The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-07-05 00:00:00, page 8

from the respective county courts; but
the Governour and Council shall have a
power of suspending any officer, and or
deringacourt-martiuloncom wlaint osmis
behaviour or inability, or to upply vacan
cies of officers happening when in actual
service. The Governour may embmly
the militia, with the advice of the Privy
Council; and, when embodied, shall alone
havethe direction of the militia under the
laws of the country.
The two'llouses of Assembly (hall, by
joint ballot, appoint Judges of the Supreme
Court of Appeals, and General Court,
judges in Chancery, judges of Admiralty,
Secretary, and the Attorney-General, to
be commiflioned by the Govemour, and
continue in office during good behaviour.
in case of death, incapacity, or resignati
on, the Govemour, with the advice of the
Privy Council, shall appoint person: to
succeed in office, to be approved or displac
ed by both Houses. These officers shall
have fixed and adequate salaries, and to
gether with all others holding lucrative
,offlces, and all ministers of the Gospel of
every denomination, beincapahle of being
eiected member: of either House of Assem—
bly, or the Privy Council.
The Governour, with the advice of the
Privy _Council, shall appoint justices of the
Peace for the countiet; and in case of va
cancies, or a necessity of increasing the
number'hereaster, such appointments to
be made upon the recommendation of the
res ective county courts. The re sent
acting Secretary in Virginia, and C erks of
all the County Courts. shall continue in
office. In case of vacancies, either by
death, incapacity, or resignation, a Se—
cfetary shall be appointed as before direct
ed, and the Clerks by the respective courts.
The present and future Clerk: shall hold
their office: during good behaviour, to be
judged of and determined in the General
Court. The Sheriifu and Coroners shall
Tbefbllo'wing are the appointmcut: under the above P L A N ctf " 0 0 7 15 R N M E N 7'.
PA T R I C K ]! E N R Y, ct junior, esq; Govcmour.
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JdHN PAGE, DUDLEY Dxaazs, ]OHN TAYLOE, JOHNBLAIR, BENjAMlNHAnMwN osBerkcley, Bu
THOLOMEW DANDmocz, CHAnus CAnTzR of Shirley, and BENJAMIN Hctuuuson of Brandon, Counsellou
of State.
THOMAS WfllTING, ]oun HUTCHINGS, CHAMHON TnAvxs, THOMAS Nzwsiron, jun. and Gsoncn
ss- WEBB, elquircs, Commissioners ofAdmiralty.
fl—
EDMUND RANdOLPH, chl; Attomcy-Gcncral.
THOMA'S EVERARD, and JAMES Cocxrct, csiluires, Commiffioners sor setfling accounts.
6 0 D five the COMMONWBALTH.
L
IN COMM lTTEE.
HALlFAX counry, jane 20, 1776.
P R E S E N T
W A !. T : l'C 0 l. z : , esq; vice-chairman,
and a majority of the memberx.
THE following persons, to wit, Thasi
masi: Tuille, Thoma: Hope, 7ame:
Sfe'ven. Walter Robertson, RichardWalker,
and Kalph Owen, who were cited to attend
this committee by :! former resolution,
thin day appeared, ;ml the oath prescrib
ed by a resolution as the Convention of
this colon-y being rendered to them, they
refused to take the same; whereupon it is
resolved that the scsjeant to this commit
tee do wait on them to receive their arms
and ammnnition, which are to he applied
as directed by the General Congress.
And to the end that the publick may be
informed us the names of the persons who
have thus shewn themselves to be distaf
fcctcd to the American interest,
Rcsolvcd, that the clerk osthis commit
tee do forthwith transm'tt ;] copy of the
labove proceedings to mr. Punom, with
a request to him to publish them in his
GAzz'r'rz. (Aco
' T. 'I'UNN'FALL, clerk.
At a cammittee heldsar Spotiylvania coun
t , the zoth day of _7une 1776, the fol
owing charge wax exhibited by capt.
Gabri l Jones, to wit : -
A P'F. Gabriel jones complains against
Benjamin Grymcs for speaking dis
relpectsui osthe Convention, and commit
tees us this colony, wherefore he prays
this committee may take the same under
their consideration; in consequence of
which, as well the said capt. jonel as the
said Grymes appeared with the wunesses
produced h each party, on hearing of
whom, am the said Grymes's confession
in his own defence, this committee are of
opinion that the said Grymes is guilty is
the said charge, the purpnrt of the said
Grymes's consesiion being this : That he,
in conversation with the said witnesses, did
say, that his nephew john .Grymes was an
innocent man; that he had "been unjusily
treated_ by the Committee os Sasety, and
be nominated by the respective courts,
approved by the (}overnour \\ ith the :ulvice
(A. the Privy Cuuncil, and commifiionul
by the Coverntmr. The justiccs [hall ap
point Constables, and all fees oi'the asure
said oflicelsis be regulated by law.
