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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
Have Many

posal of Council are the collector OF de-
l;nquent taxes. the city clerk, the sergeant
of the City Council the clerk TO Council
committees the city engineer, the police
justice, the clerk and bailiff of the Police
Court, the city attorney and the superin-
tenGent OF the amshouse. The Finance
Committee appoints the City Accountant
inspector of gas.
The Cemeteries Committee has tho ap-
pointment of the various keepers of the
cemeteries.
FIRE AND POLICE BOARD.
The Fire Board is appointed by Council,
but no one Council can control it. as the
term of each member is six years. The
same case prevails in references to the Po-
lice Board. There two Boards have the
appointment Of the many men in the two
departments, and the City School Board
also elected by Council, has within its
gift the appointment of teachers and JAM
tors.
The complete list of city employees will
so easily to 500, which with extra men
that are put on the streets and sewers
and parks at certain times during the
year run the number up to about 800
This Of course, does not Include the
officers to be chosen by the people, and
their clerks and assistants. There are
the Mayor, treasurer, auditor, collector.
commissioner, high constable, sheriff.
clerks Of the courts. Commemorative at
torney and city sergeant. These make
another small army, and for each place
almost. there is a scramble at every cleo
ton.
Politics permeatc the whole city gov
ernment. Those in make a fight to stay.
and the "outs'' strive to get in. The
ms usually have the 'cali' for they
are in and have their assistants and
clerks all lined up for them.
At the next election the city treasurer
is the only one of the general officers who
does not come UP at the spring election.
An entire new Common Coucil is TO be
elected, and half of the Board Of Alder
men. Very little opposition has arisen
so far to the general offices. The Mayor,
the sheriff and the city sergeant are the
only ones with fights on their hands.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
WAS CONVICTED
AND PARD0NED
A Pathetic Case in the Police
Court Acted on by Cow
ernor Montague.

Florence Robinson, a negro woman. was
convicted in the Police Court yesterday
of selling furniture she had purchased on
the installment plan and sentenced to
Jail, and in thirty minutes she was par
doned by Governor Montague.
Behind this case there lies a strangely
pathetic story. The Robinson woman is
honest in appearance and intelligent.
From the first she told straight story,
admitting the thing which had teen
charged against her-that of selling a
portion Of the furniture she had pur-
chased on the installment plan, The por-
ton she sold was all that was left of
the furniture she HAD bought, and she
sold 1t to keep herself, her mother, WHO
is paralyzed, and her young children
from starving to death.
These facts were admitted by The wo>
man to the firm from which she ruc-
chased the goods, and at the same time
she volunteered to continue paying for
the goods, although not stick of tiie
furniture remained in her possession.
Meanwhile a warrant had been issued
against her. Her arrest followed, the
warrant being served on her while she
was in her sick bed, and the child of q
day was dying.
When this story was told in Police
Court some time ago it aroused consider
able sympathy, and the press undertook
to investigate the matter. The state
ments of the woman were found to be
correct in every particular. The case
was postponed then and came up again
yesterday. Nh Horny NJ Tyler appearing
in the interest of the inStallment house
he heard the story and requeste0 the
court to impose the lightcSt possible sen
tence, as there was no desire on the
the woman, but that it was absolutely
necessary to convict her, because a, dis
charge would set a precedent which
would make future collections q farce.
Justice C1utchfield acquiesed in this
opinion and imposed the lightest sentence
in his power.
Immediately steps were taken to secure
the Wo1nans pardon. Attorney L. M.
EOScher, who had become interested in
the case. volunteered to draw the petition
asking for a pardon, and did SO. This
was signed by the prosecuting attorney,
by Justice Crutchfield, and by sevc. Il
newspaper men, who had investigated the
case. When the paper was laid before
acted Immediately, and within an hour
the woman was free.
On the application for pardon Governor
Montague endorsed these as his reasons
for the pardon:
This woman is in very i'll health, and
her pardon is recommended by the trial
justice and the prosecutor. I, therefore,
direct that the pardon issue
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
BLIND WOMAN EARNS
LIVELIHOOD WITH PEN
Miss Mary j. Salter; Despite Her Affection,
Contributes Charming Short Stories
to Magazines.
NOW ENGAGED IN WRITING A DRAMA

