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

rict containing such new county, or such cty. town
or borough, within It's limits; which re- spportionment
shall continue IN force till the next regular decennal
re-apportionmcnt.
S. The General Assembly, after the year ls4l,
and ut intervals thereafter not less than ten years.
shall have authority, two-thrds Of each House con.
curing, to make re-apporonnnents Of Delegates and
Senators, throughout the Commonwealth so that the
number OF Delegates shall not al any time exceed
$50, nor Of Senators &c.
6. The whole number of members to which the
State may at any tune be entitled in the House Of
Representatives Of the United States. shall be appor-
toned as nearly as may be- amongst the several coun-
ties, cities, boroughs and towns the State accord
ing to their respective numbers, which shall be de-
termned by adding to the whole number of free
persons, including those bound to service for term
ofyears and excluding Indians not taxed three-fths
of all other persons.
=. Any person may be elected Senator who III, II
nave attained to the age OF thirty years, and shall be
actually resident and freeholder within the dis riot
qualified by virtue Of his freehold to vote for members
Of the General Assembly according to this Corsttu-
ton: And any person may be elected q member of
the House of Delegates who shall have attained the
age OF twenty-five years, and shall be actually
resident and frccholder within the county, city, town
borough election district qualified by virtue of
his freehold, to vote for members of the General
Assembly according to this Constitutions Provided
that all persons holding lucrative offices and Minis
tcrs OF the Gospel and Priests of every
shall be incapable of being elected members of either
House of Assemby.
Q. The members of the Assembly shall receive for
thcir services compensation to be ascertained by
law, and paid out of the public Treasury; but no law
increasing the compensation of the members shall
take effect until the end of the next annual sessio
after such law shall have been enacted And no
Senator or Delegate SHALL during the term for which
he shall have been elected, be appointed to any civil
ofhce OF profit under the Commonwealth, which shall
have been created, or the emolunents of which shall
have been increased, during such term except such
oulccs as may DE hlled by elections by the people.
y. General Assembly hall oA,
or every yenr. Neither House, during the session OF
the Legislature. SHALL without the consent of the
other adjourn for more than three days, nor to any
other place than that in which the two Houses shall
be sitting A majority of each House shall consti.
tute quorum to do business; but smaller number
may adjourn from day to day, and shall be authorised
to compel the attendance of absent members m such
manner and under such penalties ms each Uouae NAV
provide. And each House shall choose its own
Speaker, appoint its officers. settle its own rules
oil proceeding direct wrts of election for supplying
intermediate vacancies. But ifvacances shall occur by
death or resignation, during the of the Gene
raj Assembly such wrlts may be issued the Cover
nor, under such regulations may be prescribed by
law. Each House shall Judge of the election qua
LITIGATION and returns of MEMBERS may punish it's
members for dsordcrly behaviour and with the con-
currence OF two thirds expel member, but not a Sc
cond time for the same offence
lO. All laws shall originate in the House of Dele
gates to be approved rejected by the Senate or to
be amended with the consent of the House of De-
legates.
II. The privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus
shall not in any case be suspended. The Legislature
shall not pass any bill of att ander or any err posi
fdco law; or any law mparing the obligation of con-
tracts; or any law, whereby private property shall
be taken for public uses without Just compensation:
or any law abrdgng the freedom of Speech or of the
Press: shall be compelled or support
any religious worship, place ministry whatsoever;
nor shall any man be enforced, restrained, moested
or burthcncd in his body goods, or otherwise suf.
Ter on account OF his religious opinions belief but
all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to
maintain thor opinions in matters of religion, and
the same shall IN no wise affect, diminish enlarge
their civil capacities. And the Legislature shall not
prescribe any religious test whatever nor confer
any peculiar privileges vantages any one sect
or denomination; nor pass any law requiring au-
thorizng any religious society, the people of any
district within this Commonwealth to levy on them
selves others, any tax for the erection or repair
any house for public worship, for the support of any
church or mnlsry but 1t shall be left free TO every
person to select his religious instructor and to make
for his support such private contract as he shall
please.
IL. The Legislature may provide by law that no
person shall be capable of holding or being elected to
any post OF profit trust emoument, civil or militia
ry, Legislative. Executive or judicial under the Go
yernment OF this commonwealth who shall hereafter
hght duel, or send accept a challenge to fight
DUEL the probable issue of which may be the death of
the cha enger or challenged who shall be second
10 either party or shall in any manner aid or assist
IN such duel shall be knowingly the bearer of such
challenge or acceptance; but no person shall be SO
disqualified by reason of his having heretofore fought
such DUEL or sent or accepted such challenge or been
second in such duel, or bearer Of such challenge or
acceptance.
10. The Governor, the Judges Of the Court of APP
peals and Superior Courts and all others offending
against the State, either by NAL administration, COR
ruptlon neglect of duty, or any other high crime or
msdemeanor, shall be Improbable by the House of
Delegates such impeachment to be prosecuted be-
lore the Senate, which shall have the sole power to
try all impeachments: When sitting for that pur-
pose, the Senate shall be oath or airmation and
70 person shall be convicted without the concurrence
OF two-tbrds Of the members present Judgment, in
cases Of impeachment, shall not extend further than TO
removal from oict and disqualification to hold and en-
Joy any Office Of honor. trust profit under the Com
monwealth; but the party convicted shall nevers,e-
less be liable and subject to Indictment, trial. iudg-
ment and punishment, according to law.
IA. Every white male citizen of the Commonwealth
resident therein aged twenty years and upwards
being qualified to exercise the right of suffrage ac-
cordng to the former Constitution and laws; and eve
ry such citizen, being possessed, whose tenant for
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