Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-05

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or borough, within its limits which re-apportionment
shall continue in force till the regular deccnnia
re-apportionment.
s.. The General Assembly, aftcr the year ia4i
anu az intervals thereafter not less than years.
shall have authority, two-thrds of each House con.
curing, to make rc-apporonments OF Delegates and
Senators, throughout the Commonwealth so that the
number Of Delegates shnll hot a, uny time exceed
$50, nor Of Senators SO.
g. The whole number Of members to which the
State may at any time be entitled in the House Of
Representatives of the United States shall be appor-
toned nearly as may be- amongst the several conn
ties, ccs boroughs and towns of the State accord
ing to Their respective numbers, which shall be de-
termined by adding to the whole number of free
persons, including those bound to service for term
ofyears and excluding Indians not taxed, threc-fhs
Of all other persons
z. Any person may be elected Senator who shs II
have attained to the age of thirty years. and shall be
actually resident and freebooter within the dis rct
qualified by virtue of his freehold to vote for members
Of the General Assembly according to this Constitu.
ton: And any person may be elected a membe. of
the House Of Delegates, who shall have attained the
age OF twenty-five years, and shall be actually
resident and freebooter within the county, city, town
borough or election district, qualified by virtue of
his freehold to vote for members of the General
Assembly according to this Constitution: Provided
that oil persons holding lucrative Offices and Minis
tiers of the Gospel and Priests of every denomination
shall be incapable of being elected members of either
House of Assembly.
g. The members of the Assembly shall receive for
tnclr SERVICES compensation to be aScertancd nv
law and paid out of the public Treasury; but no law
increasing the compensation of the members shall
take effect until the end of the next annual session
after such law shall have been enacted And no
Senator or Delegate shall, during the term for which
he shall have been elected be appointed to any civil
Office of profit under the Commonwealth, which shall
have been created, or the emolunents of which shall
have been increased, during such term, except such
offices as may be iiledby elections by the people
0. The General Assembly shall meet once or often
or every year. Neither House, during the sesso, OF
the Legislature. shall, without the consent of the
other, adjourn for than three days, nor to any
other place than that in which the two Houses shall
be sitting A majority of each House shall consti.
tute n quorum to do business but n smaller number
may adjourn from day to day. and shall be authorised
to compel the attendance Of absent members IN such
manner ana under such penalties each House may
provide. And each House shall choose its own
Speaker appoint its officers settle its own rules
OF proceeding, d direct writs of election for supplying
intermediate vacancies But fvacances shall occur by
death or resignation during the of the Gene
raj Assembly, such wrts be issued by the Cover
nor under such regulations may be prescribed by
law Each House shall Judge of the election qua
hhcation and returns ofts members; may punish its
members Tor disorderly behaviour and with the con-
currence of two thirds, expel a member but not n Sc
cond time for the offence.
H. All laws shall originate in the House of Dele
gates to be approved rejected by the Senate or to
legates.
| IL. The privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus
shall not in any case be suspended. The Legislature
shall not pass any bill of attainder or any er post
idcto law; or any law impairng the obligation of con-
Tracts or any law, whereby private property shall
be taken for public uses, without Just compensatiom
or any law abrdgng the freedom of Speech or of the
Press: man shall be compelled to frequent or support
any reigious worship, place or ministry whatsoever;
nor shall any man be enforced, restrained, molesed
or burtfcned in his body or goods, or otherwise suf
fer, on account of his religious opinions or belief but
all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to
maintain thelr opinions IN matters of religion, and
the same shall IN no wise affect diminish or enlarge
their civil capacities And the Legislature shall not
prescribe any religious whatever; nor confer
any peculiar privileges advantages any one sect
or denominatIon; pass any law requiring or au-
horzing any religious society, the people of any
district within this Commonwealth to lew on them
selves or Others any tax for the erection or repair of
any mouse Tor public worship, for the support any
church or mnlstry but it shall be left free 10 every
person to select his religious instructor and to make
Tor his support such private contract as he shall
please.
H. The Legislature may provide by law that no
person shall be capable of holding being elected to
any post of profit, trust or eolument civil or militia
ry Legislative. Executive OF Judicial, under the Go
vcrnment OF this Commonwealth, who shall hereafter
nght DUEL or send or accept challenge to fight
DUEL the probable issue of which may be the death of
the cha lcnger challenged, or who shall be second
10 either party, shall any manner aid or assist
IN such duel, shall be knowingly the bearer of such
chalenge or acceptance; but person shall be so
such duel, sent accepted such challenge, or been
second in such duel or bearer of such challenge or
acceptance.
IL. The Governor, the Judges of the Court ofAp-
peais and Superior Courts, and all others offending
against the State, either by NAL administrations COR
ruption, neglect of duty or any other high crime or
mIsdemoanor, shall be impeachabe by the House of
Delegates; such impeachment to be prosecuted be-
fore the Senate, which shall have the sole power to
try ali impeachments. When sitting for that pur-
pose, the Senate shall be cath or affirmation: and
no person shall be convicted without the concurrence
Of two-thirds of the members present Judpment. in
cases OF impeachment, shall not extend further than to
removal from office, and disqualification to hold and en-
Joy any office OF honor, trust profit, under the Com
monwcahh; but The party convicted shall neverslc-
less be liable and subject to indictment, trial. iudr.
ncnt and punishment, according 10 law.
IL. Every white male citizen of the Commonwealth
resident therein, aged twenty-onc years and upwards
being qualified to exercise the riGht of suffrage nc
cordIng to the former Constitution and avs; andeve-
y such citizen, being possessed. whose tenant for