coIorcd glasses Miss Salter had taken
this precaution III enjoying the beauty
of the ocean, but the strain was too great
and she suffered a sunstrole, from which
she recovered, but to find her eyes 50
iupaired that in short period they were
si:shtlesS.
HER ASPIRATION.
Miss Salter although blino, was deter
mined to complete her studies and become
a novelist. so she entered the Perkins In
stitution for the Blind. At this institute
the blind are taught to read and write
by the sense of feeling. This is done
upon a slate composed of wood, lined with
a soft material Oh which the note-papcr
is; placed. 1T consists of a Slide contains
ing q, group of holes. Through these the
dots to form the letters are made, by the
use ola sharp stiletto. This instrument
leaves an impression on the paper, which
enables the blind TO read what they write,
and thus complete their work OF science.
At the completion of her education Miss
Salter entered upon her life as an au-
ih6fess She first contributed short
stories TO Harper's, Scribner's, Atlantic
Monthly and other magazines She then
began more pretentious work, and as a
result added "a Lofty Seat "a Friend in
Need .'Truc to the Charge" and All
Is not Gold that Glitters'' TO her other
efforts. While her brain was active. The
transcrii5ing of her thoughts TO paper was
arduous. as she necessarily had to employ
a slate.
WRITING K PLAY.
The autlloress is anxious 10 become a
dramatist and is now at work upon q
-Dlav which she declares is not only orig
inaI in that it is being constructed ty
blind woman, but the theme is entirely
new.
Her short stories are interesting and
are founded upon facts. They are no
mantle mostly. but some of them teach a
moral that appeals TO the reader. The
a1rthoresS' vocabulary is extensive, and
sh brings bout the situations in her books
with descriptive powers that attract IN
tcrest.
Miss Salter has encountered many nu-
morous and some serious incidents III her
career as a Traveller. She has also met
many prominent people, who have be-
come the patrons OF her books
FOND OF THE SOUTH.
This is her fourth visit to Richmond, as
she is an admirer Of the city and its
hispiiabe people, who, she says, are 50
different from those OF other Southern
cities where her energy i'll dlsposinS OF her
books is not understood. 1t displeaseS
the authoress to speak of her vocation
as being that of a book agent. She says
she is a manufacturer dsposng of her
wares without the profit of the MIDDLE
man being paid by the purchaser
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gust %. 1886 to the Legislature for the
establishment of Il seminary for the ed
ucation of teachers. This was supple
mented by petitions from other counties,
and year later Edward Everett had
appointed by the Legislature a Board of
Education, who at once urged an estat-
lshment for the special training of teach
ers. They were given an appropriation
of $1,000 IL 1S5S. which, with $4,000 more
contributed by Hon. L. Dwight made the
foundation OF the first State normal
schools OF AIassa chusetts These State
normal schools, I think, have since been
established IN most all important edu-
cational centers and [ have seen some
good effects Of one in Baltimore, Nd.
These suggestions are merely thrown
out for some reflection.
T. II. w.
ptcJ,,oo,,fI W. JNah "A 7oho
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
Mrs. Catherine o., onnor.