The Govemour, when he is out usuffiee,
and others offending against the (lute,
either by mul—adminish'ution, corruption,
or other means by which the safety of the
state may be endangered, (hall beimpeach
able by the House of Deleg'ttes- Such
impeachment to be prosccutcd by the At
torney-General, or such other pershu or
persons as the House may appoint in the
General Court, according to the laws us
the land. lt found guilty, he or they shall
be either for ever disablcd to hold any
office under government , or removed from
such office pro tempo", or subjected to
such pains or penalttes as the law shall di
rect. ,
lsall, or any of the judges of the Gene
ral Court, should, on good rounds (to
bejndged of by the House of Delegates)
be accused of any of the crimes or offence;
before-ment'toned, such House-of Dcle
gates may. in like manner, impeach the
judge or judges so accused, to be pro
secuted in the Court of Appealsct; and he or
they, is found guilty, shall be punished
in the same manner as is prescribcd in the
precedin clause.
Commllsions and grants shall run, In
the name ofthe Commouwux LTH of
Vut G ! N ! A, and bear test by the Cover
nour with the seal oF the commonwealth
annexed. Writs shall run in the same
manner, and bear test by the clerks of the
several couru. lndictments shall con—
clude, Against the peace and dignity ofthe
commonwealth.
A Treasurer shall be appointed annually,
by jointballot ofboth Housea.
All escheau, penalties, and sorseitures,
heretqsore going to the king, shall go to
the Convsiention; that the Americuns had
taken a wrong method to have their griev
ances redresied; that each colouy ought
to have sent two members to England for
that purpose. All which conseflion the
sizid witnesses declared upon oath was
true, as the ssitid Grymes, in their hearing,
expressodhimselswith this sarthrraddition,
that the committecs, instead of'supprcssing
riot: and mubs (as he had attempted to
do) encouraged them; that the said
Grymes declared, that the Cungress and
Conventixm had done nothing right; that
the Conveminn were a pack ok' rascals ;
that their president used to be a friend to
all guvcmours, hut now Soal. a year had ssct
made an alteration. This committce
therefore gives it as their opinion, that the
said Crymcs, being inimical to the good
causi: osAmerica, ought. to be held up to
the puhlick censilrc. Ordcrcd, that the
clerk of this cominittce tmnsmit a copy of
these prncecclings lo the printem
By order Q/sithe commitlee.
jouu CHLW, juu. clerk.
the common? eahh. ssiu'c On!) -s.uh ..s she
]egiflnture may nbuhshsi m" uthel'uissi [),-w
vhle sur
'l'he territnric- contuchtl vc th lhe
charters erctting the culunies us [L'aryland
[)cm/sylvrmiu, North ;md Suutlz si'sitruliua, _
are hereby ('edcd, t'clc.tsid, and for eve,
c-msirmed to the people of those culnnic;
respectively, with all the rights ui'propcsi
ty, jurisdiction. and government, and an ,
ussthcr rights wh.ttsocver which might. at .
any time herelosurc have been Chtili-cd [,
Vli'girzizz, except the free nsinigcttivn and
use us the river: Pato-wnuslz :!!Id Pulmmopc,
with the property of the I/ss'irgictziu lhmsi. or
strand: bordering on either of the ssidcl si.
vers, and all i-sinpmvements which have
been or shall be made thereon. The
westcm and northern exfent of Virginia
[11 11] in all other respect: stand as fixed [)
the charter of king jamcs the firfl, in the
year one thousand lix hundred and lo'ne,
and by the publick treaty of peace bctu ten
the cnurts of Great Britain and France in
the year one thousand seven hundred and
sixty three; unless, hy act oHt-gillature,
one or more territorics shall hereafter be
hid off, and governments establishcd west
ward of the Alleghcny mountains. And
nn purchase of'lands shall be made of the
Iudicm nath'rea but on behalsofthe publick,
by authority us the General Assembly.
ln order to introduce this government,
the representatives of th-.- people met in
Convent'lnn shall choose a Governour and
Privy Council, alsh such Other officers di.
fected to be chosen by both House: as ma
be judged necessary tu be immediately 3?
pointed. The Senate to be first chosen
by the people, to continue until the last
day of March next, and the other officer.
until the end of the succeeding sesiion of
Assembly . ln case osvacfmcies, the speake:
os either !lquse shall issue writ: sm- new
electiom.