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

tenants IN common Joint tenants or parceners in nos.
land, the value whereof shall be insufficient 10 en-
title them all to vote, they shall topether have
as mnny votes as the value of the land shall en-
title them to; and the Legislature shall by law
shall IN such case DO given: Provided, nevertheless
tina. the s, of suffrage shall BY any Of
ed CeeI soldier, marine, the seics Of The UNI
ted states or by any person convicted Of any infamous offence
Oh s honor or profit tho shall 10 given openly
or r'rd roee and not by ballot -
l. The chief Executive powrr Of hi, Commonwealth .h.u
two Houses of the General Assembly He shall hold his Office
curing the term Of three the rss av Of
may from time to me be prescribed by law; aud no shall bo
ineligible to that Office for three years after his term Of
No person shall he eligible Office of Governor un.
less he shah have attained the ose Of thirty years. shall be-
native citizen OF the United States shall have brn cIti,,
thereof at the adoption of the Federal Constitution and nit
have been citizen Of this Commonwealth 1--WE ears next
The Governor shall receive for his services eo,.us.
diminished, during his continuance in Office. "''
tie shall take that the laws be faithfully execued.
shall communicate Legislature every session The con-
dtion of the Commonwealth and RECOMMEND to .er eonSid
eIaon such measures as he deem expeden lie shall be
lie shall have power to embody the militia, when in his opn.
lon the public safety shall require convene the Ieeisia.
re on application OF majority of the members Of the House
OF delegates or when his OPINION interest of the Com
n may require IT to grant TePreves and pardous
House oil Delegates: or the law shall otherwise particularly
by law ali 1s iIs o1.1 sna as s
sates and during the Of the Legislature 10 fin pro fen
the Legislature I'LL Provided that his au;n,
ents 10 such vacancies shall be by commissions 10 expre
| bly, ''a A''''"'
s. There shall be Council of State to consis, of three menu
oe's any one OF more OF whom They be elect
ed by joint vote of both Houses General Assembly, and
% IN once thee years But of those first elected one to
oy io sha remain IN Office for year only
and one other to be designated like manner shah remain IN
of S 'u TWO years only Vacancies occurring by expiration
tons made in like The Governor shall befnre he s
ecses any discretionary power conferred him by Cons
tuon and laws the advice the Council of State
winch advice shall be books kent for that
signed Ty ne members present and conserving thereto
council shall appoint their clerk shall take an oa, to
keep secret such matters he shall be ordered by the Board 10
conceal The Councillor shall be Ie,enan, Covc,no
and IN case OF the DEATH resignation inability absence of The
Governor from the shall ac, as Goyemor
g. The mannor ofappontng militia officers shall be provided
Tor 10y law but no officer below the rank General
shaii DC appointed by the General Assembly.
a. Commissions grants run IN the name of the Com
OF Virginia. and bear Governor with the
seal oil The commonwealth annexed.
| ARTICLE v.
l. The judicial power shall be vested supreme court of
time TO time ordan and establish judges thereof in tho
a yss anS IN Of the peace The Legislature
s and the magistrates who may belong to
the Judges thereof shall be regulated by law The dSss If
e supreme court of appeals and of superior shall
the manner prescribed this Constitutions and shall at the
same me hold no other office, appointment public trust:
his
judicial Office. ~ -' ~
No law aboshing Court shah be construed to de.
PVe 1udse heieof OF his office, unless twords of the
members OF each House present passing thereof
9u, the legislature assign other Judicial duties to the
wo.ihIds of the each House present ''
~ The present Judges Of the Supreme Court of Appeals of
shall remain in office until the termination the session Of te
JUDGES OF "nssT s oa d and
Superior Courts shall be elected by joint vote of both
! Houses of the General Assembly.
s. The Judges Supreme Cour, of Appeas and o,,n
superior Courts shall receive fixed and adequate salaries
which shall not be diminished during Continuance in Of
hce " "
Judges may be removed from Office by a concurrent vote
o. oon Houses OF the General Assembly; two thirds of
ie members present must such VOTE and the cause
o. removal shall he entered the journals each Tho
against whom the Legislature may be to proceed
shall receive notice thereof accompanies will, COW of the
a Gr his at least twenty days the
thereupUn S '"a" act
q. On the creation of any new county Justices of FIN,
as may he prescribed by law When vacancies shall In
increase the number appointments shall be made bv ,he Gov
oi on he recommendation of the respective County Courts
Of the Houses of the General Assembly and comms
stoned by inc Governor and shall hold his Office during the
Cou when vacancies shall occur shall be appointed v
he m respective Courts and the tenure Of office az
hereafter appointed shall be prescribed by The S6ers
anu ooonSfs shall be nominated by the respective County
stoned Cy him The Justices shall appoint Consiables And
al ices OF ,he aforesaid officers shall be regulated by law
| VI
virginia ana bear tee by the Clerks the several Corts
shall conclude against the peace and dignity of
the Commonwealth. 'e''' VI
. ARTICLE vi.
;. both Houses. - ' - '''' ''e VI
| ARTICLE VII.
me Executive Department Of the Government shall remain
as NJ present organized and the Governor and Prjvy onnc
lois sna continue IN Office until Governor elected under
,s CONSTITUTION shail come into Office and all persons
Office when this Constitution shall adopted except as here
10 otherwise expressly directed, shall continue Office iii sue
cessOs sal be appointed, the law shall otherwise provide
and all the Courts Of Justice now existing shall ron,re nil;
he,I present Jurisdiction, until except as the Judicial
| legislature e " ""0
Done IN Convention in the city of Richmond on the
fifteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and thirty and in tho
fifty fourth year of the independence of the u.
States Of America "
PHILIP p. BARBOUR,
~ ~, President ofthe Convention.