Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-24
THURSDAY Dec. II.
The Convention met ut O'Clock, and wf
opened with prayer, by The Rev Mr.. Horn,
of the Catholic Chu ch
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The Convention met at / O'Clock, and was
opened with prayer, by he Rev. Mr.. Horner
OF the Catholic Chuch.
RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE.
And the question being ON a Resolution. of
ferred by Mr. vi son OF Monongaia,' rs an a.
mendment to the Sd Resolution vi the Legisla
tive Committee.
Mr.. Ufison modified his amendment, so as
to read as follows, VIZ:
81" Resotced, Thai every free white male cmi-
zen Vi this Commonwealth, of tue age OF tween
" one years and upwards, who shall have re-
mained in tn" State two years, aud in the
c"Hniy in VIII oh he proposes to vote, one year,
next preceding the time OF offering such vote !;
who shall have been enrolled IN the militia, il
| subject to military duty, and who shall have
paid oil ieCies aud tares, assessed upon him or
lis property, fr the year preceding thai IN
which he Offers 10 vote, provided such ia,eS
,nn,, have been demanded Of him ! stall ha,,
u right 10 vote for members VI the General
Assembly Pr0rlded, That no pcrsun shall be-
pc, m,titrd TO exercise The Right of Suffrage.
who Is pauper, who is OF unSOund mind who
Las ben convicted of any Infamous crime or
who shall be nome minis stoned officer or pri
yae soldier, seaman or marine in tbe iegu.
lar service of the United States, or of tn,
Commnnw alih, and the Legislature shall pre-
scribe the mode of ny ng aud determining dis
putes, concerning the SAID qualifications OF vo-
lers wheneve the ,ighl OF peTsou To vote shall
be questioned.
Aud on this question, h. asked the yeas and
uays which ere ordered n cordinely.
NJ. JONES moved 10 amrnd the amendmen,
of Nj nson, by rikng thererom the words
" all levIeS md tax $, aud inserting in lieu
thereof the words, "a aleur County Tax :,
80 rs To req ire some lax 10 have been deman
died. aud ps.d.)
Nj ifjEOn accepted the amendment as mo-
Fl a'icn
Mr CIdytor suggested thu addition of the
words on ColpornrIoo. before tax"
Nhich was in like manner accepted by Mr.
" ilson.
After some CONVEX, alton the question was
about To be poi GA he amt ndmeni, as modified
when
Nj FHshugh said that il must be Obvious
that the pr"fositInu amounted in substance, TO
UnirerSdi suffrage For, all were subject 10
a expiration tax H. cons,deredrhis CAM
tat'an tax, as one of the most injurious une.
quail, and oppressive stems OF AVIATION. that
ever vas devised. aud II had been, from the
first, his earnes, desire to rid the State Of IT,
Ith that view, he moved the following MS an
amendment TO the amendment of Nh. Wilson:
" Prorided. That no oapitaton tax, ither
IOI s'd'S oI county pun poses, sRdll hereafter be
levied-hnd that no Individual. whose taxable
properly shal be OF les value tian dol
lars, shall be subject to any property tax what
ever.
Mr. Cooke demanded a division ofMr. Filz.
hughs amendment.
Aiier some iurtner conversation, the amend.
ment was divided. And the question be ing on
the follow Wing portion of il, viz:
= PrOrided That no capnation tar. either
for state or county purposes, shall here after be
levied"
Mr. Mccoy expressed his hearty appreciation
OF il, and asked for the yeas and nays, which
were ordered.
! Mr.. Green now moved to amend il by strik.
ing out the " ord " State" before tax" but the
Notion co"ld not he received as there was nj
ready an anendIneut To an amendment and the
rules of order did not permit them going 10
third degree.
The question was take n on the first
clause OF Mr.. Fizhugh's amendment, and de
clded IN the affirmative by yeas aud nays, AS
follows
dyes,-Messrs. Ciopton, Anderson, Coffman
Harrison, Williamson, johnson. n Coy, Moore
Beirue, Smith, Miller, Baxter, Mercer, Fin.
hugh. Henderson, Osborne, Cooks, Naylor
Donaldson, Boyd, Peodleion, George, M Nil.
Ian. Campbell oil Washington, Byars, CIoyd,
Matihs"s, gesby. Duncan, Laidiey. Summers
See. Doddridge, Morgan, Campbell OF Brooke,
Wilson. Barbour Of Culpepet. Scott, Maciae
Green, Campbell at Bedford, Clavior. Saun.
ders, Cabrf, Martin, Stuart, Gordon. Massie.
Joynes and upshur-5t.