Mrs Catherine O'Connor, wife of Coun-
Gilman James OConnor, of West Point
died very suddenly Friday at 1 o'clock,
at the residence OF her husband, in that
city. Her death was due to paralysis.
The remains will be brought to this
city this morning and taken to
the residence Of Mr.. O'Connor's sister,
Mrs. NJ Gogan. of Fourth anu Louisiana
Streets. The funeral will take place at
lO:30 o'clock from st. Patricks Church.
Mrs. O'Connor was we'll known in this
city She leaves a large circle of rela
lives and friends.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16

13crcft OF Gods greatest blessing when
her cup of happiness was ut Its brlin
Miss Mary J. Salter, the bi1nd aiitiioie"9'
since her twenty-sGcond birthday, now
nearly a score of years past, has uod-
DIN the highways and byways OF HE
5cnorant in sight Of the beauty that
:dorns the Garth. But the blind woman,
WHO is now in Richmond, possesses one
Measure aS great as any, an educallol
that she gained before the fatal stroke
came that deprived her of her eyeslSht.
More than this, she has turned her edu-
cation to profit and the works from her
pcn supply her with the necessities OF
life and she breathcS an independence
4iai grasses the anguish Of being de-
pendent upon charity.
Miss Salter is a woman OF wonderful
Vitality. energetic almost 10 an extreme.
and her fertile brain Is kept noIrlShed
Nv her interest in life as she feels it
:bounds around her. She has not passed
7he turning point in life's road and her
face is vet unmarked by the creaSes OF
care and age
HAS TRAVELLED MUCH.
Cast aside her sad atllicuon and one
gees her face brighten when she con-
,-c,scs. and as an entertainer she IS de-
lichtfiII She has Travelled through near
jy every state in the Union, and her
io,lrncys have carried her across the
border into Canada. She is q. thorough
bohemian and delights i'll relating what
she has learned in her travels.
Miss SaItcr has as her companion
during, her trips a pretty young lady
from staid old Boston town, who is quite
tcnlurc until she smiles. Then the fresh
ross of Youth upon her dimplcd checks
COWS with the flash from her sparkling
brown eyes and the charm OF her pres
,rce is at once realized she accom-
panies Miss Salter during her soilclta-
lions for the sale of The authorcsS
books
SAD STORY,
The story of the shadow that has como
over Miss Saltcr's life is a sad one.
Miss SalLer was born at Eirminsham'
England. of honorable parents. When
sin an infant her father, a civil engineer
in the employment of Her Majesty's gov
,rr,nent was ordered To Canada TO assist
IN the construction of the Canadian Pa
,,iric Railway He brought his family
Ia this, country with him and they set
lied AT Boston. There Miss Salter was
reared and educated in the literary at
7nosnhere of that city. She was fond OF
life and enjoyed the beauty of the New
Hgncland scencrN. While on an excursion
down the Maine coast to the Isle of Shoals
The fatal stroke that bightcd her life
occurred
The day was intensely warm and the
reflection of the suns rays upon the
water was so severe that no one dared
10 gaze upon The water except through
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
NORFOLK'S NEW SHIPYARD.
MIR. Mclnnes, of Bath, Me-, is Appointed Sup
er;utendant of the New Enterprise.
NV Associated Press. J

NORFOLK, VA, Feb. 15.-John Nc
Times. superintendent Of a large shipyard
at Bath, Maine presumably the Sewalls,
has been appointed superintendent of the
Hampton Roads Shipyard and Dry-Dock
Company, recently organized here with
a capital of S2000,0O0. Governor Atkinson
and State Treasurer :Silverman, of7West
Virginia, are directors in the company.
Work on its construction will start at
cnce.
A floating dry-dock, with a capacity of
Is, Ooo tons, will be part of the plant.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
A SNONST0RM
SWEEPS COUNTRY
Continued from First Page.)
six inches has fallen
Continued from First PaSe.)

six inches mas fallen
RATTIGH. N c.. Feb 15.-tIeven
inches of snow has fallen here to-day
and the end is not yet. Indications now
ara that the fall wilt reach twelve or hi
teen inches.
KINSTON, N. G., Feb. f5--Snow began
to fall last night about 1880 o'clock ana Is
falling fast this morning at 10 o clock ana
measures between eight and ten inches on
a level.
DURHAM. n. c., Feb. 15.-The snow
is ten inches deep here. and all trains are
delayed.
GoLDsBORO, n. c.. Feb. f5-rhis
vicinity is wrapped in mantle OF sno"
to the depth of ten inches. The snow Is
still falling.
ASrrEvILLE, N c., Feb. 1J.-Ten
inches OF snow has fallen here within the
last thirty-six hours. Street car and rail-
road traffic was affected, but not to any
serious extent.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
Pounds Of, Butter.

