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FEW CHANGES In OFFICES.
County Government Committee Frames its
Report Other Committees,

The County Government Committee
held It's last session yesterday afternoon
and the report OF the subcommittee as
amended was adopted. There are but
Very few changes from the present Con-
stitution. Mr.. Withers gave notice OF a
minority report on section one, Mr.. Kee-
zen of minority report on that portion
Of section two relating to working roads.
The SUBCOMMITTEE was instructed to
shape the report to the convention and
submit ii to a called meeting of the COM
mittee for approval. Ihe report to the
convention Will be as follows:
Sec. /. There shall be elected by the
qualified voters Of each county one sher-
If, one attorney flor the Commonwealth.
who shall also be the Commemorative s
attorney for the Circuit Court; one
county clerk. VINO shall also he the
clerk of the Circuit Court; one county.
treasurer Who shall after the second
term. be ineligible to same Office for the
next succeeding term, for either treasu-
rer or deputy treasurer; and so many
commissioners of the revenue as may
be provided by law, who shall be paid
per capita as well as a percentage On the
amount of property listed by them and
who shall list and return for taxation
all classes of personal property, and dis
charge such other duties as may be pre-
scribed by iaW. and who shall be ineligi-
bic to the same office for the next sue
ceeding term; one superintendent Of the
poor and one county surveyor.
Sec. 2. The nag.sterial districts shall
remain as now laid off, named and fixed
by law; provided that hereafter no ad-
ditional districts shall be made contain
ing less than thirty square miles. In
each district there shall be elected one
supervisor, not more than three justices
Cf the peace, one constable and one over
seer of the poor. The supervisors of the
districts shall constitute the board Of
supervisors Of the county whose duty
it shall be TO audit the accounts of the
county. examine the books of the COM
n,issioners Of the revenue, regulate and
equalize the valuation Of property, fix
The county and district levies for the en-
suing year, and may, in its discretion,
require all able-bodted male persons be-
tween the ages of eighteen and fifty
years. either in person or by sufficient
substitute work on some public road
in the vicinity in which such person or
persons reside, not less than three nor
more than five days in each and every
year. without compensation, and the
said board shall perform any other duties
required them by law.
Sec. s. Re.ates TO schoo,s, and confer
ence W-li be E2a WITH committee Oh fIu-
ucation0
Sec. 4. Ali regular elections for coun-
" and district officers shall be held on
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember and enter upon the duties of
their offices on the first day of January
next. succeeding their election, and shall
hold their respective Offices for the term
OF four years, except the clerks OF the
County and Circuit Courts shall hold
Office for eight years.
See. D. The General Assembly, at its
first session after the adoption of the
Constitution, shall pass such laws as
may be necessary to give effect to the
provisions cc this article,
Sec. G. No county officer or supervisor
shall hold any other office. All officers
who are required by law to give bond
may be required to renew the security
on said bonds. and in default of SO do
ing. their Offices shall ice declared vacant.