Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-01-28
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OF any house for pubic worship, or Cor tho
support oi any church or ministry; but Il shall
DC left tree To every person 10 select hs reii-
| gious instructor, ard TO make for his support
such private contract as be shah please.
l.. The Legislature may provide by law
that no person shall De capable Of holding or
being elected to aay post of profit, trust or G.
lnolumcni, civil or milltary. Legislative, Tx
scuave or Judicial, under the Government Of
this Commonwealth, who shall hereafter
fiohta duel, os send or accept a challenge 10
hight a duel, the probable isaue Of which may
be the death OF tbs challenger or challenged,
or visa shall be a second to either party, or
shall IN ANY manner aia or assist in such duel,
or shall be knowingly the bearer of such chai-
lenge or acceptance; bat ID person shall TO
50 disqualified hy reason OF his having hers{3-
fore fought such duel, or sent or accept a
such challenge, or been second in such duel,
or bearer Of sscl ch.llepgc On acceptance.
-. The Governor, tse Judges ofthe Court
u Appeals and Superior Courts, and al 9TH
ers Offending against the St2te. either BY mai
administration, corruption, elect of dusy. 90
any other high crime or nlsdemeaaor, shai
be inlpeachahle hy the House Of Delegates.
such Impeachment - be prosecuted before
the Senate, which shall have the sole power
TO try all impeachmeatz When sitting for
that purpose. the Senate shall be on oath or
affirmation: aud ia person shall be convicted
without the concurrence Of tvo-thirds OF the
members present. Jaigaent, in cases OF mn.
peacLment, shat not eAseaa sa..;ier Than TO
removal from Office, aid disqualification 10
bold and enloy aay Office OF honor, trust or
profit, under the Commonwealth; but the
party convicted sh.A nevertheless be liable
and subject 10 up!icta-4,t, trial. Judgment
and punishment according 60 law.
IA. Every white male citizen Of the Conn.,
monwealth. resident therein. aged twenty
one yearsand upwards. being qualified 10 ex-
erciso sright oil suffrage according to the for
mer Constitution AMI iasss, and every such
citizen, being possessed, DC whose tenant FOR
years, at viii or at .uiferance, is possessed,
OF an estate OF freehold IN land ofthc value or
twenty-five doslars, and so assessed to be il +.
any assessment thereof be required by law;
and every such citizen, being possessed, NJ
tenant in common, joint tenant or parcener.
Of an interest in or share 81 iand, and having
an estate of ireehola tnefvin, such interest
or share being OF the value OF twenty five dol
lars, and so assessed to be II any assessment
thereof be repaired by law; and every such
citizen being entitled IN reversion or vested
remainder IN fec. cxpeetant Oh an estate Tor
life or lives, in land OF The value Of fifty dol
lars, and asses sea 10 be II any assessment
thereof be required Ly law, each and every
such citizen, unless his title shall have come
to him by descent. devise, marriage or mar
rage settlement, having been SO possessed or
entitled for si1 nioniiisJ, and every such cih-
zen, who shall own and be himself in actual
occupation Oh leasehold estate, with the ev-
idence of title recorded two months before he
shall offer to vote, Of term originally not less
than five years, OF the annual value or rent II
twenty dollars; aud every such citizen, who
Tor twelve months mkt preceding las been
house keeper aAd head OF family within
tue county, city, toBn, borough or election
district where he may offer 10 vote, and shal
have been assessed aiiIi part Of the revenue
Of the Commonwealth within the proceeding
year, and actually paid tie same and no O.
Their person-~shali be qualified to vote for
members Of the General Assembly ia the
county, city, town or borough, respectively.
wherein such land shsi lie, or such house,
keeper and head Of a family shah live And
in case of two Or more tenants In common,
Joint tenants or fiareeners, in possession, re-
version or remainder, having interest in land
the value whereof shall be insufficient to en-.
title them ali 10 vote, they shall together
have as many votes as the value of the land
shall entitlc them 10. and the Legislature
shall by las pgoyide the mode hi which their
vote oryotes shall il such case lie given. Pro-
sldcd, nevertheless, that the right Of suffrage
shall not be exercised by any person Of I'm
non-c commissioned officer, soldier, seaman
or marine, in the service of the II States.
orby any persoa convicted Of any infamous
offence.
10. Ia AL elections in this Commonwealth.
to any Office or place Of tlusi, hoI Or or profit,
the votes snail be gwen epeLly, or vira roes,
and not by ballot
ARTICLE Nv.
l. The hiefENeeutive power Of this Com
monwealth shA be vested IN Governor. To
be elected by the joint vote Of the two Houses
or the General Assembly. He shall bold his
Office during the term Of three years. TO CON-
menee on the irst day or January next sue
eeeding his eiee ton, or ON such other day. Al
may from time 10 time, be prescribed by ~.
and he shall be ineligible 10 that Office, ~
three years next aitsl his term Of service shau
have expired.
2. No person shall be eligible to the Office
Of Governor, uslless be shall have attained tie
age OF thirty years, sl.aIl be native citizen "
tue United States, and shah have been ei.i-
xsn thereof At the Adoption OF the FEEDER i
Constitution, and sii.ii have been citizen Of
this Commonwealth for 1--WE years next pre-
cedlng his electios.
s. The Governor shall receive Con bis ser-
/ vices compensation 10 be fixed BY law.
] which shah be neither increased nor dinin-