Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-21

op,n polls ia their respecdse counties, cities,
towns aud hnIoughs, and ~ the election DIS
tricls established by law in their respective
counties. on the 6rsi Monday in No.embe'' IN
the present year. for tho rIeeiiJn Of a Dele
gate or Delegates, rs the case may be, to repre-
sen, the counties, towns borough, snd districts
respectively. mentioned aud described 10 the
third article OF this Constitution. aud OF o'n'
afor 10 represent each Of tie 5ena'SrIa' DIS
tries desc ibed la the 9TH article.
III. So soon as the said election oil Delegates
/ and Senators shall have been naAr. the pew
ously existing Senai. aud II. Of Delegates
elected under the old constitution, shall cease
10 have legal and constitutional existence.
Nv Should any Of the. contingencies here %
before mentioned. render IL necrssary or prop
sr TO convene General Assembly. after such
! election shall hsye breD made, and before the
time herein after appointed Tor The FIRST regu'
lar annual meeting of The General Assembly
under this amended constitution, the new Gen
eral Assembly shall be convened by the EIecu-
1--we Department no ding It's power aud auihorl'
~ under the old constitution.
V. The hr I regular General Assembly under
this amended constitution shall convene and
assemble NJ the Capitol, IN the city OF Rich
mond, onihe first Monday III Jan. IN the year
! 1881
| He bn'ny recspinlated the argument he
had before urged IN support ofhis pla".
| lie moved ~ ill the II 81 blank with 50 900
| the srcond blank with " TIE frt day of No
vember Term. Ia the year 1880 - and the 81
blank with " Isl Monday i January, 1881 -
which amendments we're agreedtn.
M. Le'gh then moved bstiluie lie sup
p"'ed he amendment, by referring 10 the AZ
III.
10 shcw thu Necessity oil som" test Of voters, TO
be - guide Tor the 5herli. n, In poll.
M SdnHd proposed the following orders :;
Ordered that the roll containing the draft
Of th' amended Constitution adopted by this
Convention aud by II submitted 10 the people
pi thIs Commonwealth for th.ir ratification or
REJECTION, he enclosed by lhs Secretary ~ a
case proper Tor liz preservation, aud deposl-
Ted among the archives of the Councll OF
| Sta'e
Orupred, thai the Secretary do cause the
Jo"rnhI u The Proceedings Of this Convru ION ,
TO b. enie,cd IN a well bpund book aud sf er
TIE same shall have pera IGN Il by be Prrsi
dent and atles'eI y ihe SrcI iafy, that he de
poslte the sam, together with All the org ma
documents in the possession of The Con, nlion
and connected with IT'S Proceedings, among
the archievrs Of the Council Of State. aud tur
Journal to be well bound ard deposited IN the
Public Library"
Mr., Leigh approved of rhe orders.
Mr.. Cooke also, of the frs two, and II was
agreed the test question should be put Oh the
last.
Mr.. Leigh modified hls amendment co,nbin
ing with Mr. SIanard's I'D order, SO AZ to read as
follows:
= Ordered, that the President Of the Couven'
Ton, do certify n true copy Of The amended
Construction 10 the GeDea Assembly now IN
Session and that the General A .srmbly be and
they are hereby requested 10 make any add,
honhl provision BY law, which may be necrs
sary and proper Tor submitting the same TO III,
voters thereby qua 10 vote for members oil
tue 'rneThlAssembly 1.-THE next April election
and Tor organizing the Government under the
amended Constitution in case it shall be Nd
proved and ral'led hy such loteIs"
i MIR johnson expressed his preference Of Mr.
LeiBhs HmondIn"nt over that of Mr. Cooke
c but could NOT wholly approve either. He de
J MED the rignt Of The et,sing lie allure to &C
Il IN the case, aud the right q the invention
10 invite them TO do unauthorized act.
n the net bad provided no meafs for carving tn
4 Constitution into etcCi, he should not have de
!. med that the Convention would have had IT,
e 'nc dental night 10 make provision tor That end
II nut AS the hct hao itseli provided, that par
OF the subject was taken out OF their hands.
re Mr.. johnson Then moved al "A nendneut to tn
amendment OF / aipb
c. Eath OF these gcntemende .ndeJ his nv
amendment by an eloquent speech-T he ~,
!. i'm 5 OF which, together with, fuller mar, :,
/. the whole we hope to 10 prin,ln The next f.,
u qurer
n Mr' johnson amendment va. rejected.
N Mr heIgh ) wns then agreedio, ave, 81.
u mr Sdndrduow took tie Cham L. Mr. Ra
of bour retired.
ID On motion Of Mr Stuart, tie following re-,
Of lutions were agreed 10:
= heS0Hed. lhs the Presideat of III il Conye,
u non 'cnder TO the Pasot aud trustees oftf
II hrSt Baptist Chul oh, the thanks of tins Co,
ID Vent'on for the u:e Of t,I, Church.
10 heSoirsd, That The Presldent Of this Con
10 venIon tender 10 the Cirgy ot the civ. n
IS thanks ofthe Conyen,io, Tor the prompt,e.
81 aud pnnctunlity with whithihey save co,nn6d.,
"''h the request oil thr Convention Ia openiu
its daily sessions by prayers
N Nr Randolph offered the following resoI,
n lion.
4 d" Resoired. That the Irpariislify and DIAM,
u. with wh'ch Philip p. Brbonr, Esouue Inn,
II presided over the Deliberations Of TN, Hons,
and the Distinguish ability whereby he h.,
II facilitated the dispatch of Business receiv. m
> best thanks of The Convention
r Inc resolution "as agreed 10 unanimousIv
I' so entered on the Journal.
Mr.. Barbour resumed the chair. and =,
4 dressed the convention, in an eloqnen, valed,,
: tory, which we have not room Tor 10 d,v
y On motion of Mr.. Leigh. he then pronou
+" ced the welcome sentence, This Convent,
e stands AL journcd, sine die"
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