The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-30

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whether or not O.. u. Camphelii |, s ,i,o 70
be removed from his office as s judtg 3 OF
the County cqHr. q t, Ameors days before
either House shall act on the question ,s,5le q
such removal ~ n K tha said
such House shni glye M otie enerol Assem-
SivtIs ABOUT to proceed ngainst him, and 2!
shall at the Same time gys The Said T.
IN cemphel he oG alIege 81 causes
removai, upon which such cIs House ls Is apout
That the SAID c5 Ga a1n2sf co 'nnfse
.cnnnived at the illicit sale OF LIQUOR by
Day II Am aaa oounty Where
. az .as,li Y r. new a1it 81! Davf.h drug
gst retail llalor liaense fo r. t fIl N n1e
tSe di sad ~! a so been habit
.,,n1v selling liquor In said district III
vinlatlon of the law, and did, by Eiv,,
misleading instrni1onIa 70 he eauged
iilcst sale Of liquor BY said sA Icy,
EsXsstt sh nS fHgg fo9 at ssna
liquor. 3S ~ III 4 54Js
". Second Charge.
"a That the said. G. ]: Campbell; W Wills
summoned Dr. g Gra w charga Of
the the person Of tho said CraW,tord. ana T.,
ha brorgh5t lIae hia nen e N
swcr said charge before said I'd cotHtrt dI|a.
OH the oath day Of June. 1907 a alrfr ais
missing such charge IN ms ~ said court
r fer the at term. while tho said Crawford
was standing near the courthouse deer;
naynE yeftt aE ns dlseapged
Il fully l, assault the said 9. H., G RI
" carrieI npen ho bencS With him
the intention of SO using In the event the
said Crawford should, not apologize TO-
him for certain p p%o nte
Or about The soth day e JSns 1909 ss w1fp
expecting to be indicted 1't low onwb Iss'u on
one one 6. H. Crawford. did. while judge
of Amherst County Court solicit and pro-
cure D. N. Wood Judge Of the County
over SUa.' the e. said County Court Of Amherst
at the time OF such indictment, and OF
the trial Of the same having ~ g so, s rea-
to boeXf h th and daa Ills
COURSE CO.. ii in committing the said assault.
"a. That In 1909 the said g. y. Camp
bell, wilfully and Improperly, used ms
SAID court e,is Of one A. 5. beard for he
alleged forgery Of the name of II: e.
element and larceny Of certain moneys
collected by said Beard for. said, Joyner.
treasurer. ,wrongfully Intending to SIT n
VIII WIFI e View to- to publishing tie said Heard
for certain alleged personal and politii;,
cal grievances which tho said Campbell
held against the said Beard.
Notice on Campbell. III E
And. on the 18th day OF March 1903.
the House and Senate: ll.51 M
,Resolycd. by the House 3, Of Delegates
az Of the House RSsegsa de
ate arc hereby directed forthwith, TO
serve on G.. j. Campbell notice IN writing
that the General Assembly Is about to
proceed AGAINST him the said e; Ciamp,
of the County Court Of Amherst coun-
ty and that after twenty days shall have
elapsed from the time Of the service 90. q
proceed to determine whether. o.. not. he,
moved mo- si'f from the said Office, in accord
ance with the provisions, Of section los
of. the Constitution Of Virginia. b E4tA
"And tn esaid ergeants-at-arms nre re-
spectfuly, further directed ut the same
time, and along with said notices, to serve
the J joint resolution with reference TO his
removal from said office OF judge OF the
County Court of Amherst county. passed
on the 18th day OF March, 1903 and the
alleged causes for his removal therein re-
''And tho said scrgeants- will
report. promptly TO their respective houses
how they saverally executed this ORDER
7 The sergean ts-at-arms of the House and
Senate having reported to their respective
on Judge Campbell, with u copy OF the
nE a 81 Maa SF 3D. a rsdnGGu uEo Camp n
bell having filed his answer to said
charges. the House Of Delegates on tho
9th day of April, 1908, adopted the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution, which is
now pending before the Senator:
''Resoved uhe, Senate concnrring).
That e, J, Campbell be-, md ne 10 mere,
by, removed from the office of Judge OF
the County Court OF Amherst county,
! Virginia."
i Mature Consideration.
After maturely considering the whole
| matter, tho undersigned are or opinion
that. inasmuch as section loi OF the Con-
| stitution provides that Judge against
whom the General Assembly may be
| of, accompanied by a copy OF the causes
alleged for his removal. at least twenty
| days before the day on which either
I,holise OF the General Assembly shall
lfact thereon. it contemplates that such
Judge shall have all opportunity to be
| heard after receiving slchs' notice. 1t
| is one OF the basic principles OF orr gov.
| ernmont that no citizen shall be found
| guilty OF an offense involving moral turpl-
| 1uae without first giving him notice or
! the charges and an opportunity to be
| heard In his own defense The notice
| provided for in the Constitution Is either
n constitutional farce or 1t necessarily
involves the right of defense after tho
notice has beer. glen, The Supreme Court
| .nf Appeals OF Virginia, IN Royal vs.,
ceeding nnder5the section OF the former
Constitution upon. whieh section loi Of
The present Constitution IL founded. COM
pairing the proceeding under tho consti-
tuition with the proceeding before the
md from ha t0t,jnioo IN that "a On