Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-22
PETITION FOR
AN ELECTION
OF COURT CLERK
To be Presented Within
Next Ten Days to Judge
MOncure
INTEREST IN DECISION
Want Election November 7 For Eight
Year Term of Late y. 5. Greena-
way.

At the request of a number of citi-
Zens the members of the law firm of
Cation and Cation have prepared a pc
titien To Judge Robinson Moncure, of
the corporation court. asking him to
call special election Nov. 7. 1922. for
the purpose of electing clerk of the
corporation court to fill the uneXpired
term of the late Newell S. Greenaway,
whose new term of office would begin
February l. 1923 and end February
l. 1881. The petition is now being
signed and will be presented to court
within the next ten days.
The members of this firm stated to-
day that they do not believe that the
opinion given BY the attorney general
in this case settles the matter. The
attorney general in a recent opinion
submitted in conclusion says: 81 hesi-
tate to express an official opinion as
no doubt it will finally reach the courts
for adjudication. However, / am very
glad to give YOU these views as mat
ter of courtesy to you
In the event of the failure of Judge
Moncure to issue an order calling for
a special election to fiji the vacancy,
Messrs. Cation stated today that they
will take the matter to the state court
of appeals for final settlement. The
petition prepared and to be submitted
to the Judge follows:
"To the Honorable Robinson Mon
cure. Judge of the Corporation Court,
of the City of Alexandria, Va:
"The undersigned. who are quail
fed voters in the City of Alexandria,
on behalf of themselves and of other
qualified voters of said city, respect
fully show as follows:
THAT the general election held on
the eighth day Of November, 1921, Ne
veil s. Greenaway was duly elected
clerk of the Corporation Court of the
city Of Alexandria, for the full term of
office. commencing on the first day Of
February, 1898. and that on the Bird
day of April. the said Newell S. Green
away. departed this life without hav-
ing qualified by taking the oaths re-
uuired by law. and executing the re-
quired bond and that by reason there
of. there became n vacancy I'm the
Clerk elect to said Office which under
the provisions of section 1870 Of the
Code of Virginia of 1919. may be filled
at the general election held next be-
fore the time provided for the term
Of such office to commence. to-wlt: at
the general election on the 7th day
of November, 1922.
On consideration whereof, YOUR pe-
titioners respectfully pray that this
Honorable Court may enter an order,
as under the statute law of Virginia
I'm such cases made and provided. for
the holding of an election on the 7th
dav of November, 1922, for the cleo
ton of a Clerk of the CORPORATION
Court of the city of Alexandria. for
the form of said office commencing on
the first dav of February. 1923: and
that all such other orders and pro-
ceedings NAV be taken and had in the
promises to the end that such an cleo
ton NAV be hnld rs provided by the
statute law of VIRGINIA.
Early in Nav Indpe Moncure ap-
rointed Elliott F. Hoffman to fill out
the unexpected term Of Mr.. Greena-
way. He in the meantime wrote to
Attornev General Saunders abont the
longth of the term He received re-
rlv = few DAYS a0o. In the event an
election * decided Upon bv the court
of appeals there arc a number Of can
didates ready 70 enter the rsre it is
understood. m connection with the
rrenaration Of the petition it was eX-
rlained bv the ATTORNEYS that they do
not represent any candidate.