Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-01

PRESCRIBE any religious test whatever; nor confer /
any peculiar privileges or advantages any one sect
or dcnomination; nor pass any law requiring or au-
thorizng any religious society, the people OF any
district within this to levy on them
selves Others tax for the erection or repair of
any house for pubic worship, for the support of any
church ministry; but shall be left FREQ to every
person select his religious instructor aud to make
for his support such private contract Us he shall
please. A
10. The Legislature may provide by law that no
person shall be capable of holding being elected TO
any post OF profit. trust ernolument, civil or militia
ry Legislative. Executive or Judicial. under the Go
yernment of this Commonwealth, who shah hereafter
fight duel, or send accept challenge to fight
duel the probable issue of which may be the death of
the challenger or challenged who shall be second
TO either party, shall in any manner aid or assist
IN such duel, shall be knowingly the bearer of such
chuilenge OF acceptance; but no person shul be 30
disqualified BY reason of his ha wing heretofore fought
such duel or sunt or accepted such challenge, been
second in such duel, or besrcr of such challenge or
acceptance.
IS. The Governor, the Judges OF the Court of Ap-
pcals and Superior Courts, and al others offending
Against the State, either by NAL administ ration COR
rupton, neglect OF duty, or any other high crime
miedencanor, shall be impenchabe by the House Of
Delegates; such impeachment to be prosecuted be-
fore the Senate which shall have the sole power tc
try all u,peachmcnts. When sitting for that pur-
pose, the Senate shall be n.oath affirmation: and
person shu be convicted without the concurrence
OF two-thirds of tho members present Judgment in
cases OF Impeachment, shall not extend further han TO
removal from office and disuua LITIGATION Ia hold and en-
JOY any Office of honor, trust profit under the Com
monweaith but the party convicted shall neverghe-
less be liable and subject to indictment, trial, iudg
ncnt and punishment. according to law.
H. LIVE. white male citizen of the Commonwealth
resident therein aged twenty years and upw ards
being qualified 10 exercise the right Of suffrage nc
cording 10 the former Constitution and laws and eve
~ such citizen, beng possessed, whose tenant for
years, III viii at suierancc, possessed of an e-
tate Of freehold in land of the value OF twenty five
dollars and assessed 10 be If any there
of be required by lcw and every such citizen, being
possessed, as tenant III common, JOINT tenant par
ceICr. on an I'M crest III share Of land and having
of freehold therein. such Interest or share
being of the value 81 twenty iye dollars, and 80 Is
sessed to be If any thereof be required by
iaw; unt every such cltrzci bong entitled to
SION or vested remainder in fee eXpectant
state fer l! lives. in land of the value of fifty dol
lars ard assessed to DO if any assessment thereof
be requircG by laws cach and every such citizen,
loss his title shall have Ia HIM by descent, de-
WISE, marriage or marriage settlement, having been
SO possessed or entitled Tor six uiJnhs) ind every
such citizen, who shall and and be h,s elf in
tual occupation of leasehold estate, with the eyi
dence OF title recorded two months before he shall Of
fer TO vote, Of 4 term originally not less than five
years, of the annual value Of twenty dollars
aud every such ctrzcn, who for twelve months next
preceding has been @ house. keeper and head of fam
lily within the Comfy city, town, borough election
district where re may 0ltr to vote aud shah have
been assessed it'll part ofthe revenue Of the Com
monweelih within the preceding year, and actually
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fed to vote for members OF the General Assembly in
the county city, town or borongh, respectively where
in such land shall lie such house keeper and head
OF family shall live. And, case Il Two or more
tenants IN common, Jon tenants parcenyrs, pcs
session, revers!on or remainder, having interest in
land, tie value whereof shall be insufficient en-
title them al 10 vote, they sholl together have
as nJany votes the value OF The land shall en-
title them to; aud the Legislature shall by law
provide the mode in which their vote or votes
shall IN such case be given: Provided, nevertheless
that the right OF suffrage shall not be exercised any
ed officer soldier marine, the servcs Uni
Is. In all elections this Commonw calih, Office
place of trust honor or profit the shall be given openly
or c'cH eOee and not by Ballet,
l. The chief Executive po~cr This Connonw ealh shall
ue vested M Governor 10 he elected by The
two Houses Of the General Assembly lie shall hold his ufe
during the term OF three years to Commence tho first day
January succeeding HE eucion such ohe day. as
may on' tine TO time DO prescribed by law and he shall bo
ineligible that Office for three years his term OF
service shall have expired.
Z No person shall eligible office Of Governor I'm.
less shall attained the age Of thirty wears shall be
CITIZEN of the United States, been citizen
thereof a, the adoption TIE Federal Consiuo shall
have been citizen OF this Commonwealth five years mex,
The Governor shall receive mr. hrs compcnsa-
ton 10 bsed BY law, which shall he
diminished, durnlg his continuance IN office.
lie shall take that the laws he faithfully executed;
shall communicate To the lie saue, every session.
dtion of The Commonwe cath, and recommend their
efaou such he may deem expedent e shall be
commander Of the land and naval forces OF the State
lie shall have power embody the militia, when mis- opIn
Ion the public safety shall require the Legsia
inre application of majority Of the OF House
OF Delegates whcn In his opinion tho interest of the Com
monwealh may require it, graft peves and padons
eept where the prosecution shall have been carried
House of Delegates the law shall otherwise particularly
drect 10 conduct cher person, such shall
he prescribed by law, all intercourse foreign
States; and duriIs the of the legislature ILL., pro
pore, all vacancies IN those Offices which the duty of
the Legaiareo Gil permanently Provided that bis appoint
ments to such vacancies shall be by expire
The end Of the next succeeding Of the General Assem-
bly,.
o. There shall lie Council Of State consist
hes Of whom Tuey shall be elect
ed 10y joint Of both Houses Of the General Assembly, and
Office three years But Of those elected, one,
he designated by lot shall Office for year only
and ono other To be designated in like shall remain IN
Office for only. Vacancies occurring
OF the Of sevice otherwise shall supplied hy cleo
tons made in like The Governor SHALL before
ercses any discretionary power conferred him by the Cong
tucn and laws require the advice Of The Council Of State
which advice shall be registered in books for that purpose
signed by tho members present md heTeo and laid
bcue the General Assembly when called Tor by Thorn The
council shall appoint their clerk, who shall take
keep secret such matters nc shall be ordered by tho Board
conceal The Senior Councillor shall boo Lieutenant Goyerno
aud IN case Of tho death, resignation inability absence tho
Governor from the of government sba act ms oycsnor
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