Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-02-12

or ministry, but it shall be kft free TO 'syery
person to select hls religious Instructor, and Ia
make Tor his support such private contract as he
{, shall please.
H. The Legislature may provide by law that
, no psrson shall be capable of holding or being
elected to any post of profit, trust or emolu-
| inent, civil or military, Legislative, Executive
or Judicial, under the Government of this Com
monweal,h, who shall hereafter fight duel, or
! send or accept challenge to fight duel, the
probable issue of which may be the death of
the challenger or challenged, or who shall be n
| second to either party, or who shall in any man
| ncr aid or asst in such duel, or shall be know
ingly the brearer of such challenge or accept.
ancc; but no person shall be so disqualified by
! reason of having heretofore fought such duel
or sent, or accepted such challenge, or been Sc
| cond in such duel or bearer of such challenge
| OF acceptance.
ID. The Governor, the Judges of the Court
| OF Appeals and Superior Counts, and all others
offending against the State, either by mal-ad-
| minstratlon, corruption, neglect of duty, or any
other nigh crime or misdemeanor, shall be I'M
pcachabie by the House of Delegates such i'm
parchment to he prosecuted before the Senate,
| which shall have the sole power to try all i'm
peachnents. When sitting for that purpose
| the Senate shall be on oath or affirmation and
| no person shall be convicted without the con-
| currence of two thirds of the members pre-
sent. Judgment in cases of impeachment
shall not extend further than to removal from
Office, and disqualification TO hold and enjoy any
Office OF honor, trust or profit, under the Com
monwealtd !; but the party convicted shall, new
ertheless be Liable and subject TO indictment,
trial, Judgment and punishment, according to
law.
Ia. Every white male citizen of the Com
monwealth, resident therein, aged twenty-one
years anu upwards, beins qualified to exercise
the light of suifage according to the former
constitution and laws; and every such citizen,
belng possessed, or whose tenant for years, at
suferancc, is possessed, of an estate of freehold
in land of the value of TWENTY-FIVE dollars: and
so assessed to be if any as sessment thereof be
required by law and every such citizen, be-
ing possessed, as tenant in common, Joint tenant
or parcenor OF an interest in, or share of land
and having an estate of freehold therein, such
interest or share being of the value of twenty
live dollars, and so assessed to be- if any assess
ment thereof be required by law and every such
citiZen being entitled to reversion or vested re-
mander IN fee, expectant an es' h 9 for life or
lives, In land of the value of fifty dollars, and
| SO assessed to be if any assessment thereof be
| required by law; Teach and every such citizen.
unless MS title shall have come to him by de-
scent, devise, marriage marriage settlement,
having been so possessed or entitled for six
months j and every such citizen, who shall own
and be himself, in actual occupation of lease
hold estate, with the evidence of title recorded
two months before he shall offer to vote, of a
annual value or rent of twenty dollars, and ev-
cry such citizen who for twelve months next
proceeding has been 4 house keeper and head
ot family within the county. city, town, bo-
rough or election district where he NAV offer TO
vote, and shall have been assessed with part of
the revenue OF the Commonwealth within the
preceding year, and actually paid the same
and no other pcrsons-shall be qualified to vote
Tor members of the General Assembly in the
county, city, town or borough, respectively
wherein such land shall lie, or such house keep.
or and head of family shall live And in case
ol TWO or more tenants IN common, jointenants, or
parceners, In possession, reverson or remainder
having interest i'll land the value whereof shall
be insufficient to entitle them all to vote, thew
shall together have as many votes as the value
OF the land shall cnttle them to and the Leuis.
lature shall by law provide the mode i'm which
Iho'r vote or votes shall in such case be given
Provided, nevertheless, that the right Of suf.
trage shall not be exercised by any person of
unsound mind, or who shall be pauper or a non
commissioned officer, soldier, seaman or marine
IN The service of the United States, or by
any person convicted ofany infamous offence.
To- In all elections in this Commonwealth
to any office or place of trust honor or profit
the votes shall be given openly or rira roce
and not by ballot.
ARTICLE "
!. me cmet Executive power of the Com
nohweaith, shall DC vested i'm q Governor. 10 be
elected by The joint vote of the two Houses Of
! the General Assembly. He shall hold his office,
| during the term OF three years, to commence
on the first day of January next succeeding his
election, or on such other day, as may from time
| 10 time, be prescribed by law and he shall bu
ineligible to That office, for three years next af
ter his term OF service shall have expired
2. No person shall be eligible to the Office
| OF Governor, unless he shall have attained the
age OF thirty years, shall be a native citizen of
| tahS tatn IL, -.
| OF the United States, or shall have been citi
zen thereof at the adoption of the Federal Con-
| stitution, and shall have been citizen of this
Commonwealth for five years next preceding his
election.
3. The Governor shall receive for his ser
wees, compensation, TO he fixed by law, which
shall be neither increased nor diminished dur;nc
his continuance in office.
a. lie shall take care that The law be faith
siully executed; shall communicate TO the lie
glslature, at every session. the condition of tht
| commonwealth, ard recommend to their con
{ sideratioD such measures he may deem cxpe
, dent. lie shall be Cemmander-in Chief of tn,
land and naval forces of the State lie sh0l
have power to embody the militia, when in hi
: opinion, the public safety shall require it; T.
c convene the Legislature, on application of ma
Jority OF the members of the House Of Dele
=, gates or when, in his opinion, the interest u
y the Commonwealth may require it; TO grant re
: prlcVeS and pardons, except where the prosecu
= ton, shall have been carried on by the House
% Delegates, or the Law shall otherwise particular
4 " direct; to conduct, either III person, j
'. such manner sail be prescribed by law, a
Il intercourse with other and foreign States an
" during the recess OF the Legislature to fill pr
:. tcmpore, all vacancies in those Offices which.
= may be the duty Of the Legislature to fill pc
n manenty: Provided, that his appointments
g such vacancies shall be by commissions to expir
- at the end of the next succeeding session OF til
N General Assembly.
- 5. There shall he Council Of State, to col
70 sist of three members, any one or more of who
:, may act. They shall be elected by jo
y vote Of both Houses Of the General Asscmbl
ard remain in office three yeats Bat If tho