Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-22


Editor Resister:
Sir: N.e are nOt in line with those who
claim our constitution does not need re-
visins. or. bu, very little. our constitu-
tiou is nifty years behind the times. II
needs 20 be taken down and rebuilt from
top 20 bottom. We will only give few Of
the many things that should be part OF
our revised organic law TO bring it up TO
the present advanced age in which we
live.
Abolish the county court system the
first thing This is an heirloom inherited
from the ancient days of King George the
Third and has Ions since passed out Of
existence I'm our most progressive states.
This fossil of ancient times is TOO eXpen-
sive q luxury Tor @ progressive people
who are studying economy and the best
and most economical way 20 do the ousl-
ness Of q county or state. Take this court
I'm Marshall county. in the past five years
and its plumbers have cost the county
thousands Of dollars. Most Of these courts
are under IN thumb Of some pet lawyer,
and he is looking after the fees he can
make out Of the mistakes Of this court.
All the legal business % this court should
be done in the circuit court. All orphan
cour, business and dduciary business
OF nm kinds should Do % matter for con-
sideration in the circuit court. All road
and bridge business should come before
the grand jury and there cousummated
before the circuit court. As commission
ers they should oversee the county bust
ness. such as drawing jurymen. hearing
ronpIaints on land assessments and over
seeing The assessment of real estate. 70
examine bridges under construction by the
county. 10 lor contracts for same subject
IN aDprov4l of the court. They should
meet and hold their meetings just before
cqch term of court and not consume over
ten DAYS az each session. Grand juries
should receive uay the same rs other
iu-ies for time served the public. All
t~ovis jurymeu should bee summoned for
SIX DAYS only. No business man can afford
90 put mn more time from his business un-
less De is serving on % jury requiring more
time 10 determine than six days. A new
rrovl- jurymeD should be summoned for
each week They should Doe drawn by lot.
by the commissioners and sherin, the
namse 20 Doe taken from al the walks Of
rra. An county officials should be paid a
above the salary, in The office. should be
turned mo 'Nv 'o-"'' ''''eO'' -''
er1i purposes. AooIiSn 'ne oiHce ol cO""'S
clerk FroNioe iot county t.O'"oi'0 'o''
county treasured register ana Ieco'ue'
and three AUDITORS an 10 De e4ec'eu oy 'he
people of each county and each 10 re-
ceive q stipulated salary or pay by the
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