Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-07

Tn, 18Th section having been read, (which com.
piee: tina. part oil the Constitution relating to the lie
gislative Department
Mfr. WILSON moved that the Committee rise but
the motion rejected. Ayes 32.
The other sections were read seriatin,, down 10
I he 9th inclusive.
Mr. LEfGH moved TO amend the 9Th section by
prehxiny thereto the words following
The Attorney General shall be appointed by joint
vote Of the two Houses OF the General Assembly AID
commissioned by the Governor; aud shall hold hi OF.
tee during the pleasure of the General Assembly
ani carried without oppo. i,ion.
Mr LEIGH moved further to amend tho section by
adding at the end OF II the following:
"The shefitis AMI coroncrs shall be nominated, by
the respective county when approved by the
governor, shall be commissioned by him. The justi
ces shall appoint eonsabe and all fees Of the Aforesaid
officers shall be regulated by law" which agreed
to-
The 18th Section was next adj as follows:
AAVlii. Judges may be removed from Office by
concurrent vote Of both Houses Of the General
bly,; but two-;hirds Of the whole number elected to
each House must concur in such vote aud the cause OF
removal shall be entered the Journ 10 Of each The
Judge against whom the Legislature may be about to
copy Of the. cause. aedged for his removal at lea.t
twenty days before the day which either House Of
the General Assembly shall act thereupon.
Mr. Giles moved 10 amend the section by strik-
ing out in the former part Of il, the words the whole
number elected to- before the words "cach House, so
as to make that part of the section read but
move a Judge by vote of two-thirds Of the mcmbers
present. and not twothrs of all the members of the
Body.
MIR. G. supported his amendment in Speech which
We hope to prerent entire hereafter.
He was replied to by Mr.. Leigh, in Speech which
we shall also give, IL possible, in extenso.
The question then taken and decided in the mega
Idve-Ayes II, Noes 49, az
The 10Th Section read as follows:
xxx. Wrts shall run in the Of the Com
monweah Of Virginia and bear by the Clerks Of
the Several Courts Indictments shall conclude against
the peace ami dignity Of the Commonwealth.
Mr.. Cooks now read amendment in the word.
he infe n,lslh .ra
section:
When county shall hereafter he Great
ed It shall be the duty Of the General Assembly make
provision by law for securing to the people Of such
county adequate representation in the Legislative
bodies And il the object cannot be otherwise effected
Il shall be competent to the General Assembly re ap-
portion the whole reprcscntion of such OF the four
great districts Aforesaid shall contain such
ty within its limits defined by this Constitution But
shall not be competent to the General Assembly,
der any TO increase diminish the
Der OF Delegates herein before assigned to the four
great districts aforesaid. II shall moreover compe-
tent to the General Assembly re-apporton from time
to me the representation in the Senate, Of the psopc
oil the two great divisions aforesaid OF the Common
wealth. respectively. But the number of Senators
signed by this Constitution TO the two great divisions,
witt nineteen to the Eastern, and thirteen TO the West
ern, shall remain unchanged.
Ih- 30th section was read "a follows
xxx. The Executive Department Of the Govern
ment shall remain "a at present orgaaised AMI the
Governor and Privy Councillors shall continue in Of
bce, until Governor, elected under this Cons tuition,
when this Constitution shall b. adopted excrp as is
herein otherwise expressly directed sh III continue in
Office till successors shall he appointed the law shall
o'hrrwise r,vide and all the Courts OF Justice
itng shall continue with their present n M .lion, un
ill and except so far the Judicial syten may or shall
be hereafter Otherwise organized by the Legislature.
MIR. Cooke read another anne ndmert, which he pro-
posed her ,tter to offer to this schem' follow:
Provisions for carrying this Const tuition into cifect
L. 1t shall be the duty of the Executive Department
oil the existing Government, all the returns
required by the twentieth section OF the of the Ge-
neral Assembly, entitled, "An act organize Con-
vention, shall have been male, if it shall appear that
majority of all the given is for ratifyng this anne
ell Constitution, forthwith to make proclamation of the
fact.
tive Department. in and by such proclamation
inand the Shers aud other officers directed by las to
hold and superintend elections, under the penalty OF
| dollars for failing to obey such command, 10
open polls in their respective countless Cities and
boroughs and in the election districts established by
law in their respective countless on the first Monday
November i'm the present year for the election of
Delegate Delegates, the may be, to represe
the counties, towns boroughs and Districts respectively
mentioned and described in the third article of this Con
sututon and OF Senator to represent each of the Sc
Material Districts described in the fourth article.
Ill. s, soon a. the election OF Delegates AMI Sena
tors shall have been made, the previously sa exting
Senae and House OF Deieg elected under the Old
Constitution shall cease TO have legal aud Constitutions
| al exstance.
mentioned. render il necessary proper TO convene
General Assembly, after such election shall have beer
nade and before the time herein after appointed for the
hrst regular annual meeting Of the General Asscnhi
under this amended Contribution, the General
semby shall be convened by the Executive Depart
nen' holding IFS powea and authority under the Oh,
| Constitution.
/ v. The first regular General Assembly I'm Ter th
amended Constitution, shall convene and assemble a
the Capitol, In the city Of Richmond ION the first
day IN January. in the year 1881
J W. The powers and duties Of the Executive ID.
p'rment under III. Old Constitution, cease and dctr
nine, and those OF the Executive Department under
the new Constitution, shall commence may
be after the commencement OF the first gular session
ofthe General Assembly elected under the new
tuition
VII. All officers, whether civil or military, holdinp
their Offices under the Old Constitutions whose
are not herein provided for shall continue to hold
their offices under the Constitution by the same
tenure, AMI Tor the same time, under the OLD Consi
tuition.
VIII. All the Courts Of Justic. now exsting in th
Commonwealth s,~l connu- with the same iuri .dic
ton az eOfore. until the said Cou Is shall have bees
modified or abolished the jurisdiction thereof od
he'd or taken away by an Act Act. of the General
As-embIy, made under the restric ions and lim Al ions
herein b-fore pro, lied.
! The 3i.t (and Ias' section then read:
And the Commi tee OF the Who'll having thus gone
through The draft Of nended Constitution. rgporte
| by the Select Corimitee,
On motion Of Mr.. SUMMERS IL rose and re portcd the
same with the amendments to the House.
| IN CONVENTION,
| Mr. LEIGH offered tn. follow ing resolution:
"ResofUed, That the Bird article Of the draft Of Con
'iiiuon, reported by the Select Committee, be re-
ton delegates among the several Counties tow s chic.
fae