The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-31
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officers Of tile bureau should be suDordi.
,atp sd under t9 spsgyyslY]a ss 't ~
s.ihordinat Ion e the there
sa,s ss1st IN sssnt Ii my Hsrs ast
~ March o 1900, recogll lies this, at,d
tlirougliout Ting and agh III esl1res tin!
The b!iroau and Tho coil,liss loiier s Illtl
~ q, SUBJECT to tl.e speryson end sD IN,
though 4 liz Y d provide sijcolfc pros
yisions by ;itngalhst Of which, such y poi
vision y ii! go iltrol mn be ~.
sueIso @ 4 oy sS,Sia|ttset Wl KID
Ing to provide that Nj Tie roiniiiissiot cr
Shall Ge tiippblnted and subject n to I res
i,,1ynlsby tlas commission the snct pro,
..AA!sseinhly,5sa ESSils removal oniy{fo,,
SupoiiasYhisl highest public ofiitefssin
s ne stntes removed from office
TINT ptauttoais uf1d efficient characterization
70 tho sloil@ and control ny the
y, 4, z, III te
II of The business Of de-
e u i lo secured t l,
gespeclally Is Sren,oVo, tieIs s,ibortlinntaa
Any !, other {of asscrting control III
lnfl pfncttci s1iafmoni lots E@t1113 sys.
sould Sy ip5ot ,4
ion " 4, ann fsecio,s inRtho cor
tl;lnhqs harmonious transaction OF
INC ~ pH,s l Of the department. These
y MET Ps lDst
tii q nnglhge of scot ioti
.lf to @tle particularly referred to-
!, =, ~ oi1n1n,ssloil slial utintiully,
Of the sa,iip md shaiiS,lihvtas 5o NJ, Isl
WI clerk ei one bhillr, md y supi, OTHER vi
clerks. Ulcers assistants 3Stntl SUB! n
o. $&ns il,ay be 4 provided by sss
T50 sa8 g fs RsP so
. lYelEresgp sctfully submit. that this Ian
g,u ", siwasS 1htende ed by the l,onstitu-l
.eral ob1eetsSnnd purposes Sswliilcf s Swo
have q boYGis referred, and was i1es ynedi
% % pice Under he control Nj COM
5missio :, subordinate therein pnr.
y lded by II law, I" used or needed by the
commission for tho purpose lof carrying
out the work OF creating ana controlling
CORPORATE tons committed to the commits
sion s ~ sa, The e. constitaton AZ ,,prrqw ~
placed upon this language but 1T should
.b 9 considered in the Eht of TIE general
plan and purpose contemplated a by the
{ constltntlon and be given su1l,eieen,tt,ly
cnect.t &c i t was intended TINT the Cor
.poration Commission should have the
aoty na cGntr9lng az
create subordinate bureaus or#divisions5
covering the brunch OF business appro-s
priate! to such special bureau or d vision.
bnt lllsyays subject TO- , The con- u
s,withtn 1tj,e dana rt,nnnt''lf OF The Hconl-
and not t. outside Of lit ;"''subor-
dlnate", 4. to 4 the commission. and not IN
dependent of It; under It's SUPERVISION
even coordinate powers, but with In
ferior md "a subordinate powers to the
con1lnisslon;tand that tho oiiicnis ~ the
bureau ns may be provided py s Jay
ana under 8 ts supervision and control
And we Respectfully contend TINT, IN s
order.lto carry out this great plan ana
and secure and prreseipss ms
tho administration in all Us. parts, \, 4! II
WIS further provided that. not only the
clela,;a ana baililr. but that al A..oth NJ,
clerks, officers assistants and snoo .1,ii
be- ..e appolnted and subject to removal reno
bysSthc commission. 81 # ~ " n 5$ 3.3$ il5a
Il IN their brief . opposing counsel c. AM
that this lant,eing should pc cU, 81 ~
by the rule Of a"e jnsdem Eene,Lls,,, NV ,no
that where stHefo hIe NV ,,nt
be be- q Embraced under general words. But
oyell III silchts rules should be given any q,
Weight in thesconstr Of. y Go q 81.
tuition tses g90eya G 5as io1 and notej
IN bne p ncd ~ 5haVn nol nppcationin this
cisel g Thes pal tlculart olllcors named are
clerk and l,n1lin ;nanled evidently PC
tor" provided that the comrnis ssh should
sitfto q, Il scollrtisg ITO thIs was added.
"such n other clerks, officers. assistants
and subordinates ms ,ndy sbc provided by
q yes
ana suborlinates might DO thereafter ,ttr
provided by law forst)e commission; but
the clear effect Of the language used.
and, therefore the clearsintanaiGn GL me
assistants ana subordinntes that might 4
be proyIdcd byf law to ald Or assist the
commission In Its work SHOULD be app
pointed ana subject to q removal ny ~. ne
provided by 4law" should
bo cmbruced withln&tthe provision, At
Using the emphatic word All" The, pro-
SnnoInta sfln e.. a'l 9 whom shal' e
Y Cons Iderlns the provision from another
point OF view. It will be observed that tho
two officers named part iculaTly are clerk
md atliT. They! are officers OF wholly
common cllnractoristic5and genus is that
they aro subordinate to tho Corporation
and under It's supervision
mo control. and the provision bY Inn
plcation SO recognizes them; for It says,
such other officers, assistants and sub
JrdlnGtes IA nuv be- provided by law,
atc,' This recognizes tho general char
lctcrlstlc Of subordina tom and intended
TINT all officers subordinate to the com
mission should beuppointcd by the COM I
mission, and subject to removal by n It.
md among subordlnates are plainly In
Guided all officials Of n subordinate bu-s
rcnU.E st h sfa4 ${ty753# iaf, 4ti.}lss| |
This principle was Illustrated in a
case where I'm not made 1t penal to con-
yey to q prisoner, to aid his escape "any
mask. dress or disguise, or any letter. (
u, my other article or thing"j 1t was
a q, q, that TIE common y el,aracters-
things which would aid the escape Of
Tho prisoner, and that the general words
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