a keg of butter weighing 20 pounds
was found in the clubhouse in rear Of
John T. Godoin's office at Eleventh and
Cary Streets. yesterday by the janitor.
1t belonged to K L. Christian and was
turned over to him. The police are now
looking FOR the party who put it there.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
ASPlRED TO THRONE.
sutan's Courtlers Implicated In Conspiracy
to DethrOne the \ onarch,
(Hy Associated Press

(By Associated Press.)
PARIS, Feb. 1.-THE Constantinople
correspondent of the Echo de Paris says
that a plot against the Sultan has been
discovered AND that two of the Sultan's
aides have teen arrested. and it is re-
ccrted that a number OF courtlers are
implicated III the plot.
The object of the consprator was
either to Kill the Sultan or imprison and
dethrone him.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
Saw q edwin.

Governor and Mrs. \. j. Montague oc-
cupied a box at the Academy OF Music
last night, with Hon. r. Walton Moore.
Fairfax. In the adjacent box were
President John Goode. Hon and Mrs
Henry c. Stuart, of Russell. and DR.. and
Mrs. George Ben. Johnston
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
Captain I. A. WEIGH.

Especial Dispat to The Tfmes.)
BLUEFIELD, W. VA, Feb. 15.-Cap-
tain I. A WEIGH, one Of the oldest and
wealthiest pioneers of the Flat Top coal
field. died at st. Adams, w. Va, this
morning, aged seventy-six years The
town OF WEIGH. w. Va. was named in
his honor He will be buried at Bran
we'll Monday
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mrs. Elizabeth Collins.

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
STAUNTON, VA, Feb. 15.-lMrs. Eliza
beth Collins. wife of James B. Collins.
died at her home in Greenville to-day, at
8 O'Clock, aged sixty-five. Mrs. Collins is
survived by her husband and three chill
.dren.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16

OcONNOR-Died. at her residence. West
Point Va February H. 1902. at 1880 p.
NJ, CATHERINE. beloved wife of James
= OCnnnor. Carriages win meet the train
at 9:155 A.. NJ. TOMORROW Sunday
and will go thence to st. Patrick s
Church where services will take place at
1880 o'clock. Interment at Mount CAL
vary Cemetery.
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Chairman Ramsey, of the Joint Exacu-
tive Board of the carriage unions. says
the men will not give up their struggle,
and that up to date the manufacturers
have been able to get but sixty or sevei:-5
tv workers back out of the two thousand
who went on strike.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
OBITUARY.
W. W. Profit.

Mr. W. W. Profit, an old resident Of
Louisa county. died Thursday at his
home near Pendleton Station. aged 81
years He is survived by his widow and
six children-Miss Mary, Mrs. r. w. Par
fish, Mrs. f. W. Trice. Miss Matte, and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
virgiuia> caroliua Dividend.
(By Associated -,

lBy Associated Psess.)
2 NEW YORK. Feb. ts.-The directors Of
tho Virginia Carolina Chemical Company
have declared a dividi3hd ., one per can't,
on its common stoc,d
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
BROOK TURNPIKE
SOLD YEsT ERDAY
Continued From FEst Page

