Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-11


head by spdeavoring TO prevent lhe porht"
ia, oC our country. aud ior that purpose
ob,,rueiing the laws for the nnturalizaho" W
foreienrrti by keeping among U.s. 10 ''me OF
mace. standing ann ~ aud ships oi war ~
sasc,,nc IN render the military Independent
of and superiar 10 the civil power by COM
Inning With others tn subject Us TO ioreign
jarisd etion giving his assent 10 thsir preifnnen
/ acts OF leg Islafion. for g0arieiilg large hohfs
of armed troops among ns, for cutting oil our
trade " ith all parts OF the world. ior imposing
taxes on Us without our consent, Tor dtrrW'Ng
Us If ihc benz fits OF the trial by Jiry, ifan'po'
ting Us hey ond seas 10 ha tied lor ptelsno'"
offences. Tor suspending our osn legislature
and declaring themselves invested win pp~'r
10 legislale for ~ 10 al rases whatsoever by
plund riug our seas ravaRiug our coasts bntn
,np ogr owns. and de5iroylng III" lives o.
our neonIe bg inclflng Intersections OF our
fellow .nbiect. with the alnremra's 0t fnTieI'
tnre aud ounGsciiioY by prompting our
negroes, whom ny an inhumah ush oil MS mr.
q atyn he mad refused ~ prrm'ssinn - 'He1"1e
/ h, las BY endrayDrtng to bunR on us Inc
/ inbahnantsof our frpniieTs, the mfrchess w.
/ dian savagcs. whose known rule 81 warfare Is
| nm uo1,slngu he'd destruction OF NIL ages, SIX
rs AMI coudiiang II tEtsfrnas hy pnhsPpi
/ tug hiher a large army 81 iorr'RD mefcenaf''s
/ 10 cnInplrie The work Of hea h, dfsnlalion aud
/ tyranny then hlready h gun with cirepmstan.
ces ef cruelty and per6dy u1~orthy the head
OF oi,,l zrd nation by answering our ~.
peaied petitions Tor redress with repetition OF
! njn.ies anil finally by abandonng lhe aelm
OF government and declaring rs out Of ha
| alire ianCe aud protection by winch several
acts OF IN srule the government OF this coun
ny, before exercised 1nder the Crown Of
| Great Briliap, WIZ totally dissolved Did
therefore, having matnrely considered the
premises. and viewing wlih great concern the
J deplorable condition, 10 which this once hap.
/ nv county would hc reduced, unless some re
| guiar adequate mode OF civil pohN should he
! spec lily adopted, a8d N compliance with the
| recommendation oil the General Congress 3.
| or tain aud declarr, form oil government OF
Virginia
Aud whereas the General Assemble of Vir
gnta, by an act passed On thc Youth day OF
FEBRUARY, IN the year OF our Lo ono thousand
eghi huadied aud lw,nty ninc entitled an act
To organi2e n convention, did au,borsc aud
prov lde for the election, by tn people Of
Decga,,s and Reptesenian es 10 meet aud
assemble IN general Convention, al the Capitol
IN tn CITY Of Richmond on the FRI Nonda,
! oil Oc ,ber IN the year last aip' at. L. CO.'S
der, ii cuss and propose, new Constitution
! or alterations aud amendments o. he existing
| Constitution o1 this Commonwrsl h, 70 he slb.
trd 10 no people aud 10 be by hem rallhed
| Oh rejected.
We. therefore, Delegates and Represent
lives Of tho good people Of Virginia elected
a al In Convention assembled, =, tuf suauce II
lac said net OF Assembly. do submit 0ni pro
pose 10 the people the following amended
Constitution and Form OF Government OF this
Commonwealth, TINT is TO shy
ARTICLE |.
The Declaration OF Rights made on the 1914
June, 1916, by the representatives. of The good
people Of Virginia, assembled in full aud free
Convention, which psrlalHed 10 ihcm aud their
pusterlty, MS the basis and foundation of Gov
erament requiring IN the opinion oil this Con.
venilon no emGndmcnt, shall be prefKed TO
this Constitution, aud have the same relation
thereto as it Ind to the former Constitution Of
this Commonwealth
ARTICLE II
The Legislative. Executive, and judiciary
Departments shall be separate aud istnct, 81
that neither excite Sc tho powers prop rly he
longing To either oflhe oihe,s; nor shall any
pc son eve else the powers oil more than one oil
them ut the same time, except that the Justices
ot the County Courts seal be eligible 10 either
House OF Assembly.
ARTlClEI ILL.,
|. The Legislature shall bc formed of two
district branches. which together shall be
complete Legislature, aud shall be called the
General Assembly OF Nlrginia.
= One ofthose shall be called the House of
Delegates, Rnd shall consist Of one hundr al aud
thIrty four members 10 be cho en- annually tor
and by lhr several countries rs, towns aud
borouChs II the Commonwealth, whereof hlr
~ one Delegates shall be chosen or and by the
Iv,t w At - Ma
ghany mountain twenty five for ard by the
fourteen counucs lying between the Allae Ina
ny and Blue Ridge of mountains forty I'VE
fnI anu bv the twrnty nine counties lylug Easi
OF the Blue Ridge OF mountains aud above tide
water and tnWiy SIX for and by the counties
cities, towns aud botoughs lying upon tide
water that is 10 say. OF the twenty SIX cogn-
ties lying West ofthe Alleg hany, the counties
OF Harrison, Montgomery, tisuOngala, OHIO
aud Washington, Suail each elect two Dele
gaies aud Tie coun,ies OF Brooke, CBbeiL
GTays ~, GleeuDner, Giles, kanawha, Lea,
Lewis. Logan, Mason, Monroe, Nicholas, Po
chahonias. Preston. RaHdo'ph, Russell, Scru,
fazewrll. Tyler, Wood and Wythe. shall eac
elect ono Delegate Ol the fourteen counties
lying between the Alirghapy and Blue Ridge
the countIrs OF Fred mex aud Shenando
shall each elect tnree Delegates the counties
Of Augusta, Berkeley, Boletouri, Hampshire,
Jefferson. Rocking ham and kockbrdgc. shall
each elect two Delegates mud the counties of
Allegheny, Bath, Hardy, Morgan AID Pende.
ton, shall each elect one Delegate. OF The
twenty nine counties lying East of the Bne
Ridge, and above tide water, the cont I
Loudoun. shall 'lec' three Delegates !; the ua-
ties of Albemarle, Bedford, Brunswick, BUCK
ineham. Campbell { Ilpeper, Fanquier Frank.
lin, Halifax, Mecklenburg and Pntsylyania
shall each elect two DELEGATES and the coun.
ties of Amelia, Amherst, Charlotte, Cumbpr
land Dhwldde, tluyanna, Goochand, Henri,
Louisa, Lunenburg Madison, Nelson, Motto
wav, Oramg', Patrick, Powhnlan aud Prince
Edward, shall each elect one Delegate Aud
OF the counties, cities, towns aud buroughs "
ing on tide water the counties of Accomacs
mud Norfolk, shall each elect two Delegates
the counties of CaroIine, Chesterfield. Essex
FairfaS. GreensvilIe, Gloucester, Hanover,
Hrnrico, Isle Of NghI, King Il Qaeen. King
William, King George, Nansemond, North.
umhcrland, Northampton, Princess Anne,
Prince George, Prince William, Southampton,