Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-02-09
A VETO MESSAGE.
Reasons for the Governors Ac-
ton on the Tazewell Bill.

urdsy: To the Senate OF Virginia
l herewith return Sen.te bill No.
247, entitled an act ''To amend the
re-enact section 95 of the code Of
Virginia, relating to the appointment
of County Supervisor and Superin-
tendants OF the Poor as to the county
of Tszewell," without my approval.
This is measure of seemingly
little Importance. yet it involves a
principle for which I vetoed House
bill No. 17S. relating to the appoint
ment Of assessor of lands for the
county of Warwick This measure e
changes the appointment Of County
Surveyor and Superintendent of the
Poor, and in my opinion is contrary
to good public policy. For this rea-
son and also at the request of the
honorable representative from Taze-
well, whose people alone are effected
by the immediate provisions of the
bill, l return the bill without nv ap-
proval.
Section 95 of the code provides
that leach county court Judge, upon
the recommendation of the Board OF
Supervisors of his county, shall at
the May term of his court in the year
1891, and every fourth year thereaf-
ter, appoint, for each county in which
he holds, one county surveyor and
one Superintendent of the poor.
Provided, that such judge may. IL he
thinks proper, reject the recommen-
dation; and unless the Board of Su-
pervisors recommend other persons
suitable in his opinion for said Off
GERS within thirty days after their
first recommendation has been re-
Jected, he shall fill the said Office
or either OF them, by his owr ap-
pointment in term of vacatic" This
bill amends this section Jy provid-
ing that, ''the County court of Taze-
? we'll county, or theJudge thereof in
: vacation, shall APPOINT Superinten-
L dent of the Pcr and County Sur
veyor withclt the recommendation
g of the Bo.rd of Supervisors of said
Q COUNTY of Tazewell."
It's not necessary to enter into the
discussion of the merits OF the gen
'aeral law, or recount the reasons that
3 might be given for or against this
} proposed special law. 1 would only
esp attention to the advisability of
Having general laws on all such sub-
Jects, and Of adhering strictly to
to them. The number of special acts
which now cucumber our statute
books are strong arguments in favor
of this principle.
1t may not be appropriate to call
attention to the fact that have be-
fore me at this time a number Of
bill granting special privileges and
favors to several counties, and Civ
Ing local authorities the right to Gre
ate salaries where they do not now
exist, and to increase amounts now
being paid to county and district
officers. If it is best to create new
salaried positions, or to increase the
pay ofthose already in existence gen
eral statutes shonld be passed on the
subject giving uniformity of COM
pensation throughout the State.
L have not felt justified in vetoing
these various bills, yet feel it is not
improper for me to make these gen
eral suggestions, for in my opinion
the tendency of such legislation is
bad, and if followed to it's logical
conclusion will result not only in
great confusion and inequality of
compensation for the same services
rendered, but enable local authori.