The corporators were
William c. Williams. Thot
John II. Foushee. WIZ
Ciervas Storrs. Isaac VI
Greenhow. William Eurtt5
pher Tompkins and III
They were names wei
Richnond OF that d.
them are well known3
of this.
FRANCHISE PROF
The company was TO be
Brook Turnpike Company
to be $50 shares at $50 e;
granted were to be vested
porators or their heirs al
ever. No charter francis
known in that day.
Loaded wagons were
twenty cents toll. carts {
cents per wheel, except
wood to Richmond. 0s3
charged two cents per :.
Richmond people will
learn that for ninety u
been a. law imposing q firs
ure to drive TO the f.ighi
Turnpike when PASSING,
TO the informer.
The following fnterest}
vision probably especia4,
Mr.. Fisher:
Tho tolls herein al1owll
ject to the control of TIT
the end of five years al
ton of the said road.
thereafter: Provided. th1
be 50 reduced as TO nal
fifteen per centum per
on the sum actually { |,
pIeting the said road"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
TUBE IN HIS fAIN.
Wonderful Surgical opss,ion by Doctor
Parker.

operation performed by Di w FL Parker
Jr.. upon Joe Thomas. Mas told in tho
Police, Court yesterday. }hornas was as
saulted in December las hand the cas-,
went over to allow hfs1 become able
to attend court James C tstian. Luci,ls,
Mayo and James Winston Who were sc-
cused of the assault. wen 90 the TI,1stin->,
Court
The do" "hlcn was II. 1t IS alIe--
cd. by one of these n e, e, Thomas
with q trick. fractured sl,ull in from
For two weeks Thous& !, noyerin, he
tween life and death ana r. sfcess form
ed on the brain. Then Din PARKER ;,ssrf-
ed silver tube in the held extendfn- Il,
the brain itself. and thisI tube. renrainass
there for some ten days 10 allow hin, TO
treat the aoeess During all this time
Thomas was rational and his brain wa,
practically exposed to :yi4w
Thomas appeared in Court vssterdav-
He is strkingiy hag(Aoms man-hs
looks like an East chdia1 rfncs-and mad
his head bound In vary5ls ps naarss Tho
skull has been trephined and now IL is
only Question of time for him 70 re-
cover entirely He vii always hav.
the soft spot in the skull however.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
HEAVIER FURTHER SOUTH.
Snowfall Ranges From Three Inches al
Atlanta to Eighteen at BIacksburg.
RY Associa ted Prcss. }

ATLANTA, GA, Feb. 15.-fhc storm
which was central yesterday morning
rear Vicksburg has moved eastward. slv-
ing the section of country over Whicfl IL
passed a variety of weather. The DIS
t,lrbance caused rain. snow and steet, ana
thunderstorms occurred at NlckSpurs,
Montgomery and Charleston. the sho"
is the heaviest of the winer III many
places Charlotte reporting 10 inches.
Nashville T., Knoxville 10. Chattanooga 10
and Atlanta ..
Freezing temperature extended south
to a line running southwest from VIII
minston, NJ c., through the central por-
ton Of the cotton belt and much colder
weather is predicted for tonight
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CHATTANOOGA TENN, Feb. 15.-One
Of the most severe suowstorns in years
has covered the ground with eight inches
of snow here. y number of factories
were unable TO start their n,achienry to-
Gay, owing to the inability OF employees
to reach the city from their suburban
homes on account OF the street-cars being
blockaded. Street-cars and traffic of all
kinds is greatly iInpended in Knoxville.
and many wires are down.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
DEATHS.

ECLAIBORNE.-Died. at his residence No.
500 West Grace Street. at 2:45 o'clock
Saturday, February Is. 100. HERBERT
AUGUSTINE CLAIBORNE.
Funeral notice will be made later.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16

James II. Payne, President of the Box
makers and Sawyers' Union, organized 4
union of the makers of cigar boxes in
South Chicago and got the firms to adopt
the label of the BoSmakers Union. In
future the union man, when purchasing 4
cigar, Will he ased not only to sec
that the label of the cigar makec is CT,
the box. but also that the box itself Is
uuioli-Ilade.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16

