Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-21
VOL. VIfI.--NO. 46,

man, IN .upport Of his proposition, and few
rsme h Tom Judge Coalter. the question u as
take ard ion ayrsg. noes 81
NJ. Cooke then proposed the scheme Tor
putting The new government infn organization
--wh,eN he submitted a few DAYS NO i,
place oi the 3lst section of the drafted Con.ti,u
ilon
I II shall b. the duty Of the Executive De.
partmeni OF the existing Govrrnment. so soon
as all tho returns required by the twentieth ser
ton Of the net Of he General Assemble en-.
ted E" 40 act 10 arganlsea Convention" shalt
Il ave been made. II = shall appear that a ma
jo,ny of all the votes given. Is for raifyine fhig
an,rud.d Constitution. forthwith g. nnk4 ifor.
iamaiion Of thu fact
u Ard !, hall mo recover br the dnfy of the
Executive Department in snd by such procla
nation, 10 command the Shsrriifs and other nj
hces directed by l"w In hold aud super Intend
e"c''ohs' under pfhh''y Of dollars
Tor ieilir 10 obey such command, TO open polls
~ 'hfir respective couniies, cities towns mud
horonghs. and in the election districts ,.tnh-
lish Il by In in ih',r respective oonn,ifa on
thu first Monday IN Nosernbor 10 the pr..eut
year 10" ihr election ofa Dteratr or u. I.
gn'es, "a the case may be. Ia rep. sem he ann,
ties, towns, BIO GU h land districts resrectIv.Iv
mentioned and desc' ibrd in the third prd /,
OF this Cons tuition. md Of Senate, 10 opre
sent rarh of the Senatorial Districts dcsc,ib,d
In thu fourth article
Ill So soon as the said election Of Dele.
gates mud senator, shali have brrn maui. the
previously existing Senate aud Hbn, ofDel-
sgates, elected md, III Old Cup,,, ion
shall cease IN have legal aud Constiiu ionol
existence.
~ Should any Of the cont. gcn s,ps herein
bPinie met toned. reader IL necessary O, mo.
per To conyen" u Genera Assembly, sfer such
election hal have baen made, aud bet ~ tho
i'ne herein alter appointed for III frs, :, snlar
apnual meeting of Genstsl Assembly nnder
this amended Consutul on the new GeaeIni
Assembly shall b. convened ~ the Executive
Department holding us powrr IL auth rity I'M
der the old Co siintion.
v The FRS regular General Assembly I'M.
der this amended Constitution, shall convene
and assemble tue c piloi in HI cny Of Rich.
m"nd, On The lGrsi Monday IN January. in tho
yesr 1881
W The power and dniirs IT The Executive
Department 0nd1r the old Constitution. thnH
cease aud ieiermine, mud ihns. ot the E.rcu.
I'VE Department under tn new Constitution
shall commence, ns soon as mny te nfte, IA,
commen cement of the flst rpgalar session o,
ihr General A1embly elected under the new
Constitution.
VII. All oiIic whether civil or military.
holding their Off, under the old Constr ution
whose cases ARE M herein provided for sbali
continue 10 hold their o1ire under The NV
Constitution by The same tenure, and for tho
same t'me, asU 'dfr The old Con titni,nn
VIII. All the Courts nlJusico unw rxsting
IN the Commonw hlih, shall continue wnh The
same Jurisdiction n, hsreiofnrr, until III. spid
Courts shall have been modified or abolished.
or me jurisdiction thereof, moaifed ar aiken
away, by an Act ~ Acts Oh the Grne,a Assem-.
bly,, made under tlr restrictions aud limi A,ions
herein before provided
Mr.. JOhHS0n d"abied whether the Cunyen.
lion had any power to alter any Of the p,oyi
'ions IN III act ,assed fnf eating The Conyrn4
ion-nnd therefore wishing iime to con ider
hc 'rhjecl, he moved an Adjournment. which
Vns neteed o
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