The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-01
GOVERNOR NAMES
CODE REVSERS
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law for ono year in the ONCE Of Judge
William V. Dcadrick. Of Tennessee. and
another year with General A. e Cum
Ing. Ho attended tho University of
Virginia .for one scsyj He began
practicing In Abingdon. and achieved
such success that he was elected Judge
Of the County Court IN December, 1885,
but resigned the JudReship In 90
tobcr. 1886. in order to accept the Of
lice Of assistant district attorney for
the Western District of Virginia. TO
which he was appointed by President
Cleveland. He resigned this ofiico In
June. 1888. In 1871 he was elected
Comnonwealth's attorney OF Wash
lnEtoil County. and served ono term,
declining reelection. On February L.
1909. he Was elected Judge of the Cir
cult Court. Before the last General
Assembl" no was leading candidate
Tor the supreme Court OF Appeals. lie
Is president of the board OF trustees
OF tho Stonewall Jackson Institute and
II member of tho board or trustees of
Hanpdcn- Sidney College.
HENIsEHS TO RE PAID
$4,000 EACH FOR WORK
The act creating the Commission for
Revision of tho Code of Virginia was
approved on March 81. 1914. and ia
listed in chapter 1913. section !. Acts
of Assembly
Section I. provides that tho Gov
crnor shall, from a list OF ten qualified
citizens OF Virginia, who shall be nom
mated by the Supreme Court of Ap-
peals Of Virginia, appoint thrse COM
iniesioncrs to revise, codify ana index
with suitable marginal citations and
references. the general statute law OF
this State. whose duty 1T shall DO to
coiiate. revise and codify all the gcn-
eral statutes, civil and criminal. Of this
commonwealth, which may be in force
at the time Of the completion of their
work, and properly index the same"
They shall denote all imperfections
contradictions and omissions, and
recommend TO tho General Assembly
how they may be rcconcllcd supplied
or amended without producing & radi-
cal change In the present statute Law
OF the state. II will be their duty also
10 make such marginal citations AS will
! be helpful 10 clear understanding Of
tho statutes, and they must supervise
tho publication of the first edition of
the revision and codifcation.' Each Of
the commissioners shall receive the
sum OF $4,000, and shall have power
to appoint clerk, whose salary shall
! not exceed $500 y year. and 10 en-
pioy such additional clerical help as
may be necessary, at total expense
not to exceed $4,000 per Annum. The
commission is required to mako it's re-
port 70 the General Assembly on the
hrst day OF the session in 1916. j, Is
believed that tho commissioners will
begin its labors in the very near
future. having before it an elaborate
and intricate task.
The sum of $4,000. or 80 much there
OF as may be necessary. Was appro-
priated for tho purpose Of carrying out
the provisions Of the act. including the
publication of the new Code
PROFESSOR BURKS rs son
OF FORMER REVISER
The Code of Virginia was Last Of
ficially revised in 1857. Professor
E'uris is son OF Judge Edward C.
EurkS. who was AT that time one of
the revisers. The other two were
Judge Waller f. Staples and Judge
Rely, both OF whom afterwards served
Oh the bench OF the Supreme Court of
Appeals OF Virginia. The appoint
nent is considered high honor
by the legal profession. scarcely sec
ond TO a designation on the Supreme
bench. y is an open secret that ut
the session OF the General Assembly of
| 1905 a bill was offered providing for a.
Code revision commission, and that 1t
had Sufficient votes pledged TO secure
its passage. \ campaign was launched
10 secure positions as revisers for GER
tain Virginia lawyers. The patrons of
the bill. realizing the immense import
| tnc= OF the work to the State, and