Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-02-26
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hrst elected, one, TO be designated hy lot. sba1
remain IN Office for one.y year only, and one oeEcr
Pfticc for two years Only Vacancies occm ,;nn
" expiration OF tic tehh of service, or o,Eer.
manner. Th2aiovernor shall, before he eva,
~. Use any disf!eteonary power conferred on him
Wy the Cons3tution aud laws, require tho ata.
the CouRcil orSta,e, which advice shall no ra
ared IN books Kept for that purpose. signed
Icy "iemoers present and consentinu thereto
a,u iasd before tho General Assembly ,bon
tin;r u ior oy thom The Council shall apnoint
olr own Clerk, who shall take nm oath ,n toa.'
secret such matters as he shall he ords.oS S'ep
lne BOARD 10 conceal. The senior counc;toyv
| snai DO Lieutenant Governor and in c,so or
,h e Gea'n, resignation, inability or absence of.
| act as Governor ''eihuieht, snail
., .; III Inc manner Of appointing militia officers
Ina . o., DC provided forby law-but no officer bc,
| ~" c iahk OF BrigaGer General shall n,
appointed by the Generel Assembly. ~
mana 80 'L M ana grants shall run i'm tho
y. the commonwealth of Virginin and
pear test by the Governor, with the sal nr,h
Commonwealth annexed. VI 'io
~, ARTICLE V.
l. me judicial power shall DO vested in n Su.
Ennpts Ho ,h OF Appeals, in such Superior
ordain and establish, and the Judges Thereof ~
me III Coun,y Courts and i'm tho Justices of Tho
oacc: Inc Legislature may also vest such
jurisdiction as shall be deemed necessa in Cor.
P ,o, oGuIts and in tho Magistrates who NAV
o c 10 tne corporate body. The iursd;cno1
OF tiese tribunals, and of the Judsc. thoroac
S S' DC regulated by law. The JUDGES of Tho
supreme Cour: of Appeals and of the SHnor; no
,Eoufs, Shall hold their offices, during rood be-
r;n: or ontil removed in the manner pre-
scribed In this Constitution and shall ~ FL
same time, hold no other Office npnoimtmnon. Ho
Pup'ic trust; and the acceptnnce tbereof by
e'ther OF them shall vacate his Judicial oi;co
* NO law abolishing any Court shall be- con-
nni"a, ~ uePI,ve Judge thereof Of his Office,
unless two-lhirds ofthe members of each Homsa,
present concur in the passing thereof: bnt tbo
ttosiS'atufe may assign other Judicial duties IN
Tie Judges OF Courts abolished bv anv I,u, ~,
acled ny less than two-thirds of the members of
each House present. "a
g. The present JUDGES of tho srrr O..
Oh Appeals, OF the General Court and Of ,bo g..
pni Courts OF Cnncery, shall remain in Office
until the termination of the session of ,ia eN
no longer. aho
4; The Judges OF the Supreme Copr,s oe A.
peais and of the Superior Courts shall =" zap nP
Assembly - Inc General
.; The Judges of the Supreme Court oe A..
pears a. OF Tie Superior Cou IT'S shall re.e;,n
and adequate Salaries which shall M, he S: ntea
'sned during their continuance in offcs N'
v; Judges may be removed from office hr
g. vote OF both Houses of the Gen a ssan
ply out twoIihirdc Of the members pra..nt r"nst
concur In such vote and thu cause of must
Shall be entered on the Journals of eoot ei" 1n
1udge against whom the Legislature n,r h e
ABOUT TO proceed, shall receive notice tberanf
ceompanied with copy of the causes aIIe%e5 for
MS removal, at least twenty days before the d.r,
"a I'll act thereupon. Assembly
T. on the creation of any new copn,r IT,.
tlces OF The Peace shall be appointed in H. frs,
instances, In such manner as may be nrescr;h.J
by law When vacancies shall occur in on1,
ooun.y, OF it shal Tor any cause, be deemed me-
cesSaiy 10 increase the number, appointment,
shall be made by the Governor, on Tho rnaa.u
mendation ct their respective County Conrts
Q: Inc Attorney General shall be anno;nto,
by JOINT vote of the two Houses of the Genor"
and shall hold his Office durpg the ~ .efnor,
the General Assembly. The Clerks IS th ale OF
eral courts, when vacancies shall &C., o sew
appointed by their respective Courts nS .t 10
tenure OF office as well of those now IN r na inc
"b, u hi those VINO may lie hereafter appointed
coroners shall be Nominated bu tbo "e ei ana
county Nourts, and when approved bv tbe CIV
oino s"ail DC commissioned by him ,I'bo IT,
ucos snail appoint ConstabIes And all fssS Jus
'''S aI9Tsaid officers shall be regulated bv law
u. Writs shall run in the name oftbo law law.
wealth of Virginia, and bear test bu the S Tinlnoh
the several Courts. Indictments shall conn,nSa
against The peace and dignity of the commnu'
wealth. o S'ii'hioh-
ARTICLE VI
"A Treasurer shall be annointsd ,r
joint vote of both Houses. ""'oaiiy oy
m :. ARTICLE VII.
Inc Executive Department of the Cro,,.
Inent snail remain as at present organ;zoJ
inc governor and Privy Councillors shall, ana
ue IN ONCE, until a Governor elected. nnJor III.
constitution, shall come into Office md ali a,an
persons In office when this constitution sh.Iin
adopted, except as is herein otherwise eTmro1 10
greeted, shall continue in Office Tin s,cpooy
snail De appointed, OF the law shall, o,Lor.s
provide; and the Courts of Justice n",'' oIWise
ing si'ali continue with their pressnt ;,r;nd'
non, until and except so far as the Ji mS:a
gained by the Legislature. WISE Of
Done IN convention in the city of Ricbno, . -
d i uay o. january, in the year of n,r on zoe nj
s' osEnl hundred and thirty and l., "e enc tDOU-
meTica. VI '"e United States Of A.
PHILIP P. BARBOUR
u. BRIcos, ''si"cht Of the Convention.
secretary Of the Convention.
orso... .,., SCHEDULE
Udered, That the roll CONTAINING ,,o sn..
~ uuoH adopted by fopvcr, nc amend