Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-01-08

$ person shall DO convictcd without the concur
renee Of two thirds of all the members of tho
: Senate Judgment, i'm cases of impeachment
, shall not extend further then To removed from
Office and disquu lifcation to hold aud enjoy any
Office OF honor, trust or profit. uadrr The Coui
: monwsaItl; but tho party convicted shat, never
theless be linblc and subject to indictment, trial
Judgment and punishment, accordin. 20 law
i, \, The Legislature shall no,ipass any BilLof
tattaindyr OF any er pas: .iicio law; or any
= law impairing the obligation Of contracts; ), or
any law, whereby private property shall be Ia:
ken forpublic use without just compensation
, or any Law abridsng the freedom of speech, or
OF the press No man shall be compelled to
frequent or supper, any religious worship, place
or ministry whatsoever nor shall any man he
, enforced, restrained, molcstcd or burthcnod, in
his body or goods, or otherwise suffer, on &C.
count OF lns religious opi,aioriso or belief but all
men SHALL bs free to profess, aud by argument
to uiaI!taih, their opinions in matters OF rcl;,,
gion, aid the same shall in no wiso affect, dimn
ish or enlarge their civil capacities. And tlprI
Legislature shall not prescribe any religious test
whatever; nor establish by law any subordna-
ton orsprc.erence between different sccts or dc.
nominations; nor confer, any peculiar privileges
Tor advantages on any ONO sect or denominat ton
over others nor pass sny law requiring or au-
thoriSIng any religious, society, or the people of
any district, witllnthis commonwealth, to levy
on themselves or others, any tax for the erection
orIcpar OF any house for public worship, or fur
tn, support of any church or ministry Int it
snail be lett free to every person 10 select his re-
liglons Instructor, and to make for his support
such private contract as he shall please. ...
XII The Legislature may provide by law that
no person shall be capable of holding or being
elected to any post Of profit trust en,oument,
civil or military, Legislative, Executive or Ju-
,, dicia, under the government of This Common.
wealth, who shall hereafter fight duel or send
or accept challenge to figh, duel, tho proba-
bic tissue of which may be the death of the chal-
lenger or challenged. or who shall be n second
10 either party, or who shall in any ,uanner aid
. or assist in such duel, or wl.o shall be Knowing
ly the bearer of such challenge acccotance;
but person shall be 50 disqualified by reason
of his having heretofore fought such duel, or
sent or accepted such challenge, or beeu second
in such duel, or bearer of such challenge or &C.
. ceptance. So
XII. Every white male citizen Of the Com
monweaith resident therein, aged twenty ono
years and upwards, being qualified To exercise
the right Of suffrage according to the former
Constitution and laws; aud every such citizen.
being possessed, or whose tenant for years al
will or at suirance, is possessed, OF an estate of
freehold, in land of tho value of twenty five dol
lars; and 50 assessed to be, if any ussc ssment
thereof be required by law; and every such cit
izen, being possessed, as tenant in common,
Joint tenant or parcener, of interest in, or
share of land, and having an estate Of freehold
therein, such interest or share being of the value
OF twenty-five dollars, and assessed to be- if
any assessment thereof DO required by law and
every such citizen being entitled to revcrsion
or vested remainder in fec, e1pectant on an es-
tate for life OF lives in LAM of the value of ffly
dollars, and so assessed to be if any assessment
, thereof be reduiree by law; leach and every
such citizen, unless his title shall have come 10
him by descent, devise, marriage or marriage
settlement, having been so possessed or entitled
, FOR six months;] and every such citizen, who
shall own and be himself, in actual occupation
ofa easehold csta.c, with the evidences of title
; recorded two months before he shall offer TO
vote, of a term originally not less than 1--WE
years, OF the annual value re.s of twenty
dollars; and every such citizen, who for twelve
months next preceding has bean housekeeper
and head of a family within the county, city.
toTn, borough, or election district where he NAV
offer to vote, and shall have been assessed with
a part of the revenue of tho Commonwealth
within the preceding year, and actually paid the
s,mc-and no other PERSONS shall be qualified
, To vote for members of the General Assembly in
the county, city, town or borough, rcspectiveh.
wherein such land shall lie, or such house keen
lar and head of family shall i've Antl,in case
If two or more tenants in common, iointenants
tr parceners, in possession, royersion or remain
Ider, having interest in land, the value whereof
Isiia be insufficient to entitle them all to vote
they shall together have as many votes as the
tvaluc of the land shall entitle them to and the
Legislature shall by law provide The mode in
which their vota,or votes shall in such case be
lkeven; provided, nevertheless, that the right of
mirage shall not be exercised by any person of
.tDsound mind, or who shall be a pauper, or a
\ Ion-coD,missioned officer soldier, seaman or ma
fine, in the service of the United States or bv
laBy person convicted Of any infamous offenca.
F XIII. In all elections III this Common.
iwealth, to any Office or place Of trust.
honor or profit, the votes Shall be- given
Openly or c'ra coiee, and not by ballot,
RI XIV The chief Executive power of
fihis Commonwealth, shall he vested in q
F6oyernor He shall hold his ofli:c. do
Ching the Term OF three years, to commence
JeE.the first day pf Januaryiiext succe.jl |
ElIBsg hIs lection, or on sdeB other day, as
EnnaY lToIn time 10 fine, be prescribed by |
sw ;--aHd he Stall be ineligible to tina |
office, f1r three tears next after lis fern
of service shall have expired. He SHALL
elected as follows: Al the frs, election
Tor members If the House of Delegates
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