Messrs. W. f. and NJ. T. Profit Mr.
1'rof1it was for many years an influential
political worker. always taking an active
part in local politics, and in early life
was connected with gold mining interests
of his section.
Mr. P. A. Radford.
The funeral OF MIR. p. a. Itadford will
take place to-day at II O'Clock from
Laurel-Street NJ E. Church
Mr.. Radford WIS member Of Lee
Camp. c. ". and the following detail of
veterans have been appointed to attend
the services: Jervas StorrS, James r.
Gray, J. II. Krake. Chas. a. Spence, E.
NJ. Parha1n. w. E. Moore, T. NJ Thomas
and George T. Dean.
The veterans VIII meet at the Camp Hall
at II rs o'clock this morning.
Robinson W. Gator.
Mr.. Robinson w. Gator head of the
firm of Armstrong, Gator & Co.. died
Friday at his home, No. 600 Cathedral
Street, Baltimore. after illness of two
months, during the greater part of which
he was unconscious
Four sons and five daughters survive
their father-Jarnes H, Franklin P.
Charles r., and William w. Gator, Mrs.
Charles A Webb, Mrs. Sallie C. Hooper,
Mrs. William P. Robinson and Miss Eliza
pttt tdloI. u anu I'LL
William B. Smoot. of Alexandria, Va,
,'rs. Mary E. Fletcher.
Mrs. Mary E. Fletcher died at o'clock
yesterday morning in the home of her
SON, W. A. Fletcher No. 40S West Cary
Street. Mrs. Fletcher was the widow of
Il. H. Fletcher, of Warrenton. and came
to this city several months ago for treat
Inent for dropsy. She was III the sixty
ninth year Of her age, and leaves two
sons-W. a. Fletcher, OF this city, and
r. s. Fletcher, of Eagle Rock The fune-
raj arrangements have not been com
pleted.
Funeral OF Mr.. Davie.
The funeral OF Mr.. Pascal Dayle, whose
sudden death shortly beforeS o'clock Friday
night at the Westmoreland Club has come
as 4 great shock to his many friends
here and elswehere, took place at $50
o'clock yesterday afternoon from st.
FauPs Episcopal Church. DR.. Robert
Strange officiated. After the service the
remains, were taken, via the Atlantic
Coast Line, to Lawrenceville, where the
irterment will take place
alr. Guys Funeral.
The funeral of Mr.. Ransom Guy, whose
death was announced in The Times yes
terday, will take place from st. Paups
Church at $3.50 o'clock. The services will be
conducted by Rev. DR.. Strange and Bishop
+. a. Gibson. The interment will be
made at Hollywood Cemetery.
The pall-bearers will be Messrs. Frank
B. Blankenship, 3. E. Strtngfellow, Cole
man Workman, e. o. McCabe. W. Nice.
Yarbrough, Edward r. Robertson. Henry
P. Darlington and Edwin G. Booth, Jr.
Fatal Somnambulisn.
Especial Dispatch to The Timcs)
BRISTOL. TENN, Feb. 15.-AIrs. NJ II.
Hittle, of Bristol, who had just prepared
to join her husband in their new home
in Georgia, died to-day as the result OF
having fallen from upper story window
while asleep. Mrs. little was 81 years of
age.
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: BLACKSBURC;. s. c.. Feb 1.-THE
snowfall here amounted to is inches. No
trains moved III any direction for several
hours.
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She VIII Be The Guest of Mrs Burton This

She VIII Be The Guest Of Mrs. Burton This
Week.
There will be called meeting of the
City Union of the Kings Daughters and
Sons o-morrow at 4 P. NJ. at the w. G.
A to arrange for the entertainment of
Mrs. Isabella Charles Davis, secretary OF
the International Order of the KINGS
Daughters and Sons Every King S
Daughter and Son IS urged to attend this
meeting.
Mrs Isabella Charles Davis will be the
guest during the coming week Of Mrs
Clarence G. Burton, State secretary OIL
the Virginia Branch of the order Whlie
here Mrs. Davis will be rendered re-
oeption by the Kings Daughters and
sons, and later she will deliver an adj
Dress 10 the public.
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charter pre-
appealed 10