Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-28

D. There shall 10 Council NJ State,
consist OF 'h' = metibefs. any Que or MOI
OF whom NAV TT 4eN shali he erected h
JOIN, snie ofbaih Housss 81 tn Genera A
sem ~ and remain IN oil three yetrs. b.
ot those TT 80 cted one, 10 b. designated =
lot, shall remAni OIL Ia. ore ouly
aud one other, ~ bt Il. i nniPd 10 ike manner
shall rcmam IN office tor ,wo years OILY
facan. rs curing hy expiration OF the 'trf
OF seiV,ce, - / eteIze, stall he supplied H.
eirciions made III / ~ manner. 1hi GoVtino
shall, brtp'r hr srrc,ses ans discreet ar
pow,r conferred on him by the Constitution
and laws, r'qnir lie advice ~ the Co oil q
State which aa.,ee shall be registered III book
KEY, : tbai purpose, signed b, tht me,ni'tr
present ,pd sunstnIns thereto and LAID br
Ire the Genera lAu"nbIy shrn called Tor b,
thrm.-lhe Council shall appoint thsn owl
Clrtk, " no shall take an on h 10 keep snere
tuch ma ieIs as he shall be ordered by th,
Boafdtu co zeal The Srnor I ounrilioi shai
be Lieutenant Governor. aud III Ease Al tn
death resignation. inabIlty ~ 4sgnce of the
Governor from the seat of Government, shall
act as Governor
u. The manner OF appointing militia Officers
shall be- prov idcd by law, but IN olhcer brow
'hc rank OF u Big ,der General. shall be mp
pointed hy he G.uernl Assembly.
J. Commissions aud grants shall run N III,
name III the commonwealth # Virginia. nnl
b, AZ lcste by lhr Governor. with Tue seal OF
the Commonwealth Annehcd.
ARTItLEV
J. The Judicial over shall he vest, i IN q
Supreme Cuurt 81 Appeals. in sneh superior
Courts rs the Legislature may from lime 10
time ordnin and establish, mud the Judges
thereof, IN the County Courts, n IN Justices
H.. 4 ,.in
such jurisdiction M shat, be deemed necessary
IN Corporation Courts aud IN III Magistrate.
who may belo X 10 thu corporate b dy The
jurisdiction ii these trIbur ais, aud the Judg
thereof, shat he ,eguat, by law. T.. Ju K
- Of the supreme coutoi Appeals aud In,
Superior Counts. that hold tn u nilices DUNG
good brhaviour, - un'il removed ~ tht man
n"r ptescl,b Il IN ihis on inniiou-hnd sh III
~ /" same time, huld 80 other ollie, appoint
neni, ~ pnbhc trus,--and the accrpianc,
thereof by anh-r of lhrm, shall vncatr his judi
Ill lal office.
2. No law nbolishag any Courl shall b. cop
II ued TO deprive Judg, thereof OF his r. III q
uncsstw IL rds o, tn members Of each ilo =
present concur IN TIVE passing iheIeoi-bui
the Legislature may assign other Judicial du
ties to the Judges oil Courts abolished Ivy any
Inv enacted hy less lhan two thlrds of III.
Membefs al each iionst pursuit,
3 The present Judges Of III superior Cour
OF Appeals, ol the General Cont. and OF III,
superior Courts oi Chnncrry. shall Ionaiu II,
oliicc until the termination OF the hisi sessIui
OF tbe l. g,sa,ure e,ec,cd under the Consi,,u
ton ana no lonGrT
1 Ihr Judges OF thu Supreme Court q
Appeals and The superior Goa,is shall be- lee
ted by the Joint vol, OF both Houses oil tn
Gr.,eral Assembly.
.. The Judges Of the Supreme Court %
Appeals nnd tie superior Courts shall recriv'
fixed and hd"guat" salaries. Wbich shall nnt be
diminished during thru continuance III unier
q Judges may b. removed from office by
n CONCUR nj vote OF both Houses of the Gene
raj Assrnbly-hut two thirds al he members
present must concur IN such vote. ami h,
cause Of removal shnll be entered on the
Journals Of each 1he Judges against whom
the Legislature may be about 10 proceed, shhl
receive notice thereof accompanied with
copy of the causes alleged fnr his removal, nj
least lwcnty day before the say on wbi,l
eIihcr House Of the General Assembly shall &C
th"reupun
J. Oh the creation of any new county. jas
tiers 81 ihr Peace shall be appointed ~ thf
FIRST instance. IN such manner AS may bo
prescrIbrp Nv law Wben vacancies shall ~
cur N nnt county, ~ ~ shall. for any cansc ,bf
deem necessary 10 increase the nuinbrr, mp
polntnrnts shall hr made by the 90, c,nor, on
The recommendation ut HE respective C0untY
Courts
4. The Attorney General shall be appointed
by JOINT vote ol the lwo House Of the General
Assembly, aud commissioned by the Governor
am shall hold his Dffice duling The pleasure oI
The Gen Assembly. The clerks Of the spvera
yDIs el,aIl sIuH he
appor,ed by their respective Courts. aud The
tenure Of pfice, rs we'll Of those now IN off z
as OF those who may b. hereafter appointed
shall be prescribed by law. ho ShctIfs aud
CoroneTs shall be nominated by the respecfir.
County Courts, and when approved by The
Governor shall be commissioned by him.
The Justices shall appoint Guns nbles And al
fees oi The aforesaid officers, shall be regulated
by law.
.. Wrts shnll run IN the name Of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, aud brar teslt
by The Clerks Of the several Courts IN
dictmenis shall conclude, against the peace q
1ignlty OF the Commonwealth
ARTICLEVI.
The Treasurer shall he appointed nnnual Iy
by JOINT vote oi both lIsnses.
ARTICLE VII.
The Executive Department of the Govern
rnen,, shall remain rs n pre-ent organized, h
the Governor and Prlvy Councillors shall con
tInue IA Office. until n q vernon, elected under
this Cons iiniioD, shall come into officc--sad
all other PERSONS ia Office, when ihi' tonSItu
iron shah be adnp'ed, excep, as Is herein 9th
erwise express " directed, snail continue IN
Office, tIll successors shall he appointed, or the
law hall otherwise proyde-and all the Couit I,
Of Justice now "x,si'Dg ,hsl continue viii
their present jurisdiction. unlil AMI rxcept so
lar as the Judicial system. may or shall be
hereafter otherwise organized by the Lrgisla,
tuTe.
Done in Convention in The city OF Richmond
on he fifteenth DAY Of January, in the year
Of our Lord one thou aud eight hundred aud
thirty. and in the fifty fourth year # the In
dependence Of The Unned States OF America
PHILIP +. BARBOUR.
P,tsidem Of The Contention.
ID BRIGGs.
Secfeiary of The Contention.