Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-10

,e 'auS "heteoi snaii be insufficient to g.
title them oil to vote, thoy shall topether have
as many votes as the value OF the land shali m.
title them to; and the Legislature shall bv Isv,
provide the mode IN which their vote O, votes
that the tight OF sussc shall exercised bv anv $500. 3,
unsonnd mind who shall be pauper or non
ted States, by any person convicted any nfou. o
s 10 10 an elections IN this Commonwealth any Office or
OF e''a roee' and not by ballot.
l. The chief E..c,,. Article a,,,I u w -.
De vested Governor, elected by the n, vote ar ~,
TWO Houses oi the General Assembly lie shall hold his ofc
January nes' succeeding his election or on such o,hsr
may from time to tme be prescribed by law md Inc shsi I
service shall have expired. ~
No person shall eligible to the Office of tov.,o ,.
less he shall have attained the age of thirty wears
native citizen Of the United States Shall have been ;,;s
thereof a. the adoption of the Federal Constitution aud shall
preceding his election
The Governor shall receive for his compensa.
ION TO be Fixed by law which shall neither inc sd MIR
diminished, during his Continuance in Office
lie shall take care that the laws DO faithfully executed
sna communicate To the Legislature eycry session The cou
dton OF the Commonwealth and recommend 10 their consid
Grafton such measures as hc deem expedcnt shall lie
coTmanderinchcf Of tie land naval forces of the State
lie shall have power TO eubody the militia when i'm his opin.
,on The public safety shall require it, LcgisIa
ue on application of majority OF the of the House
'o Delegates when in his opinion the interest of ihrfm
owGa,h may fcque IL to grant erreves and pardohs e,
cept where the prosecution shall have carried ON nv IN
Houe OF Delegates, the law shall otherwise
erect TO conduct either N person. such as shall
we PescDen ny law, all intercourse with
States and during the of the Legislature 10 fill pro lem
the Legislature ill permanently Provided S h IN. uuy
meats 10 such vacancies shall he by n, sS;S n,
bly, ~ 1'eu'
s. There shall be Council of State to corss of ,,r., u
bers any Of may act They shall be elce
cd by joint vote of both Houses General Assemble ami
remain IN Office three years But of those first elected one 10
be designated by lot shall Office for one wear onlv
and one other 10 be designated in like manner shall remain IN
office for years only Vacancies occurring by expiram
of the of service Otherwise shall he snped by ele
tons made IN like manner The Governor shall before he ex
eccs any discretionary power conferred on him y the op,
tuition ana laws require the advice Of the of Stale
which advice shall be registered books kept for that
signed by The members present and conserving thereto and laid
Oeiore the General Assembly When called for by them Thu
council shall appoint their clerk who take an oath to
keep secret such matters lie shall ordered by the Board 10
conceal The Senior Councillor shall be Lieutenant Governor
ho III case oil ne death resignation, inability absence tho
Governor % the seat of government shall act as Governor
FIR 10y laws but officer below rank of t;csI
shall be appointed lay the General Assembly -'
olnmssons aud grants shall IN the name of the Conn.,
Virginia. aud bear by Governor with the
seal OF tie Commonwealth annexed.
The judicial power shall be vested in sun,e,, co IF
IPtas IA suoh superior courts as the Legislature may from
e 10 e ordan and establish and the judges thereof in tho
county courts and justices peace The
may ao vest uch jurisdiction shall necessary in
corporation courts aud IN the Tho may belong 90
Tie corporate body The jurisdiction these tribunals and of
the e1eo, sna be REGULATED 10y law The judges oil
we court oil appeals and of the superior courts shall
hold their Offices during good behaviour or until removed IN
tie manner prescribed this Constitutions and SHALL al the
same ue hold no other Office. appointments public trusi
anu he acceptance thereof by either of them shall his
No law abolishng any Court shall be construed 10 re-.
PVe Judge teieo OF ms Office, unless two-ihds Of tie
Tu 'e legislature may assign other Judicial duties TO tho
Judges oil Courts abolished by law enacted nv less than
The present Judges of the Supreme Coun of Apnea,s or
NC General ourt and Of the Superior Of Chancery
a remain III ONCE until the termination of the of the
INST Legislature elected under this and longer
o. me Judges OF the Supreme Court Of Appeals and Of
Houses of the General Assembly
Ihe Judges OF the Supreme Court of Appeals and ofap
winch snail not he diminished during their continuance in OF
OF Dom Houses OF the General Assembly, two thirds of
e emDefs present must concur such vote the cause
" "ovai shal be entered on tie Journals OF each TIE
Judge against whom Tire Legislature may he about 10 nroc,ri
nan receive ncce thereof accompanied with cory of he
oues aged for his removal least twenty DAYS before the
Gay on which either House Of e General Assembly shall nil,
,hereupOn ''' s''" ae'
eace snail be appointed in the first instance in such manneI
S may ne prescribed by law When vacancies shall occur IN
increase Inc number appointments shall be made by the Gov
of on e recommendation Of The respective County Courts
Of the Two Houses of the General Assembly and commits
onen ny ihe Governor, aud shall hold his Office during ie
OF the General Assembly The Clerks Of the seyeih
oI when vacancies shall occur shall be appointed by
anSr respective Courts and the Of Office a.
hereafter appointed shall be prescribed by law The Sheriff.
anu .ofone shall be nominated by the respective County
stoned by him The Justices shall appoint ConssIes A,i
an lee, OF The aforesaid officers shall be regulated by law
NJ
gna ana bear iese 10y the Clerks the several Co,,s
INDICTMENTS snail conclude, against the peace and dipuv of
ARTICLE W.
both Houses. P'' ~ Jo"' 'o'e I"
r, :. ARTICLE VII.
NJ ~ department Of the Government shall remain
s AT present Organized and the Governor and Priv (o,,T
ois sna continue IN Office until Governor elected under
shall come into Office and all other persons
III ONCE whe Tins Constitution shall he adopted be,r
III onewe expressly directed, shall continue in Office Il sr
AID ali M We apPon'eu or helaw shall otherwise provides
anu All me onr's OF Justice existing shall continue viii
@ esen jurisdiction, Until and except far as the Judic,
Legislature. "'e""'"eu ny 'ha
Done III Conventionin the city of Richmond on tlp,
hI'eenth day OF January, in The year of our Lord
ono thousand eight hundred and thirty and m ~,
my fourth year of tie independence of the W.
States OF America VIZ "
PHILIP p. BARBOUR,
President grMe Conrentj.a
Secretary IF HE Contention.
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