Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-02
By The Governor Of The Commonwealth IF Tirginia
A PROCLAMATION.

"HEREAS the Convention which assembled in
w the city of Richmond, on the first Monday in
october, 1929, pursuant to law TO "consider discuss
and propose new Constitution, or alterations and
amendments to the existing Constitution of this Com
monweath," have adjourned sine die, after having
agreed upon an amended Constitution or form of Go
vernmeDt TO be submitted to the people, and to be by
them ratified or Rejected, William b. Giles, Co
vernon, have thought proper, by and with the advice
OF the Counci, of State, to make proclamation and
10 now hereby proclaim that the said Convention
nd on the 9Th day of January, in this present wear
1880, adjourn sine die-and do direct that the said
amended Constitution form of Government for this
Commonwealth, shall be published once a week for
three successive months, together with this procla-
nation IN such newspapers by advice of Council
were directed to publish the Act of the General
Assembly Virginia, to organize Convention.
Given under my hand Governor, and under
lSEAL.l the seal Of the Commonwealth at Rich
mend, tins 18th day of January, 1890
WIN. b GILES
BILL OF RIGHTS.
a Declaration Of Rights made by The Representatives.
D me good People Of prginia, assembled IN fun
qud free Contention; Which rights do perta;n 10
then', and their poserity, lie basis and Eoundn-
ION Of Government
Unanimously adopted June 18th, I776l
= y That all men arc by nature equally free and
independent, aud have certain inherent RIGHTS Of
Which, when they enter into state of society they
cannot, by any compact sdeprve or dvcst their pos
terity; namely, the enjoyment of life and libertv
WIN the means OF acquiring and possessing property.
and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
z That all power 10 vested in, and conseauc ntIv
derived from, the peoples that Magistrates are their
trusteee and scrvane, and at all times amenable 70
them. "
- That government is, or ought TO be-, Instituted
lot the common benefit protection and security oil
the people, nation or community: OF ill he various
inoues and forms of government, that is best which
Is capable OF producing the greatest degree Of hap.
pIness and safety, and is most effcoually secured
against the danger Of ma-adrnnistration; AMI that
when any government shall be found Inadequate n,
contrary to these purposes, majority of the cornm,I
nifty hath an ndubtable, unacnablc and ndefeasibIe
light, to REFORM alter, abolish IL, in such manne,
as shall be judged most conducive TO the public veal
D. That no man, or set Of men, are entitled 10 ex.
elusive or separate crnoluments or prvileoes from
The community but in consideration Of public serv;.
les which bot being dcscendablc, neither ought the
Offices OF Magistrate, Legislator, or Judge, to be
hereditary.
8. That the Legislative and Executive powers Of
the State should be separate and distinct from the
Jndicary and that the members of the two first NAV
be restrained from oppression, by feeling and patic
rating the bGrthens Of the people, they should, a,
fixed periods. be reduced to private station return
into that body from which they were originally taken
nd the vacancies be supplied byr eq1ent certain
and regular elections in which an. )r any part Of tie