Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-11

tins Commonwealth, SaO shall hereafter hBh
a du I, or send or accept challenge 10 hgmH
duel, the probable issOe of which may be the
/ death of the challenger or challenged. OF who
I shall he second 10 either party. or who shall
+ in any manner aid or ASSIST in amy such duel
or snail be knowingly the bearer OF such chat
leuge or acceptance, but no person snail be
so disqualified 10y reason OF hIs having here
iof re fought such duet, or sent OF accepted
such challenge, or bern second In such dnul
or besrer oil such challenge or acceptance.
XII Every whire male citizen of the Com.
monu eaith, resident therein, aged twenty one
yeais aud upwards. being qualified Ia exercise
the rgb' of sufl' age according 10 the formef
Con stint on and laws: and every such citizen,
being pussessed, ar whose tenant for wears, NJ
will suffa snce, Is po sessed 81 an eslatf oil
treeh I'd, in land Il The value of tsent, five
dollars aod 80 assessed 10 be, II any assess
IN M thereof be required by law, aud every
such ci'ze0 being pos essed, n tenant IN com
mon. JOINT fe ant ~ psrcenor ofan interest M
or shsr. of land and having an estate OF free
hold. ouch inirIes or share being Of ibe value
ofiweniy eva dollars, aud so assessed TO be,
# any assessment thereof be required by law ;
and Every such itizen. being entitled 10 a
reSers'on or esied rema ader m fee, eGpectant
ON an estate for life OF lives. in land Of the
value OF hfty do lars, and SO assessed to he II
any assessment thereof bp required by law,
etch aud ever, iuch ci'lzen uness his It'll
snail have CONE 10 him by descent, devise,
marriage o, marriage settlement having b"eo
so possessed or tiled for siA month land
every such cnlze., who shs II own and he him
sell, III actual occupation Of lrasebold estate.
with the evidence o. II lie recorded two months
bef r. he snail offer 10 vote OF a term srgla.
ally moi ties, than FIVE years. of the annual
. r. a =
citizen, " no for Nv I've mon tbs next preceding
has been house keeper and head vi family
within the co inIy, cay. town borough OF eleo
ton district wherr he may offer To vote, aud
hall have been assessed with a part Of the
,evenue of the Commonwealth, within 'hr
preceding sear aud actually paid the same
a i II. niher persons shall be quslihed TOW IL
In members Of the General Assembly j tht
| county CITY, town OF borough. ,esprctively
wherein such Ia shall lie or such huuae keep
| rr and head of n Ia nj shall i've. And IN casr
| nf Two or mute tenants IN common. JOINT ten
| ats, or parcenors in possession, rev rson Of
| r. mHIndeT, havins utcres in land the value
| @n,reot shall bf Insufficient 10 euliile them all
10 ,oIe they snail t,gether have as many vote
rs the valur ui the land shall rntile them to
md the Legislature shall by law prov ide The
| mode ~ whIcp thrir vote OF votes sh II 10 such
case br give, Provided, nevertheless, that the
| right ol ,uIlragr shall not be exercised ~ any
person OF unsound mind, who shall a
panper, OF nrr-- ON ,Issoned officer, soldir,
| eanaa, OF IN ,fI.e, III the service Of the VA ed
| : l,es ~ by aGy person convicted OF any infa
| nous offence.
| XIII IL all elections in this Comnonweal
T. any ufcr or place tust, ono a. profit
the les snail be gwen openly o. uira roce, ans
not by blll9
| XIV The chief FIX culive power OF III.
| Commonwealth, shall br yested lua Governor
| lie Shall hIlI his office, du.,ng ;he ter,n of 'hrt
Gears. 10 CONNIE ce on the 1t day Of Januar,
next sue fedDg MS election. y, on such OF.
Jay As may from ilm Ia time b. prpsCrIbr u
~ law and he shall be ineligible 10 that OF
| flee, for three years next after his term ufs,,
vic. 'hdl have expired Tie shat he .lncie
| rs follows: A, III FIST election for memb.
| Il the II u,e Of D. egatcs, 10 be held undrr -
! Constitution and every third year theraaite
M he time, aud places OF holding such elec
| ton, in the several counties aad corpora,
towns, OF this Commonwealth, the p'rsor,
ga ,ilGed Ia v,te for members of the Genera.
| A mbly shall Vote $50, for \ Governor.
| all Of The votes so gven in each clrc ion d..
&c, shall b. duly kept, auhenticared, cert fl
el, and lald before III, General Ass 'mhly. Il,
th'ir next .,,nual meet 4, IN such uanner as
shall b. trescrIbrd by law. Thesc p -he | {
"xamnedb by Joint 'nmItee of bot Houses
| the uunbrr OF votes gwen Tor each person
- Governor ascerminrd, and he result d, cltr
ii bS rrsolu ion oi tie General A nbly. Tne
fesnn hayi e the grea est number III votes
II. AT be maj ri, OF the Who number CIV
en-, ana { he h. eng III I the fiji g ali ne dr
cartd dnly rie TED Gov. / no h pr, SON has,
| n majority pf the wnuio nuulfer OF " es gis Gu
thou It s all b. declar d that ~ ELECTION ham
been made, and he Central Assemnl, II
Hoceed by jnin vote u b III Houses, 10 eec
n Governor tr IN those, how m,n, soesfr there
my b. II r,isiblc, who shall nave the two hIgh
est nuHb. $ "A the polls
XIV No person shall he elig BILE to the pifr
| II Governor, unless h. shall nave attained th
age ofuir.y years, shall be ma i've citizrn
the United States, and shall have been Liz
nf T. Is Commonw ealih for five years next p =.
cedluL hi election
XVI The Governor shall receive f,r his ser-
vtc"s. compensation, L. b. fixed b, law,
which ,hall he neither increased uor diminished
during his continuance IT, office
XVII He shall take care that the laws be
faithfully executed. shall communicate 10 the
Legislature, al every SESSION., the conditiou 81
| tht Commons cal h. aud recommend to their
consideration such measures As he may deem
eIpedent. He shall he Commander IN Ch lei
of lhe land and naval forces OF the State n,
shall have power TO fmb dy the militia, whet
IL his opinion, the public @stey shall requr,
i, 10 convene the Legislature, on application
If majority OF the members OF the House o
Delegates or when 10 his opinion, the interrs
OF tie Commonwealth may require TO gran
reprleves and pardons, except where the prose
cuIion shall have been carried on by the Hous,
oIn ,Ia sna la,., bail
ly direct to conduct, either in person, or il
such manner as shall b. prescribed by law, al
intercourse with other and foreign States an,
during the recess of the Legislature, TO fill pr
iempore, all vacancies in those Offices, which
may be the duty OF the Legislature to f per
msnenliy: Provided, that his appointments I,
such vacancies shall bs by commissions to expir
at the end of the next succeeding session OF th,
General Assembly.
XVIII. Commissions and grants shall run i,
the name OF ihs Commonwealth of VIRGINIA