Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-18

acceptance.
70. The Governor, the Judges of,hc Court Of APP
pesis and Superior Courts, and all others Offending
against the State, either by NAL aduinisr aton curo
ruption neglect Of duty any other high crime or
misdemeanor, shall be- impeachabe by the House OF
fore the Senate, which shall have the sole. power TO
try all impeachments. When citing for that por-
Pose tho Senate shall be oath or affirmation: and
no person shall be convicted without the concurrence
OF two-thirds OF the members present Judgment, IN
cases oil impeachment, shall extend further than TO
removal from oto, and disqun LITIGATION Ia hold and er,
JOY any office OF honor, trust profit under the 0on
uonweath; but The party convicted shall nevershe-
less be Ira BILE and subject to Indictment trial u..
nent and punishment, according to law
ID Every white male citizen of tho Common Seultb
RESIDENT tnerein aged tvcnyone years and upw ards
oelpg quahhed to exercise the right of suffrage nc,
cording to the former Constitution and laws and eve
~ such citizen, being possessed or whose tenant for
years at VIII or at euerance, is posses, CD Of an cs-
tate OF freehold IN land of the value of twenty
dollars, and so assessed to DO if any assessment there
OF DO required by lew; and every such citizen ben,
porsessed rs tenant m common, joint tenant or mai.
cenef OF an interest IN or shnre of land and having
an estate OF freehold therein such interest OF share
being OF tho value OF twenty Eve dollars and so AS
sessed to be If any thereof be bv
law; and every such citizen being entitled to revcf
SION or vested remainder fec expcctant on nm Ca
state for life hives land of the value of fiv dol
lars, and assessed To be it any assessncnt the,
be required by law leach and every surh CT, zen Tin
less MS tile snail have COMO To him by descent dc
SO Possessed or entitled for six monthsl aud evcrv
such citizen. who shall own end and be- hmelf in G.
tuai occupation OF leuschod estate, With the e,I
oence OF title recorded two months before he shall Of
Ter to vote, of originally not less than five
years, of the annual value rent of twenty dollar
aud every such citizen, who for twelve months next
preceding has been house Keeper andhead of fam
ny WITHIN the county, city, town, borough or election
district vherc he may otter To vote aud shall hive
been assessed with part ofthc revenue Of the Cop-
monwenith within the preceding year, and actually
Paia the snme-and no other Persons-sha be qmah
ucd 10 vote for members Of the General Assembly IN
the coonty city, town or borough respectively whore
in such land shall lie, soeh hourc keeper and head
OF family shall live. And m case of tvo or more
tenants IN common, joint tenants in Dos
session. revrrsion or remainder, having inter est in
land the value whereof shall be insufficient To en-
title them oil to vote, they shall tnrsether have
US many votes us tho value of the hand shall on
title them to; and the Legislature shall by mw
provide the mode M which their cote or votes
shall IN such case he givon: Provided nevertheless
that the light of shall by ony person Of
uound mind OF who shall be pauper, a conusso
cd officer, soldier marine, service of the Uni
ted States or 10y any person convicted of any Infamous
10 In all elections in this Commonwealth, any Office or
or c'0a rOee, and no, by ballot. '''
Article ~.
l. Yhe chief Executive power this Commonwealth scn
tvo Houses Of the General Assembly lie hall hold bis oec
durbg the OF three years. Oh the r,, av
may from time be BY a .oe so "iIs. dali
ineligible to that office, for three years after his tern Of
No person shall eligible to the ,diee Of Governor TN
les, he shall have attained the ago Of thirty years. shall
thereof the adoption of tire FEDERAL Constitution and shall
have been citizen Of this Commonveah for years nexi
The Governor shall receive his services a eou,.r.s
ton to be Fixed by lag, which shall nsither uosed nor
diminished during his continuance IN Office
He shall tako that lays he faithfully esru,ert
shall communicate the Legislature every cssion Se
GRAFTON such may deem cxpedent He shafl 6r
Of the land and te Siad
lon, the public safety shall require it, to convene the I.
toe on application off majority Of the the Rs<r
c.pt where the prosecution shall have bes @ rs 9
tiouse VI Delegates, the law shall
drec to conduct either in pcrson ss shall
prescribed by law all intercourse with forepp
States and during The Of the legislature M IN, ton
pore all vacancies In those officer which may bs duty of
the Le:lsa'aIe to oil permanently Provided, that his appoint
the end Of the next succeeding session the General Assem-
3. There shall Ire Coonci of State 10 consist ar ,rre u-
oers any Of wbsm may Yhey shall he elect
remain IN ONCE three But of those elected
be designated by lot shall Office for one wear onIu
other 10 he Designated in ike name .I,s 5000 ~
nce Tor two years only Vacancies by
oil the term OF service otherwise shall sppied by ele
made ia like manner The C;overnor hall IT, Tn e A.
ercses any discretionary power conferred him by the o
uon and laws require the advice OF The Council of State
signed ny the members and conserving thereto aud laid
before the General Assembly whom called Tor by Them m
shall appoint their own clerk no sbaIi ei an & ~
conceal tn. Senior Councillor shall Lieutenant
and IN case of the dcnih resgnatOn inability nbsenee the
Governor from the OF government, shall ret as Governor
g. The manner ofspponting militia officers shall be prov ded
Tor by fav hut no officer below the rank
shall be appointed by the General ,setnbly.
and grants shall run IN the Of the Com
seal Of tho Commonwealth annexed.
ABTIcLs v.
j. The judicial power shall be veSled Ia supreme cnu OF
appeals ~ such superior the Legislature may tum
time time oran and establish Judges thereof in the
county courts, and IN justices OF peace The Legislature
corporation courts and IN the magistrates who belong
the corporate body The rsdio,ion Of these tribunals and 81
the judges thereof shall he regulated 10y law The jur of
be supreme court Of appeals aud Of the superior courts snail
hold their Offices during good behaviour rr,noved In
tho manner preSbed n this Constitutions; aud salI NJ the
same Time hold other Office, appointment public ,rf;
and the acceptance thereof by either of thva shall h
judicial Office.
No law sbotbiny any Court shall be construed To do
pnve Judge thefeof of hrs Occ unless tvo.ihds Of the
members Of each House present, m tho passing rcreok
but the Legislature assign other Judicial duties 10 the
Judges Of Courts abolished nv any hw enacted by hss au
Two thirds OF the members Of each House present.
The present Judges Of the supreme Coun Of Appala Of
the General Court, and Of