Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-20

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church or ministry; but shalt be len free 10 eycry
person to select his religious Instructor and TO make
.Ss nus support such private contract a. he shall
IL. The Legislature may provide by law tina, no
person shall be capable Of holding or being elected 10
ry, Legislative, Executive or judicial under the Go
sernnent OF this Commonwealth, who shull hereafter
fight duel or send accept u challenge to fight q
duel the probable issue of which may be the death of
TO either party shall in any manner aid or assist
IN such duel OF shall DO knowingly the bearer Of such
challenge or acceptunce; but no person shall be so
disqualified BY reason Of his having heretofore fought
DUEL or sent or accepted such challenge or been
second in such duel, bearer of such chalepre or
acceptance. -
i3. The Governor, thu Judges of the Court of An.
Peais ana superior Courts, and all others offending
against the State. either by mal administration
ruptlon, neglect OF duty, any other high crime or
msden,canor, skull be Improbable by the House of
Delegates; such impeachment to DO prosecuted be-.
fore the Senate, which shall have the sole mower tn
! try all impeachr,cnts when sitting for thai mr.
pose tho Senate shall be oath or affirmation: md
no person shall be convicted without the
OF two-tbirds Of the members present Judgment, in
cases of impeachment, shall not extend further hnn 10
removal from office, and disqualification to hold and en-
Joy any Office OF honor trust profit under the Com
monweaith; but the party convicted shall neverthe-
less be liable and subject to Indictment, trial. judg
inent ana punishment, according to law.
| ii. Every white male citizen of the Commonwealth
resident therein, aged twenty years and upwards
being qualified to exercise the right of suffrage &C,
corning TO Tie former Constitution and laws; and
ny such Citizen beng possessed, whose tenant for
years, al VIII or at suferance possessed of an cs-
tate OF freehold in land of the value of twenty five
dollars, and so assessed be if any assessment there.
OF DC required by law; and every suci Citizen being
possessed, as tenant in common Joint tenan, or par
cener, OF an interest in share of land and having
an estate OF freehold therein such interest or share
being OF the value of twenty dollars, and so u.s.
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law; and every such citizen being entitled to never
sion or vested remainder in fec expectant on an es
state fer life or lives in land of the value of y dol
ars anu SO assessed to be if any thereof
be required by law; leach and every such citizen I'M
less his title shu have come to him by descent de.
wise, marriage or marriage settlement, having bcen
SO possessed or entitled for six munths) and evcry
such citizen. who shall own and and be himself in r.
tlal occupation of casehold estate, with the cyi
dence OF title recorded two months before he shall of
Ter TO vote, OF term originally not less than five
years, of the annual value rent of twenty dolors
and every such citizen, who for twelve months noyi
preceding has been house keeper andhcad of fnm
lily within the county, city, town, borough or election
district where lac may offer to VOTE and shall have
pcen assessed with part the revenue of the Com
monwealth within the preceding year and actually
paid the same-and no other persons-shal be ouali
fled to vote for members of the General Assembly 10
The county, city, town borough respectively where
III such land shall lie, such house keeper and head
OF family shall live. And, in case of two or more
tenants III common joint tenants or parceners in pos
session. reversion or remainder, having interest in
land, the value whereof shall be insufficient to en-
title them oil TO vote, they siall together have
as many votes as the value of the land shall en-
title them to; and the Legislature shall by law
provide the mode i'll which their vote or votes
shall III such case he given: Provided nevertheless
tai the t suffrage shall not be any person of
unsound mind or who shall be pauper non.
cd otcer soldier seaman marine, service of the Uni
Is In all this eai, &c, snv oSes .,
place Oh trust honor or profit the votes shall be g openly
ARTICLE ~.
he The chief Executive pow. Of this Commonwealth shall
two Houses Of the General Assembly lie shall hold his Office
curing ,he term Of three years. TO Commences the frs, day
may from time me be prescribed by law; and he shall be
ineligible to that Office, for three his
No person shalt eligible TO the Office of Governor un
citizen of the United States or shall have been ninen
ieeo at the adoption Of the Federal Constitution and shall
nave been citizen Of this Commonwealth for years
g. The Governor shall receive for his services compensa
ION 10 be hHed by law which shall he neither nor
lie shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed;
shall the Legislature al every session the CON
diion of the Commonwealth recommend to iler consd.
Grafton such measures as he may deem expedet He shall
He shah have embody the militia when in his opin
o lie public safety shall require it, Lega.
application majority of the members Of the House
of Delegates mhe his opinion the nteIes, of the Com
eall may require IL to grant repreves and pardons
House of Delegates, the law shall otherwise particularly
drec 10 conduct either person, such shall
he prescribed by law all intercourse with other foreign
States; and during the of the Legislature pro TEN
PORE all vacancies IN those Offices which may duty
the Legislature TO fill permanently Provided that his appoint
ents to such vacancies shall be by commissions expire
the end Of the succeeding of the General Assem-
bly,.
s. There shall be Council State consist Of three mem
ber any one or more of whom may They shall he
ed by joint OF both Houses of the General Assembly,
remain IN Office three But Of those first elected one
be designated by lot shall remain in Office for year only
and other 10 be designated in like manner shall remain IN
Office for two years only Vacancies occurring by expiration
OF the term OF service, otherwise shall be supplied by
tons made 10 like The Governor shall before he OK
ercses discretionary conferred him by the Cons
tuition and laws, require the advice of the Council State
which advice shall be registered in books kept for that purpose
signed by the members present and conscng thereto and laid
before the General Assembly when called for by them The
council shall appoint their clerk, who shalt take TO
keep secret such matters as he shall be ordered the Board
conceal The Senior Councillor shall be Lieutenant Governor
and III case Of the DEATH resignation, inability the
Governor from the seat OF government shall Governor
o. The manner Of appointing militia officers shall be provided
or by laws but no officer below the rank Of Bgadier
shall be appointed by the General Assembly
the