu-
Tie result practically assures Demo
...-o o., TIE legislature.
......es az issue the main opinion uphold
Lac b. written 10y Judge Peckhsm. JUS
..-r'., writes an opinion UNFOLDING the
70 Andrews writes dissenting opinion,
h.. incurred in by Judge Finch. The
'....... l.rnous upon All the questions IN
.,...t those discussed In Judge An
...,'au. Judge Peckham In his opinion
g.. ,.-. TIE courts will deem II their duty to
.. ost ~ the Legislature void, as In vio-
-. .'a.re provision Of tho Conftitstion'
itfa presented In which there can be no
faqtL The incompaubility ot the
..-. srreimcui with the Constitution must
JOS. ,ni unequiyocaL"
OBJECTIONS pIsFosID or.
,... o., .'.oas raised against the law the
i,.. -..'.uded on the part Of those who
... .rrhHf.tY OF the law Of 1892 that II
81, ...Ifr violation o. that provision Of the
....... which directs the alteration 20 DO
.t. -r. legiflature at the first session
-.tIr1 ID every enumeration
'.u..... tsera Is no force In the several OBJ
,.'..-..I. by. 90 tho extraordinary session
s.t.,.r. rra. session Of The Legislature.
rt...,fs -licge1 70 violate the Consttu-
.....s. based upo1 an oaum eyhttOn TAX en-
| .-r .r..rl4 90 lSs5. IL is true that II WAS
| ...-.f t.r ieg,siat ure In 1885 70 direct an
| ....... .. ne Inhabitants OF the state in
...... ...i . 10 had discharged that duty II
t... h.su the Juty OF the Legislature
.. .... session after the return Of that
...- .. en- proceed 20 apportion the dr.
A pa urc OF 1855 omitted 10 per-
.. .t. no directing an enumeration
80. rt. av uro1 Is by the Constitution.
b.. ....s L-gisiature Mp 20 1892 Glao
-..t .. r,..c-u his duty, and thus for
I'D. y.f. Do, Constitutional pEndste had
81 ,e-t 10 o. clear that such omission
-.r.. Pr. lv. rreyeoied the performauce OF
| .....str rrxt succeeding Legislature.
.F. TO- tl- opinion that the objection
-t.f.. .ls.o- 0i validity.
-r senate DISTRICTS.
.. rI..-,..f fhai ~ 10 the senate districts
D.. ....... ... ert 70 no; based upon an equal
! .-.. rl-l.taEts, excluding persons Of
t..,..t ,.e opinion that the objection 70
,..,.t. @ o.. acf q 1892. based upon the
-t-s q. .--.... PERSONS OF color not taxed,
80. %. rs-
a ..f,''y objected that the &C, is Invalid
t....t. .r, senate districts DO not contain an
D., .a."- HlHo''Hue as nearly as may
l, I.n ~ inequality contains, IN our
r-.. .7.L
-.....-,.,,- ,r-prsptcrroN.
.a.-.-l t.at f-r courts have no power in
81. ..t. r...w tlc exercise ~ & discretion
f.. ir-. Azure ny the Constitution
.-rs ...r.y ali grossly abused. The OK
'- may ne' wheh 1 ,,'i. ID , the
- ~ . 'ao "a, ,is,5 -. ,'.1 49,
vrf j. is p direction addressed
d., -. -
IN 1919 80 ~ 20 a.
70 '''."' l.-u - unato' We ''V
"os'o- "
.'f'r"'' ~ VIZ COutts
~ 'lh.,ol Whery vac vac. aI a. ,Sl
So 80, a ,''i"''0H VI mo
hHn3 review.
p. i."'-l mat bes been passed
,..- ler.,~ S'etctrts whe,, !, h
..s-. ..s.il ta.i- makeup county lines
~.. .'--rf tl tri0-f > county - entitled
.s.-.-.f. ifi- plain o. great ana heces-
N. .a ief o. Lle Legislature IN their
..
.',... r-oy % that the Legislature.
7~. ..r.- .r & 'Le Senate Districts under
sos .t.-... Ia4I.t violated the legitimate
.......... r.'..p iutrustod 70 h by the
...
......, I'd. ,.,.,,,,,,r,
.l'sltlc,s' tne i nuI ~ % o.
- - - ISS - IL
- ky. ~ ny .' Out ~, ~, g ~ ~
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81. "a ,na /, .''oHS -, ~
r.. . ,.,.,t,... 49,; - -
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81. tN'' 'N'''l oi'i |0' " 'o
.s....-..
az wa. ,neso cuanses were Wy.
49,. ' '' 'I~e' 10 secure the pas-
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